How Your Car Gets Crash Tested

You’ve seen the annual “” car ads and , with cars slammed into objects as their own debris pours down around them like a snowstorm. Perhaps the latter even convinced you not to buy a car you so desperately wanted. But that’s just a small part of determining which vehicles...

Sep 13, 2025

Off-Center Badging: Good

I just got back from driving the . You’ll see the review tomorrow, but I just wanted to note quickly how much I like the off-center badging on the car’s front grille. It’s classy. Obviously, this isn’t the only Mustang that does it. The also has an off-center Shelby...

Sep 13, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Crash Test Brothers Edition

So here’s an anecdote from my father’s youth. When he was in his teens he had an early 1970s Ford Mustang Mach 1. He had been working on the car in between shifts baling hay out in the family fields. When it came time for dinner, my grandmother told...

Sep 13, 2025

The First-Generation Toyota Prius Deserves To Be "Reimagined"

I remember when the first-generation Prius was launched here in 2000. It was unlike anything else available at the time, from a stylistic, technological, and sociological standpoint. It was an economy-focused penalty box of a subcompact, but the green-focused among us grabbed hold. It was an important touchstone in...

Sep 13, 2025

Avicii Feat. Vargas & Lagola -- 'Peace of Mind'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. Rest in peace, Avicii. ...

Sep 13, 2025

Next-Gen Subaru BRZ And Toyota 86 May Finally, Actually, Really Get At Least A Little More Horsepower, Thank God: Report

Subaru has it would bring us a next-generation , and Toyota denied rumors that the would get axed, so that only leaves one question: will the next-generation sports cars get more power? The answer may thankfully, finally be yes. Take it with an under-powered grain of salt, but Japan’s...

Sep 13, 2025

This Is The New Japanese Emperor's Opulent One-Off Toyota Century Convertible

Back in May, a new Japanese emperor ascended to the throne, and to celebrate, Emperor Naruhito ordered a custom , the first one ever. The order was placed early to be ready for the emperor’s public coronation next month—but we’re getting our first look at this beauty now. This...

Sep 13, 2025

Were GM's Closed Plants Always Bargaining Chips For Union Negotiations?

The fate of the “unallocated” Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant is in question, some advice for saving some money at the car dealership, Germany’s aggressive next steps to fighting pollution and more await you in for Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. Back in 2018 when General Motors it would “unallocate” certain plants...

Sep 13, 2025

California And Nearly Two Dozen States Sue Trump Administration As Emissions Fight Escalates

For decades, been able to set its own emissions standards, but the Trump Administration moved this week to end that ability as it seeks to create one national standard for . But California’s not going down without a fight, and nearly two dozen other states are getting in on...

Sep 13, 2025

No, These McLarens In Houston Were Not Flooded

You may have seen a photo going around of a line of McLarens parked on a dealership lot appearing to partially submerged in floodwater. While it did rain a lot in Houston yesterday, the dealership in question has assured us that the cars are fine. Speaking over phone, McLaren...

Sep 13, 2025

Nearly 3,000 Recalled Brand New BMWs And Minis Have Just Been Sitting In An Auction Yard For Over Four Years

If, by chance, you may have wandered over to the ADESA salvage yard in Vancouver, British Columbia anytime over the last four years, you would have discovered a field of nearly 3,000 seemingly brand-new BMW and Mini models parked bumper to bumper, just rotting away. A reader who sent...

Sep 13, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Good Band Names Edition

When was the last time a good band name was thought up while looking at a car? That’s exactly what this little exchange inspired today on the Jalopnik Blogs. When looking at the extremely good grille of , a few were inspired to shout with joy at how great...

Sep 13, 2025

What Is The Best Car To Turn Into A Time Machine?

As we all know, the most famous example of a car turned into a machine to travel through time, not just space, is the DeLorean used in the Back to the Future movies. While dramatic and looking good for a movie, I’m not convinced this is actually a good...

Sep 13, 2025

Dodge Wanted To Sell The '70 Monaco To Real, Natural Customers Who Had Real, Natural Conversations

If you’re a car salesperson, you’ve got to know your product cold. You can’t be blindsided by questions about color combinations and trim levels. But you also need to know something else. Something even more important. If you want to sell some 1970 Dodge Monacos, you better know your...

Sep 13, 2025

Metz — 'Wet Blanket'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. I, for one, like to start off my weeks with the most kick-ass head-bangingest tunes I can possibly find. Frequently, that means a lot of Metz on Mondays. ...

Sep 13, 2025