You're correct that it's not that they're using "new steel," but it's more that they found a way to make lighter, stronger steel cheap enough that it can be used more widely than ever before. Read more

Almost as good as that one time we showed everyone Steve McQueen's cock: http://jalopnik.com/5708691/steve-… Read more

The last of the Crown Vics have been pried from my cold, dead fare-holding hand when they were sold last year. Sad trombone. Read more

In the end, I managed to get Mr.Wert to his appointment on time, but he still stiffed me for the fare and the only tip I got were the ones on the ends of his fingertips as he slapped me. Still, always an honor to drive Ray Wert, right? Read more

Better video here:

I just want a chance to see my Lions here in New York City on regular old cable. This just sucks. Read more

I'm so pleased that Matt is codifying this standard. Smart move. Read more

People still subscribe to AutoWeek? Who knew? Read more

Yes. This. Read more

I have no words... Read more

Well, this is precisely why I don't drive large SUVs down the West Side Highway. Read more

Says you. Read more

And so, Mr. Columnist asked about 17 questions about younger drivers before the rest of us could get in some other questions about logistics behind factory expansion and shit like that. Sure enough, the stories that came out of that meeting all focused on the original intent of the presentation — except that one story… Read more

The subject line of this week's Wheels blog weekly email is strangely prescient: Read more

OK, then LOL should be pronounced "L-Ow-L" because that's how the "O" in "Out" is pronounced. Read more

The most important line of the story? Read more

Knowing them, I'm fairly confident that they made that decision together and neither one of them pressured the other. So — it was probably because that was what the two of them wanted. Read more

My former boss, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, who took her husband's last name as her middle name. Her husband, Daniel Granholm Mulhern, took her last name as his middle name. The kids got his last name. Seems like a fair compromise to me. Read more

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I think you mean "Ray Wert", not "Grant Ray." Read more