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Rory Carroll

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Jalopnik EIC '48 Willys CJ-2A, '84 Porsche 911, '15 VW GTI, '07 Lexus GX 470.

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I Finally Looked Up Why Gas Pumps Sometimes Run Slow And It's Not What I Thought

I Finally Looked Up Why Gas Pumps Sometimes Run Slow And It's Not What I Thought

Some of the reasons make intuitive sense, and one reason, a leak, doesn’t really.

Here's <i>Car Talk</i>'s 100 Percent Effective Way To Teach Someone To Drive A Stick

Here's Car Talk's 100 Percent Effective Way To Teach Someone To Drive A Stick

I've successfully used this exact method several times

See You Around, Jalops!

See You Around, Jalops!

This is my last post as Editor in Chief of Jalopnik, see you in the comments!

I Drove A $4M 2022 Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport And I Don't Know How To Feel

I Drove A $4M 2022 Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport And I Don't Know How To Feel

It's my sense of dread vs. the greatest car in the world.

Racing Tech: NASCAR Next Gen Car

Racing Tech: NASCAR Next Gen Car

NASCAR's Next Gen car made its debut at the LA Coliseum.

We're Hiring: Video Lead

We're Hiring: Video Lead

Do you want to be responsible for making our ideas into videos? Are you sure?

My Lexus Demonstrates Why It's Hard To Weigh Capability Against Practicality

My Lexus Demonstrates Why It's Hard To Weigh Capability Against Practicality

My Lexus gets terrible mileage, handles like a boat, and is slower than an old base Camry. It's so bad at so much,…

I Solved A Rooftop Tent's Biggest Problem Within Less Than An Hour

I Solved A Rooftop Tent's Biggest Problem Within Less Than An Hour

Getting this thing off my roof when it's not needed has changed everything.

Best Reviews 2021: The 2021 Honda Odyssey Is A Supercar For Dads

Best Reviews 2021: The 2021 Honda Odyssey Is A Supercar For Dads

Join us for one of many stories selected for a 2021 retrospective.

2021 Staff Pick: I Found My Lexus GX 470's Achilles' Heel Off-Roading With Jeeps

2021 Staff Pick: I Found My Lexus GX 470's Achilles' Heel Off-Roading With Jeeps

Join us for one of many stories selected for a 2021 retrospective.

I Drove A Base Porsche 911 With An MSRP Of $116,000

I Drove A Base Porsche 911 With An MSRP Of $116,000

Is it worth six figures to drive a base car with a PDK?

Best Of 2021: If Volkswagen Actually Changes Its Name To Voltswagen, I'll Get A VW Tattoo [Update: That's Right]

Best Of 2021: If Volkswagen Actually Changes Its Name To Voltswagen, I'll Get A VW Tattoo [Update: That's Right]

It's Jalopnik's Best of 2021, all the posts you loved the most.

Bet You Don't Know How Old Sequential Turn Signals Worked

It's a design that's either very complicated or very simple, depending on how you think

The Lada That Brought Me To Jalopnik Will Be The First Jalopnik Staff Car

The Lada That Brought Me To Jalopnik Will Be The First Jalopnik Staff Car

The mighty race car that started me on this path has returned to my life

Treadmill Racing Is The Best Racing You Can Watch On Thanksgiving

This isn't any worse than watching the Detroit Lions

The New iPhone 13 Is Already Junk, Your Next Car Shouldn't Be

The New iPhone 13 Is Already Junk, Your Next Car Shouldn't Be

We cannot afford to start building "iPhones on wheels"

Using Only Cars, Here's Where Jalopnik Grew Up And When

Using Only Cars, Here's Where Jalopnik Grew Up And When

Can you describe the place you grew up via the cars you saw most often?

The Roofnest Sparrow Adventure Is A Better Way To Sleep In Your Car

The Roofnest Sparrow Adventure Is A Better Way To Sleep In Your Car

If you camp a lot and hate sleeping on the ground, it's worth it.

Racing Tech: Lexus RC F Airjack System

Racing Tech: Lexus RC F Airjack System

Bozi Tatarevic shows us how the car he works on gets up in the air for service

Racing Tech: NASCAR's Next Gen Cup Car

Racing Tech: NASCAR's Next Gen Cup Car

Let's take a walk around Toyota's new Camry Cup Car