Can’t get enough of the awful squeaking noise that is my own voice? Bored while driving, want to turn on the radio, and just want something to direct your life angst at? I’ll be speaking today on public radio’s To The Point with Warren Olney about Tesla’s Autopilot system at 2:45 EDT. Get excited!
Here’s Why Acura Is Actually Going In The Right Direction
If there were ever a World Championship for Things People Think Used to Be Better, Acura would finish in second place. America would, of course, take the top spot.
Racing the Sun
Many years ago while I was still in college my roommate brought up the idea of driving to the eastern most point in North America timed in such a way that we arrived there at sunrise. A fantastic idea, but it got put on the back burner because, well, college students are generally poor. Three years ago the idea popped…
Metal-as-Hell Crazy Man Uses Van Full of Ammo to Put Out a Garbage Fire
A Missouri man whose garbage fire got a little out of control decided the right way to put it out would be to drive over it again and again in a van full of live ammunition. Bitchin’!
How To Help Your Buddies Get Into Motorcycling Without Quitting Like I Almost Did
I’d been a motorcyclist for one full week when a trip around the corner to get gas resulted in a downed Honda Shadow and $16,000 new right foot. I had taken the MSF course, and done countless laps around a parking lot. Surely I was ready to make a trip around the corner.
Today's Best Deals: Seiko Watches, Gear VR, August Smart Lock, and More
], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--ypRUTp5O--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/1475372537018125741.jpg, (small)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--EN6svqo6--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1475372537018125741.jpg, (medium)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--uKBOhw4_--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/1475372537018125741.jpg, (large)])
Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on Kinja Co-Op to help us find the best.
The Death Of The Dodge Viper Would Be A Tragedy
The Dodge Viper isn’t like any other supercar. It doesn’t pretend to be all things to all people, it doesn’t want to be. It’s a very specific car for a very specific person. And now we’re upset that it appears it might be dying. It’s like a piece of America is dying too.
This Artist Turns Boring Rides Into Supercars At Night Using Cardboard
Artist Max Siedentopf prowls the streets of Amsterdam at night, armed with masking tape and cardboard. He waits. He watches. When he sees his prey, he springs into action. His prey are boring cars, and his action is making them into supercars.
Ducati's Teaser For 'Low Speed Excitement' Makes No Sense But I'm Super Pumped For It Anyway
Ducati still have two bikes to release that we don’t know about yet, but they’ve been teasing one with a series of videos. While both videos offer almost zero information visually, this latest had one key phrase that made my heart jump for joy.
The Simpsons' Family Car Is Now Immortalized as a Hot Wheels
Everything from exotic super cars, to blue collar pickup trucks, to even the Goodyear blimp has gotten the Hot Wheels treatment. And now, after over a quarter century on TV, so has the nondescript pink sedan that the Simpson family drives all over Springfield.
Jon Olsson’s Crazy Audi RS6 DTM Was Stolen And Burned To The Ground After An Armed Robbery
Remember earlier this year when we told you about professional skier Jon Olsson’s super awesome Audi RS6 Avant? Well, we’ve got some bad news. Following a truly bizarre series of events, that car is now a fiery heap of ashes, and it’s not because someone crashed it.
The Autonomous Winter Is Coming
Winter is coming for car manufacturers. An Autonomous Winter, without end. If you’ve seen what Tesla is doing with Autopilot, and all they plan to do with it, you’ve already seen the future. Now it’s up to automakers to figure out what they want to be in this new world as quickly as possible.
Yamaha Just Released This Amazing Dirt Tracker Concept Bike
Yamaha knew they had an amazing platform for customization when they released the FZ-07. Under that Transformer looking body work, it’s basically identical to the Ducati Scrambler but just with slightly lower bars. If this concept is a hint at what’s to come with the platform, the future just got a whole lot brighter.
What's The Best Car For Going Off The Grid?
Connected cars! Autonomous cars! Cars as rolling cell phones! Apps! Snapchats, tweets, iMessages, texts, sexts and emails! Sometimes, the noise of modern living just gets to be too much.
], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--8xXGihUi--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/1475179754946981928.jpg, (small)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--51zm9lbp--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1475179754946981928.jpg, (medium)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--9e1bYf17--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/1475179754946981928.jpg, (large)])
Our friend’s orange Subaru WRX was stolen early this morning and we’re hoping that you can help us find it. Some of the unique features to this car include:
The Ten Weirdest Energy Sources Used To Power Cars
It’s time to face the music folks. Soon enough, fossil fuels will be gone. We need to find something that can continue to give the magical rolling metal orbs we call “cars”, power and life. Don’t fret! Maybe these ten strange energy sources have some promise.
This Is What It Looks Like When More Than Two Million Pounds Rumbles Down The Road
Stuff used for getting oil out of the ground is big. Really big. 946,000 kilograms (or 2,085,573.358 pounds) big. But when big things, like this this massive pressure vessel, need to be moved from where they’re built to where they need to be, sometimes the only way to get them to their final destination is by road.
Germany Orders Volkswagen To Recall And Fix 2.4 Million Cheating Diesel Cars
Good Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--tPof61nC--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/1402675136410212675.jpg, (small)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--L9OyXAdi--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1402675136410212675.jpg, (medium)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--f2brsknI--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/1402675136410212675.jpg, (large)])
So, we wrote an eBook: Jalopnik’s Book of Car Facts and History Even Gearheads Don’t Know. Snappy title, right? It’s available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks, and Google Play.
8-bit video game version of Mad Max: Fury Road is just as unbelievably fun
Oh my god. Since Mad Max: Fury Road was essentially just a linear car chase scene that went in one direction and then turned around and went back in the other direction, can you imagine how perfect a side scrolling video game it would make? Add all the crazy vehicles and the weapons and Furiosa and it would be the…
], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--JhHTtCNe--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1475056024565879624.jpg, (small)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--JhHTtCNe--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1475056024565879624.jpg, (medium)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--AgZn8DJ7--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/1475056024565879624.jpg, (large)])
], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--WFwxHiOY--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1474976296783424581.jpg, (small)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--WFwxHiOY--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1474976296783424581.jpg, (medium)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--R1t9DTQ0--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/1474976296783424581.jpg, (large)])
], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--hK_h0z88--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1474393374764938820.jpg, (small)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--hK_h0z88--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1474393374764938820.jpg, (medium)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--EHJFfOI---/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/1474393374764938820.jpg, (large)])
], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--NT_W9Vl1--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1474370706780719791.jpg, (small)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--NT_W9Vl1--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/1474370706780719791.jpg, (medium)], [https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--hKGFs8SC--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/1474370706780719791.jpg, (large)])