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This is nice, but the Abomination is way sexier
Fun fact: drawing oval wheels denoting speed (like in the lead illustration) dates back to a photo taken in 1912 by French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986). The combination of a slow focal plane shutter and panning the camera produced the effect. This photo influenced generations of cartoonists and…
Just don’t go to Troy for your Odyssey. It’ll take you ten years to get homer.
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The best cars are the ones that get used. Driven. Hooned. Appreciated as the functional objects that they are.…
As the production line was wrapping up, I was really jonesing to get a Chevy SS. We live on a street with many orthodox Jewish families. My wife kindly informed me, “You have a Porsche, I have a VW and we have a dachshund. You are NOT getting a car called an SS”
This car. It’s a 2008 smart fortwo with a Toyota Paseo engine and a manual transmission stuffed into it, then a giant blower for good measure. I know the guy who built the car and he’s an insanely good craftsman. This thing looked stock, ate Mustangs, and you could hear the supercharger whine for several city blocks.
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Hey everyone! I’m the lucky driver being overtaken by the S2K! I got one of the first cars from McLaren and didn’t waste time putting some miles on it. Before I had to leave the US I put 1600 miles on the car road tripping it from Monterey to LA and back and to SF and back to Monterey. Then I did the double track day…
When I first heard the Gumball 3000 Rally was coming to Japan this summer, I wasn’t entirely sure how well it’d go…
I just really wish they’d have layed out this image:
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Glad you had fun! Rallycross is a blast and I actually prefer the cumulative lap times. You can take big risks for big gains in speed, but if your gamble doesn’t pay off, the consistent driver can take the win. If you’re consistent and fast, then you’re a real threat. I also love the massive amounts of runs you can…
Driving a Mini Cooper S brings up different conversations depending on where I am. Around the mechanics at work,…
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After five long, grueling, year-long laps as one of Jalopnik’s most beloved and prolific staff writers, we must…
Life, as they say, is full of surprises. But how many of them are genuine? Every now and then something pops up…
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand contract lounges for budget carriers. The service is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical economics most of the soft product will go over a typical guest’s head. There’s also the lounge’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into the…
“Horton, Here’s a Poo!”