jasontorch
Jason Torchinsky
jasontorch
Senior Editor, Jalopnik • Running: 1973 VW Beetle, 2006 Scion xB, 1990 Nissan Pao, 1991 Yugo GV Plus, 2020 Changli EV • Not-so-running: 1977 Dodge Tioga RV (also, buy my book!: https://rb.gy/udnqhh)

It’s a sex thing. Patrick edited out a bunch of stuff about that from the original draft of this, probably for the better. Read more

Well, hold on. Citroën’s logo is actually based on a kind of gear called a herringbone gear, which is like a pair of mirror-imaged helical gears joined together. It’s not exactly the same thing. Read more

I’m sorry about that; I’d always encountered it in a gender-neutral context, as in I’ve known women as well as men (and, now that I think about it, trans people, too) who’ve played it with any gender. I think I even remember a 30 Rock episode where Liz Lemon was playing it. I honestly have never realized that it would Read more

I said I was a big fan of his from back when he was on ‘Perfect Strangers.’ Read more

I’ve been begging PG for years to give me a forum for my repelling skills. Read more

I suppose it’s possible, but I doubt it. My guess is a Ford of Germany designer ended up at VW? Or coincidence. Read more