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Surprise! 'Cash For Clunkers' Was Really Bad For The Environment	January 6, 2013
Remember "Cash for Clunkers," that program implemented in 2009 where the federal government was giving people money to buy shiny, fuel-efficient new cars if they traded in their old gas-guzzling clunkers? It was supposed to be a win-win situation for both the environment and America's struggling economy. More » More..

This Is What A Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Looks Like When It's Upside Down In A Chinese Pond	January 6, 2013
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Just because you can afford a powerful and fancy car doesn't mean you have the ability to drive one. More » More..

This Is Your D.C. Giant American Coupe Double Feature!	January 6, 2013
Welcome to Found Around The District, where we highlight fascinating cars we find around a city where people are too busy fighting through traffic and hunting for parking to drive anything interesting: Washington, D.C. More » More..

These Are All The Magical Things You Can Buy At NASA's Fire Sale	January 6, 2013
Last year, we taught you exactly how to steal the Space Shuttle should you find yourself inclined to do so. But a recent development at NASA has made it so that theft may not be necessary — now, you can just straight up buy their stuff if you want it. More » More..

This Elderly Couple Got Confused And Drove Home In The Wrong Car	January 6, 2013
In a hilarious case of mistaken car identity this week, police in Ontario, Oregon say they recovered a car thought to have been stolen from a supermarket after it was accidentally driven home by an elderly couple who thought it was theirs. Oh, old people. More » More..

Why The Tire Pressure Light Is The Most Useless Warning Light	January 6, 2013
Warning lights have never been the most helpful thing in the world. They're there to tell you when something's about to go wrong, but without giving you a good estimate on how severe or how soon things are going to get really screwed up. A warning light just tells you to be a little more on edge. More » More..

How Many Cheerleaders Can You Stuff Into A Skoda Hatchback?	January 6, 2013
Since the dawn of human civilization, man has yearned for the answer to one epic question: How many cheerleaders can be stuffed into a Skoda Citigo hatchback? More » More..

Your Ridiculously Awesome Toyota Sportscar Family Wallpaper Is Here	January 6, 2013
Toyota! We give you guys shit for being beige sometimes, but I have to admit that when you get it right, you really get it right. And by "it," I mean performance cars. You've got a fantastic sporting heritage that no one can argue with. More » More..

I Can't Believe No One Bought The Marble-Filled "World's Longest SUV"	January 6, 2013
Hey, Internet people! Yes, you. I have a bone to pick with you. Somehow, in your busy day of posting rage-filled comments on the websites of your local newspapers and looking at pictures of cats, you missed out an amazing opportunity. More..

This Is What 69 Australian Muscle Cars Doing Simultaneous Burnouts Looks Like	January 6, 2013
On a recent sunny day in Australia, a group of people got it into their heads that they should attempt to shatter the current world record for cars doing burnouts at the same time. This is because Australia is perhaps the last place on Earth where this kind of behavior is acceptable, and even encouraged. (We know it probably wouldn't go over too well in London.) More » More..

This Old Land Rover Commercial Is The Most Serious Thing I've Ever Seen	January 6, 2013
Let's journey back to a time before Land Rovers were offered with front-wheel-drive and had special editions named after the wives of rich professional soccer players. A time when they were rugged beasts, not far removed from military vehicles, capable of taking you where no other truck could go. A time when Land Rover was your go-to when you needed to slaughter endangered animals for sport, not when you want make the other parents jealous when you pick up your kids from orchestra practice. More » More..

Watch The Documentary Where Rich Grumpy Brits Whine About Rich Arab Supercar Hooligans	January 6, 2013
Now you too can watch "Millionaire Boy Racers," the documentary we covered earlier this week about the rich Arab tourists who invade London every summer and terrorize local residents with their Ferrari, Lamborghini and GT-R shenanigans. More » More..

