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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5880937&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How to cook an entire Thanksgiving dinner on a race track]]> The attention of drivers at the annual 13-hour endurance race at Virginia's International Raceway is constantly split between the track and the delicious scent of smoking meats wafting into their race cars. That's thanks to a crazy competition pitting teams of corner safety workers against each other in a trackside cook-off. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5861820&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Watch three Honda S2000 owners drive through traffic like asshats]]> If you've ever wondered what happens when Honda S2000s fall into the wrong hands, see the above video. Three morons took to the busy Turkish streets to film themselves driving their S2000s like idiots. It is equal parts amazing and lucky this video does not end in a serious crash. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5817745&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cop hit by car hangs on to hood]]> Turkey's finest attempted to stop a suspected drunk driver on foot only to be hit by the driver and flung around Istanbul on the hood of a little hatchback. Surveillance camera footage shows just how far the criminal goes to shake the cop — including hitting another car — and just how brave the officer is. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5810332&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red Bull gives you wings, Sebastian Vettel needs flippers]]> A little wet in Turkey, you say? Wünderkind Sebastian Vettel made a rare miscalculation and stuffed his Red Bull car into the wall at Turn Eight and damaged the car so badly the team couldn't repair it in time to send him back out for more practice. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5799289&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Watch this Turkish badass save a neighborhood from a burning tanker truck]]> When a gasoline tanker catches fire at a gas station in Turkey's Izmir province, badass Engin Koçak jumps in and moves it away from the storage tanks to prevent a major explosion. Get this guy an agent. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5782118&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Turkish fins]]> We aren't sure how this 1959 Cadillac found its way into a shopping center in Turkey, but even half a world away there is no mistaking the car's very American fifties style. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5781237&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Second Man Survives Impromptu Game Of Real-Life Frogger]]> This 53-year-old man was crossing a street in eastern Turkey when he stepped in front of a cab-over fuel truck. His choices were to get crushed or run like Frogger. He choose run, and actually survived. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5720404&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford Gives Transit Connect Its Windows Back]]> Ford says it's offering a U.S. version of the Transit Connect with the rear windows still intact, creating a five-seat commercial minivan. Somewhere in Brooklyn, a lead singer for an indie band just decided to tap his trust fund. [Ford] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5694462&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Frightful Accident on a Turkish Highway]]> This is an in-car clip of a serious-looking accident that happened in Turkey. The driver mistimes a lane change and flips his car—with neither the camera nor the stereo skipping a beat. Warning: NSFW More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5658081&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[VIDEO: Trucker Launched Out Of 18-Wheeler WIndow]]> This unbelted Turkish truck driver falsely assumed the mass of his tractor-trailer was enough to protect him in the event of a crash. Those physics — along with the driver— go out the window when hit by another truck. Ouch. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5656120&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[World’s Largest Car Dealership Has Rooftop Racetrack]]> Featuring a roof-mounted racetrack outside and 56 separate bars inside, the 708,661 square-foot Autopia Europia in Istanbul, Turkey will be the largest car dealership in the world. It's currently under construction, but here's a peek at the automotive wonder. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5544873&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[VIDEO: Dump Truck Bed Takes Down Pedestrian Bridge]]> It's those little details you miss an employer always notices. Forget to sign an invoice. Accidentally "Reply All" with an off-color joke. Leave the bed of your dump truck up and absolutely own a Turkish pedestrian bridge. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5458804&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bees Swarm Car Crash In Turkey]]> A van carrying beehives was involved in a crash in Turkey, releasing thousands of angry bees. One person died, although it's yet to be determined if that was the bees or the crash. [Yahoo] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5369553&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Iran Khodro Samand: Persian-French Stallion Now Available In Turkey!]]> You might think it's impossible to buy a new Peugeot 405-based Iran Khodro Samand without venturing into the Axis Of Evil itself, and that might lead to hassles from The Man. However, Iran Khodro is now selling the Samand in neighboring Turkey- a NATO ally! We'd prefer a Paykan, of course, but an Iranian-built French car is almost as cool as an Iranian-built British car. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=394471&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Inverse of Alexander: Istanbul to Athens]]>
