We get a lot of flak at Jalopnik for sometimes ragging on Honda and Acura because their cars aren’t quite as enthusiast-oriented as they were in their 1990s and early 2000s heyday. I’m about to rag on Honda for an Read more
Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrid, Technology, Ford, Toyota Hybrids are known for their great fuel economy and low emissions, but it looks like given current market conditions, only about three percent of new car consumers are willing to pay the Read more
You know how Volkswagen recently had Tanner Foust hoon a 2015 GTI covered in GoPros ? That was cool, but do you know what’s cooler? Justin Bell thrashing a 1996 McLaren F1 GTR at Mid-Ohio, with some GoPros attached. Read Read more
The kibosh on custom vans usually comes after inspecting their interiors. Even if they’ve somehow been kept clean and in decent shape since the custom van heyday – and let’s be frank, not all of them were – then those Read more
Ford’s 1962 Mustang I concept, on display at The Henry Ford. Photo by Michael Barera. Every year, The Henry Ford presents its Motor Muster, an annual celebration that honors cars, trucks (and even bicycles) built between 1933 and 1976. This Read more
1915 Duesenberg racer known as the Benedict Special. Photo courtesy Joseph Freeman Collection. What inspires a person to push beyond the limits of the human body in a never-ending quest to go faster than anyone else? How has this drive Read more
Ford’s soybean processing plant at River Rouge. Photos courtesy Ford archives. We gotta hand it to Ford’s PR people for writing a catchy headline and getting plenty of media exposure for the company’s latest press release about teaming up with Read more
HOT ROD Homecoming Staff Pick It’s hard to get the HOT ROD staff to agree on anything, let alone being unanimous in their selection of Mike Podaca’s ’51 Cadillac as the recipient of a feature. The staff was tasked to Read more
There’s a subtle, perceived hierarchy among the Mopar clan. It’s never really vocalized, but it’s there all the same. The buzz always seems to be about Hemi motors, E-bodies, big-inch big-blocks, and even B-body cars that are never acknowledged as Read more
Photos by the author and Jeff Koch. Does this sound like you? When you recall high school, college or neighborhood friends you haven’t thought about for decades, the cars that they owned come to mind before their names. It happens Read more