The 2010 Ford Taurus was the official car of CES 2010. I suppose that meant that the car was meant to be seen as high-tech and ground-breaking in some way. That was bound to be a challenge for a reskinned Ford Five Hundred with a name from 1985. While cops liked it, the reborn Taurus was hardly a big seller and it…
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A few short days after former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s flight from house arrest in Japan to Lebanon was first…
Yesterday, Alanis told us that the Dodge Challenger has seen its sales double since the car launched. Granted,…
We’re unabashed fans of the Suzuki Jimny here. It’s rough, it’s capable, it’s cheap, it’s adorable, and, most of…
1966 marked the launch of the Oldsmobile’s Toronado, and to help get more people into the new personal luxury…
We’re about to enter the depths of winter with cold weather ahead and no fun holidays to break it up in sight.…
With the merger with Peugeot-Citroen looming, plans for Fiat’s own small cars are coming to an end. The 500, Panda,…
Even with the old team over at Amazon, Top Gear returns once again for a new season tonight (in the UK, at least).…
When an important replacement part for a ship scheduled to call in Dubai was needed from a Scandinavian supplier,…
Earlier this week, we at Jalopnik were discussing whether Oldsmobile built any cool cars besides the Toronado. Some were skeptical but I knew better. I knew the 1964 Ninety-Eight hardtop was good and cool. It had to be if it was allowed to drive right into this fancy party like this.
1997 was early for a car like this. The Tokyo Auto Salon hosted the debut of the first-generation Prius that year,…
While it’s unseasonably warm up here in New York right now, other parts of the country are getting far more than…
At around mid-day on Friday, international shipping between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea ground to a halt…
The final days of December are upon us and soon it will be time to ring in the new year. While we better start…
1998 was before endurance racing turned into a mileage game. This was before Audi’s diesel-powered assault in the…
One of the most thrilling features of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been its road course. Since 1923, the Automobile…
The WEC Hypercar class that will replace LMP1 next year as the highest class of endurance racing sanctioned by the…
Straight off the heels of a monster $1.3 billion investment led by T. Rowe Price, electric truck startup Rivian has…
Lamborghini is known for fast cars but it isn’t known for race cars. While they have had some success in GT racing…
Seasons Greetings! I’d like to welcome you all back to another year’s edition of Group C-smas, where I, as the newest Chosen member of the Jalopnik team, will be helping Mike Ballaban and Raph Orlove share some of our favorite memories from the era of Group C (and GT1!) endurance racing during the ‘80s and ‘90s.…
