You own a custom Humvee limousine? That’s cute. Friends, when you make your living in the exciting world of automotive journalism, you see all kinds of interesting creations. Between manufacturer concept cars, industry events like SEMA, and custom car shows like Autorama, we’ve seen just about everything on wheels. Then something like this comes along…
Photo: Rémi Dargegen A vintage car dealer claims his customized 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwingwas stolen from a hotel near the Nürburgring, and he’s offering nearly $300,000 to anyone who returns it. And, according to a translation of a German news report his dealership’s Facebook page shared, that includes the thief. That report was from German tabloid Bild, which said the…
The auction house estimates it will fetch up to $550,000. Having been the world’s fastest production car upon its launch, the Porsche 959 needs no introduction. Only 337 were ever made, but this 1987 example is actually rarer since it’s the Komfort specification of which only 294 cars were built. Even though it’s more than three decades…
2018 Tesla Model 3 Performance: Here’s What We Thought What can one person determine about the ultra-important Tesla Model 3 Performance with just an hour and a half behind the wheel? Probably not much, but this week we had the collective brain-weight of four Jalopnik writers who took turns inside the quickest and most powerful version of…
Wait, seriously? You’re probably thinking that this is just a gimmick that Mercedes came up with to promote a new tech, but it’s not. The German marque has come up with a clever technology that’s as fun as it is functional. Called the Digital Light, this new feature lets a Maybach S-Class talk via its headlights. Literally. Don’t worry,…
Chassis number #11 combines electric blue and white with a lot of exposed carbon fiber. McLaren has been criticized by some for taking the concept of “form follows function” to the extreme when engineering the Senna, but it has not been an issue for the company in terms of customer demand. As the video shows, the…
BMW’s first-ever concept in history had pop-up headlights and gullwing doors. Name: BMW Turbo Debuted: 1972 Paris Motor Show Specs: Based on a modified 2002 chassis, mid-mounted turbocharged four-cylinder 2.0-liter engine with 200 horsepower, rear-wheel drive, 0-62 mph (0-100 kph) in 6.6 seconds, top speed of 155 mph (250 kph) Why We Remember It Now: Not only will…
The company will seek at least $250 million in tax or other incentives. Ford’s grand plan to turn Michigan Central Station and surrounding properties into a tech-focused campus for up to 5,000 employees is going to be expensive. Ford pegs development of the train station and other properties at $740 million – at least that’s…
More than 16 vehicles have been pulled out so far The rainstorms and floods in New Jersey this weekend took the cars of the Little Falls Chrysler dealership and flushed them down the Peckman River. “It was basically hysterics, basically you didn’t have time to be scared,” resident Maria Florio told ABC 7 News. A towing…
It isn’t as easy as you think it is. Remember back in your biology class when your professor showed you a video of dissecting a frog so you would know its parts? Well, you’re lucky if you just had to endure that, because we had to do the dissecting ourselves back in our own science class. In…