Torching Cars Continues To Be France's Hottest New Year's Eve Tradition	January 6, 2013
I unfortunately have never been to Paris, but if it's anything like New York, I can imagine it's a tough town to own a car in. You've got lots of traffic, narrow streets, scores of pedestrians, and parking that is both expensive and hard to find. The only difference is that in Paris, your car stands a good chance of getting torched on New Year's Eve. More » More..

This Is What A Modern BMW Sounds Like When Engine Sounds Aren't Piped In By A Computer	January 6, 2013
One unfortunate side effect of the increase in technology on automobiles is what has happened to engine sounds. More » More..

Man Nailed For Driving In The Carpool Lane Says It's OK Because 'Corporations Are People'	January 6, 2013
What's the most clever excuse you've ever used to get out of a traffic ticket? Have you faked being sick, or said that you were on your way to the hospital to see a dying relative, or insisted that your car was a victim of unintended acceleration? More » More..

What's Your Favorite Car That Wasn't Built For Performance?	January 6, 2013
We all spend hours dissecting the great sports cars, sport sedans, supercars and hypercars that are out there hooning about and causing trouble. More » More..

In The Future, Highways Will Light Up And Even Charge Your Electric Car (Maybe)	January 6, 2013
It's 2013 now! Doesn't that sound so futuristic to you guys? We'll be the age of flying cars, time machines and laser weapons before you know it. Nothing will be boring in this insanely high-tech age we're about to enter — not even our roads. More » More..

How One Gearhead Rescued His Father's TVR From Oblivion And Is Breathing New Life Into It	January 6, 2013
Being a gearhead tends to be an inherited trait. There are tons of car guys and car gals out there who learned to love driving, engines, and racing thanks to their fathers or mothers or some other significant person in their family. More » More..

Weekend Motorsports Roundup: Jan. 5-6, 2013	January 5, 2013
Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend? More » More..

Here's How Two Incredible Chrysler Products Were Re-Built to Drive	January 5, 2013
Meet Mike Musto's 1968 Dodge Charger and 1969 Dodge Daytona. They're what you might call "resto mod" or "pro touring." That is, they're updated with various modern bits to make them more usable. Mike doesn't have a trailer, so if you've ever seen these cars anywhere, he drove them there. More » More..

The 1990 Oldsmobile Trofeo Is A Celebration Of The Full Figure	January 5, 2013
Oldsmobile did a lot of work on the 1990 Trofeo in order to close the credibility gap to its rivals in more ways than one. More » More..

These Are All The Spaceships Designed To Replace The Soyuz	January 5, 2013
Right before 2012 skidded to a halt last week, Russia's space agency's main contractor, RSC Energia, announced that they had completed designs for a new spacecraft to replace the venerable Soyuz, and they'd start test flights in 2017. For space geeks like me, this gave me the warm, welcome feeling of something comfortingly familiar. Familiar, and with a pretty good chance of never gonna happen. More » More..

The Mazda6 Diesel Race Car Is All Sorts Of Wonderful	January 5, 2013
One of the best pieces of news to come out of the LA Auto Show was that the diesel powered 2014 Mazda6 would be making it's way to American shores. More » More..

The Best New Racing You've Never Heard Of	January 5, 2013
We're used to seeing car enthusiasts from the Arabian Peninsula get their kicks with hagwalah, just about the most reckless and idiotic thing you can do with a car. These 4x4 sand drags shows that they're not the only gearheads in the Middle East. More » More..

Florida Man Uses PlayDoh To Fix A Car Because That's What People In Florida Do	January 5, 2013
Going to the body shop is never really a pleasant experience. Most of the time it's because your car has been damaged and you need to get it fixed. But at the end of the ordeal you expect to have a car that's up to snuff and ready to hit the road. More » More..

Here's How Two Incredible 1968 Chrysler Products Were Re-Built to Drive	January 5, 2013
Meet Mike Musto's 1968 Dodge Charger and 1969 Dodge Daytona. They're what you might call "resto mod" or "pro touring." That is, they're updated with various modern bits to make them more usable. Mike doesn't have a trailer, so if you've ever seen these cars anywhere, he drove them there. More » More..

