leaf springs on the back of those 403s, too! Read more

yes! racers on that UO-8 Read more

there is a lot a brand-new Corolla Hatch can do that this Peugeot can’t, like bruise at Texas highway speeds. It also has A/C, infotainment to see where you are, and a place to charge your phone. Read more

I drove one once! It was great: Read more

in WRC(1) I mean. He’s super fast! I remember watching him fight for wins overall a few years back. Read more

I want to hear more about what it was like working on a Veyron-related project back when. Read more

You know, you’re right. We had blogged the deaths when they had happened, but I just updated this post to include them as well. Read more

the author of imca-slotracing is actually a very interesting individual. I should write their story up at some point Read more

this was the surprise - downsizing to something that’s just a two row hardly gave me anything meaningful in fuel savings: Read more

drop me a line at raphael at jalopnik dot com -- I’m working on more stories and would love to chat! Read more

I actually just ordered his book! In the same order as I put in for The Car That Could! Now all I need is a recc for a good book on Saturn. Read more

You see this is what I wanted to find more about GM and Hughes at the time. I ordered The Car That Could in the hopes of getting a bit more details on the run up to the EV1, but I’ve heard it’s a bit of a puff piece and might not get into the turf wars. hit me up in an email if you have more recollections! I’m raphael… Read more

Now I need to find a citation for this ... Read more

Yes! The Mitsubishi situation is a strange one and something I want to dig into more, as all the various Mitsubishi wings are indeed independent companies that all own parts of each other! Read more

in terms of its warning system to not run over anything (or anyone) behind it in a driveway, it really was prophetic of how SUVs taking over car sales would go Read more

interestingly, the car pictured at the top of this article had a lithium-ion battery pack! The Nissan Hypermini. Nissan was working on Li-ion since the day after Sony first announced them in 1990. Read more

What cracks me up is there is a direct link from GM’s EV(1) program to Tesla via Alan Cocconi and AC Propulsion. It really is a small world sometimes. Read more

“and now Porsche — which has as rich a racing history as any — is now casually just being like” Read more

I know what you mean! I meant its first ground-up electric car, not one that’s been adapted from an existing gas-powered car. Read more

it is the bike that won’t stop blogging Read more