David_Tracy
David Tracy
David_Tracy
Sr. Tech Editor, Jalopnik. Owner of far too many Jeeps (Including a Jeep Comanche). Follow my instagram (@davidntracy). Always interested in hearing from engineers—email me.

My passion for cars may be to my own detriment in some ways, but it IS a passion. And passions are powerful.

It’s complicated. Read more

When you put it that way, it does sound a bit wacko. Read more

Mercedes has multiple motorcycles, too. So I think I'm outgunned. Read more

Wait, hold on. I didn’t forgo those things, I just...

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Well. I guess I just never thought of it that way. Damn. Read more

there are no real automotive experts on the staff.”

This is just silly. Read more

I get that I could have made it clearer that I’ve previously written about manual Ford Aerostars, but I didn’t think it mattered that much. Read more

Manuals can make boring cars fun.

My diesel manual Chrysler Voyager? If that had a four-speed auto, I wouldn’t touch it with a 20-foot pole. With the five-speed? It’s epic! Read more

If you have a problem with me getting excited about manual minivans, then I have bad news: That’s how it is, and how it’s gonna be from now until the end of time.

And there’s more manual minivan content coming. LOTS MORE.

Luckily, the vast majority of readers are with me, though do understand that I respect the fact Read more

Drift machine. Yes. In ICY Minnesota conditions. Definitely not on dry tarmac. Not with 135 ponies! Read more

Yet, your former article is neither a Craigslist listing nor an article about a “normal” Ford Aerostar. Read more