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Thursday, Nov 19
Light Graffiti: Cool Camera Trick Makes Cool Cars Look More Cool [Car Art]
I instantly found Mark's images of light graffiti - shot against rural backgrounds - truly breathtaking, and it left me thinking about the range of possibilities for this emerging art form. As a massive fan of cars, I came up with the idea of capturing iconic motors in light graffiti, and Ma...
Wednesday, Nov 18
BMW 5-Series GT Pricing Starts At $64,725 [Car Pricing]
It's got a 4.4-liter V8 with 400 HP and 450 lb-ft of torque, an 8-speed automatic transmission, and a 0-60MPH time of 5.4 seconds, but it sure can't outrun the ugly. Making it even more obscene, Ze Germans expect you to pony up $64,725 for the privilege of driving the base model BMW 550i GT. Start t...
2010 Jaguar XKR Convertible [500 HP Week]
Ride: ☆☆☆☆ Value: ☆☆☆ ● BMW M6 Convertible: torque-free engine, better handling, real back seats ● Mercedes SL63 AMG: just as fast, more fun to drive, bad image ● Porsche 911 Convertible: slower, yet way more fun ● Audi R8 Convertible: gorgeous, fast, fun, capable
Tuesday, Nov 17
Opinion: BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List
Small Cars Honda Civic 4-door models (except Si) with optional electronic stability control Kia Soul Nissan Cube Subaru Impreza except WRX Volkswagen Golf 4-door Small SUVs Honda Element Jeep Patriot with optional side torso airbags Subaru Forester Volkswagen Tiguan
1988 E30 M3 for a Fender-Blistering $39,000! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
BMW claims to build Ultimate Driving Machines. And while a number of their mid-eighties efforts belied that assertion, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has an E30 that ultimately you're going to want to drive. Nice Price or Crack Pipe: 1988 BMW M3 for $39,000.(opinion)
Monday, Nov 16
Why Do Republicans Hate American Automakers?
But hey, the Germans, Japanese, Chinese and Italians are our friends so who says we need any domestic car production or car companies? Of course, we're probably just paranoid. Maybe the real reason the Republicans hate GM and Chrysler is just that they really like Ford.
2010 Mercedes E63 AMG: First Drive [500 HP Week]
C mode allows the engine to make use of its low-RPM torque for seamless acceleration without frequent downshifts to access the high-RPM power, something that makes barging through traffic feel like second nature. Drive the E63 on the highway and you're the master of your domain, it's fas...
Friday, Nov 13
Commenter Of The Day: Dear John Edition [Commenter Of The Day]
Since NJ requires loans to carry gap coverage, he gets it in his head he is going to destroy the car. So he gets a hotel room in NYC at super shady location. Parks the car out front on the street, leaves the car running and the driver's side window down.
Russian K7 Flying Fortress: If World War II Had Never Ended [Planelopnik]
From what we know in the limited drawings and photos at the end of the gallery above, the original K7 only had six BMW engines but they decided to switch to Soviet-built engines (that's thinking ahead!) so they added a seventh engine because Soviet engines sucked. Approximately 25 passeng...
BMW Owner Wants Car Repo'd So He Can Buy An M3 [LOLCars]
Yeah i know i typed kind of confusing last night but i was up in the sky if you know wut i mean. I cant even get this car since i would have to Repo this and suffer any consequences such as a lawsuit from bmw financial as i am currently under them at the moment. My brother said that if i dont make the paym...
Thursday, Nov 12
Blaze of Glory: Five Car Movies to Watch While High
Why Get Baked? It's probably safe to say this is the only movie that combines the ear-melting howl of an E34 BMW M5 with the iron-jawed mugging of a middle-aged Robert Deniro. John Frankenheimer—the same man responsible for the epic Grand Prix—directed this one, and it's home to three of th...
Wednesday, Nov 11
The Ten Best Cheap, Oddball Daily Drivers
What: Volkswagen Beetle Can't Find One? Try This Instead: Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. Not quite as practical as the Beetle, but way more common in the rust belt. (Go figure.) Can't Find One? Try This Instead: Volkswagen Golf (Mark I). Same basic idea, but front-wheel drive and cheaper parts.
GM Designer Explains OnStar Car Hero Concept [Concept Cars]
Regards, Hi Ben, Thanks for the response. As a qualified nut-case auto enthusiast (own: Lotus Elise SC Jim Clark Edition & CTS Sport Wagon owned: '61 E Type OTS, Lamborghini Countach LP400, 4 911's of various vintage and a BMW M Coupe), I completely agree with your appliance assesment.
