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saab turbo x

2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X: First Drive, Again

When our fearless leader so elegantly blew the clutch on the only Saab 9-3 Turbo X in the country after the performance sedan spent a long tour of Europe and a hard day under the boot of Jan Magnussen, we thought getting an honest review of the car would be nigh impossible. We also thought Wert would never live down that new nickname — Chief Transmission Destroyer. But he has, and after the boss-man agreed to stay off the track until he got a few more heel-toe lessons, the fine folks at Saab invited us to sample the Turbo X again earlier this week at Saab's home-away-from-home — Boston. Having just returned from Beantown and some time reflecting on the drive, we have to admit, our world has been gently rocked.

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12:30 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,442 views, 23 comments

Latest by n/a: @contender: What? more »

fast and the furious

Vin Diesel's Chevelle Pops A Fast, Furious WheelStand In New Movie

This here is some leaked video from the set of the fourth installment of the rice-sploitation The Fast And The Furious movie franchise. Remember that famous scene at the end of the first film, where Vin Diesel's blown Dodge Charger pops a massive WheelStand (by the way, we never remember if it's two words or if the "S" is capitalized — but we like how this looks)? Well it looks like the pacifier is at it again, this time in a Chevelle. Lined up against the Chevy looks to be a BMW M5, Nissan Silvia, and Skyline GT-R. Now if you're not a FatF fanboy, this raw footage is still enjoyable, seeing as it's lacking any of the mind-numbing dialogue and ridiculous story line the upcoming movie will likely have.
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11:00 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Mark Arnold
11,563 views, 88 comments

Latest by n/a: Sorry, but no way. Unless you have some good slicks or maybe some nice large mickey t's wrapped around those rear tires... you are not doing to pull a wheelie without some trickery (like the wieghts). In order to get more »

they don't want to be a part of it...

New York Cabbie September Strike Threat Still Looms Over Tip Monitoring GPS System

A couple of weeks ago one of us snagged a cab with a very chatty cabbie on the west side of Manhattan to run uptown and meet some friends for dinner. The driver had a bone to pick with the Big Apple over a new GPS system set to be installed inside city cabs later this year and somehow he thought I could help him make this not happen — or maybe he was just venting, we're not sure. Whatever the reason, Ackmaz apparently wasn't the only cabbie upset by the plan to install satellite positioning systems with a fun little credit card swipe system, route tracking and passenger route view screen in every yellow FoMoCo vehicle in the city. It now appears he and the rest of the 8,400 member (out of a 26,000 driver total) New York Taxi Workers Alliance are threatening a strike come September if the city moves forward. So, umm, why are the yellow-car Ford drivers so upset about a GPS system? More »

9:20 AM on Mon Jul 30 2007
By Ray Wert
8,541 views, 55 comments

Latest by seldom: i think most drivers are getting screwed by the owners with the lease agreement.by going to the lease agreement, the owners get out of paying the payroll tax and classifying the drivers as independant contractors for which they have to more »

part ii: the dragon caught, captured and killed

Jalopnik Presents The Se7en Se7en Se7en Awards

To recap: About 55 Se7ens from USA7s descended on the idyllic hamlet of Deal's Gap to beat the bejesus out of the Dragon. Naturally, Jalopnik was there. You can read all about the exploits in yesterday's Se7en, Se7en, Oh My Se7en! . Today we're going to focus on some of the individual cars that piqued our fancy and hand out some "awards." The word "awards" in quotes because this article is 5 egos past subjective. The deal is that the entire 7-7-7 event was a function of a car club (USA7s). As such, each car is somebody's pride and joy. Moreover, the owners' wanted their spouse or an actual friend to ride shotgun. Not some dirty old blogger. The result was that I didn't get to spend as much time with as many of the cars as I would have liked. Plus, I only had two days. And had to enjoy some beers with Norm and Mike. So, that killed an hour or so right there. But enough with the excuses, let's go! More »

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12:00 PM on Thu Jul 12 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
8,849 views, 28 comments

Latest by beercheck: Ls. "Rotus" is funny because Japanese can't say their Ls. If they couldn't say Rs it wouldn't be funny at all. Man, good racist humor is lost on you people. more »

part i: kicking the snot out of the dragon

Se7en, Se7en, Oh My Se7en!

1957: Colin Chapman draws the design for his boyhood dream car in one week's time. This becomes the Lotus 7. 1973: Chapman sells all remaining Series IV 7s to Caterham. Lotus is out of the 7 business for good. 1974: Caterham stops selling Series IV 7s. However, due to enthusiast interest, they began producing the older but more favored Series III car. In the subsequent years, production of 7s (now often referred to as "Se7ens") blossoms around the world, with a variant of Chapman's dream machine being built in 17 countries including Estonia and India. 1985: Austrian rock singer Falco records, Rock Me Amadeus. 2007: The USA7s, whose Acting President just happens to be Jalopnik's own Al Navarro, stages a 50th birthday Se7en Se7en Se7en bash at, up, down and all around the legendary Tail of the Dragon. Oh, and they invited us to come along for the ride. More »

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12:00 PM on Wed Jul 11 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
4,597 views, 31 comments

Latest by FrinkLemur: This reminds me of the good ol' days... I bought my Miata in the fall of '95 in North Carolina, and for the first three or four months I had it, I would just take it out to the mountains more »

near to the east, in a part of ancient yugoslavia

Morley Family Releases Statement Post-Gumball Verdict

The Morley family has a released a statement of facts regarding the Macedonian trial of Nicholas Morley, which seems to jibe with what we've sussed ourselves about what went down the day before the 2007 Gumball 3000 came apart at the seams. According to the original accident investigator on the scene, as well as an investigator from nonprofit British organization TRL, Morley was traveling at or under 47 mph and would have had 1.6 seconds in which to stop from the point that Vladimir Cepuljoski pulled out in front of his Porsche. The full statement after the jump. More »

12:45 PM on Mon Jun 11 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
2,883 views, 8 comments

Latest by Turboner: @no_slushbox: It seemed almost plausible until the "not a millionaire" part. I'm not a millionaire, let's do the Gumball next year! I hear you can pay with food stamps and old 4g63 parts. Let's just hope it's a more »