Thanks, I already can’t unsee the flat slab wheel arches on everything now because of one of these types of Jalopnik articles, now I’m going to see hockey stick bumper covers everywhere too. Read more
Matt Brown
superfastmatt
Matt Brown is an automotive engineer, writer, and builder of unconventional things. Mostly vehicles.
Can they still run that car? I thought Madonna had a patent on their headlight system?
The back end of the Camry is raging tire fire in general. Between that and the Lexus Predator Face, it seems that Toyota’s design department is just a bunch of bro’s locked in a room with a lifetime supply of Red Bull and Jager. Read more
This model is far more realistic, as it comes with an asshole right above the nuts. Read more
This is peak Torchinsky. Please never change. Read more
You mean like the tent?
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Just sayin’.
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My take: I *LOVE* that it looks like this, mainly because cars/suvs/trucks are incredibly similar and boring. Tiny detail changes between lifelong competing manufacturers. It’s awesome to have someone stir the pot and hopefully encourage designers to take some risks. There will be duds but it could also lead to some… Read more
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As much as I enjoy Matt Brown’s writing, I must disagree with him on lane splitting. Read more
Matt Brown, you do write some funny stuff. Examples: Read more
My 2000 Red ‘stang: A Eulogy, or, the story of four failures. Read more
I want to know where there’s a brick wall that looks like the one in the lead photo. I’ve never seen one like that. I might be willing to give up five of my current brick walls for one like that. Read more
Hey, man, climbing curbs to get at pedestrians isn’t for the faint of heart. Read more
I couldn’t agree more. My worst bike wreck was caused by a “nice” driver who decided to stop and let a car into traffic, which drove past her and into me in the next lane over. Read more
TW200 with a DRZ400 swap Read more
I love reading up on these builds, but I never see much on how they get the Tesla unit to integrate with the car, or how power steering/braking is affected. I’ve been trying to see if there’s a way to select your drive mode (PRND) using a stock automatic shifter instead of a third party touch screen. I’m assuming… Read more
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4th gen...??
Wait - Gen 1 covers the four different bodies for ‘64.5 to ‘73??
How the fuck is the 71-73 beast considered the same gen as a 64.5 - 66?
dimensions (from Wikipedia):
‘71-’73
Wheelbase - 109 in,
Length - 189.5 in
Width - 74.1 in
Height - 50.1 in
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My ‘99 Cobra convertible has nearly 160k miles and is still beautiful! I’m the second owner and have had it for nearly 19 years.