The XJ12's engine wasn't actually put together. They just shoveled in parts under the hood, shook the car up, and then put the cars on the lot.

You can come right across the border to Mexico and see them. They are bigger than before, and sales have not been as they used to. With the Toyota Hilux starting at about $6,000 USD less, the Ranger is having a tough time. Also, they only offer 4-door body with only 2 trim levels, no optional 4wd, no diesel. Toyota…

It'd be great in Uhauls. "I drive these things once every five, ten, twenty years. Side mirrors are alright but center-mounted rearview would be better. I have no idea if I've cleared the traffic I'm passing and generally have no spatial awareness with this vehicle."

Boy that didn't take long, stay strong Aaron.

as a survivor of a real offset head on in a 2010 Mazda 5, 50+mph, with my wife and 3 year old daughter, I can or at hand attest that it did a great job of protecting us, I walked, wife broke her leg below her knee, but she was actually sitting sideways when he hit. Daughter walked away. Sometime these safety "results"…

Ford 302 air compressor.

Mandatory doesn't mean people don't drive without it unfortunately.

I'm guessing that it will look something like this:

The world needs more convertibles. Especially ones that are attainable and appeal to a broader market than the typical sports car. Same way the Audi A4/A5 cabrio is so appealing, except more mainstream.

That's possible too...I'm just trying to point out really that there's no reason to be concerned about the longevity of the 2.7 at all and that there's no real reason that aluminum blocks should be looked at as inferior to iron blocks.

Engine thermal efficiency is proportional to the compression ratio, because the lower volume of the mixture in the combustion chamber increases the enthalpy( energy useful for work) of the mixture. In other words, by having a higher compression ratio in a small engine you can reach the same enthalpy levels as in a…

To power the HVAC blower motor.

Please post your Jalopnik staff slash fiction in a private Kinja page.

You'd be angry too if you were the car of choice of the douchiest, most dangerous little peckerwood hellions on the road.

We have to face reality: Self-policing only works if you actually do it and GM, unfortunately, didn't.

Ford, now spelt Fdor

Exactly, and that's a factor usually overlooked. Manufacturers compete in the overall market but dealers compete in their home towns and in those days fewer dealers carried multiple GM brands. So if your local Buick dealer got the Skylark then the Olds dealer was gonna want one, too, or lose sales to the Buick…