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Autoblog: Video: The Secret Lives of Car Photographers - Making a Lamborghini Murcielago SV look its best
Video: The Secret Lives of Car Photographers - Making a Lamborghini Murcielago SV look its best   Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Lamborghini The secret art of automotive photography - Click above to watch the video after the jump Over the past few years here at Autoblog, we've come [...]
Autoblog: Audi R15 plus TDI shows off new, more aerodynamic nose
Audi R15 plus TDI shows off new, more aerodynamic nose   Filed under: Motorsports, Technology, Audi 2010 Audi R15 plus - click above to enlarge Testing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans doesn't begin until mid-June, but that doesn't mean that Audi isn't already [...]
Autoblog: Word of Lexus LFA Nuerburgring track edition emerges from Japan
Word of Lexus LFA Nuerburgring track edition emerges from Japan   Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Japan, Lexus, Rumormill Lexus LFA Nürburgring track edition - Click above for image gallery Remember when Lexus was synonymous with cushy, spongy rides that were [...]
Jalopnik: Anyone Else See A Pattern Here? Beige Bites Back
Anyone Else See A Pattern Here? Beige Bites Back   Some have noticed a pattern between Toyota sudden acceleration cases and the age of drivers. We did too, so we updated their numbers and turned them into a pretty chart. We like pretty [...]
Autoblog: Official investigation of runaway Prius begins to answer questions
Official investigation of runaway Prius begins to answer questions   Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Recalls, Hatchback, Toyota A joint investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Toyota into the highly publicized incident last week [...]
Jalopnik: 2011 Kia Optima: The G8 Wants Its Side Vents Back New York Auto Show
2011 Kia Optima: The G8 Wants Its Side Vents Back New York Auto Show   The 2011 Kia Optima will adopt the old American mantra of longer-lower-wider at its New York Auto Show debut. Also present? Some respectable, if derivative, styling; Pay no attention to [...]
Autoblog: PSA: If you're going to attempt insurance fraud, you might want to avoid posting on YouTube w/video
PSA: If you're going to attempt insurance fraud, you might want to avoid posting on YouTube w/video   Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Government/Legal, Videos, Nissan Insurance Fraud GT-R? - Click above to watch the video after the jump Why is it that people engaged in illegal activities feel [...]
 
Jalopnik: How To Greenwash A Ferrari Concept Cars
How To Greenwash A Ferrari Concept Cars   Here's how the Ferrari 599 HY-KERS incorporates a 100 HP electric motor and lithium ion batteries into a plain Jane Ferrari 599 without sacrificing performance. More » [...]
Autoblog: Report: California prosecutor sues Toyota, alleges automaker ignored defects
Report: California prosecutor sues Toyota, alleges automaker ignored defects   Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, ToyotaThe hits keep on coming for Toyota, with reports of unintended acceleration multiplying like rabbits with aphrodisiacs and grandstanding of all [...]
PickupTrucks: Recall Alert: 2010 Toyota Tundra
Recall Alert: 2010 Toyota Tundra   Toyota is voluntarily recalling 2 (that's right, 2) 2010 Tundra four-wheel drive pickups to fix a potential problem with the front propeller shaft, according to a National Highway and Traffic [...]
Autoblog: Mini's future is smaller engines, DCT, and challenging the Mazda Miata?
Mini's future is smaller engines, DCT, and challenging the Mazda Miata?   Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Hatchback, Mini MINI Roadster Concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery Just because a company starts out Mini it doesn't necessarily mean it can't get even [...]
Autoblog: American Le Mans Series approves butanol, Dyson-Mazda to go first
American Le Mans Series approves butanol, Dyson-Mazda to go first   Filed under: Motorsports, Technology, Mazda, Racing Dyson Racing B09/96 running at Mid-Ohio - click above for high-res image gallery The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and its technical operations [...]
Jalopnik: My God, It's Full Of... Cars Car Porn
My God, It's Full Of... Cars Car Porn   Photo of a sea of Volvos in formation awaiting transport in Malmö, Sweden: topherous/Flickr via Wired: Autopia More » [...]