Paralyzed Racer Shane Hmiel Is An Inspirational Badass	January 5, 2013
In the early 2000s, Shane Hmiel was a promising racing driver in some of NASCAR's lower tier racing series. He was a front runner and race winner. More » More..

This Is The World's Creepiest License Plate	January 5, 2013
No, it's not a Photoshop, this Virginia plate reading "RU 18YET" is real. We checked. More » More..

Can We Bring Peace To The Middle East Through Horsepower?	January 5, 2013
What if there was a way that we could bring harmony to the world, and all we needed was a bunch of high-power 4x4 drag racers? We think we know how. More » More..

How Not To Jump A Mustang	January 4, 2013
If you're looking for a good demonstration of how to crash a Mustang, look no further than this video. You'll learn something about proper jump technique as well. More » More..

Watch An Ultra Rare Lamborghini Reventon Roadster Go 193 MPH On A Runway	January 4, 2013
The Lamborghini Reventon is one of the rarest cars to ever come out of the Lamborghini factory. It is also one of the wildest looking cars ever made. More » More..

Kanye West Pulled Over For Speeding In Kim Kardashian's Geländewagen	January 4, 2013
Voice of a generation Kanye West found himself in a bit of hot water with the law after getting pulled over for speeding in West Hollywood earlier this week, according to E! News. More » More..

This Insane Former New Mexico Congressional Candidate Was Caught Slashing Tires	January 4, 2013
Besides stealing nuclear secrets or talking in a movie theater, I don't think there's a bigger dick move on the planet than tire slashing. That's exactly what this former Congressional candidate in New Mexico is accused of doing. Repeatedly. Oh, and stalking. Not cool, bro! More » More..

2012's U.S. Car Sales Visualized As A Game Of Thrones-style Atlas	January 4, 2013
Yesterday, the annual numbers for car sales in the United States came out, and for the most part, there was plenty of reason for people who make and sell cars to be happy and tip big. Sales were up, overall, by 13%, with nearly 14.5 million cars sold. That's a lot of cars. More » More..

ALMS And Grand Am Announce Plans To Become Most Confusing Thing In The World	January 4, 2013
Multi-class sports car racing is already incredibly confusing. Many of the cars look the same and are only differentiated by varying tire compounds and engine specs. More » More..

The Ten Actors Who Always Drive The Best Cars On Screen	January 4, 2013
Some movie stars always end up in the coolest cars in their movies. Jalopnik readers know the very luckiest movie star drivers of all. More » More..

Tell Us Something We Don't Know	January 4, 2013
Cars. Car history. Car people. Car culture. Huge topics that are ultimately unmasterable. Whenever I start to think I know every car in existence something like this pops up in #Oppo and I have to add another layer onto my understanding of the automotive universe. More » More..

The Basement Lamborghini Is For Sale On eBay	January 4, 2013
This past October, Ken Imhoff — the guy who spent 17 years building the ultimate Lamborghini Countach replica in his basement — told us he wanted to sell it. Now, it's on eBay, and the bidding just topped $75,000. More » More..

This Tuned Ferrari F12berlinetta Is Either Awesome Or Awful	January 4, 2013
Tuner cars are typically very polarizing. Take anything from Mansory, Gemballa, or others, and the reactions will either be pure disgust or unabashed adoration. More » More..

Dear Nissan, Datsun Is Not Dacia!	January 4, 2013
As you probably all heard by now, Nissan announced last March that it will reintroduce the long gone Datsun marque in emerging markets like Russia, India and Indonesia as a budget brand. With 43.4% of their shares at Renault for more than a decade now, one could only wonder where they got the idea from. The new Datsuns will be based on the Lada Kalina's platform, but use different bodies and interiors, with the first ones going on sale as soon as next year. More » More..

Go Buy These Awesome Car Shirts Right Now	January 4, 2013
According to my market research, the demand for graphic shirts with clever little sayings and pictures on them is still at a record high. More » More..