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Manal al Sharif is a Saudi Arabian woman who planned a June 17th protest against the country's ban of women drivers. She uploaded this video Thursday showing her behind the wheel. Today, authorities sentenced her to five days in prison. More »
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A pursuit in Houston ended unexpectedly when a teenager decided to use his truck to block two shooting suspects being chased by police. But the real shock came when the sexist anchors realized the drivers were women. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5800787&view=rss&microfeed=true Of 23 companies highlighted by The Atlantic for having no women on their board of directors, five are automakers. Those five are Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Fiat and Tesla. More »
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Renault marks the 50th anniversary of the Renault 4 this year with a series of events around the world. It never officially made the United States — except back in 1965, when the company sent four women to drive from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska. More »
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Female hitchhikers in popular culture are often portrayed showing a little leg in order to attract a ride, but a new French study shows this is the wrong approach and gives new meaning to those "Nevada or Bust" signs. More »
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From the department of obvious things comes a poll indicating a third of men are afraid of their female partners' driving habits. The inquiry, completed by OnePoll.com, even has a convenient top ten list of male complaints. More »
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Hundred degree weather in NYC and DC? Not an issue when it comes with a Diablo being filled with an awkwardly sexy (or is that sexily awkward?) lady in a swimsuit. More »
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In the Middle East, eight women have banded together to race cars against men in a notoriously male-dominated society. They call themselves the Speed Sisters. They are pretty amazing. More »
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The "honeymoon period" for a man and his car is four months, compared to 14 months for women. Most men consider the honeymoon over when they start parking their car around other cars, women when they let their spouses drive. More »
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This frame, from a delightfully outdated single girl's guide to dating from 1938, shows just how far we've all come. That's right, women now have their own visor-mounted mirror to fiddle with their makeup while the men do the driving. More »
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Yesterday, the lumberjack-loving gals at The Globe and Mail put together a list of cars that'd help ladies pick up men. Lame. Here's ten cars that definitely won't enhance your milkshake's ability to bring boys to the yard. More »
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You didn't like our "Ten Cars and the Girls They Attract" feature? Well, here's our guide for gals on ten cars and the corresponding men they attract. More »
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The primary concern of many males purchasing a vehicle (not us of course) is what type of member of the opposite sex it may lure. Here's ten cars and the corresponding women they attract. More »
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The whole car-freak thing seems like an all-XY-chromosome deal sometimes, but it's just not so; here's an all-women car club that roars across the East Bay landscape in a fleet of temperamental spirited Italian, French, and German vintage cars (plus a couple of Detroit products), blasting a few stereotypes in the process. The Pedal Pushers had an Oakland-to-Port Costa rally a couple weeks back, and TheEastBayKid was there with his '76 BMW 2002 and camera to get some shots for us. Jump away for the rest of the gallery! More »
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Because our extensive readership research has determined that I have a better chance of playing Segway Polo with Bob Lutz than finding a pregnant lady reading Jalopnik, we present the Tummy Shield, a seatbelt for the pregnant ladies. Just because pregnant women may not frequent this Web site that is exceptionally courteous to women doesn't mean that the others reading won't ever have someone in their life that is knocked up. The Tummy Shield keeps a woman and her baby safe while in the car. Instead of having the seatbelt directly cross over the womb, the Tummy Shield goes over the thighs, still keeping baby and mama secure while also providing peace of mind that a cloth strap isn't potentially harming the future hoon. It's available directly from the manufacturer for $188. [Tummy Shield via Gizmag] More »
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This commercial aired during the first Monday Night Football game in 1970 and proves just what everyone already knew: women can't drive worth a damn and need exceptional tires to compensate for the lack of driving ability. Of course, the woman in the video has to deal with construction, bumpy roads, detours and more while picking up her manly husband from the airport after a very long and manly business trip. It kind of reminds us of the shower scene from Psycho, which is fairly accurate given a woman behind the wheel was like being murdered, at least in the 1970s. [Youtube] (Thanks, Sugi) More »
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It pains us to hear it, but everyone is up in arms lately over the racing wins by Danica Patrick and Ashely Force. One of the lingering stances on the matter (and one we heard on that bastion of common sense: talk radio) is that the women have every right to compete and win because racing relies mostly on the car, and not the competitor. Well, anybody whose driven a car faster than 65 mph knows that a car can put strain on the body. Wired put together an excellent infographic detailing parts of the body and what a 200-plus mph can do to it. Click the picture above or the link below to see it in its full glory. If anything, being a race car driver is harder on women who generally have smaller body frames than men, possibly making their victories even more impressive. Now, let the debate begin! [Wired] More »
