Blog Profile / Jalopnik
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| Filed Under: | Vehicles / Cars | |
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| Posts / Week: | 120.7 | |
| Archived Since: | March 2, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Girl Who Hit Cyclist, Tweeted About It Says She Isn't 'Anti-Cyclist'
Emma Way, the woman who ran into a cyclist with her car, drove away, and tweeted about "bloody cyclists," has now spoken out in her first interview. She now claims she's not anti-cyclist because "she's a cyclist" herself. Read more....
Watch This Scooter Crash Four Times In A Row Then Fall Into A Pit
Watch this video to the end. You will not believe how bad this scooter rider is. Read more...
Texas Fire Collapses Bridge Like Dominoes
When a bridge trestle in Texas caught fire last Sunday, authorities ruled it too dangerous to fight, so they let it burn down. Gizmodo has the whole video right here, and estimates the damage at $10 million. Read more...
2014 Lexus IS: The Jalopnik Review
The entry level luxury sport sedan game is mad fierce, y’all, and in that segment the Lexus IS has always been the kind of car that finishes solidly in the middle of the pack. With a (mostly) new IS for 2014, Lexus aims to change that. Read more...
Could NASCAR Use Turbo V6s And Carbon Fiber Frames By 2017?
After the success of NASCAR's "Generation 6" program (which has accomplished it's main goal by creating more unique cars for each brand while also accomplishing the auxiliary goal of making passing easier on bigger, more aero dependent...Show More Summary
Turbo V6 Powered Beetle, Meet Telephone Pole
There is something about the Volkswagen Beetle that brings out the Mr. Hyde in normally mild mannered people. Perhaps it is purgatory-slow speeds and clack-ity-rackity noise from the stock Beetle engine that drives its owners mad and convinces them to transform the egg shaped coupes into wheel-standing coffins. Read more...
The BMW M5: A Retrospective
BMW says the M5 has been the standard for high-performance sedans since its release in 1985. We’d be inclined to agree. We drove the six-speed-equipped 2013 BMW M5, its TwinPower turbo technology delivering 560 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque, earlier this year, and decided it was the best one yet. Read more...
The Best Unlikely Race Cars
Most cars weren't meant to be raced, but having said that, everything can be turned into a potent racer with a bit of work and as many performance parts as your budget allows. Why would you? Because race car, obviously. Read more...
Here's Chechnya's Leader With Gerard Depardieu And A Monster Truck
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has a pretty active Instagram account. Here he is with Gerard Depardieu and a monster truck on the set of a movie called Turquoise. Read more...
This is the American who saved the Porsche 911
Peter Schutz was CEO of Porsche from January 1, 1981 to December, 31, 1987. He was the first American to hold the post. He's also the reason the Porsche 911 still exists today. The Germans had made the decision to axe their icon, saying...Show More Summary
Volkswagen Fixes Their Diesels Because Idiots Keep Putting Gas In Them
Volkswagen has a problem with their diesel engines: You. You people keep ruining them by filling them with gasoline instead of diesel fuel. Read more...
This Psychedelic Chrysler Ad From The '70s Is Awesome
Most certainly inspired by Peter Max's art, this LSD-infused print ad for the Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda is wonderfully seventies. Chrysler should get some inspiration. Read more...
Best of Oppositelock: May 22, 2013
Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people have put a good deal of effort into writing from the last 24 hours. Today it includes a Nurburgring experience, a new appreciation for front wheel drive, a man with a toy car obsession and more. Read more...
Watch A 180-Foot Jump Almost Snap This Truck In Half
We're at Silver Lake Sand Dunes, Michigan and this is the longest jump in the offroad park's history. At 180 feet, it almost snaps this trophy truck in half. Read more...
One Insane Lap Of The Nurburgring, Flat Out, In The Rain
There are those legendary films that capture the rush of extreme driving, Climb Dance, C'était un Rendezvous, Faszination. Now we have a new one: Rain Dance. Read more...
Michigan Supreme Court Says Medical Weed Users Can Toke Up Then Drive
It's illegal to drive while high on marijuana in Michigan. It's legal to smoke medical marijuana in Michigan. These two laws were bound to come in conflict with each other. They have, and now the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled driving after smoking pot is ok, but only for medical marijuana users. Far out man. Read more...
What's The Best Summer Road Trip Vehicle?
The sun is out! The birds are singing! Your vinyl interior is burning itself into your thighs! Yes, summer is practically here and it's time to go on some road trips. What car do you take, though? Read more...
$127,000 Nissan GT-R Gentleman Edition Is For Classy Gentlemen Only
You there. Are you a classy gentleman? I am. Do you want to know how I'm a classy gentleman? Because I wear suits with ties all the time, sip tea, pretend I know a lot about wine and hit on women in an unconvincingly fake British accent. Read more...
Biker: Amber Arbucci
Amber Arbucci is a wildlife photographer and model. You may have seen her in ads for Victoria’s Secret or in the pages of GQ. She also rides around Los Angeles on a Yamaha R6. We took her out for a slice of pizza and talked bikes. Read more...
The World's Ten Largest Engines
What's the largest engine in the world? Well, it depends from how you look at it. Thankfully, we have dedicated Jalopnik readers to help us finding the right answers. Read more...