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.

I say as much in the article. It all just happened too fast. Read more

EV mandates will eventually put us all in such a jurisdiction, I’m afraid.

(For the record, I like EVs. But I like ICEs, too). Read more

I’m not going to lie, I don’t actually know what this metaphor means... Read more

So true: https://jalopnik.com/dont-wind-up-like-this-person-check-your-cars-critical-1840182942 Read more

Thank god they didn’t know my friend Brandon was in the car. Read more

I think the main cause was poor manufacturing. The way they welded it degraded the material’s properties. There’s not a ton of rust on there, really. Read more

The Lexus was just soooo boring. This Valiant cheers me up every time I get behind the wheel, and that has a lot of value to me. Read more

I’m still torn. This one has more packaging space. But it’s also...well, this one. Read more

What?! You’re saying I COULD HAVE AVOIDED TRENCHFOOT? Read more

I’ve got some seriously weird stuff up my sleeve.  Read more

Those who can reanimate vaguely car-shaped forest floor detritus, and create from them, functioning transportation devices once again.”

^Adding to my résumé. Read more