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The star of 'The Mysterious Benedict Society' on Disney+ tells the sorry tale of his hand-me-down VW Westfalia camper bus.

Dan Fox

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Why 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Is the Ultimate Car Movie

Steve dives into the automotive details that make 'Fury Road' so compelling — and so believable.

Dan Fox

Car Culture

Multiple GM Accounts Have Gone Silent on Twitter in Wake of Musk Ownership

The move by General Motors is costing Tesla CEO Elon Musk millions of dollars in advertising.

Andy Kalmowitz

Car Culture

McLaren's Heritage Collection Is Being Partially Sold to Fund Development of the Artura: Report

McLaren is fundraising by selling some cars from its prized collection of championship machines.

José Rodríguez Jr.

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Broadway Star Wendell Pierce Is a True Formula 1 Fan

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2023 Toyota Crown: Design Details

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2023 Toyota Crown: Driving Impressions

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Ford Has Built 150,000 Mustang Mach-Es Already

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My First Car: When JB Smoove Divorced His Cutlass Supreme

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Announcements

Buick Is Bringing the Chinese-Market Envista to the U.S.

The compact SUV was originally designed for sale in China by SAIC-GM, but will come to the U.S. in 2023.

José Rodríguez Jr.

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Auto Shows

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My Favorite Design Details From the LA Auto Show

They say pictures can say a thousand words, but seeing things in person can say a heck of a lot more.

Lawrence Hodge

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Gets up to 340 Miles of Range in U.S. Spec

Andy Kalmowitz

2023 Toyota Prius Is the Quickest, Most Powerful, Or Most Efficient Prius Ever

Lawrence Hodge

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Stanceworks' Honda-Powered Ferrari 244 GTK Is Done – Kind of

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The Inventory

Impress With These Food Gifts on Amazon Prime

From chili crisp to the bestselling cheese board, these are delicious gifts!

Erin O'Brien

The Inventory

Check Out This Week’s Flash Deal Friday at Wayfair

Deals you can steal for today only! And they're too good to pass up.

Erin O'Brien

The Inventory

Take 30% Off This Cuisinart Cookware Set Before Cooking Your Family’s...

You're head chef this holiday season. This one's for you!

Erin O'Brien

The Inventory

Decorate Your Floor With the Mean One, Mr. Grinch, This Holiday Season

This 3D illusion Grinch-themed door mat is just $26.

Joe Tilleli

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Chevy's Holiday TV Commercial Is Great Because It Doesn't Try to Sell You a Car

It's a touching short story told in the form of a car commercial, and that's what makes it great.

Kyle Hyatt

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Jay Leno Has Been Released From the Hospital, Report Says

Kyle Hyatt

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Watch Gears and Gasoline Swap a Camry Hybrid Engine Into Their MR-S Race Car

Kyle Hyatt

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This Vintage Tank Simulator Is Powered by a Tiny Camera on a Scale Model Landscape

Kyle Hyatt

Car Design

The Acura RSX Was the Black Sheep of the Integra Family

Steve and Andy have differing opinions on Acura's not-quite-an-Integra two-door hatchback.

Dan Fox

Car Design

This 2000 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG Has a Manual Transmission From a Chrysler Crossfire

Collin Woodard

Car Design

Lancia Returns to Carmaking With Something That's 100 Percent Not a Car

Adam Ismail

Car Design

Drool Over These 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar Pictures With Us

Andy Kalmowitz

Car Technology

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Car Technology

Level 4 Autonomy Exists in Exactly One (1) Parking Lot

Mercedes-Benz and Bosch are introducing the first publicly available Level 4 autonomous technologies. Except, you can only use it in one German parking lot.

Elizabeth Blackstock

Car Technology

China's Nio Will Sell Next-Generation EVs in the U.S.

Collin Woodard

Car Technology

Tesla and Zoom Team Up to Bring Work Calls to You Car

Erin Marquis

Car Technology

Honda Says No to EVs With Manual Transmissions

Collin Woodard

Concept Cars

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Concept Cars

These Are the Best and Worst Vision Gran Turismo Concept Cars

Since 2014, Gran Turismo has asked the world's top automakers to produce their ideal enthusiast car for the game. These are the standouts.

