Somewhere in Michigan in February, there is a decrepit Saturn waiting to fall through the ice in April.

I wish people would stop saying this. The new Ranger and Colorado/Canyon are not as big as full-size trucks were 30 years ago. Not even 40, 50, or 60 years ago. You need to go back to the early ‘40s to get close. All full-size trucks can carry a 4x8 sheet of plywood between the wheel wells in the bed. The only small…

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I’m hoping the headline was an attempt at sarcasm given the cognitive dissonance between the 1st and 2nd gear conclusions today.

Because being a minister owning a ferrari is about as far from what Jesus seemed to be trying to do as you can get without killing people.

You can probably part it out and get your $500 back sooner than it would take to dump $3,000 into rebuilding the engine and trans enough to trailer it out to Moab. But some men just want to watch the world (and their checking account) burn.

Because it is there.

Dale Sr. was well-aware of the HANS device and flat-out refused to wear one. He was just old school like that. Car of Tomorrow, killswitches, and mandatory HANS usage all came as a result of the deaths in the 2000-2001 season across all NASCAR series. Kenny Irwin, Jr. was the only other death in the top-tier Winston…

Strangely enough, I still feel this way about the ‘92 Corsica that I bought in high school and kept until halfway through college. I drove it all over the country to college and summer internships, with no cruise control or cell phone and a Discman on the dashboard. 3.1 V6 with a 3 speed auto was a highway beast back…

Perfect? Debatable. I grew up in a loaded ‘82 CC Wagon. $25,000 in 1982 loaded. This one is barely one step up from the fleet-queen Impala trim. No bumper rub strips, corner indicators, or spoke wheels, and the gauge package is base. The original stereo is long gone. It’s a nice California car, but not the perfect…

Hot take: This is a better vehicle than a 2009 Mustang GT.

Well said. The other difference is that modern CUVs are built on unibody platforms that also underpin sedans and wagons, usually even in the same assembly facility. They are lighter than the old body-on-frame SUVs, use car engines that are more efficient, and are drastically more aerodynamic. Pickups print money for…

I’d fix Cadillac by doubling the price of everything and let Buick cater to the working masses. I would also eliminate 50% of the Cadillac dealerships and ban dealers from co-branding with Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC. Every Cadillac model gets a platform not shared by any other GM brand, including the Escalade and…

Although this appears to be the Jalopnik GM-Bashing Article of the Day, this situation is NOT unique to GM. Here is one example with everyone’s favorite musclecar:

Today’s GM-bashing Article of the Day, amirite?

First I thought it was just Carlisle, but now I’m convinced that Reuss has no idea what’s going on, either. What the heck is going on over at GM? Plant allocations are one thing, but not knowing whether a product is ending production June 1 or not is incompetent.

Carlisle is going to be gone within a year. 37 years with the company and he can only respond with rhetorical questions about “branding”. That means there is no plan. GM design came up with a rendering for a future EV that could have had any GM badge on it, and management picked Cadillac. I’m thinking more and more…

1st gear makes sense as long as they can actually create some kind of buzz AND get Cadillac dealers to sell the car without running people off when they walk in the door or *GASP* answer an email to their “internet desk”. The number one complaint about the Bolt by this site and everyone else is how it’s a Chevy,…

One issue with downsizing wheels is that some vehicles may have clearance issues with the brakes if you downsize. Vehicles that have larger wheels from the factory may have larger brake discs to account for the increased unsprung weight and associated braking distance with larger rims, which means that the caliper is…

This is another reason why people are buying crossovers, SUVs, and trucks. Big sidewalls. Unless someone buys a luxury SUV or brodozer’s their truck, in which case the 30 series meats on a 26 inch rim aren’t going to do much good either.