The 2020 Land Rover Defender Online Configurator Is Live And I 'Built' This Absolute Stunner

The debuted today at the , and now the is live. Go ahead and option yours up to see if you can spec one as gorgeous as this one I just configured. I’m sitting with Jalopnik weekend editor here in Frankfurt and we’re in a bit of a pickle...

Sep 12, 2025

The Audi AI:TRAIL Quattro Concept Is The Sci-Fi Off-Roader Of Tomorrow

If you had to go off-roading in Blade Runner 2049, you’d want to do it in something like Audi’s new AI:TRAIL Concept And this thing owns so hard that I hope its design cues are implemented in every off-road vehicle for the rest of forever. This car is the...

Sep 12, 2025

I'm Still Not Exactly Sure How This Dude Managed To Get That Truck Stuck On Top Of A House

Late yesterday afternoon, along a mostly empty Canadian highway, the laws of physics grew bored and decided to have some fun with an errant box truck. , which caused him to drive off the road, into a culvert, and then, somehow, instead of ending up with the truck rolled...

Sep 12, 2025

The New BMW Alpina B3 Touring Is Another Forbidden Fruit Wagon Powerhouse

Did the ’s snorty nostrils scare you too? Come here, come back to the light. BMW skunkworks Alpina has presented its take on the current 3 Series wagon. It’s mean, green and clean, and off is actually quite fun to scroll through, too. Not to play with your emotions...

Sep 12, 2025

Let's Discuss The 2020 Land Rover Defender's Wild New Taillights

Over the past few weeks there’s been a lot of heated discussion at The Red Lantern (the taillight enthusiasts bar and social club I hang out in) regarding the new ’s taillights. This is mostly because the original Defender is seen by some as an icon of non-design in...

Sep 12, 2025

Comment Of The Day: When Cars Cost Even More Than You Think Edition

Today the intrepid Aaron Brown shared the epiphany that , and we realized that this sport costs a ton of money before you even get to the starting line. I disagree with dolphs44’s assessment that it’s “misleading” to include the entry fee in the cost of Aaron’s rally weekend....

Sep 12, 2025

The Byton M-Byte's Screen Is So Big; I'm Still Not Quite Over It

The China-based startup Byton unveiled the production version of the M-Byte, its first car, this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show. You might remember the M-Byte and . Friends, the screen is still here, in a car Byton says will come to the U.S. in 2021. The screen is...

Sep 12, 2025

Francis And The Lights, Bon Iver, Kanye West -- 'Take Me To The Light'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. I like this more than anything else I’ve heard from Kanye in about a decade. ...

Sep 12, 2025

The 2020 Land Rover Defender 90 Offers A Huge Fake Pillar And It's Just Bizarre

The is here, and it looks good, but only if you avoid the short-wheelbase model with the “floating pillar” option. Because a vehicle equipped that way takes an element that helped the stand out as a truly iconic piece of design—its large, upright greenhouse—and covers it with a cheap-looking,...

Sep 12, 2025

Ford CEO’s Turnaround Plan Isn’t Working

As we all wait for California’s, other news also abounds in the world of cars and transportation. We have a lot to discuss about Ford, strikes, and Vietnam. All that and more in for Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Remember when Ford and everyone wondered how, exactly, this was going...

Sep 12, 2025

Mercedes-Benz Sells 19 Convertibles Right Now

There’s a lot of exciting stuff happening in transportation in 2019, but let’s pause to appreciate the fact that we’re living in a moment at which Mercedes-Benz sells six different classes of convertible cars and 19 different models. My friend and colleague Justin Westbrook reminded me of this fact while...

Sep 12, 2025

Meet The Quiet Japanese Tuner Who Makes Your Old Mercedes Sound Like An F1 Car

In the city of Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, you’ll be lucky to find this one nondescript garage. There’s no signage, branding, or any indication that magic happens here. This is Technical Garage Sasaki, home to the man behind Brilliant Exhaust, one of the wildest exhaust tuners anywhere in the world....

Sep 12, 2025

The Hyundai i10 N Line Is A Pissed-Off Hatchback That's Too Good For America

high-performance N Line has been turning heads since it first hit the automotive scene thanks to the fact that its cars have proved to be . Now, the i10 N Line is getting ready to hit the market in 2020, making it the fourth N Line model released since...

Sep 12, 2025

Your McLaren Senna Has Been Recalled

You’re cruising down the road, your McLaren Senna’s engine roaring along as those around you look, do a double take, and inherit a confused expression as they try to decipher whether it’s an or a sports car. “Hmph,” you think. “Peasants. They wouldn’t know a Track Weapon (TM) if...

Sep 12, 2025

You're Gonna Have To Get Your Electric Volkswagen In Crossover Form, America

Say, did you like that electric that dropped at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week? I liked it a lot. If you want your practical, long-range electric people’s cars to not be made in a tent, it could be a great option for you. Too bad it’s not coming...

Sep 12, 2025