That and cars are not goods generally purchased outright. Financing a vehicle has a disproportionate effect in terms of % of income going toward monthly payments, because most people do not budget a car payment in terms of their total wages or savings - they budget it in terms of the amount of disposable income they…

Totally right. But it is a hilarious observation nonetheless.

Dirt track modified. They’re still pretty popular at local tracks all around the US, I went to our local track for a couple years almost every weekend when I was a kid - my neighbor was the flagman. Modified was definitely the “cream of the crop” class at our track because it was the most notable championship that…

That said, turning it into a track machine is probably the most noble thing you can do to a 350Z. They are terrible street cars and that design has aged so poorly. Kudos for at least doing something useful with it instead of letting it die an agonizing stance nation death.

I, too, find the discussion around this ridiculously childish. So many people are keen to play the “find the liability” game because lawyers have been positing hypotheticals about this for years, and now that it’s finally here everybody’s going crazy. The “save one child or kill a family of five” robot car example is…

As always, the aftermarket is there for people who want it. I just don’t think your average Miata buyer (which, Jalopnik readers are far from average) cares about the power all that much.

Mmmm, this doesn’t exactly sit right with me. Here’s the thing: in the “old days,” yes, there was real journalism with real journalists(TM) happening left and right and I’m guessing if you didn’t focus and buckle down on the news and just did whatever-the-fuck, you were screwed in terms of long-term career options…

As someone who also reviews products professionally in a journalist-y context, the fact is that this sentiment is 90% people just not liking things which are unfamiliar to them. I’ve not driven nearly as many cars as the average auto journalist (maybe 25-30 in my whole - short - life), but I have used probably over…

Accurate, because after owning this thing for 12 months, you will probably be effectively deaf. This car is Harley-Davidson levels of exhaust-obnoxious. Stop it, Mercedes.

SO MUCH DOWNFORCE BRO

I went up until two months ago without ever seeing one of these. All of the sudden, there was a black one next to me at a light while visiting family in a slightly more blue-collar area of California. I did a double-take. Then two weeks ago I saw another one (different car) here in LA and yep, still did a double-take.…

Having driven a ‘15 AWD GS for a week, I heartily disagree. That car is heavy. It looks very striking, don’t get me wrong, and the GS / Turbo models have some pickup, but the thing weighs 3,650lbs! I would honestly take the FWD GS just for the weight savings.

I surely do because that’s a way funnier word.

Pretty sure that’s a LamBMWorghini, bro.

This car works shockingly well as a convertible. Way, way slicker than the new ‘stang vert.

I am a Jalopnik fanboy.

8: THIS. Using dishwashing soap on your car is like using Lever 2000 in your god damn hair unless expressly for the purpose of removing existing wax / sealant at which time wax or sealant should be REAPPLIED.

It’s also possible they simply refused to give the BBC a full “no” until the 11th hour to see if they could force them into allowing Jeremy back on the show. It could very well have just been a bluff, not that I think the BBC could remotely go back on the decision to pull Jeremy off the show without completely…

Yeah, the 2.3-16 is common enough in America, and you can find shitbox examples for sub-$10K without much trouble, but you’re asking for a never-ending supply of repairs. Prices on pristine, low-miles ones are going up, though - $20-30,000 is not unheard of for sub-50k mile examples.

why this color was ever popular in cars in the mid-aughts, I still have no fucking clue. IT’S THE COLOR OF PEE, PEOPLE, COME ON.