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more about #bloggingtheautobloggers more comments → not_a_virus.exe.vbs: What's the difference between the GTI and the GLI? I thought the GLI was the 4 door, the GTI the 2 door. #vwgti more » danio3834: I guess this is why I don't read Automobile magazine. I guess that's why. #vwgti more » Rabbi Dave: So Motor Trend picks Subaru Outback, Automobile pics the GTI. What does that leave us consumer focused publications? Camaro SS? #vwgti more » MaWeiTao: It's certainly a neat car and VW does a very nice job with overall feel, design, quality and use of materials. I think Japanese cars in the GTI's rang... more » Jeb_Hoge: Car & Driver just ranked the GTI over the MS3 as well, even with the power deficit. The only thing that would make me hesitant about the GTI is VW's r... more » theeastbaykid: I was still in the midst of my misspent youth as an automotive journalist when the Mk5 came out, and when I opined that the Mazda/Speed3 was better lo... more » Maxichamp: Wolfgang and the GTI Mk V. #vwgti more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: I wonder if Bristol would make me a brand new 405? In a dull pea green, please. I love Bristols, but I just don't get the Fighter. more » Xelmon: Te Zsolt... Oregem... Ember, irigyellek! Remelem nagyon fasza volt! XD more » brandegee: It's a special sort of Luddite that wants 558 hp and a comfortable interior but eschews an airbag or legible gauges and climate control. Sure, I know... more » bzr: Maybe Zsolt got to drive the Bristol because his name is "Zsolt." Tony Crook must be a man who can appreciate a badass name. James and Jeremy obvious... more » snapoversteer 'bout to get told: No offense to your Hungarian friend, but I'm curious how his slow cruise could have adequately supported his commentary. And that interior would be s... more » YankBoffin: It is the designer handbag of automobiles. It's price is integral to its design goal of exclusivity. more » crankyshaft: Umm, yeah. Tony Crook retired two years ago.... more » roaduscarnivorous: i've always thought of bristols, especially those old yestertech ones they still make, as those old tailored made english jackets from saville row, ta... more » -
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Automobile Picks 2010 VW GTI As "Automobile Of The Year"
The 2010 Volkswagen GTI nabbed the title of "Automobile Of The Year" for the second time in five years because of its "blend of athleticism, practicality, and performance." Talk about VeeDub fan-boys. [Automobile] -
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Lucky Hungarian Drives $370,000 Viper-Engined Bristol Fighter
One of motoring journalism’s enduring myths is the inability to test drive Bristol cars, enforced by the experiences of Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May. A Hungarian road test editor has beaten the odds. More » -
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CarandDriver Photoshops Fake Drag Race, Blames Suicidal Fan-Boy Writer
CarandDriver included the above shot of a BMW X6M beating out a hopped-up Chevy Nova II at Michigan's Milan Dragway for their review of the Bimmer. The only problem is it never happened. C&D's response below. More » -
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InsideLine got a redesign, moving from the early 2000s to a more Autoblog-barfed-on-TTAC look. [InsideLine]
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#ferrari
Italian Policemen Being Italian Policemen
If Italian stereotypes are indeed true, the highway policemen pictured here are doing nothing but listening to this Ferrari F430’s exhaust note. More » -
#detroit
Time Comes Back To Detroit, Finds Jalopnik Here Whole Time
Time's bought a house in one of Detroit's nicest old-money neighborhoods, embedding reporters for the next year here because it's the hip thing to do. Glad they've finally made it back just in time for our little Carpocalypse party. More » -
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TTAC Death Watch: Robert Farago Splits From The Truth About Cars
Robert Farago, curmudgeonly editor of The Truth About Cars, former Jalopnik contributor and Top Gear USA attempted host has parted ways with TTAC, the site he founded four years ago. More » -
#carporn
A Boat Load of Lamborghini Miura
To share with you the fruits of a collaboration between Jalopnik and Vanity Fair’s gay car blog Stick Shift, here’s a mega-gallery of a gorgeous red 1967 Miura P400. More » -
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#formulaone
F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone: "[Like Me, Enzo Ferrari]...Was A Good Used Car Dealer"
During the weekend of the Hungarian Grand Prix, The New York Times’s F1 correspondent Brad Spurgeon conducted a fascinating interview with Bernie Ecclestone, the man who rules the racing series. More » -
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Healthcare, Social Security Next, Say Brave Press-Releasing People's Champions At Edmunds
Edmunds, the greatest American heroes since Nelly Bly, have saved the world from Cash For Clunkers problems by posting the tough questions and sending the hardest of hard-hitting press releases. More » -
#carcolors
Lindsay Lohan And The Maddening Question of Matte Black
When you see a mode of customization show up on Lindsay Lohan’s Rolls–Royce, you know it’s time to move on. Or is it?
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#spacelopnik
Take Your Porsche 911 GT3 To Mars... In 2086
Cars in space need not be capsules puttering away via cold fusion. Especially if your location in space is as terran as it gets: Mars. More » -
#formulaone
Sir Frank Williams: "I just love racing, I love speed. I love the noise."
Published hours before his team became one of only two to enter next year’s world championship, Brad Spurgeon’s interview with the F1 veteran is a touching portrait of a man who lives and breathes racing. More » -
#topgear
That Top Gear Episode Where Clarkson Tests The New Ford Fiesta
Everyone's seen it, but Top Gear's review of the Ford Fiesta is such a milestone in motoring journalism it necessitates further study. If only because it proves we (even Schumi) can all stay seventeen forever — if we so desire. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
Crazy Euro Car Boy’s First Oldsmobile
You told us about your first Oldsmobiles. Our turn now: before becoming smitten with Lamborghinis and Zondas, our crazy Euro car boy did something very un-European—he spent his formative years in an Oldsmobile. More » -
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The 1969 German Grand Prix
Here's your daily Nordschleife diversion: nine minutes of professional footage from the dawn of aerodynamics. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Get Ready For 24 Hours Of LeMons Reno With Eyesore Racing’s EldoradoMiata
Here’s a little treat for those of you who can’t wait to followthe Monaco GPMurilee and Rob Krider's coverage of this weekend’s LeMons race: a pink Cadillac-Miata from Eyesore Racing. More » -
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Octane Drives $12 Million Ferrari 250 TR
Octane's Winston Goodfellow was tasked to give The World's Most Expensive Car Sold at Auction one last go in Arizona before it went under the hammer. Ah, the toils of being a motoring journalist! More » -
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Jalopnik Lends Gay Car Blog Helping Hand…With Bentley Continental GT Speed Review
When Brett Berk from Vanity Fair's Stick Shift offers to pick us up in a 600 HP Bentley Continental GT Speed, Ray and I will pretty much do whatever he wants. Except that. [Stick Shift] -
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Motor Trend Publisher Files For Bankruptcy, Will Privatize
Secretive media mogul Ron Burkle's Source Interlink, the publisher of Motor Trend, Hot Rod and Automobile filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. No word whether Angus Mackenzie's preparing for a new career in hair care. [Bloomberg]
