I blame the constant re-working of Kinja. I was once starred, or ungreyed, then not, then I was, now I'm not.

how very zen!

There's a lot of interesting combinations of eco-friendly car, sports car to be had, but one of the most interesting is this paring from BMW. The i3 is great around town and for short trips, and the M3 has range and incredible speed.

i3 for the city/errands/school/soccer

funny, my wife said the same thing and we ended up with an '05 Passat Wagon!

Rational thought - I like it!

that sound is terrifying. memories of a cold-war childhood.

That sorta makes sense, and would explain the cash discount. Thanks!

did you watch the video?

So why is it more expensive to repair aluminum? The fact that the dealer was willing to charge HALF the rate because cash tells me that they're just gouging customers simply because they can.

Is there an actual auto-body expert that can explain the process for repairing both and why aluminum is harder/more…

This list is stupid.

While the Ecotec isn't as famous as the similarly-named Ecoboost, it's probably appeared in more cars. It's been used in various guises in every single GM brand (including all the dead/sold ones), Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and even the Elfin T5.

Excellent questions - critical thinking FTW!

Torch - I LOVE your articles, but this one and most of the comments are based on some pretty big assumptions about how much tolerance modern engines are built under, how long it takes to pump oil, warm up cat's etc. Assumptions made by internet commentators and one hilariously funny car blogger.

Shatner has partnered with American Wrench, a custom motorcycle shop, to make his vision reality. Shatner has always wanted to cross the U.S. on a motorcycle, but has yet to do so because no current motorcycle meets his exacting standards of awesomebonkeritude. His dream bike, inspired by the shape of a riveted…

I have a vague memory of owning a toy or model or transformer of this car when I was a kid... but maddeningly I can't think of what it was! Did anyone else have one? It wasn't a hot wheels car, it was more like a die-cast one - and IIRC the rear-wheel covers came off?

Regardless, brilliant video as always!

this bike (or a version of it) tops my lottery win purchase list!

All hail Kroktan The Potent!

Little did we know some of our favourite presenters are in fact worshippers of his holiness.

Awesome story, thanks for sharing!

When do you start your regular column for Jalopnik? :)

OMG WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THIS?!?!!? Indian food is the best food, now for breakfast!?!