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A Jalopnik Study: Does Car Logo Badge Size Correspond With Buyer Bulge Size?
Did you ever notice how big badges on the front of cars are getting these days? Have you ever wondered whether it's out of a need for automakers to "compensate" for their prospective buyers lack of size? We did. So, trusty ruler in hand, we hit the dealer lots at the mega-motor-mall up the street to find out whether size really does matter and to answer the important question: Which automaker has the biggest badges, and do they correspond to the bulge in the pants of the male members of the target buying demographic? Let's find out.
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12:30 PM on Fri Jul 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
10,951 views, 97 commentsLatest by yokolocococoriko: Love the sprockets reference hahaa more »
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jalopnik reviews
2009 Lincoln MKS, First Drive
When the powers-that-be over here at Jalopnik asked me to test drive a car for you boys, I was pretty excited. Finally, I thought, Jalopnik is learning to respect a woman's automotive point of view. And then Ray told me it was going to be the 2009 Lincoln MKS. Hmm. I'll admit, I have a bias against big cars that dates back to the need to parallel park my mom's minivan for my driving test. On the other hand, it's not like I get to drive a ton of "luxury cars" either, so I figured even if it wasn't to my taste, I could cheat on my Toyota Corolla for one day. Luckily, it was a really, really nice day, although I was sad I didn't get to see the rain-sensing windshield wipers in action, since those have always sounded really cool. Yes, that's right — while I might not have the the automotive knowledge set of the gentlemen of Jalopnik or say, Popular Mechanics, you know my Lincoln MKS review will make up for it with a certain panache you won't find here or there.
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1:45 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Megan
9,492 views, 96 commentsLatest by biminitwst: @Al Navarro: Thats a rough neighborhood over there. As much as I like Megan [and sometimes Moe] I wouldn't advise more »
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Giant Vulva Bicycle Taxi Is Freudian Wet Dream
Finnish artist Mimosa Pale feels the world is too man-parts-centric. We'd agree. However, we're not sure what to think about a form of protest that includes thrice weekly cruising the streets of Helsinki. inviting its inhabitants to take a ride by slipping inside her giant disembodied vagina mounted on top of her bike taxi. It'll invite discussion for sure, and yes, that is one of the expressed objectives for this mobile art and protest piece. But what does "Oh my god, there goes the giant vagina bike taxi again" do to help the distaff-first movement anyway? Doesn't it just end up creating a false caricature of sorts of the feminine anatomy, seemingly inviting ridicule and toss-aside jokes from external commenters with no understanding of the real implications of the piece? Whatever, who cares — check out the NSFW shots of the va-jay-jay bike below the jump! More » -
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Ashley Force Wins Funny Car Race, Seriously
After Danica Patrick won her first Indy race, there was a lot of noise from talking heads, with serial bloviators like Pedro de la Rosa and Gregg Doyel weighing in on the topic of women in motorsport. So, to shut up all the skeptics, Ashley Force won at yesterday's NHRA Southern Nationals to become the first female driver to win a national Funny Car event. The victory came against her dad, the legendary John Force, denying him of what would have been his 1000th career win. Her final 1/4-mile run was 4.837 seconds at 320.36 MPH— lets see you macho guys do that without needing to change your underwear. More » -
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CBS' Doyel Rules IRL Isn't Real Racing, Danica Is "Junior Varsity"
We all know what Pedro de la Rosa thinks about women in motorsport. Now, we've got CBS Sports' Gregg Doyel weighing in on Danica Patrick's win, proclaiming the Indy Racing League to be an inferior racing series. Most people will agree the IRL isn't the highest pinnacle of motorsports, but Doyel thinks"the IRL is not real racing. Not real good racing, anyway. It's not the best car circuit in this country — that would be NASCAR ... what is the IRL? It's a training ground for decent drivers who hope to be good enough to race somewhere important some day ... Winning in the IRL isn't a matter of talent..."
" Wait, what? He thinks NASCAR takes more skill? Hmm. Certainly there are some very skilled NASCAR drivers, and sure, there is competition, but it seems to us like Doyel is just shooting his mouth off. Suggesting the IRL isn't real racing, given the timing, comes across like Gregg is trying to deny Danica's skills. Which he then proceeds to do: More » -
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McLaren's Pedro de la Rosa Thinks Women Are Too Weak To Race In F1
With all the buzz over Danica Patrick wiping the floor at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan last weekend, it's easy to forget there's other talented females engaged in various forms of motorsport across the world. Just look at Michèle Mouton's rally career — multiple wins in her Audi Quattro and finishing a close second place in the 1982 WRC championship. So you know that the girls can go just as fast as the boys — and as we saw this past weekend, sometimes faster. So this ultimately leads to the question, "Can a women be successful in Formula One?" Well, veteran McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa seems to think women might just not be strong enough to deal with the rigors of the track. More » -
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Ford Continues Relentless March Of Variants With 2009 'Warriors in Pink' Mustang
We can't harass Ford too much for the Ford Mustang "Warriors in Pink" variant, if you want to call it that, it is for a good cause after all. We told you about the Warriors in Pink" marketing experiment last year and the '09 model gets a couple of updates aside from a new number in front of the name. In addition to the pink badging, decal trim, and interior stitching of last years model, the new one get silver as another exterior color option to black and white, and that slick all glass roof is available. More » -
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Garmin Stereotypes The Hell Out Of Women
Hey Garmin, everyone knows all women like to do is shop, eat at bistros, spend their man's money and forget where they parked, but you don't have to make it so obvious with this commercial for the Nuviphone. Check out the first part of the ad above, where a woman's inability to do anything productive with her life is pointed out. Oh, and Suzie, since you are obviously asugar mamagold digger, get that man of yours to buy you a better vehicle—that sheet of drywall with a steering wheel isn't cutting it. More » -
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Tiddy Bear Reduces Seat Belt-Induced Breast Irritation, Makes Jalopnik Editors Jealous
Does your wife complain about the pressure from her shoulder belt? Does your husband? Maybe the "Tiddy Bear" can help. Yes, folks — the "Tiddy Bear" — it clips onto your shoulder strap and slides up and down for complete comfort. Wait, who are we kidding? This thing is ridiculous. In fact, it's even earned a permanent place in Jalopnik's official "Top 10 Inanimate Objects We Wish We Could Be" list. And, yes, before you ask, this is a real commercial for a real product. (Hat tip to Ellen!)
