Well Jesus Christ please don't leave us hanging, how fast did the cars go? Read more

They actually have a parody movie of Taken, it’s called... Tooken. Read more

This belongs in the metaphorical hall of fame.

I figured Scary Movie was good because of the Wayans boys’ participation and not these two. As it turns out, according to Wikipedia Friedberg and Seltzer were working on another similar script as the Wayans’ were and they were added to the credits of Scary Movie even… Read more

In one sense, this is a shame, as the over-the-top pretentiousness of the F&F series has always been ripe for parody. Read more

JeepName.4xe - Fatal error Read more

It was a very fucking weird decade. Read more

Quite the impressive story—glad you wrote it. Read more

They’ll never get the smell out... Read more

He founded X.com which bought Confinity, which had a little product named Paypal. Read more

Depends how you define “co-create.” He did end up as the largest non-institutional shareholder, and I’m pretty sure he founded X.com, which became part of what became PayPal through a merger. Is that co-creating? It’s close enough that it’s not really misleading. Was X.com really worth anything, in terms of intrinsic… Read more

I don’t think it was ever implied they invented electric vehicles. I don’t think there is anyone who thinks that. Read more

People can have strange reactions with new things. Read more

He may be in Lebanon, but he can’t escape the smooth shifting Xtronic CVT which features dynamic step shifting, wider gear ratio coverage, and an adaptive shift controller. The result is a more connected, spirited driving experience – all without sacrificing fuel economy. ©   Read more

He’s gone Rouge. Probably best he got out of Japan, they would have given him the Maxima sentence. Read more

Funny you mentioned the Baja, the original prototype ST-x (Subaru Truck Experimental) had a dual range transfer case, and the entire back wall folded down like the Avalanche. GM, with a 20% stake in Fuji Heavy Industries at the time, was worried about it eating into Avalanche sales, and more or less would not let them… Read more

Thanks for this article! I'd forgotten about this feature. I'm adding this to my list. I need a truck that'll baby and eat 4x8s. Read more

I have a 2008 Avalanche with close to 300k and I plan on keeping it for as long as humanely possible. The folding midgate is awesome and gets regular use. Everyone who says “get a minivan” misses one crucial point. You cant just throw mulch, Soil, Concrete, or anything dirty on the back of a minivan without destroying… Read more

I have to say,jalopnik’s stories over the last weeks have been great.You guys could have thrown some old recycled content at us,but you made extra effort.Well done!
FWIW my favorite were the stories of older LeMans cars
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A few minutes of Google suggests... you welded this yourself? If so, mad props and Happy Hanukkah!

That is beautiful, dude. Read more