Adam Ismail

Concept Cars

10 Cars That Changed Dramatically from Concept to Production

Adam Ismail

Concept Cars

The Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept Previews Toyota's EV Future

Lawrence Hodge

Concept Cars

The Genesis X Convertible Concept Is, Once Again, Excruciatingly Beautiful

Adam Ismail

Countersteer

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Countersteer

Will Chrysler Even Be Around Long Enough To Make The Airflow?

Stellantis wants us to believe Chrysler will go fully electric. Its history with the brand shows it doesn't care enough about it.

Lawrence Hodge

Countersteer

Have You Ever Owned A Fry Oil-Powered Diesel Car?

Steve DaSilva

Countersteer

Have You Ever Owned A Subaru B9 Tribeca, The Crossover With A Plane Stuck To Its Face?

Mercedes Streeter

Countersteer

What Do You Want To Know About The 2022 Honda Civic?

Erin Marquis

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Crashes

SUV Driver Who Ran Over 25 LA Sheriff and Police Recruits Was Asleep at the Wheel

The driver's attorney says he's "a good kid that fell asleep on his way to work early in the morning."

José Rodríguez Jr.

Crashes

Driver Accused of Killing Deputy and Daughter Hasn't Held Valid License Since 2005

Ryan Erik King

Crashes

That YouTuber Who Crashed His GMC Hummer Called the Truck 'Pathetic'

Steve DaSilva

Crashes

100-Vehicle Pileup in Denver After First Snowfall of the Season

Ryan Erik King

Crime

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Crime

Alleged Bank Robber Turned to Uber for a Getaway Driver After Heist

A very confused ride-share driver led police directly to the apartment of their suspect.

Erin Marquis

Crime

Car Found Buried 5 Feet Under Backyard of Ritzy Home Stumps Police

Erin Marquis

Crime

Police Purposefully Crash Head-On Into Woman's Car Only to Realize She Wasn't Their Suspect

Erin Marquis

Crime

Hyundai Finally Releases Fix to Stop Vehicle Thefts and it's Not Free

Lawrence Hodge

David Tracy's Car Adventures

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I Picked Up A Hitchhiker In Turkey And It Was Hilariously Weird

I somehow ended up rapping Eminem with a hitchhiker in my 250,000-mile diesel manual Chrysler Voyager

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Binge Watch Project POStal: The Video Series About The Ultimate Automotive Underdog

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This Is Why You Don't Go Off-Roading Alone

David Tracy

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Watch Me Catch A Serious Brake Problem Moments Before Heading Up One Of America's Most Dangerous Mountain Passes

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High-Mileage Heroes

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High-Mileage Heroes

This Impossibly Clean 500,000-Mile Toyota Prius Is Probably Nicer Than Your Car

Buying this high-milage hero will set you back nearly $11,000

Erin Marquis

High-Mileage Heroes

My 1997 BMW 318ti Is Actually A Cargo Van

José Rodríguez Jr.

High-Mileage Heroes

I Bought A Diesel Manual Wagon For Cheaper Than A Cash For Clunkers Nissan Versa

Mercedes Streeter

High-Mileage Heroes

Check Out What A Toyota Prius Engine Looks Like After 303,000 Miles

Mercedes Streeter

Jalopnik Explains

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Jalopnik Explains

Always Travel With Beer Koozies

You never know when you'll need a cold one — or something soft to store equipment

Andrew P. Collins

Jalopnik Explains

Now Is The Time To Finally Master The Heel-Toe Shift

Tom McParland

Jalopnik Explains

The Comprehensive Guide To Subaru Engines

Steve DaSilva

Jalopnik Explains

The 25-Year Import Rule's History Is More Complicated Than You Think

Mercedes Streeter

Jalopnik Investigates

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Jalopnik Investigates

The Stars of Gran Turismo's World Tournament See No Future in the Game (Update)

Lavish production and FIA backing convinced players that GT was a springboard to a motorsports or esports career. Years later, that dream has vanished.

Adam Ismail

Jalopnik Investigates

Motorcycle Parts Seller BikeBandit Has Stolen $646,000 of Customers' Money and Disappeared, Says Bankruptcy Trustee

Mercedes Streeter

Jalopnik Investigates

How New York Became the Center of the Fight Against Uber and the Gig Economy Lie

Ryan Felton

Jalopnik Investigates

Lost Nissan Skylines, A $335,000 Lawsuit, An Empty Warehouse: Has A Well-Known JDM Importer Skipped Town?