Tuesday, Nov 10
BMW M Tie: For The Overlooked Man In Your Life [Holiday Gift Guide]
The new tie from the BMW M Collection in fiery red with anthracite-coloured inner detail completes the outfit for any business appointment and is a real eye-catcher compared to the average tie. It is made from 100% Italian silk and has a woven, colour BMW M logo embroidered on the front and r...
2011 BMW 5 Series: Teasing It Takes Lots Of Balls
This new tease of the 2011 BMW 5 Series may not be the most artistic teaser shot of a new car we've yet seen from an automaker but it's certainly the most esoteric. Here's how they made it. Easy. BMW designers made use of their kinetic sculpture exhibit located at the automaker's Museum in Munich....
Monday, Nov 9
BMW Finally Acknowledges Inline-Six, Sticks It In A Motorcycle [Motorcycles]
While BMW cars have spent the last two decades moving away from the inline-six that made them so famous, it looks like BMW motorcycles are soon going to adopt the configuration for a production bike. Highly compact and dynamic six-cylinder.
This Man Has Eaten Entirely Too Much Candy [Announcements]
My road here was a long and twisted one. I've done time as an Alfa Romeo mechanic, helped edit a major car magazine in southeast Michigan (Sam's talking about Automobile Magazine. — Ed.), and held an amateur racing license for most of the past decade. I live in San Francisco but grew up in the Midw...
Sunday, Nov 8
BMW Builds Wing Too Big For Car, Slaps On Boat Instead [Boatlopnik]
BMW Oracle Racing unveiled what it believes to be the world's largest wing on Sunday. Complete with flaps, the wing is a massive 190 feet long. The catch? It goes on a trimaran, not a car. Associated Press] Photo Credit: Giles Martin-Raget/BMW Oracle Racing
1975 Datsun 710 [Down On The Street]
Known as the Datsun 140J in Europe and the Nissan Violet in Japan, the Datsun 710 was priced between the sporty 610 and the bare-bones B210 in the North American market. You got a 100-horsepower L20 in your $3,469 2-door 710 in 1975, which was pretty steep compared to the $2,769 Pinto or the $2...
Saturday, Nov 7
Porsche 928 To Take On Renault Alliance, 158 Other Heaps: LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza 2009! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
Family Truckster, 1972 Ford Pinto Wagon Chim Chim Racing, 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Bavarian Beer Wagon, 1985 BMW 325e Formula BMW, 1986 BMW 325E XDOG's, 1986 Honda CRX 4 R's (aka 501k), 1989 Volkswagen Jetta 14 The Hard Way, 1995 Volkswagen Golf GL
Friday, Nov 6
Local Motors Rally Fighter: The First-Ever Creative Commons Car [New Cars]
But that's just the start. Imagine a company able to help automakers build the niche products they want to make but just can't because the volume isn't there to make it profitable? Are you an automaker with an E85-burning engine? Contract with Local Motors to make a small volume car in the Mi...
What Retired Car Should They Still Make? [Question Of The Day]
There are so many great cars we've let pass into oblivion, put out to pasture only to be replaced by cars we like even less than the original. Because it needs to be mass-marketed and have enough safety features to survive, as well as pass some sort of tests (though, we think there should be an e...
Along Came a Spider for $24,950 [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
This yellow 1998 Spider has been spinning its webs in Oregon - where it is claimed to be legally licensed - and has an asking price of $24,950. It has the 1,747-cc Twin Spark 4-V engine, which is good for about 145-bhp. That's due to the variable valve timing and multi-length intake runners whi...
Thursday, Nov 5
BMW C1-E Electrifies Car/Scooter Hybrid [Motorcycles]
Genius idea: combine the mobility of a scooter with the safety of a car. But the original BMW C1 failed. Can an electric motor and a host of active safety technologies make the BMW C1-E succeed? HFL]
Tuesday, Nov 3
2011 Mercedes SLS AMG: First Drive [Jalopnik Reviews]
The seven-speed rear-mounted transaxle is connected to the engine, as is the fashion these days, by a rigid torque tube containing a carbon fiber drive shaft. This arrangement maximizes the connection between the rear wheels and the engine, while minimizing the torque's impact on the h...
Monday, Nov 2
Opinion: 1995 BMW 840Ci For a Wife-Sized $10,999! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
A halo car must have a presence. Whether it be in its dramatic countenance or commanding proportions. The BMW E-31 8-series had both these factors playing in its favor when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1989. With a nose reminiscent of the original BMW turbo, pillar-less co...
