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2008 detroit grand prix

Emerson Fittipaldi To Pace 2008 Detroit Grand Prix in E85 Corvette Z06

At today's NextCruise announcement, automakers dragged out their leanest, meanest, greenest vehicles as a backdrop for the action. Of course, the fact that they were all SUVs was a bit ironic. But also on hand was a hot Corvette Z06 modified for Detroit Grand Prix pace duty and sipping E85 fuel. While no announcement was made, racing legend Emerson Fittipaldi's name is planted smack-dab on the driver's side B-pillar, making it pretty clear who's going to be at the helm during the 2008 Detroit Grand Prix.

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4:00 PM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
708 views, 23 comments

Latest by n/a: Ok. Chevy tuned a Z06 Vette for E85. And? more »

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concept cars

How GM Killed The Crossover: The Brief Life Of The Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck

In 1989, it was increasingly clear a new revolution was coming to the truck market, but what shape it would take was still a mystery. With the staggering success of large body-on-frame SUVs and light trucks just a gleam in the eyes of automakers, GMs design team continued down the path of car-based pickups with the Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck. Although we now know car-based pickups and SUVs lost the battle to large SUVs shortly thereafter, it appears the XT-2, an essentially ignored concept here in the United States, may end up winning the design war.

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Feature

12:05 PM on Tue Jul 22 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,336 views, 63 comments

Latest by thatguy01: Someone was looking at the Hot Wheels catalog. [i20.ebayimg.com] more »

offbeat news

Woman Drives 1970 Camaro Over One Million Miles, Thumbs Nose At Volvo

Emma Ely bought her baby blue 1970 Chevy Camaro SS 350 38 years ago and has driven it daily ever since. As a result, she's racked up 1,104,000 miles on the odometer and counting — a number so high, the odo has rolled over to start at zero more than once.

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1:00 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,775 views, 79 comments

2010 bmw z4

2010 BMW Z4 Interior Makes A Sneak Appearance

Those KGP spy photographers get themselves into the darndest locations. In this case, it's the inside of the upcoming 2010 BMW Z4. We have seen a glimpse of the interior before, but this time around, it's nearly unprotected, which gives us the first good look at the center stack and controls. It seems BMW is going with a more button-and-knob-centric approach this time (thank God) and brightening the interior with some aluminum accents. One thing that gives us pause is the apparent lack of emergency-brake lever. Could it be? Is BMW abandoning the ever-delightful E-brake turn in favor of an electric brake? Let's see what our spies have to say:

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Spy Photos

3:45 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,572 views, 26 comments

Latest by n/a: BMW's look better with the plastic cladding. more »

jalopnik automotive amerigasm

Ten Greatest American Police Patrol Cars

We're celebrating Independence Day with a week-long automotive Amerigasm heading down two diametrically opposite roads. The first, started yesterday, is a salute to the best car commercials — a celebration of the conspicuous over-consumption that made this nation great. The second road is one we'll be traveling at government-mandated speeds — a salute to the police car. While The Man may always be trying to keep us down, we salute him for having some killer vehicles with which to do it. You can take both roads this week here. —Ed.

We've compiled a list of the greatest American police cars in honor of our patriotic, week-long Independence Day celebration. Whether on the big screen or the rear-view mirror, the radio car is as much a part of the ubiquitous American landscape as the golden arches of McDonalds or the billboards offering "Color TV" to road-weary travelers. Though they represent different things to different people, and we don't always love the people inside, they're there and, in the true American spirit, the cars are usually big, fast and strong. Which is why we love them. Check them all out and vote for your favorite below the jump. More »

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12:30 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Matt Hardigree
10,820 views, 144 comments

Latest by MrEvil: I voted for the Crown Vic, though I am sorta biased as I own a '98 P71. @marc2068: You mean a 428 CJ. There's no such thing as a 427 CJ. There was a 427 with a single quad, 427 with more »

novelties

More On The Jetta-Thrashing Truck Tire And Its American Victim

Last week we showed you the runaway truck tire that destroyed a poor little Jetta, and without a police report, we could only speculate as to what really happened. Given the high interest, the intrepid TexasAreHot worked to track down more information. As most of you surmised, it was a trailer tire that went AWOL at high speed. But what was missing was an explanation for the curious angle at which said tire entered the dealership. The answer, and a picture of the poor car responsible, below the jump. More »

