The Second Annual Jalopnik Film Festival is happening in New York City on November 5th and 6th and it will feature a bunch of new films, including the world premiere of APEX: The Story Of The Hypercar. But what the hell is a Hypercar? The trailer has the answer.
Photos of a Belgian forest crammed with decaying old cars are making the internet rounds again. It's being called an "abandoned traffic jam," as if American soldiers just left their cars in the middle of the road and ran once WWII ended. That explanation is totally bogus, as Jalopnik's Jason Torchinsky proves with…
I can tell you about the SR-71 Blackbird's titanium frame, its Pratt&Whitney J58-P4 engines, or its genesis. But that's not important. What really matters is the thrill of flying it in an extremely dangerous mission, as remembered by this pilot.—JD
The Tesla car company isn't shy about breaking from automotive standard practice, building fast, near-silent, sleek electric cars in a world where most vehicles still sip dinosaur juice. So it probably shouldn't surprise you to learn that the complex electronic infrastructure supporting the car's many sensors and…
The race to make the world's fastest production car has turned into an all-out war, and as our pals at Jalopnik report, the viciously bonkers gearheads at Koenigsegg are readying a jaw-dropping juggernaut. It's got all the mind-blowing stuff you'd expect: well over one thousand horsepower, a theoretical top speed of…
Last week, Jalopnik's Michael Ballaban posted about what is easily one of my favorite urban stories of all time, which is that parts of Manhattan are actually built on the wartime ruins of English towns—churches, homes, pubs, libraries, shops, and businesses—all shipped to the U.S. as ballast during World War II.
Please, please don't let this golf cart hovercraft be an April Fool's joke. We need this—nay, America needs this.
Our friends over at Jalopnik have rounded up the 10 worst passenger planes still in service. So, uh... safe travels?
Continuing yesterday's theme, our friends over at Jalopnik have compiled 10 more awesome demolition videos. Enjoy.
Our friends over at Jalopnik found some amazing Russian car nuts who hacked their Opel to be driven by an iPad.
Hey Austin folks, come hang out with us tonight for a sneak peek at our new show! Lobster rolls and beer are on us.
For this year's Gold Rush Rally, the owners of one Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 gave their ride a vinyl tribute to Star Wars, combining icons from across the galaxy and a few blasters. The Force is strong with this one.
Here are ten cars, culled from Jalopnik readers' thoughts as if by probe, that most look like they were designed by aliens. See them all via Jalopnik.
Amazingly, videos of tsunami waves coming ashore in Japan this week showed many people driving away from the water. If you find yourself in a similar situation, how can you increase your chances of survival from nil to slim? [Jalopnik]
Amazingly, videos of tsunami waves coming ashore in Japan this week showed many people driving away from the water. If you find yourself in a similar situation, how can you increase your chances of survival from nil to slim? [Jalopnik]
Mark Riccobono is legally blind. But that doesn't stop him from trying to enjoy life. Today, thanks to tactile technology, he became the first blind man to drive around the track at Daytona International Speedway.
Planes have black boxes to record the vitals of an incident. About time cars had something similar, no? Enter the Car DVR, your fool-proof way to put the blame on the other guy. Assuming, you know, it's his fault.
A few days ago, China Central Television showed footage of what they claimed was an air force training exercise conducted on January 23. From the looks of things, they were actually just playing clips from Top Gun.
Over at Quirky, the Snowdozer, a collapsable, double-bladed snow scraper, currently has 145 of the 1200 preorders it needs to go into production. Is there any conceivable cause more important for you to get behind this morning?