Sunday, Nov 1
Alameda To Los Angeles (and Partway Back) In 90 Seconds! [Road Trips]
On the way back, I stopped by Mad_Science's place to check out the progress on his team's Arse Freeze-a-Palooza-bound BMW 633CSi. The car suffered from guibo maladies and a nasty wreck with an MR2 at the Buttonwillow Histrionics, but it will be back in action at Thunderhill, faster than ev...
Tuesday, Sep 15
Opinion: BMW Vision E.D. Concept Looks Anything But Flaccid [Frankfurt Motor Show]
The uber cool-looking BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept makes 265 HP and 590 Lb-Ft of torque thanks to a full hybrid three-cylinder turbodiesel. Now it's finally gone live on the Frankfurt floor. Also, it looks like an extra from Tron.
Saturday, Aug 29
BMW's New Turbodiesel Tron Hybrid [Frankfurt Motor Show]
• Development aim: The performance of a BMW M Car and a highly emotional character combined with the fuel economy and emission management of a modern small car in the premium class. As a result, this unique sports car offers the most consistent rendition of the BMW EfficientDynamics devel...
Saturday, Jun 13
From The World Rally Championship To Your Driveway: 1987 Peugeot 505 Turbo [Classic Ad Watch]
I've learned from my searches for French Project Car Hell candidates that the 505 is by far the most numerous French car available in North America. Is that because the 505's reliability has been so appalling that none of them can wear out, or because they're that good? And what happened to a...
Thursday, Jan 22
Opinion: 1974 BMW 3.0 CS [Down On The Street]
Remember when BMW wasn't afraid to run with weird science-fiction-esque styling touches on their cars? If so, you also remember WIN Buttons. In '74, the 3.0 CS came with a 170-horsepower six-cylinder engine, which made 25 more horses than Chevrolet's base 350-cube V8 that year. See, Malai...
Thursday, Nov 20
Opinion: 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP, First Drive
So where does BMW come into this? There was a time when — before exclusively focusing on overweight, overcomplicated, boring-to-drive, ugly cars — that it produced vehicles that rightfully deserved the “Ultimate Driving Machine” title. They were simple, well-engineered and put driv...
Thursday, Sep 11
Opinion: 2009 BMW 135i, Part Two
Overall: ** A nice little car that’s insanely overpriced, sacrifices practicality and space for a longitudinal inline-six and rear wheel drive, which it then fails to take advantage of to become a real driver’s car. Great engine though. Also see: • 2009 BMW 135i, Part One
Wednesday, Sep 10
Opinion: 2008 BMW 750Li, Part Two
There's no doubt BMW knows how to make a car handle well. That said, trying to give it extra sporting credentials by fitting huge rims and low-profile tires seems rather silly. This is no sports sedan. It's a massive car from every angle, and you're really not going to be pitching its extended w...
Wednesday, Jul 16
Pre-Owned BMW Ads Now Completely Indiscernible From Syphilis PSAs
What This Ad Intends To Say: Would you say no to a sexy looking woman just because she's not a virgin? Probably not unless you're one of those "religious types." Therefore, BMW hopes you'd respond similarly when given the offer of a great car someone's driven before.
Monday, Jul 7
Diesel BMW 335 Spied, To Hit US Shores By Fall
Due to e-mission restrictions, the U.S. version of the 335d will reportedly be down on power from its European cousin (265 hp and 425 lb-ft of torque vs. 282 hp and 428 lb-ft.), but even our U.S. numbers—especially the fat torque number—promise terrific performance that may well be enough convi...
Tuesday, Apr 15
2008 Saab Turbo X Hits The Track, Goes Head-To-Head With The Subaru WRX STi, BMW M3, BMW 3-Series And Audi A4
Each of the vehicles were sent out as stock, and all of them were sent out with traction control nanny systems fully engaged. So how'd the Turbo X do? Well, it's a GM event, so how'd you think they did? Actually, surprisingly better than expected. On the dry track, the Turbo X garnered commenda...
Thursday, Mar 27
Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet
Our initial reaction to the idea of recreated Delahayes was one of reservation. How does one capture lightning in a bottle twice — and over fifty years after the original company went out of business? The original coachbuilt Delahayes are some of the most beautifully crafted automobiles...
