I Heard A Mercedes-AMG C63 Rumor And It's Some Shit

The AMG variants of the Mercedes C-Class have been powered by many different engines over the years. The cars have used straight-sixes, V8s, supercharged V6s () and twin-turbocharged V8s. And if this new rumor I’ve just heard is true, then Mercedes might drop the V8 in the next model...

Dec 19, 2025

What Was Your Second Car?

Your first car is usually some hand-me-down box of rust. In my case it was an ’84 Volvo 240 DL, the interior of which was immaculate but the exterior less so. Your second car, on the other hand, tends to be a more active decision. When I got word...

Dec 19, 2025

In Which We Say Farewell, Again, To Car Teen Heartthrob Aaron Brown

It is with a heavy heart that we must announce Aaron Brown, Jalopnik’s indomitable social media editor, beloved car teen and maker of some of the committed to —and around here, that is saying a lot—is leaving us. Again. We will miss Aaron dearly, but as is tradition, we...

Dec 19, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Twini Edition

Minis are incredibly cool. That fact is without dispute. In the good old days Mini built an off roady-type Jeep-sorta thing called a Moke, and to make it better off-road the company built one with four-wheel drive and a complete drivetrain at each end. Some rally racers took this...

Dec 19, 2025

What's The Best Music Video Car?

Last week we were pretty sure Charlie XCX when she didn’t put any Mercedeses in a music video for a song called “White Mercedes.” It turns out that not only are we idiots, we’re also prudes who don’t know drug lingo. But that got me thinking, there are a...

Dec 19, 2025

German Parliament Rejects Autobahn Speed Limits

Some of us here at Jalopnik think that the Autobahn, Germany’s system of motorways with stretches without speed regulation, is . It seems, though, that after a vote this week on whether a speed limit should be enforced over the entirety of the system, Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, disagrees....

Dec 19, 2025

Your Gorgeous Alfetta GTV Wallpapers Are Here

Lustrous deep blue paint? Check. Fast-back shape? Check. Heart-shapged grille? Check. Everything is accounted for. Nothing is missing. You’re more than safe to use these photos of Bastian Voigt’s Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 GTV behind your icons and folders to keep things looking good on your devices. A classic...

Dec 19, 2025

GM Pauses Production Of Contentious Mexico-Made Chevy Blazer

General Motors’ decision to build the new Chevy Blazer in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico was highly controversial. The company has taken fire from union representatives, politicians and consumers alike for starting Blazer production in Mexico after shutting down U.S. plants and laying off workers. Now, the plant that’s been a...

Dec 19, 2025

Nine Inch Nails — 'Head Like A Hole'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. Yesterday was Pretty Hate Machine’s 30th birthday but I, for one, will be getting my industrial rock anger on all week long. ...

Dec 19, 2025

The 2020 Audi A6 TFSI e 55 quattro Plug-In Hybrid Has A Long Name And Slightly Better Electric Range

Following the (a plug-in hybrid) is the 2020 TFSI e 55 quattro. It’s another plug-in hybrid with an equally baffling name, but at least this time the all-electric range should be slightly better. The A6 joins Audi’s slew of plug-in hybrid versions of the A7, A8, Q5 and Q7....

Dec 19, 2025

The Launch Of The New Ford Explorer Has Been A Mess

Ford can’t get the new Explorer right, Volvo will be making an electric XC90 in South Carolina, the United Auto Workers’ General Motors contract ratification vote is happening, and more for this most glorious for Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Ford’s retooled Chicago plant has had a ton of problems...

Dec 19, 2025

A Reminder That Cops Have Another Word For Your Awesome Speeding Video: 'Evidence'

One of the easiest ways to save yourself a lot of time, headaches and energy in life is to not break basic road laws, as roads, unlike many other secluded places where laws are broken, are full of cops ready to hand out fines and jail time. The next easiest...

Dec 19, 2025

Ethical Question: Is This A Situation Where It's Okay To Touch A Stranger's Parked Car?

There’s very few hard and fast rules in life, but one of the best-known and most enduring ones is that One Doth Not Fuck With Another’s Ride. That means you don’t get to fiddle with someone’s parked car, no matter how interesting that car is. I just recently broke...

Dec 19, 2025

Dyno Test Of The 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette Reveals Huge Power Numbers

The folks at strapped the to a dynamometer to see if the 6.2-liter Small Block “LT2" V8 actually makes the stated 495 horsepower, 470 lb-ft. The websites findings?: “The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 provided for all our testing produces more power than what Chevy claims.” I’m always hesitant to...

Dec 19, 2025

HBO's Watchmen Gets Off To A Good Car-Casting Start With An Excellent Choice Of Hero Car

To the delight of brooding geeks everywhere, HBO has a new TV series based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ iconic graphic novel Watchmen, and going off the first episode alone, it looks to be complex and engaging and very well done. I’m not going to spoil anything for...

Dec 19, 2025