Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Motorcycle , South America There are literally thousands of videos on YouTube highlighting riders performing all manners of mind-bending stunts on motorcycles. Most of them merit a passing glance and little more. The video you’ll see after the break, featuring French trials rider Julien Dupont , is an exception. You really should watch… Read the rest
Toyota today unveiled to new concept at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show. Known as the Dear Qin Concepts, the studies show a compact sedan and a compact hatchback that will enter production in 2013. The two models will be sold globally with a focus on China. Toyota didn’t provide any details on powertrain offerings but the company has previously… Read the rest
There is no doubt that China is becoming one of the quickest growing luxury car markets in world. Taking advantage of that, Mercedes-Benz announced today that it is opening its world’s first AMG-only dealership in Beijing. “The AMG Performance Center in the Sanlitun Village North luxury shopping mall is situated at an exclusive top location in the centre of… Read the rest
Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Etc. , Technology , Videos , BMW , Luxury Pushrods and overhead valves or dual overhead cams; naturally aspirated, turbocharged or supercharged; it simply doesn’t matter – there’s nothing quite like the sound of a powerful V8 engine. Or is there? The engineers from BMW have been known to make some beautifully melodic… Read the rest
Filed under: SUV , Jeep , Design/Style , Off-Road In March, Jeep showed off its blacked-out Altitude edition Compass , Grand Cherokee and Patriot . Now it’s Wrangler’s turn get the monochromatic package. The Wrangler Unlimited Altitude package includes everything the traditional Unlimited Sahara gets, including a body color hardtop and various interior gadgetry. But the Altitude exterior gets… Read the rest
Lacking a large supply of true military vehicles, rebels in Libya largely used trucks with improvised armaments as “technicals” instead. Some of these were Toyotas and Fords, but most were Chinese-built knockoffs of Toyotas and Fords. More
Kevin Patrick spent months building his own sports car and was ecstatic at the prospect of finally taking it out on to the open road. The ecstasy lasted all of three-tenths of a mile before an SUV backed right into it. Patrick recorded the whole crash and it may be the most painful thing you’ll see today. Making it… Read the rest
Our Six-Month Road Test fleet is growing. Just three weeks ago, our first-ever SMRT car, the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, took up light housekeeping at our Portland bureau. This week, the 2012 VW Passat TDI has descended on Atlanta HQ for an extended stay, and we have big plans for the big four-door turbodiesel. We like the newest Passat, and… Read the rest
Our roads are filled with terrible drivers and the driving test isn’t helping anyone driver safter, better, or faster. What can you do to make yourself better behind the wheel? More
Your car is your pride and joy. Don’t cover it in tacky crap. To help you avoid disaster, Jalopnik readers picked out the ten worst products that you might mistakenly purchase at your local auto parts store. More