Monday, Mar 10
First 2008 BMW M3s Marked Up To $100k
As the first 2008 BMW M3s have started arriving at American dealerships, they're being marked up as high as $100,000. The M3's MSRP is $57,275. The picture, from DragTimes.com shows a car sitting in Century West BMW in North Hollywood, the sticker features a "Dealer Market Adjustment" of $3...
Tuesday, Mar 4
2009 BMW M3 Convertible
Ever feel like you need to have the wind in your hair while pulling 8,000 RPM powerslides in your BMW M3? Well now you can with the addition of the BMW M3 Convertible. The sleek and speedy vert has been unveiled after a long rumor mill process and the swiftly shifting hardtop is here to show the g...
Thursday, Nov 29
AC Schnitzer Takes On The 1-Series With The ACS1 3.5i [Custom Cars]
The tuners of all things BMW and Land Rover have taken on the new BMW 1-series coupé with what they're calling the ACS1 3.5i. AC Schnitzer's tunage is highlighted by -- a "Turbo logo on the front spoiler." OK, they've done much more than that, but that's what the release starts out with so we cou...
Tuesday, Oct 30
SEMA 2007: Hot Wheels Unveils First Manufacturer-Designed Models
Honda Racer The body of this double open-cockpit race car designed by Guillermo Gonzalez is in the shape of a Honda logo. We're holding our breath for the roundel-shaped flying saucer BMW model next year. Mitsubishi Double Shotz The design by Gary Ragle features two EVO engines; one in fron...
Saturday, Oct 13
BMW 128i Spotted in California
One of the first pre-production BMW 128i models was spotted earlier today on the 210 in Los Angeles, fairly near the Bumbeck compound. Apparently this car — or one exactly like it — has been seen in the area by at least one other forum member. BMW staff, or select others, are likely confirming t...
Friday, Oct 12
The BMW 3-Series Is A Cult On Wheels, Makes For A Good Commercial
Yes, the BMW 3-Series is a religion to many — a part of pop culture, a subculture. Heck, it's like Joseph Stalin or Kennedy — it's a cult of personality. And it also makes for a killer car commercial. In a world of watered-down attempts at humor and silly jingles — this 3-Series commercial stands...
Wednesday, Sep 19
Deal of the Week: BMW Alpina B7
What costs six figures, produces 516 lb-ft of torque and looks like something Chris Bangle once scribbled on a cocktail napkin? Exactly, it's the BMW 7-Series in Alpina B7 trim. And for a limited time, you can own one at an interest figure lower than that introductory, adjustable-rate num...
Wednesday, Sep 5
BMW M3 CSL on the 'Ring?
Is this the next lightweight, limited-production version of the BMW M3? That is, the next in a lineage Bimmerheads know as CSL. Perhaps, according to BMW site M3Post. This prototype was recently spotted on the Nürburgring, sporting a CSL-style bootlid and wider track, giving at least one...
Thursday, Aug 30
G-Power V10-powered BMW 3-Series [Tuners]
Shoehorning a BMW V10 in all manner of 3-Series models is a kind of totem for the German tuning set. Now, G-power says it's done so to an E46 M3 coupe. The engine's from a current M5, worked to produce 550 hp. The "heart transplant" reduces the car's zero-to-62 (100 km/h) time to 4.2 seconds and top...
Thursday, Jul 5
Opinion: Clarkson On The 1964 Ferrari 275 GTS
BMW M3s driven by people with shaved heads would get 10. Saabs driven by people in linen jackets would get maybe one or two. Totally. However, his logic breaks down a bit when he says that no matter who you are, you register a zero in the Ferrari 275 GTS. Apparently, like a certain Romanian Count, C...
Sunday, Jul 1
The 2008 BMW 1-Series Coming To America, Now With Official Press Photos!
BMW Group in America US Specs of BMW 1-Series Coupe Arrive Early Too; UK Specs of BMW 1-Series Coupé Arrive Early; Spy Photos: BMW 1-Series Uncovered; Spy Photos: Still More of the US-Bound BMW 1-Series; Spy Photos: BMW 1-Series Coupe in the Flesh [internal]
Saturday, May 5
BMW Releases 2008 5 Series [New Cars]
As of 3/07 production (Sedans and Sports Wagon): • 528i Sedan (new designation) • 528xi Sedan (new designation) • 535i Sedan (new designation) • 535xi Sedan (new designation) • 535xi Sports Wagon (new designation) • 550i Sedan (existing model) 528i Sedan the engine.
