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Companies Capitalize on Toyota Recall
Companies Capitalize on Toyota Recall
The thing with business is it really is a dog-eat-dog world. Falter and your competitors would be more than happy to kick you while you’re down. Toyota might be the biggest automaker today after GM went bust but it might not be able to hold on to the title for long. Especially with mighty Volkswagen...
1980 Civic Joins The Parade Of Crusher-Bound Malaise Hondas [Down On The Junkyard]
1980 Civic Joins The Parade Of Crusher-Bound Malaise Hondas [Down On The Junkyard]
You know how it happens: the reliable old Civic finally blows the head gasket or busts its transmission, something that costs more than it’s worth to get fixed. Next stop: junkyard! So far, early Civics haven’t developed the avid following that, say, Datsun 510s or early Dodge Colts have....
The Top 22 Lemons of the 24 Hours Of LeMons Phoenix [24 Hours Of Lemons]
The Top 22 Lemons of the 24 Hours Of LeMons Phoenix [24 Hours Of Lemons]
The fewest cars ever in a LeMons race (thanks to the insanely short two-week period between announcement and entry deadline), and the first-ever two-time overall winner. Most importantly, the first-ever LeMons Corvette! Welcome to the Auction Weekend Gavel-Tap LeMons ! Not enough LeMons action for you?...
Forzalopnik: Wednesday Winners Take The Bouquet [Forzalopnik]
Forzalopnik: Wednesday Winners Take The Bouquet [Forzalopnik]
The light on the horizon grows dim, and Judgment Day is at hand: Voting for the Jalopnik Forza Motorsport Downloadable Car Pack is almost over. One more vote takes place today. Here are Wednesday’s champions. Yesterday was the third and penultimate day of voting for Jalopnik ’s community-voted...
GM Goes Its Own Way On Electric Motors
GM Goes Its Own Way On Electric Motors
General Motors has announced that it will design and build its own electric motors within two years. This can easily be seen as GM taking the need for electric cars seriously. The General plans to devote $246 million to a factory that will produce the electric motors by 2013. Making its own electric...
Forzalopnik: Tuesday Winners And The Commenter Golden Ticket [Forzalopnik]
Forzalopnik: Tuesday Winners And The Commenter Golden Ticket [Forzalopnik]
It’s been a long, arduous journey, but take heart: Voting for the Jalopnik Forza Motorsport 3 Downloadable Car Pack is half over. Round Two begins shortly, but for now, here are Tuesday’s winners. Also, some very good news. Yesterday was the second day of voting for Jalopnik ’s community-decided...
DDMworks Announces 430-hp Twincharged Engine Upgrade for Ariel Atom 2
DDMworks Announces 430-hp Twincharged Engine Upgrade for Ariel Atom 2
To get an idea of how power-to-weight ratios work, consider the minimalist Ariel Atom. When we last tested an Ariel Atom 2 in 2007 , it made just 245 hp. Yet thanks to its skinny curb weight of 1431 lbs, the Atom still managed 0–60 mph in 3.0 sec and finished the quarter mile in 11.4 sec at 117...
Lowrider Tank, Fake But Awesome [LOLCars]
Lowrider Tank, Fake But Awesome [LOLCars]
This wildly modified M1A-Abrams lowrider is fake, but we kinda wish it wasn’t. The in-all-caps interview with the imaginary creators below. The M1 Abrams series has produced the most lethal, fastest, most impenetrable tanks in history, in short, some of the baddest war machines ever to traverse...
Ford Focus Econetic – can the tortoise beat the hare?
Ford Focus Econetic – can the tortoise beat the hare?
Filed under: Economy , Hatchbacks , Green , Opinion/Editorial , Ford There is nothing outwardly to distinguish the latest version of the Focus Econetic from its predecessor – and not much to distinguish it from any other Focus. What is new is the emissions figure – just 99 g/km if you specify...
Three LeMons Champs to Run ChumpCar at Willow Springs [Chumpcar]
Three LeMons Champs to Run ChumpCar at Willow Springs [Chumpcar]
Three 24 Hours of LeMons overall winners are scheduled to race each other next weekend at the ChumpCar World Series 24-Hour Enduro at the Streets of Willow Springs. Who will win? Eyesore Racing won the 2009 Reno-Fernley race in their Ghetto Turbo Miata. Metro Gnome won the 2008 Thunderhill race in their...
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