The joy of fiction allows everyone to see themselves as the good guy. Right wingers see themselves as the rebel alliance and yet the empire seems a bit more authoritarian and left wing people see themselves fighting the evil empire of authoritarianism. Same with harry potter, dune, LOTR. People by human nature see…

We've been the bad guys for a long time, going back to when Kissinger and Ford gave Indonesia a green light to commit genocide circa 1974.

This video details how they plan to deal with the overland problem, basically they’re trying to lessen the intensity of the sonic boom.

I’m almost 40 and married and will absolutely consider this as my next car. But whatevs.

My mechanic specializes in British marques. He’s also a client, so I’m in his office from time to time. Every time an Aston pulls up, he salivates. It’s not that he’s a rip off artist. It literally takes 11 man hours to remove the torque tube which is required to service the clutch. The clutch that has to be replaced…

Not exactly a light car, but fairly light for that much power and the probably decent amount of torque that went with it. Maybe not fast for today, but definitely quick for ‘83

Agree about most all of what you said, but don’t think he is worthy of a new Jalop story every couple of days

I guess when Chris D’Elia (the original actor playing the helicopter pilot) was fired for soliciting photos of underage girls, Tig Notaro (actually my favorite character in the movie, even if she’s more or less just playing herself) had to record all her scenes with green screen. Almost all of her shots are static and…

Corolla was always just a brand to sell compact cars, they had coupes, sedans, wagons, liftbacks, hatchbacks, so why not crossovers.

Buffet’s strategy is relatively straightforward. Buy and hold long term. I’ve read/listened to interviews by him. He believes you can’t beat the market long term. He doesn’t buy any company he isn’t comfortable holding for long periods of time.

Madoff’s complexity is simply astounding... for the complete lack of it. He simply deposited customers money in his Chase business account, made up fake statements, and then withdrew his customers money when they asked, all while skimming a bit off the top. Works quite well when not everyone wants their money back.…

I’m actually..... dumbfounded by this article. I’ve come to expect trash “keyboard warrior” articles from Bradly, but this one really crossed the line of what I assumed Jalopnik editors would approve. Its hostile for the pure sake of hostility. I have been coming to this site less and less lately, but I am serious in…

This is an incredibly salty take and in very poor taste considering the Glick has been a friend to Jalopnik for years.

Right? Even if there was a valid criticism (there isn't, really), this is so confrontational it comes across as personal and petty. I've defended some of these hot takes from this author, but this is some of the worst shit I've seen here

Man, Jim has been around these parts longer than you have, and always been a good dude to talk to. Why are you always interested in the hate train?

Aston does use quite a lot of Mercedes tech and stuff, think they’ve invested a larger stake in them so that might very well soon be the case.

Yes, these cars were considered dog slow when new, let alone 30 years later (12.3 seconds 0-60!). Also no a/c, and let’s not forget that this was probably the least practical wagon you could buy in its era. The trunk is really tiny.

Mad respect to anyone who takes a Daytona shopping.

The definition of solitude: Michael Collins is the only person, alive or dead, not in this photograph.

I never thought of the doors while being upside down! The lever is sort of behind the seat, so reaching it while upside down might be tricky, but it is a good explanation for why you would have it other than “yeah we’re pretty sure this electric door opener might fail”