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With all the buzz over Danica Patrick wiping the floor at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan last weekend, it's easy to forget there's other talented females engaged in various forms of motorsport across the world. Just look at Michèle Mouton's rally career — multiple wins in her Audi Quattro and finishing a close second place in the 1982 WRC championship. So you know that the girls can go just as fast as the boys — and as we saw this past weekend, sometimes faster. So this ultimately leads to the question, "Can a women be successful in Formula One?" Well, veteran McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa seems to think women might just not be strong enough to deal with the rigors of the track. More »
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A women's rights organization in Saudi Arabia has placed, of all things, driving at the center of their reformist agenda. Yeah, that's right, driving. Obviously, we applaud this decision. Who needs to shed the burka when you take the wheel whenever you want! Understandably, a convoluted discussion of Islamic law has ensued. More »
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Hey Garmin, everyone knows all women like to do is shop, eat at bistros, spend their man's money and forget where they parked, but you don't have to make it so obvious with this commercial for the Nuviphone. Check out the first part of the ad above, where a woman's inability to do anything productive with her life is pointed out. Oh, and Suzie, since you are obviously a sugar mama gold digger, get that man of yours to buy you a better vehicle—that sheet of drywall with a steering wheel isn't cutting it. More »
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When Daddy hands his giggly teenage daughter the keys to a Shelby Mustang, how is she supposed to know how to keep it running? As we've seen, ads from the late-60s/early-70s era don't exactly take women seriously, and this one continues that hallowed American tradition. Say, how much would that GT350 be worth at Barrett-Jackson? More »
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Forbes Autos is up to the list-making again, giving us the top ten list of luxe cars with the primary driver being a woman. While not as sexy as the men's list, the vehicles are more practical and comfortable, and packed with a lot more Volvos. Interesting to note that our favorite Saturn designer, Miss Vicki Vlachakis is quoted in the story about quality, "I think women have such a good eye for detail, the attention to detail is really important on the interior; on all of the key driving interfaces such as the gauges, shifter area, steering wheel and seats." Yeah, what she said. We accidentally put Vicki's gallery below the fold, along with the Forbes list, cause after all, who the heck wants to sit through Forbes' boring traffic baiting when you can sit through ours? More »
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Watching old car ads, we tend to be most struck by how styling has changed (for the worse) and mechanical goodies have changed (for the better). But, every so often, we run across an ad that makes it clear how much the world around the cars has changed. The 1960s really aren't that far back in the rear view mirror, but it's lucky for the admen who made the following pair of ads that present-day women don't have time machines (ideally, installed inside a blown Hemi-powered Dodge La Femme... or they'd be coming back to kick their asses! More »
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After the introduction of our newest writer, Laura Burstein, yesterday, some of our readers mentioned that they were confused about hearing that she's the first female to enter the formerly all-male Jalopnik clubhouse. "But... but... like, isn't Murilee a gurl?" they stammered, oblivious to every one of my hundreds of attempts to set the record straight on the matter since I made the jump from commenter to contributor back in February. So, to quote Mr. Henrietta Collins: We'll leave nothing to your imagination this time. We tried that last time and, in our opinion, uh, it didn't work... More »
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The Woodward Dream Cruise ain't like a car show, and it certainly ain't like SEMA. You don't get the models, you don't get the college girls hoping to become models who'll then hope to become actresses. Nope, you get a cross-section of Metro Detroit gals. Oh, and you also get blow-up dolls and weird scary mannequins riding alongside their dorky drivers. Eeeewww. Here's the best of the ladies of Woodward Avenue (those who are not standing at 7 Mile, at least) There's still more coming — so just keep hitting refresh on our Woodward Dream Cruise tag and we'll have more your way throughout the day. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=291368&view=rss&microfeed=true A satirical look at Chinese automaker Chelfing making a Freudian slip on what they think about female drivers. [Autoblog] More »
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A UK study entitled " The Secret Life Of Cars And What They Reveal About Us" claims that men are far more likely to view their vehicle as an extension of their own being than women do, and thus are generally more irked or threatened by damage to their autos. Men also tend to adopt a more relaxed posture behind the wheel, often driving one-handed. It also notes that people are four times more likely to sing on the way to work than they are on the way home. We prefer to sing along to the original Broadway cast recording of Oklahoma!, okay? [The Electric New Paper] More »
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Nobody walks in LA. And no one rides the bus, either. Which means that everybody drives. And according to the 2005 county census, 50.6% of the county's population is female. Which means there are more women drivers. Yet, and yes I'm painting with a broad brush here, the ladies just don't seem to care about cars the way their testicled counterparts do. I told a woman in a parking lot that I liked her Celica and she didn't know what I meant. Then, in that same Whole Foods lot, no less than five men (myself included) stopped and drooled over a cherry red Jaguar XKR. I can site numerous examples (a female friend of mine bought a Focus over a GTI because the Ford came in Yellow) but I don't think this is exactly news. I mean, Jalopnik has what, one woman reader? I'm curious as to the why? More »