6:00 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Matt Hardigree
9,939 views, 68 comments

Latest by DoctorNineTenths: This kind of thing doesn't even warrant news coverage in Houston. It's an everyday road hazard at rush hour. They even drop off pedestrians as moving targets in the HOV lanes just to keep the commute interesting. more »

transformers revenge of the fallen

Transformers "Corvette Concept," "Z28" Bumblebee Get A Close-Up

Last time we saw it from afar, but now we've got the first close-up shot of what we're now told is a Corvette concept shot on the set of the new Transformers 2 movie, Revenge of the Fallen. The latest shot, posted to the Motown Muscle forum, comes with some degree of reliability given it comes with two new shots of the "Bumblebee" version of the 2010 Chevy Camaro Z28. That's right, our e-mail tipster, who also posted the shots on the forum, claims not only that this is a 2010 (or 2012) Corvette concept, but also that this isn't the "SS" Camaro, it's the Z28. Whether this mean we'd not only get a "Super Sport" package, but also a "special performance package" via a Z28 check box remains to be seen. UPDATE: We've also been told it may just be a package we can order from the folks at Saleen. But, we digress — if we're to believe the poster, both vehicles are getting some sort of paint treatment as part of work they're undergoing at the hands of Chip Foose. How the producers of the new Transformers 2 movie got Foose to step away from his work on "Foosical: The Musical" we'll never know. Hit the jump for the Camaro shots and some of our own speculation. More »

Spy Photos

10:50 AM on Sat Jun 21 2008
By Ray Wert
163,756 views, 35 comments

Latest by n/a: @General Dearthair MacAwesome: You dream of "special edition" Mustangs, don't you? more »

choose your eternity

Project Car Hell, Co-Prosperity Sphere Edition: Nissan Fairlady Or Mazda Luce?

The low-miles AMC beat the NASA-built Fairmont in the Electrocutioner Edition Choose Your Eternity poll, though the Fairmont did make a respectable showing. Today we're jumping back into a pool of flaming gasoline, because there's no telling how much longer the smell of incompletely burned hydrocarbons will hover around our garages. After seeing a Datsun 610 in the junkyard and then the '78 Toyota brochures over at Japanese Nostalgic Car (thanks, SOS10), we decided to find a couple of Japanese cars built before they'd discovered focus groups (and airtight quality control) over there.
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5:20 PM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,731 views, 55 comments

Latest by donkeyassman: Mazda is tempting.. Only a short drive from me too... Too bad I just bought that damn civic. more »

transformers 2

Bumblebee And Chevy Beat Racing Around Philly

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tanner foust

Top Gear USA Host Tanner Foust Takes Garage419 Sideways

Now that we know Tanner Foust is going to be one of the three hosts of Top Gear USA, we're feeling out whether this guy is worthy of the job or not. So, while we know pretty much everything there is to know about the race driver/television host, we're still interested in seeing more of his prowess behind the wheel. Garage419 got the chance to ride shotgun with Foust during a drift session in a Nissan 350Z, so check out all the countersteering, tire-smokin' action after the jump. More »

2:40 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Mark Arnold
5,110 views, 55 comments

Latest by mytdawg: @cargogh: You're very welcome. He obviously CAN be a dick which may work out okay. He sure wasn't too worried about pissing on Ann or her fan base (whatever that may be). There's a youtube video of more »

auto branding adventures

Sony Ericsson Teams With Ducati For Cell Phone, Rich Dudes In Loveless Marriages Rejoice!

