The Jeep stands to get most of the damage here, not the towtruck. Landing hard like that on the bump stops can't be good for the suspension. Also, isn't it possible to damage a the transfer case on a 4x4 vehicle towing it like that without a dolly for the front wheels? That's what the owner's manual for my truck says.

I would take that 540i wagon, swap in a 6-speed manual, and maybe sport seats from a 540i sedan m-sport package, and e39 m5 wheels. As far as I can tell Americans never had the option of a manual shift 5 series e39 wagon.

haha, ahh yes I see, it had a revolutionary weight saving "compacted aluminum" engine block.

I know as of the 2002 relaunch of Top Gear, Andy Wilman was primarily a behind the camera talent for the show (basically he was one of the people coming up with the various challenges and premises on the show). It would be interesting to see him as a presenter in the future.

That kinda looks like a cross between an FJ-40 Land Cruiser and a Soviet UAZ-469 with Aluminum wheels. I wonder what the mechanicals are.

I wonder if there has ever been a car made that the Chinese copy was actually an improvement over the original.

Hah, yeah I was wondering if that microfiber towel hanging out of the hood would be a factory installed option too. Whoever took the photo obviously didn't have the 30 seconds required to remove the tag and close the hood properly before snapping a photo.

This could only mean one thing: Wacky waving inflatable arm flaling tube man.

I'm fairly certain the BBC director expected a lot of controversy over his decision. He even mentioned that in his official statement regarding the matter. I don't think anyone expected death threats, or they would have gotten him more protection earlier.

I'm as sad and dissapointed in the dismissal of Jeremy Clarkson as any fan of Top Gear would be, but to claim that an act of unprovoked physical and verbal assault is an act unworthy of termination by making violent threats to the BBC isn't going to bring him back. Neither is whining and stomping and waving your fists…

I don't know about junkyards. To me, they are piles of mangled and crushed scrap metal (aka pig iron) that will likely be used to make future washing machines and refrigerators and other boring domestic appliances. I prefer automotive recyclers because you can actually get useable often tested genuine OEM parts at a…

The square headlights on that "Crazy Soldier" are reminiscent of the Toyota Mega Cruiser which was a Japanese ripoff of the Hummer H1. I also don't understand why in Asia they think these look great in white instead of drab green.

I delcare shenanigans on that "truck suspensions haven't changed much in 100 years." My IFS 4Runner was a bit of a pain to lift dealing with all the steering and suspension and cv axle lining up to get things bolted back together. They don't make many (or any) light duty trucks with front and rear leaf springs any…

The show will never be the same without Clarkson. If Jeremy's close friend and Top Gear Executive Producer Andy Wilman, presenters James May, and Richard Hammond aren't on board for 2016 as rumors suggest it will definetly change totally. At that point it will just be an imitator car show presented by people with…

I don't know about you, but for most of the target markets mentioned, luxury midsize pickup seems like an oxymoron. I mean sure, Cadillac made the ostentatious Escalade EXT for a couple years but it was basically a gussied up Chevy Avalanche and was discontinued for a reason.

I always think it's funny that any species that is a nuisance or dangerous is never from North America. African bees, Asian Carp, those annoying Asian orange beetles that look like ladybugs.

I don't think the 4Runner is on the same platform as the Tacoma. Both of them have a solid rear axle, but the Tacoma uses leaf springs in the rear suspension, whereas the 4Runner uses coil springs and a multilink setup.

One aspect of the CAN bus is a lot of the systems in the car are networked together like the computers in an office. If one component fails or shorts out on the CAN bus it could cause all sorts weird side effects.

Or if we've learned anything from Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, hire a prostitute so you can run errands and use the carpool lane.

He didn't much care for the Lincoln Town Car