Wednesday, Mar 21
New York Auto Show Preview: 2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe
Facing off with the BMW 3 Series coupe [Edmunds InsideLine]
Friday, Feb 2
BMW M7, if Only: Alpina B7 to Make US Debut at Chicago Show
Committed to developing the best performing vehicles in the luxury market, BMW along with ALPINA have created a special high performance version of BMW's 7 Series luxury sedan. The 2007 BMW ALPINA B7 brings together the luxury, pioneering design, and advanced technology of the 7 Series...
Friday, Oct 13
Roewe, Roewe, Roewe, Your Rover in China
Having lost the rights to use the Rover name via some deft trademark swappery between BMW and Land Rover, Shanghai Auto is changing its brand strategy. The new owners of rights to build the erstwhile Rover 25 and 75 in China will do so under a new name and logo: Rowr! Roewe or, in Chinese, Rong W...
Friday, Apr 7
Jalopnik Reviews, 2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI, Part 2 [Top]
Braking ***** Stop! In the name of love. Before you break my car. Think it oh-oh-ver. 'Cause if your shove seductive hot hatch can't shed its speed, you're gonna die. This one can. Viva you! Viva VW! Overall **** Related: Reviews, 2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI, Part 1; Part 3 [internal]
Thursday, Apr 6
Jalopnik Reviews, 2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI, Part 1 [Jalopnik Reviews]
In short, whereas previous GTI's traded safety (i.e. weight) for speed, challenging pistonheads to maintain momentum, today's model trades nothing for no one and challenges you to keep your license. Oh, and an extra grand on top of the GTI's affordable sticker buys you the world's best gea...
Thursday, Mar 23
Playboy's Playmate: BMW Motorsport's Race-Day Z4M
Not impressed with race-bred diesels? BMW Motorsport is also prepping a track-ready Z4 M Coupe in which the speed-hungry idle wealthy can scare themselves back to Westport. The M-Sport engineers stripped out all that pesky street-legal hardware, turning the 3.2-liter six into a 400-hp...
Friday, Feb 24
What in the World: Finalists Named in World Car of the Year [News]
· BMW 3-Series · Honda Civic / Civic Hybrid · Land Rover Range Rover Sport · Lexus IS · Mazda MX-5 · Mercedes-Benz M-Class · Mercedes-Benz S-Class · Porsche Cayman S · Suzuki Swift · Volkswagen Passat Related: It s Official: Ferrari F430 is Jalopnik s Car of the Year [internal]
Monday, Feb 20
Lexus Considering Small SUV
Man, you could totally set your watch by these guys. Toyota's reportedly considering a small luxury SUV to compete with the BMW X3, next-gen Land Rover Freelander and various sundries on the way from Acura and Mercedes. The new model would be based on the recently redesigned Toyota RAV4 and...
Monday, Jan 16
Between the Lines: Motor Trend on the Mercedes-Benz S500
Perhaps is a popular word over at MT. (Something to do with advertising perhaps?) It s no surprise, then, that they deploy it for their please sir, can I have some more? summation. The new S550 is a superb automobile and a techno wonder, sure to generate ooohhs and aaahhs wherever it goes. But we...
Tuesday, Dec 13
Next-Gen BMW 7-Series to be Smaller, Less Radical
IL Exclusive: 2008 BMW 7 Series Will Be Smaller, Sportier and a Bit Better-Looking [Edmunds] Related: BMW s 7-Year Product Plan Exposed?; Rolls-Royce Looks to Crack Lower-Priced Luxury Market; AutoBild Predicts the 2008 BMW 7-Series [internal]
Monday, Oct 17
Fun With the Future, Courtesy of BMW and Mercedes
Edmunds' Inside Line talked with Raymond Freymann, managing director of BMW's Research and Technology division, as well as with Mercedes large-car project manager Hans Multhaupt about the long-term future of the automobile. Besides addressing serious issues like the uses of wirele...
Thursday, Sep 29
New BMW Z4 Coupe on Video
The new kids at Left Lane News point us to a video walkaround and track footage of BMW's Z4 Coupe concept, posted on Autobytel's CarTV. Yes, you will be sick of looking at the new coupe-ay by the time it launches sometime next year. But you are not sick of looking at it yet. No. Not by a long shot. Soon.
Wednesday, Sep 21
Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 A4 Avant 2.0T Quattro, Part 1
With Audi s superb Quattro system underneath and a supernatural ESP handling Nanny proving the necessary tut-tutting, you can just keep on going. Fast. Our test car holstered Audi s direct injection, two-liter, four-cylinder turbo (a picture of which replaces steroidal sprinter Ben Jo...
