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jalopnik reality garage

Jalopnik's BMW 633CSi

Somewhere on the road between Project Car Hell and the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage is a place known as reality. And since today is apparently BMW 633CSi day, we thought we'd share what our reality is. This is my personal '83 633CSi. It's not quite old enough to be a real classic, and it's certainly not new enough to be a rational daily driver for most people, but I like it just fine. Yes, it may be from the malaise era, complete with huge diving-board bumpers, but it still manages to look fantastic, particularly in this shade of Delphin Grey. Though that's not to say it's a perfect car.

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6:00 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Mark Arnold
5,153 views, 76 comments

Latest by n/a: Kudos Mark; that's a seriously cool car. more »

tuners

Mercedes E 300 BLUETEC Turbodiesel Gets A BRABUS Boost

Does your BLUETEC E-Class Benz not give you quite the power you were hoping for? Does 400 lb.-ft. of torque leave you cold inside? BRABUS, tuner of all things Mercedes, might have an answer to your uniquely affluent problems. A new upgrade from BRABUS boosts power by 47 horsepower and about 50 lb.-ft. of torque, to 258 and 450, respectively. Besides a lot of power for just over $2,500 (body kit extra), the new modification also meets EURO V emissions standards and is backed by a three year/62,000 mile warranty. The company also offers an E 320 BLUETEC kit for oil-burning yanks. Pics and press release below the jump.

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3:15 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,932 views, 12 comments

Latest by n/a: @viergangfuchs: Comment on Mercedes Driving, that was driving???? Nice car though!!! more »

d.c. auto show

Ford Extending E85 Corn Goodness To E-Series, Navigator and Expedition

More exciting action from the D.C Auto Show as Ford snuck some E85 news into the 2009 Ford Escape press release. The company's E-Series vans, Navigator and Expedition will be able to run on E85 fuel this year, which is good news for the small percentage of the people reading this that have access to the approximately 0.01% of gas stations in the United States that actually offer Ethanol and are suddenly in the market for a bold-faced commercial van. Excuse us if we're not that excited. We really wanted them to announce they were building an E-Series van that runs on straight vegetable oil. Press release below the jump. More »

10:45 AM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Matt Hardigree
738 views, 21 comments

Latest by n/a: @vortec42: So, gallon for gallon, ethanol still doesn't provide more power. It simply can be used in high compression/boosted engines which burn fuel faster. It would still be more effecient to use gas of equal octane in same high power engine, more »

recalls

Ford Recalling 1.8 Million Diesels For Computer Glitch

Ford is having to recall approximately 1.8 million 7.3-liter PowerStroke diesel-powered trucks due to a computer software problem that has caused engine failures for customers, which we think is how I, Robot originally was supposed to start. According to Ford, the camshaft position sensor could break down and disrupt the flow of air and fuel, thus causing the vehicle to stall. Totally not as much fun as farting fire from the last Ford Recall. More »

2:45 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,311 views, 13 comments

news

The 2008 Ford Econoline: Boldest. Ford Commercial Van. EVAH!


So the headline on Ford's press release is totally bringing to mind "Best. Blank. Ever." And for some weird reason, it's making us laugh a little. That's probably not what FoMoCo had in mind when they wrote it up, but whatevs, it's been a long day. Despite the reaching-for-the-stars paper they released, there's reason for FoMoCo to be proud of the new line-up of commercial carriers, especially as they enter the market commanding 40% of the market share in sales vans. But when you're talking about a commercial van, who gives a rat's ass whether it's "Bold?" Also, FoMoCo's marketing team should have probably cleaned the test stuff out of the interior before they took the PR shots. Unless of course, that thing that looks like a big red fuel cut-off button is really a "Push For Bold Move" button. But that may not be a "standard" feature. [Hat tip to Chris and Michael!] – Ray Wert More »

5:56 PM on Wed Mar 7 2007
By Ray Wert
12,495 views, 35 comments

Latest by nlpnt: Did anyone else notice this easter egg- "To protect against theft, Fusion is equipped with Ford's SecuriLock ™ passive anti-theft system." Not changing the model name when you copy-and-paste boilerplate text from an earlier press release....now THAT's not trying! more »

spy photos

Hold on, Holden! Secret HSV E-Series Photos Leaked

Shots of the secret E-Series, a super-sport Commodore sedan from Holden's performance division HSV made their way to the Intersplice a week before GM planned, by way of an embargo-date mixup by a government office (Ministry of Speed?). Australian muscle-car watchers have been waiting for the E-Series for months, though we're admittedly not quite up on its backstory (Yozzie, a little help?). The car's expected o have a modest bump in power to go along with its funky-fresh body kit, though the large taillights and huge vents behind the front wheels are the most telling differences from the Commodore. Drive.com.au has the skinny. No word on whether Vauxhallites in the UK will see a version. More »

Spy Photos

9:23 AM on Thu Aug 17 2006
By Mike Spinelli
811 views, 10 comments

Latest by Mark Miller: "Ministry of Speed"? (lol!) Hmmm, hot looking car for a GM product even for a Aussie road rager, and does look kinda Mazda-ish which is not necessarily a bad thing to me... but my question is this: when cruising for more »