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)

This is about FOUR DOOR cars. Two doors are not expected to have roll-down windows in the back. A four-door is. Read more

I bet I did. And, I was right, at least regarding the chair to the roof rack. But, well, you know. Read more

You have to factor out the cartoon ultra-tall-greenhouse proportions, I think. Read more

I considered this—the taillights fit, for sure, but the overall style and detailing feels more fiercely rectilinear GM than the slightly more exuberant Ford.  Read more

The fuck did you expect when you saw that headline and top shot? You did this to yourself, buddy. Read more

No, I can get them back for you, no problem! How many were there? I’ll call my time guy and credit you. Easy!  Read more

If it does, I have not seen evidence of this, and Tesla’s owner’s manual does not suggest that. Read more

This is a hard question, and I’m not sure what the answer is. If you can mitigate a bad idea that routinely happens is that better than forbidding the bad idea that could still happen, anyway?  Read more

Buying shitty cars, sure. Working on shitty cars, okay. But he’s surprisingly good at it. He gets those zombies running, somehow. Gotta give credit where it’s due, cranky. Read more

Thank you! DT asked me for a top and after realizing a hand sketch or photo collage just wouldn’t get the base urgency, I realized I had to use the design language made just for stupid shit like this. The panic language of emergency signs. Read more

Nope! Even my ‘73 only came with one. This wasn’t uncommon for the era. Read more