A Phyrgian king had bound a chariot yoke/And Alexander cut the Gordian Knot/And legend said that who untied that knot/He would become the Master of Asia – Iron Maiden
Upon arrival in Istanbul, we were interned in a VIP lounge at the airport while the government figured out what to do with us. Meanwhile, the gigantic Antonovs bearing the automobiles had been refused permission to land due to the snafu in Germany, leaving us stranded in Turkey while our cars sat hundreds of miles away, having been diverted to the next day's destination of Athens. While most of the rest of the Gumballers hopped a flight to Greece the morning after a party on the edge of the Bosporus, Michael Ross and Alex Roy had arranged for us to hitch a ride with Alikanur and Kemal of the Turkish Taxi team. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=259558&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Hose Turks: Firefighters Levitate Car]]> The video quality of this clip's a bit too sketchy for us to tell what just what brand or variant of Fiat 124-type vehicle these wacky Turkish firefighters are levitating via water pressure, but they do manage to raise it shockingly high in the air with their hoses. Which has us thinking, if we ever find ourselves caught in the midst of an Istanbul/Constantinople riot, we're bailing before these guys show up in their big, red Benzes. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=238902&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pesto! Calzone! Gnocchi! Borscht! Paella! The Fiat 124!]]> Yes, it's the Fiat 124, the car that didn't outlast the Beetle or the Mini, but nevertheless jumpstarted a number of automotive industries, including those of the Rodina (Lada Riva), Spain, (SEAT 124), India (Premier 118NE), Bulgaria (Pirin-Fiat) and Turkey. Meanwhile, we're really missing that prepackaged, boil-in-pack Indian food we found abandoned in our Apart-Hotel room in Paris, and hating the construction workers across the street who are using something that sounds roughly like a TIE Fighter sans Doppler effect. If a gat were handy, a gat would be at hand. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223896&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[On the Eve of Thanksgiving, GM Announces Parts Manufacture in Turkey]]> Pass the Stove Top and cranberry sauce, because GM has announced an initial $500 million-dollar investment in replacement-parts manufacturing in none other than Turkey. They're planning to create around 30,000 jobs in the nation, which is the automaker's sixth-largest market, according to GM Europe sales veep Jonathan Browning. Constantinople is no doubt stoked. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=216759&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fiat Gets its C-Segment Legs: The Linea to Debut in Istanbul]]> Fiat's new three-box sedan, the Linea, is making its material debut at the Istanbul Motor Show next month, but the company's just now revealed it in two dimensions. Penned at the Fiat Style Centre, the Linea takes some of its cues from the Giugiaro-designed Fiat Punto Grande, and others apparently from the various Fords and Opels that share its segment. No word on powerplants, but like most Euro-bahn amblers, it'll get a range of gas and diesel engines. Why a Turkish coming-out? It's to honor Fiat's joint venture to produce the car in that country — a pretty big deal in its own right. Pressspeak after the jump. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=208960&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Turks Hold First Solar Car Race]]> A mere ten days after screeching Formula One engines shrieked out across the Istanbul Park Racetrack, a group of an entirely different kind of technological marvels were making the rounds of the raceway solar cars. The cars, built by fifteen universities and one high school cruised the track a paltry 45 km/h. You probably wouldn't be ticketed for doing that in school zone. Nevertheless, we're big on the solar car brigade, as they're functional pieces of design to go as far as possible as fast as possible, even if it's akin, relatively speaking, to pouring Aunt Jemima outdoors during a Michigan winter. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=123655&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Road Sign Visibility? That's Nobody's Business but the Turks'.]]> Residents of Tokat, Turkey, are washing their clothes in a small stream and then hanging them on road signs on the Tokat-Sivas highway to dry. Needless to say, this creates a bit of a problem for motorists travelling through the area, as pertinent road-condition information is rendered invisible. An area woman involved with the practice says, "I don't have any other place to dry my clothes. It doesn't take long. We come and get them later. What else can we do??" Um, how about sticking a couple of poles in the ground and using a length of inexpensive twine as a clothesline? Just a thought. [Thanks to RD for the tip.] More »
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