Your Inspirational Trunk of the Day: Volkswagen Iltis
As you know, I’m a firm believer in the power of automobile trunks to teach us important lessons about life, and how best to live it. So far we’ve learned about creative thinking, determination, and the power of simplicity from various car trunks, and today there’s a potent lesson about taking opportunities we can…
Bird Tries to Catch a United Flight to Newark, Has Very Chill Time
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Newark were greeted on Friday by a very happy bird that tried to hitch a ride on the cross-country jaunt, according to multiple reports.
The Face Wash To Steal From Your Girlfriend
Women may have cultural permission to care way more about what’s in their skincare and (where it goes), but we’d like to take this opportunity to say that you, a modern man, are also allowed to care.
Moto2 Rider Who Grabbed Competitor's Brake Lever is Banned From Motorcycle Racing Until 2019
Romano Fenati has become something of a taboo name in the Moto2 paddock after he grabbed competitor Stefano Manzi’s brake lever in the thick of a race. His team dropped him, he was reported for attempted murder, and now, he’s been banned from racing until 2019.
Comment of the Day: It's A Lada Work Edition
There’s something hilarious about this story of a guy in Russia trying to steal three Ladas three very distinct times only to have all three of them give up the ghost before he could actually, y’know, carry out the deed. Is it because someone was so desperate to steal a Lada that they tried three times? The the…
The 10 Best Deals of September 21, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Hero Citizens Turn 'Noise Camera' Into Hilarious High-Score Board For Cars
Oh, Canada. That’s not me starting to sing their national anthem—more of a sympathetic sigh. Officials really tried to lower the volume of traffic for the citizens of Alberta’s capitol, Edmonton, but instead created the perfect set up to encourage enthusiasts and heroes to rev their engines as loud as possible.
I Went Street Drifting With The Front Street Crew and It Fucking Sucked
“Are you writing this up already?” they asked as I did some other busywork in the hotel room, the morning coming to a close in the hotel room the day after. “No, should I?” Tom from the Front Street drift crew offered a headline: “I went street drifting with the Front Street Crew and it fucking sucked.” To be fair, it…
Airline Passengers Bleed From Ears and Nose After Crew Forgets to Pressurize Cabin
If you’re already nervous about flying, you may want to skip this story. Passengers on Jet Airways Flight 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur, India, recently had a terrifying experience after the flight crew forgot to pressurize the cabin. Dozens of passengers on the flight yesterday started bleeding from their ears and nose…
Important Reminder: Bufori Is a Company That Exists, and If You're Rich You Need Get One Instead of Some Boring-Ass Benz or Whatever
If you’re like many of our readers, you’re fabulously wealthy and line your underpants with $50 bills, just because it feels so good. You’re also always about to buy some new premium automobile of some kind, but you’re probably bored as hell with all the Mercedeses and BMWs and Range Rovers and Audis and Bentleys and…
Travel Like an Expert With These Rarely Discounted eBags Packing Cubes
Packing cubes can make organizing clothes and toiletries for your next trip a little less hellish, and eBags’ cubes are widely considered to be among the best. They don’t go on sale often, but you can save 20% on a three or six-pack today from Amazon by clipping the 20% on-page coupon. You can even choose your…
Chrysler Is Going to Make a Minivan for The Youths
When the all-electric Chrysler Portal minivan was revealed at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show we had two takes: Chrysler forced a bunch of obnoxious millennial-mobile PR talk into the presentation of a pretty cool car, and it actually made a lot of sense. Well, however you feel about it, you’re about to be feeling…
Aircraft Used As Massive Hair Drier
Does human ingenuity know no bounds?
Tesla Hasn't Started Developing a Time Machine 'YET': Court Filing
Tesla has been fairly busy as of late trying to ramp up production of the Model 3 sedan while having to address the innumerable controversies CEO Elon Musk has drummed up on Twitter. It also has a number of products in the works—a semi, a new Roadster, an all-electric crossover, a pickup truck (maybe). One thing it’s…
Guy Reportedly Tries to Steal Three Ladas, All Three Break Down UPDATED
I’ll admit, this story from AutoClassics.com is incredibly light on details and I’ve had trouble finding other sources for it, but it’s fun, so what the hell: in Russia, a guy tries to steal three Ladas, on three separate occasions, and each time the Ladas break down before he can complete his crime. See, a Lada’s…
Sign Up For Butcher Box, and Get Two Pounds of Ground Beef In Every Box, Forever [Exclusive]
Free ground beef. Forever. Do I have your attention?
The Mid-Engine 2001 Renault Sport Clio V6 Is Just As Unreal As You Imagine
Most of us North Americans probably only witnessed this car in video games. For many, the Renault Sport Clio V6 never actually existed outside of Gran Turismo. I mean, why would a dorky little compact car shaped like a cartoon with a V6 engine where the back seats should be even be a thing?
Can a Dealer Sell a Car as 'New' If It Has Over 100 Miles On It?
As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. Sometimes folks get into a tough spot or don’t know what to do, so I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out.
A Honda Kei Truck Is The Best Way To Do Monterey Car Week
My favorite thing about Monterey Car Week is you can just show up with no plans of going to any events and you’ll still see incredible cars driving around Monterey and Carmel. Not just any cars, either, but some of the best of the best. Stuff that looks like they’ve driven straight here from a bedroom poster.