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According to BrandWeek, the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid wants more women to grasp the softer side of the Dodge brand. As part of that effort the horny brand will shorten its ad slogan from "Grab life by the horns" to the more — err — lame "Grab life" for a campaign we'll start seeing next month. Considering males constitute 53% of the brand's buyers and Dodge's next big introduction will be a muscle car, one would think they'd want to stick with the guys. Whatevs. This is the same company that greenlighted the Jeep Compass to entice female buyers, so what the hell do we know, right? We're just hoping they keep the "RamRash" ads. – Ray Wert More »
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Sure, deny its cuteness. Point out that it's just a badge-engineered Suzuki Alto. It wouldn't matter; hordes of 20-year-old Japanese women would still trample you in their rush to buy the cutest goddamn car $8600 can buy. Equipped with sparkly snowflake hubcaps, pink bear-shaped cushions, and upholstery embossed with stars, the Pino is already selling at double the rate Nissan expected. If Nissan ever comes out with a Melt-Banana Edition Pino, I'm on the first plane to Tokyo. – Murilee Martin More »
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As part of Ford's Warriors In Pink anti-breast-cancer campaign (be sure to check out the site for the bewildering Mary-Kay-Meets-Modern-Primitive logo), women who like Mustangs and the color pink- yet fear V8s- will soon be able to buy a special Mustang that shows the world that... uh... breast cancer is bad? Sorry, ladies, V6 only, although you will be able to get a convertible. Thanks to MustangBlog.com for what may or may not be a photo of the actual car. – Murilee Martin More »
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It's hard not to love some of the stuff Detroit thought up in the days before focus groups told them we really wanted cup holders and plastic cladding. For example, the amazing Dodge La Femme. Made for the '55 and '56 model years only, the La Femme featured two-tone paint (Heather Rose and Sapphire White) and a snazzy set of matching accessories, including rain gear and makeup compact. Was the La Femme part of the dominant patriarchal hierarchy's plot to resubjugate women as retribution for their short-lived economic independence during the Rosie The Riveter era? Or was it all part of a plan to create a new generation of hot-rod-mad Rosies who would stuff blown 392s in their La Femmes, then conquer the world? – Murilee Martin More »
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Turns out the soccer mom in the 6,000 lbs SUV cutting you off on the way to work is actually the safest driver on the road. Especially on Wednesdays. In February. In Boston. Before you scream, we know the press still thinks "skill" and "safe" are synonyms. But here's the big news; men are 77% more likely to die in an accident than women given the same number of miles driven. Why? According the study's author, "men do stupider things." Which is sort of like announcing that water is wet. Also noteworthy, if you are a 21 to 24-year-old male and a ride a motorcycle between midnight and 4:00 am, you are 45,000 times more likely to die than an average driver. We recommend you start smoking. – Jonny Lieberman More »
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If you haven't yet sampled the advice of the ladies at Ask Patty, you'll probably want to after reading this. It's an advisory panel of women automotive experts headed up by NASCAR rubbing-is-racin' driver Deborah Renshaw. And lucky for us, they've gone ahead and done an interview (which we kind of feel may require a follow-up interview...or two...of our own) with the lube-lovin' ladies of the self-proclaimed "first all-female owned and operated fast lube shop." The name of the Easley, South Carolina lube shop is Dip Stick Fast Lube — and all jokes aside, they've got a pretty cool business strategy. We'll let Lori Miller, the owner, give you her tale after the jump. More »
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People often call us LL Cool J, for the ladies do love the cool Jalopnik. You can't take away our radio, and beat is for Eric B. and us as well. But when Road and Travel magazine surveyed members of the distaff gender as to which cars were sexiest, there was no mention of any of the vehicles owned by we Jalops ourselves (although one of our mothers does). Which means one thing: they love us solely for our bodies. We're not too sure how we feel about being objectified like that, but turnabout is fair play, non? The list after the jump. Debate amongst yourselves.* More »
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We used to go to get our oil changed at this little quickie lube down in Dearborn just because of the gorgeous brunette there who serviced our engine — and, well — we'll leave the rest of the innuendo to your imagination. And if you're a guy who loves cars — you know there's nothing hotter than female mechanics. That's why we're excited to hear about an enterprising young photographer hailing from the Bluegrass State named Sarah Lyon. Sarah's looking to use hot and one would hope half-naked greaser gals to break down social stereotypes with a twist on the pin-up calendars gracing the nation's auto shops. More »
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The auto show floor was all a-twitter yesterday about rumors of Chris Rock sightings here at the Javitz Center. Luckily, a coupla enterprising young lads (hat tip: Jamshid Mousavinezhad and Daniel McDermon) snagged some video of Mr. Rock as he gets a handful of a coupla rock-hard ladies from the Saleen booth. Hit it, yo! More »
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Okay, far be it from us to be anti-woman. We like chicky things. We listen to wussy-in-touch-with-our feelings punk from the mid-'80s/mid '90s. We like to go shopping with our female friends and play Queer-Eyed Straight Guy fashion-consultant. We're thoroughly of that Gen-X conflicted-boy mindset. But this article just really got our goat somehow. Typical quote from Ford's Anne Stevens: "Your vehicle should bring emotions of pleasure. You should expect fun from your vehicle experience. You should have feelings of security; feelings of confidence. You should have feelings that this is me." Okay, Anne, so why are the only cars you've built that seem to appeal to this demo are the V6 Mustang and the Explorer? And how does Dave feel about this? Just askin'. More »
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