Here's Why NASCAR Still Uses a Four-Speed Gearbox
Drifting is intentionally hard on a car. You’ll be tearing down, a hundred miles an hour, pull the handbrake, your…
The Most Interesting Car In Detroit Was This Front-Drive, Diesel Manual Body-on-Frame Van
Even though this year’s Detroit Auto Show was a little bit thin, there were still plenty of interesting cars around:…
Former Faraday Future Backer Pivots to Zombie Saab
We have a new contender for Wildest Decision Maker In The Global Auto Industry and it’s Evergrande Health. Fresh from…
This Amazing Chevy Video from 1935 Uses an Abandoned House to Explain Why Strong Car Frames Are Good
The Internet can be a terrible wasteland of a place, but every so often, you stumble on some real gems. Recently, I’ve…
China's Car Sales Are Down For First Time in 20 Years
The world’s largest car market just faltered, a diesel cheating scandal nears its end, and y’all are still dumping…
Dystopian Rearview Mirrors Will Remember You With an Iris Scan
Michigan-based automotive mirror specialist Gentex is looking to debut rearview mirrors that contain iris-scanning…
The Best Car Tech We Saw in 2018
In 2018, we saw the automotive industry charge headfirst into a future filled with electric and (maybe) autonomous…
Ford Patents Conveyor Belts for SUV Cargo Areas So You Don't Have to Crawl in and Possibly Expose Your Butt to Everyone
Ever since there have been station wagons and other vehicles with long, open cargo areas, people have been packing them…
Skipping Gears on a Manual Transmission Is Fine
Apparently there’s some debate over whether or not it is ok to skip over gears on a stickshift car. Uh. Ok? Yeah, no,…
Did You Work on the Original Chevrolet Volt? We Want to Hear From You
General Motors hyped the original Chevrolet Volt as a world-beating car. Its development took years and was rumored to…
Here's Why This Car Has Such a Bizarre Exhaust Setup
This tube-chassis Pontiac Firebird might be the coolest build of the year based on the headers alone.
Why Porsche Does Intake Manifolds Different From Everyone Else
I think it’s safe to say most of us, even those of us uncomfortably car-obsessed, don’t spend a lot of time thinking…
Autonomous Cars Should Be Ready for Snow Just in Time for Global Warming to Eliminate Winter
John Krafcik, CEO of Google’s self-driving car arm Waymo, said this week that it will take decades for autonomous cars…
2019 BMW 3 Series: The Engineering Behind the Handling Improvements
BMW says the new 2019 BMW 3 Series, which debuted last month in Paris, “moves the game on once again in terms of…
Whatever Is Going on in This Video of Starting a Car From the Door Handle, It's Weird
I’ll be honest, I’m not exactly sure what’s going on in this video, or why. All I know for sure is it’s been making the…
A Car Battery Exploded in My House and I'm Not Really Sure Why
In general, I try to avoid in-home explosions when I can. I mean, nobody’s perfect, and, sure, some explosions are…
Reminder: Cars Don't Have Bumpers Anymore and That Sucks
I’m not sure if you saw this story this morning, but modern cars are absolutely outrageously expensive to fix after…
Quick Question: What Qualifies as an Automatic Transmission?
Today, as we swung forlornly in our individual work-pods, a number of us here at the Jalopnik Automotive Content…
This Steering Wheel Found on Many American Cars Had an Unusual Horn Interface and a Dirty-Sounding Name
While smacking your hand into the center of a steering wheel is the generally-accepted default way to sound a car’s…