Ryan Felton

Japan

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Check Out This Video History of the Famous Mid Night Club and Blackbird 911

The car and the club are both wilder than you could imagine.

Kyle Hyatt

Japan

What It Looks Like To Drive Through The Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Raphael Orlove

Japan

What It's Like To Own A Lexus LFA Nürburging

Ken Saito

Japan

This Man Owns Over 100 Cars Including That Road-Legal Porsche 962

Ken Saito

Movies

Why 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Is the Ultimate Car Movie

Steve dives into the automotive details that make 'Fury Road' so compelling — and so believable.

The Tim Burton Batmobile (The Best One) Can Be Yours

Dan Fox

Movies

Reminder: 'Bullitt' Was and Still Is Bad

Erik Shilling

Movies

Someone on Twitter Is Posting the Entire 'Fast and the Furious' Movie One Tweet at a Time

Adam Ismail

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Milano asks that no offers be made on the car until it is seen in person. Before we get that personal, we’ll have to decide how good his offer — and the car — is, to begin with.

Rob Emslie

Nice Price Or No Dice

At $2,500, Should We All Hail This 1995 Renault Twingo?

Rob Emslie

Nice Price Or No Dice

At $21,000, Is This 2001 Bentley Arnage Worth Its Weight In Grey Poupon?

Rob Emslie

Nice Price Or No Dice

At $14,900, Would Buying This 1946 Willys-Overland CJ2A Be A Memorable Experience?

Rob Emslie

Nostalgia You Can Taste

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Tony Hale's First Car Was a VW Hippie Bus That Burned to the Ground

The star of 'The Mysterious Benedict Society' on Disney+ tells the sorry tale of his hand-me-down VW Westfalia camper bus.

Dan Fox

Nostalgia You Can Taste

A Former Yugo Seller Explains That the Cars Weren't Always Hated

Steve DaSilva

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My First Car: When JB Smoove Divorced His Cutlass Supreme

Dan Fox

Nostalgia You Can Taste

Dragging My Dream BMW 2002tii Out of a Florida Field

Aaron Richardson

Project Driveway

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Project Driveway

This Subaru 22B Clone Was Rallied, Abandoned, And Resurrected

Originally built to FIA rally spec, this Subaru 2.5RS was left for dead in Vancouver. Then Felix Yuen found it, bought it, and brought it back to life.

Brendan McAleer

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From Road to Rally: How to Make Your Daily Driver a Rally Racer, Part 2

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From Road to Rally: How to Make Your Daily Driver a Rally Racer, Part 1

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How to Buy Tires for Your Car

Chris Landry & Jake Margle

QOTD

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QOTD

What's the Worst Example of Automotive Badge Engineering?

A name swap alone is never enough to hide the badge-engineered roots of a vehicle shared by two different brands.

Adam Ismail

QOTD

What Car Got the Worst Facelift?

Adam Ismail

QOTD

These Are The States You Say Have The Best Driving Roads

Andy Kalmowitz

QOTD

Which State Has The Best Driving Roads?

Andy Kalmowitz

The Grand Tour

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The Grand Tour

The New Grand Tour Special Looks Extremely Cold

It's unclear to me why Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond are still making new specials beyond the fact that they can.

Erik Shilling

The Grand Tour

James May Has Finally Turned Into Willy Wonka But For Gin

Erik Shilling

The Grand Tour

The New Grand Tour Special Almost Looks Good

Erik Shilling

The Grand Tour

James May Says That A New Dacia Sandero Is Better Than His $10,000 Bicycle

Erik Shilling

The Morning Shift

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The Morning Shift

Toyota Sees a Light at the End of the Tunnel

The company forecasts a million-car sales increase for 2023.

Steve DaSilva

The Morning Shift

Chinese-Built Teslas Finally Get U.S. Recall Updates

Steve DaSilva

The Morning Shift

Tesla Is Losing Marketshare Over Price

Andy Kalmowitz

The Morning Shift

The Tesla Model 3 is Finally Getting an Update

Owen Bellwood

The Torchinsky Files

The Torchinsky Files: How To Draw A VW Beetle On Old Computers The Hard Way

Have you ever had to settle some sort of dispute or perceived slight by a rapid-fire duel of classic Volkswagen Beetle drawing? Probably. Well, if so, I’m not sure what method you chose to render your VW, but if it helps for next time, I’ve…

Jason Torchinsky