Blog Profile / Jalopnik
| URL : | http://jalopnik.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Vehicles / Cars | |
| Posts on Regator: | 32847 | |
| Posts / Week: | 120.6 | |
| Archived Since: | March 2, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
The Sight Of Worthless Cars Being Crushed Breaks A Gearhead's Heart
Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from CNN Money, The New York Times, Hooniverse, and Quartz. Read more...
The 24 Hours Of Le Mans Is Coming
It starts June 22 and it ends June 23rd. Get excited. Read more...
io9 Star Trek Into Darkness: The Spoiler FAQ | Kotaku What the Next PlayStation and Xbox Need to Get
io9 Star Trek Into Darkness: The Spoiler FAQ | Kotaku What the Next PlayStation and Xbox Need to Get Right | Jalopnik In Defense Of Touring Car Racers Purposely Driving Ridiculously Slow | Gawker Jann Wenner's Kid Is the New Head of RollingStone.com | Valleywag Tumblr and Yahoo: Everyone's Rich and Everyone Loses Read more...
The CLA Isn't Mercedes' First Four-Cylinder Entry Model
With the CLA coming to America soon, let's look back on one of Mercedes' previous efforts to bring a found-cylinder entry model into the US market: the 190E 2.3. Read more...
A Pantload Of Jeans-Themed Cars On The Anniversary Of Levi's Patent
Today in 1873 Levi Strauss patented copper-riveted canvas pants. Eventually switching to blue denim, those tough pants became the jeans we all wear all the damn time. Jeans have also been oddly influential for cars, with several cars sporting jeans-based themes, even to this day. Read more...
What's Today's Most Underused Car?
Today's cars and trucks are built to a level of performance like no automobiles before. Few of us actually use all of this potential, particularly for trucks. Read more...
Volvo Teams Up With Swedish House Mafia, Continues To Sell Old Cars
When I saw Volvo releasing teasers of what looked to be a new XC90, I was very excited. Turns out, they're just making a music video with Swedish House Mafia. Read more...
Meanwhile in China
GoPro tweeted this picture a few minutes back. Anyone know where this place is? Those roads look like a great place to ride. Read more...
TTAC Editor-in-Chief Bertel Schmitt puts the blame for his "dykes" remark where it clearly belongs:
TTAC Editor-in-Chief Bertel Schmitt puts the blame for his "dykes" remark where it clearly belongs: TTAC readers. You all should be ashamed of yourself. Read more...
Bernie Ecclestone wants the F1 race in New Jersey to happen so badly that he's prepared to buy a rac
Bernie Ecclestone wants the F1 race in New Jersey to happen so badly that he's prepared to buy a race promoter to make it happen. Not a bribe, mind you. Just the straight up purchase of a human. Read more...
New World Speed Record for Bicycle Set at 263 Km/h (163 mph)
A man in Mulhouse, France has broken the world speed record on a bicycle. With the help of hydrogen peroxide motor, the daredevil hit a speed of 263 Km/h (163 mph). Read more...
Airline Error Sends Passengers To Wrong Continent
A couple leaving from Los Angeles were supposed to fly to Dakar, Senegal via Istanbul. Instead they ended up in Dhaka, Bangladesh nearly seven thousand miles away. How did it happen? Read more...
Mahindra Maxximo Van: The Jalopnik Review
I admit, I'm coming into this review biased because this little van took me to India before I even sat in it. I'm happy to say that after driving it, I wasn't disappointed. The Mahindra Maxximo is a machine perfectly suited to its environment and job, and I have a lot of respect for that. It's also the second-slowest car I've reviewed. Read more...
RideApart Review: 2013 Honda CB500F
Mechanically identical to the new CBR500R, the Honda CB500F ditches the fairing a clip-ons for arguably more practical flat bars and drops $500 from the list price. Just as good? Read more...
In Defense Of Touring Car Racers Purposely Driving Ridiculously Slow
(This weekend, we called the bizarre, slow driving antics of World Touring Car Championship qualifying from Salzburg into question. Touring car driver and Jalopnik contributor Robb Holland took issue with our account. This is his response. - T.O.) Read more...
Volvo made a custom XC60 camera car with six wheels.
Volvo made a custom XC60 camera car with six wheels. Four wheels good, six wheels better. Read more...
This $1.3 Million 1967 Shelby Is The Most Expensive Mustang Ever Sold
For reasons I cannot understand, someone this weekend paid a whopping $1.1 million for the "Eleanor" Ford Mustang from Nicolas Cage's Gone In 60 Seconds. It's not that I don't like that movie, I just think the kit is a bit overcooked and overrated. However, someone else paid $1.3 million for a far more tasteful 'Stang. Read more...
Terribly Unlucky Man Has Home Set On Fire By Lightning And Viper Crash
Someone really, really doesn't want John Anwyl in his house. Over the weekend, a Viper lost control and crashed into his house, setting it partially on fire. This is following a lightning strike last August that burned off part of his roof. Take the hint, buddy. Read more...
People Used To Clean Their Car Interiors With Exhaust
The headline of this February 1932 Popular Science article, "USE CAR EXHAUST TO CLEAN CUSHIONS" at first glance seems as sensible as "USE HUMAN FECES TO CLEAN TEETH," but when you really see what's going on, you'll accept it's not a terrible idea. Just a lousy one. Read more...
The Toyota Supra Is Still A Dream Machine 20 Years Later
Wanna feel old? This year, the beastly, twin turbocharged fourth-generation Toyota Supra will be old enough to buy you a beer. Read more...