Jalopnik: Ranchestivo Carts Clowns, Costs $3,800 Nice Price Or Crack Pipe
Ranchestivo Carts Clowns, Costs $3,800 Nice Price Or Crack Pipe   Some people drive inordinately large vehicles in order to compensate for shortcomings below the waist. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a customized Ford that will let everybody know [...]
Jalopnik: NHTSA Can't Explain Runaway Prius Either Toyota Recall
NHTSA Can't Explain Runaway Prius Either Toyota Recall   Confirming the congressional memo we shared yesterday questioning the story of runaway Prius driver Jim Sikes, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials say "we have [...]
PickupTrucks: Nissan Plans Full-Size Passenger Vans Too
Nissan Plans Full-Size Passenger Vans Too   Nissan's all-new 2011 NV full-size cargo vans are just the first products in a series of light commercial vehicles that will be built off its Nissan Titan-derived ladder frame. People carrying [...]
Jalopnik: Project Car Hell, Big Sporty Germans Edition: 560SEC or Audi V8? Project Car Hell
Project Car Hell, Big Sporty Germans Edition: 560SEC or Audi V8? Project Car Hell   Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! You want a great big Teutonic luxury car, but you also want [...]
 
Autoblog: Mercedes reportedly considering V8 Supercar entry Down Under
Mercedes reportedly considering V8 Supercar entry Down Under   Filed under: Motorsports, Mercedes-Benz, Australia, Racing Mercedes C-Class DTM - Click above for high-res image gallery While American racing fans remain enamored with stock car racing, road [...]
Autoblog: Video: Zero wheels, all awesome - Homebuilt Kiwi 'hovercraft'
Video: Zero wheels, all awesome - Homebuilt Kiwi 'hovercraft'   Filed under: Etc., Videos Homemade flying hovercraft - Click above to watch video after the jump Rudy Heeman, an inventor in New Zealand, has created a flying hovercraft. We'll admit right now that it [...]
Jalopnik: NASA's Western Endurance Racing Championship Racing
NASA's Western Endurance Racing Championship Racing   You've raced in a few 24 Hours of LeMons and ChumpCar events which means you've already got a roll-cage installed in Mom's Oldsmobile. Where do you go from there? NASA's Western Endurance [...]
Autoblog: Video: Indian-market Ford Figo ads take on local flavor
Video: Indian-market Ford Figo ads take on local flavor   Filed under: Budget, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Ford, India Ford Figo TV commercial for the Indian market - Click above to watch videos after the jump Ford aims to take India by storm [...]
Jalopnik: When Was the Last Time You Saw One of These in California? Down On The Street Bonus Edition
When Was the Last Time You Saw One of These in California? Down On The Street Bonus Edition   This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. You don't see a lot of Renault 5 [...]
Jalopnik: Shopping For a New Hindustan Motors Ambassador? Brochure
Shopping For a New Hindustan Motors Ambassador? Brochure   The Morris Oxford/Hindustan Ambassador has been in production for 56 years, which means it has 9 more to go in order to beat the Beetle. How do you market such a classic? More » [...]
Autoblog: LG Chem to build lithium ion cell factory in Holland, MI
LG Chem to build lithium ion cell factory in Holland, MI   LG Chem has made it official. The South Korean manufacturer is moving forward with plans to start production of lithium ion cells in Michigan. LG Chem and its U.S. subsidiary, Compact Power Inc. [...]
Jalopnik: This Memo Proves The Runaway Prius Was A Hoax Exclusive
This Memo Proves The Runaway Prius Was A Hoax Exclusive   We first raised doubts about the financial motivations and character of Jim Sikes, the runaway Prius driver, last week. Now there's evidence, in a draft memorandum obtained by Jalopnik [...]
Jalopnik: Forget About Imports and Put On Your Dacron Bell-Bottoms: 1978 Olds Cutlass Salon Classic Ad Watch
Forget About Imports and Put On Your Dacron Bell-Bottoms: 1978 Olds Cutlass Salon Classic Ad Watch   More headroom than the Volvo 242! A longer wheelbase than the VW Dasher! Crypto-fastback styling! More » [...]