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more about #aero more comments → fuchikoma: I'd love to get one of those for my car just to keep the road salt out... more » Number_Six: What happens when the dangling red wire snags on something? more » Scandinavian Flick: I see London, I see France, I see a torque-vectoring rear differential from an xDrive50i. more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Damn... I thought it was the new H2! more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Needs more PIT maneuver. Oh, and Geländewagen chick needs to better understand just how good that vehicle is, off-road, if driven by someone with ha... more » weatherman: Meh, the whole premise is ridiculous. New York has a spousal right of election. :/ Seriously though, it's a very nicely done short, and I'm impressed... more » snapoversteer 'bout to get told: DWTFM. Any tits? #nissangtr more » Pessimippopotamus: I'd naturally assume that the GT-R can beat a 9 year old 911 with less power and a Morgan with cross eyes and a Geländewagen of all things. #nissangtr more » Alfisted: GT-R is the Kimbo Slice of supercars. #nissangtr more » Elhigh: If I recall correctly the new Euro-spec diesel Civic also has a nicely bellypanned underside. It's all the rage on Ecomodder too, adding a pan to all... more » Mobius: Of course there's a car with more powerful underbody aero, it's the F1 car driven by Ayrton Senna! #cardesign more » evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: The undertray at the front of my Evo is a blessing and a curse. While it does keep things tidy under the engine compartment, it is a royal pain to rem... more » Novaload: That does completely look like a toy. #cardesign more » toasteroven: Pic is an Evo. Best underside? Veyron. #cardesign more » Old Grimey: What the H... that's a remote-controlled toy car! And Jalopnik isn't a toy car site, even when the 24 Hours of LeMons tribute plastic models get shown... more » -
#cardesign
Is That An Undertray In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
A while back, Wert noted that underbody plastics serve a glorious and wonderful purpose. We found an example of this sort of thing in L.A., and it just happens to look awesome. Five bucks says you can't guess the car. More » -
#carmovies
Inheritance: Indie Short Features Nissan GT-R Beating Porsche 911
Despite the polished appearance and cinematic race sequence, this isn't a Nissan GT-R advertisement. It's an indie short by Dylan Osborn and friends filmed guerrilla-style against a New England backdrop. Datsun 240Z and a Morgan Aero 8? Nice. [DylanOsborn.com] -
#cardesign
Under-Body Aerodynamics Ain't Just For Looking Awesome
Excellent under-body aerodynamics will make the bottom of a car look as flat as the underside of a Hot Wheels racer. But looking awesome is obviously not the only purpose. More » -
#foundonebay
World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
The very same Guinness-verified, "World's Fastest Production Car," official record-breaking, Veyron-besting-with-a-speed-of-256-MPH SSC Ultimate Aero is sitting on eBay right this moment. Unfortunately, there's no "Buy It Now" button. More » -
#supercars
2009 SSC Ultimate Aero Claims 270 MPH Top Speed
The 2009 SSC Ultimate Aero hopes to maintain the record for fastest production car with a claimed top speed of 270 MPH from the revised super car.
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#jalopnikfantasygarage
Morgan Aero 8
Perhaps now you understand the troubles we go through to select the lineup of the first 50 cars to fill the stalls of the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage. We presented to you theCaparo T1, warts and all, for consideration of the garage without the benefit of flowery prose or over the top hyperbole — the car itself is hyperbole enough. We wanted to see how a game-changing supercar would stand up to the harsh scrutiny of an unsoftened voting block because frankly, we're tired of everything getting in so easily. This is about whittling things down to a sharpened point, debating the merits and pitfalls of some of the greatest mechanical symphonies ever built, this should be a knock down drag out fight to get into the garage — that is unless we're talking about the Morgan Aero 8. More » -