Since Motorola is the phone of Ferrari, Sony Ericsson has decided to jump on the rest of the dentist-anesthesiologist demo with a Ducati-branded Z770 cell phone. The big difference here is that Ducati bikes are appealing and svelte, while this mobile phone isn't. Like most auto-branded cell phones, the Z770 will include the usual array of screensavers, backgrounds, themes and more featuring the Ducati namesake. The Ducati Sony Ericsson Z770 should be hitting the Italian shelves soon and should make a great companion to the completely unecessary Ducati USB flash drive [TechDigest]

3:40 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,226 views, 17 comments

Latest by skierpage: @Tanshanomi: Ducati already whored their brand name to Burton snowboards in 2006. I'm embarrassed to admit that I put Ducati bindings on my snowboard because they were on sale. It has led to several conversations on the slopes:   "Whoaa, Ducati bindings?!"   "Yes, more »

junkyard find

A Little TLC Will Get This Honda 600 Back On The Road. Well, No.

You don't see any Honda 600s on the street these days, although they didn't sell too badly back in the early 70s. You see them at car shows, and that's about it. That leads me to wonder where this example I spotted at an East Bay self-service wrecking yard has been hiding all these years. It looks like the interior is packed with engine parts from several other Honda 600s (or maybe Honda motorcycles), so maybe this was a "last resort" parts car that was finally used up by a 600 freak and discarded like an empty sake bottle. Not many parts left, but a few bits and pieces might be worth salvaging.

3:00 PM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,281 views, 29 comments

Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: @sos10: Wow, I remember that dealership but I don't remember that ad!If you were anywhere in the reach of Metromedia channel 5 in DC take 30 seconds to check this: anyone from that area knows this Joon Rhee by heart. more »

custom cars

Desert Runs In A Turbine-Powered Datsun 280Z

While the turbine-powered Porsche 928 we found on eBay was admittedly pretty neat (and ended up selling for a measly $7,150), the accompanying video didn't really prove the car's kerosene-guzzling potential to us. Not so with this turbine-enhanced Datsun 280Z. This baby proves its mettle with Knight Rider-esque high-speed desert runs. Over and over again. Aside from the repetitive cinematography, we do get a glimpse of some rad digital gauges straight out of the turbo-boost era along with a glorious turbine symphony. Mmmmmm, high RPM goodness. [Youtube]

12:45 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,528 views, 22 comments

Latest by n/a: One question: Will it do a burnout? more »

honda cr-z hybrid

Hybrid Honda CR-Z Gets Green Light

After yesterday's announcement of the Hybrid Honda Fit and continuation of the Civic Hybrid, Honda has announced it will be building a hybrid version of the radical CRX inspired Honda CR-Z Concept. The hybrid will be slotted under the FCX-inspired five door and deliver sports car fun with a hybrid badge. We don't really care about the marketing, but we're just excited by the idea of compact, tossable high fuel mileage hot hatch. [Carscoop]

10:20 AM on Thu May 22 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,426 views, 40 comments

2010 bmw z4

2010 BMW Z4 Heads To Munich

We've seen the 2010 BMW Z4 testing all over Germany, including the Nürburgring where we saw it ripping up the track. Or at least ripping up a track as much as a plastic camo-ed car can. But now the new Z4's traded in the racing cleats for some dainty little city shoes, at least according to these up-close shots of the Bavarian cream-roadster cruising the streets of Munich.

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Spy Photos

4:40 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Mark Arnold
4,681 views, 17 comments

Latest by layabout: @Bumblebee: Great quote. more »

found on craiglist

We'd Question The Legality Of A 15-inch Windshield LCD

Any AutoX'er can testify that the Nissan 300zx is one heck of a fun car to drive. With that being said, we're baffled that one particular Boston 1991 Nissan 300zx owner would feel the need to install a 15-inch LCD screen right in the view of the windshield. Sure, there's space to the left and right to, you know, see the road and all, but in some states hanging cardboard pine trees from the rear-view mirror is deemed illegal and we'd hate to see what the police had to say about this ridiculous mod. Nevertheless, it could be yours for $5,000. More »

1:40 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Travis Hudson
4,410 views, 42 comments

Latest by Dr.Danger is in Denial: @staaave: It was two blocks from the middle of Revere beach, but it was cold so I didn't get a chance to check out the water. Dorchester bay seems better anyway. more »

2010 nissan 370z

2010 Nissan 370Z?

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