Ask The Racing Manager Who Spotted Stars Like Sebastian Vettel…

What’s it like to campaign single-seater cars on the doorstep of Formula One and watch the teenagers and young men who may turn into racing legends down the line? Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, owner and president of the Spanish GP2 team Racing Engineering, has seen it all, and he will be here for the next hour, live,…

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Ask Jaguar's Chief Designer Ian Callum Anything You Want

A few years ago, Jaguar decided their cars were becoming stodgy. They looked the same for decades and had begun to stagnate. But then a product renaissance came around in the forms of the all new XK, XF, XJ, and last night it came full circle with the unveiling of the gorgeous F-Type roadster.

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Black Air: Watch The Trailer For The Documentary Every Car Lover Needs …

The Buick Grand National is one of the mythic beasts of the car world. With a turbocharged V6 and the blackest of black paint, it is the Darth Vader of the roads and has established a fanatical cult following.

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Ask A Veteran New York City Cab Driver Anything You Want

If you think it's daring to be a race car driver, then you have never actually watched someone drive a New York City taxi. Every day is a stint in an endurance race where things are constantly going wrong. Add in the fact that you have to pick up customers that complain about everything and constantly forget things in…

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Ask An Airline Dispatcher Anything You Want About Air Travel

It's the job of the airline dispatcher to make sure your flight makes it from your point of origin to your destination. Delays at your airport? It's the dispatcher the pilot is calling. Need to get around a storm? It's the dispatcher making that call. Next to the pilot and air traffic controller, there's no one as…

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Ask SRT President And Designer Ralph Gilles Anything You Want About…

If you were born a gearhead, Ralph Gilles is essentially who you wanted to be when you grew up. Like most of us, Ralph started drawing cars when he was young, unlike most of us he turned that passion into a job at Chrysler where he became a break out star following the design of the company's extremely successful…

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Ask An Automotive-Inspired Artist Anything You Want

Cars aren't like the other big things we buy in our lives. Nobody tears up when they get rid of an old refrigerator or washer, but I know non-car people who have gotten downright weepy when giving up a beloved car. Artist Donnie Molls understands this, and that fundamental understanding of the special connection people …

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Ask Gymkhana 5 Star Ken Block (And Segway Dude) Anything You Want

It's time for another addition of Jalopnik Live, where we bring today's newsmakers into Kinja to answer your questions. Today we've got a double dose of hoon with both racer Ken Block and Gymkhana 5 producer/Segway Dude Brian Scotto answering your questions about WRC, Gymkhana, Hooning, 0-60 Mag, Global RallyCross, and …

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