Here’s the official Hungarian car catalogue from 1974 issued by the state-owned Merkur Company, your one and only choice. If anything, it proves that when the Russians take over your country, you’re screwed. Read more…
You have to wonder sometimes what "No Parking" means to people who park on it anyway like it’s no big deal. I wonder if they know what "Yield" means. Read more…
Our story starts back in early 2012, in Detroit. Terry Smith Sr. and his sons Chris and Terry Jr. had made the familiar trip to the Detroit Autorama. Except this time they’d be taking home more than T-shirts and souvenirs. Our story starts back in early 2012, in Detroit. Terry Read more
Filed under: Spy Photos, Hatchback, Audi Audi showed of its new S1 hot hatch to the public at the Geneva Motor Show last week, but the Four Ringed brand isn’t done tweaking the smallest member of its lineup. Here are spy shots of an upcoming refresh of the standard A1. Read more
Over the last two decades, the majority of new auto sales in the US has fluctuated back and fourth between passenger cars and light trucks dominating the market. This year, it looks like trucks are set to run the show again. Read more…
Filed under: China, Europe, Volkswagen, Earnings/Financials Volkswagen Group believes it can sell over 10 million vehicles in 2014, with hopes of overtaking Toyota as the world’s largest automaker in the process. If VW can do it, it would meet that goal four years earlier than planned. Of course, Toyota isn’t Read more
By now you should’ve watched the Australian Grand Prix, or at least you had to, because NBC’s only replay of it was at 6 AM, for some reason. Spoiler alert: Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo came in second, and then was disqualified hours later. But the reason is a bit Read more
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Performance, Volvo After decades of cat-and-mouse battle waged between Holden and Ford, Australia’s V8 Supercars series has expanded considerably. Mercedes and Nissan both joined the grid last season, and Volvo has followed suit this year. So when 2014 championship kicked off earlier this month in Adelaide, Read more
A Malaysian official told reporters that evidence that Malaysia Flight 370 was hijacked is "conclusive." The last satellite transmission from the flight has been traced to the Indian Ocean, somewhere off the coast of Perth, Australia. The official also said that only a skilled pilot could have navigated the plane Read more
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 where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend? Read more…