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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

OMG! 2016 Mazda Miata To Debut September 3rd!

OMG! 2016 Mazda Miata To Debut September 3rd!


OMG! 2016 Mazda Miata To Debut September 3rd!

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 09:27 PM PDT

OMG! 2016 Mazda Miata To Debut September 3rd!

Hey everyone! Mazda just tweeted out that the next generation of the greatest car ever made, the MX-5 Miata will debut on September 3rd! I can't even contain my excitement!

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This Old Ford Concept Wagon Really Should Have Happened

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 06:00 PM PDT

This Old Ford Concept Wagon Really Should Have Happened

We know that most concept cars are purely inspiration-fuel. There's no chance they're ever going to be built, unless we somehow morph into a society populated only by millionaires with daring taste and no luggage. But others are simply novel — and plausible — ideas. Like Ford's Aurora II wagon of 1969.

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Five Reasons You Need To Buy A Nissan 240 SX Right Now

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:36 PM PDT

Five Reasons You Need To Buy A Nissan 240 SX Right Now

In the late '80s, Nissan decided to revolutionize the sport compact market by introducing the 240SX, an affordable RWD sports car that almost single-handedly made the hot hatch platform obsolete. Here are a few reasons everyone needs to own one.

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​Spyker Cars' Assets Being Auctioned To Pay Tax Debts

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:09 PM PDT

​Spyker Cars' Assets Being Auctioned To Pay Tax Debts

Spyker Cars' assets are going up for auction to settle outstanding tax debts, so you can finally own the ill-fated D8 SUV, along with a C8 racer, a slew of engines, and even an F1 car.

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Why Google Built Its Self-Driving Car From The Ground Up

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:40 PM PDT

When Google finally decided to take it's self-driving prototypes to the next level , they ditched the modified Lexus and Toyota hybrids and rethought what a car should be. Except, it's not a car. It's a cute, non-threatening robot.

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​Watch The Aston Martin DP-100 In (Virtual) Action

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:11 PM PDT

We're evenly split on the design of the Aston Martin DP-100. The profile is slick, the back end is butch, and then you get to the front.

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Holden Laughs Last As Aussie-Built Pontiacs Dodge GM's Recalls

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:41 PM PDT

Holden Laughs Last As Aussie-Built Pontiacs Dodge GM's Recalls

Whenever we write about a new General Motors recall — which is often, these days — one of you jokers inevitably says "Wouldn't it be faster to make a list of GM cars that HAVEN'T been recalled?" Well, after going through today's infographic, it seems the Aussie Pontiacs are safe so far.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:17 PM PDT

Surely You Can't Be Serious? "Airplane!" Is 34 Today

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:13 PM PDT

The inarguably best aviation movie of all time, "Airplane!" was released on this day in 1980. Share your favorite quotes, GIFs and video clips with us! There are no wrong answers.

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Drop Everything And Watch This Moped Superhero Be Amazing

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 02:44 PM PDT

It's the story of a man. A man with a moped. A moped and a cape. Yeah, the cape gets caught in the wheel, but not before Tigerman wins your heart.

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Mini Is Super Freaked Out Over Being 'A Girlie Car' In China

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 02:17 PM PDT

Mini Is Super Freaked Out Over Being 'A Girlie Car' In China

PANIC! There's panic at Mini these days, and it's not over ever-growing door count and exterior dimensions. It's over girls! Chinese girls who can't stop buying their cars!

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The Three-Wheeling At NASCAR Road Course Testing Was Unbelievable

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 01:49 PM PDT

The Three-Wheeling At NASCAR Road Course Testing Was Unbelievable

NASCAR went to the gorgeous Virginia International Raceway this year for some road course testing and the amount of three-wheeling these soft-sprung stock cars did was unbelievably awesome. The photogs at Lifeblasters managed to catch the whole thing on camera.

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The Ferrari 360 Is The Most Reliable Car I've Ever Owned

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 01:28 PM PDT

The Ferrari 360 Is The Most Reliable Car I've Ever Owned

It's an interesting moment every time I meet someone who recognizes me from Jalopnik. "Hey! You're Doug! From Jalopnik!" they always say. "The guy with the Ferrari and the CarMax Land Rover!" And then, in all their excitement to learn more about the industry, and all their eagerness to talk about cars, they invariably ask the same first question: "Why do you always wear the same shirt in all your videos?"

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If You Forgot How To Start Your Porsche 917, Read This Refresher

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 01:27 PM PDT

If You Forgot How To Start Your Porsche 917, Read This Refresher

It happens. Sometimes we forget how to start our Porsche 917Ks. But it's ok, thanks to this handy guide on the exact starting procedure of a 917 from Canepa.

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Should Chrysler Make A 707 Horsepower Ram SRT Hellcat Truck?

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 01:15 PM PDT

Should Chrysler Make A 707 Horsepower Ram SRT Hellcat Truck?

You bet your ass I'm fired up about Dodge's 6.2-liter HEMI Hellcat-powered Challenger SRT . 707 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. of torque is nothing short of absurd in a car. Now it's time for Chrysler to prove they've completely lost their shit and stuff that engine into a pickup truck.

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Yup, ​GM Just Recalled A Recall

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 01:01 PM PDT

Yup, ​GM Just Recalled A Recall

Keeping the numbers straight when you're dealing with the recall of nearly 30 million vehicles is hard, so this shouldn't come as a surprise. GM inadvertently lumped in a few hundred Cadillacs in Monday's recall of 8.4-million cars, promptly encouraging us to modify our chart .

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The Story Of How Ross Perot Saved Pixar From Being Owned By GM

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:54 PM PDT

The Story Of How Ross Perot Saved Pixar From Being Owned By GM

What if, instead of making beloved movies like Toy Story, Wall-E, and Up, everyone's favorite CGI film studio Pixar had been swallowed up by General Motors? It sounds insane, but it almost happened had it not been for the timely intervention of one of America's most famous living billionaire/failed presidential candidate Texans.

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Gromkhana Is Further Proof Of Gromawesomeness

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:41 PM PDT

Have we mentioned how much we love the Honda Grom? It's small, it's simple, it's got an engine that has more in common with a weedwhacker than a sport bike, and it's cuter than an eight-week-old puppy with an overbite. And at $3,199, it's stupid cheap. Which inspires this kind of hoonage.

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Is My Car Recalled? Our Massive Chart Shows Every GM Recall This Year

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:18 PM PDT

Is My Car Recalled? Our Massive Chart Shows Every GM Recall This Year

As we've been reporting on all these GM recalls , we realized that how difficult it is to really picture the sheer volume of what's going on. So far, there hasn't really been one good comprehensive place to see all the recalls at once, to get a feel of just how massive this whole thing is and explain what is recalled and why. Here it is.

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Pikes Peak

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:12 PM PDT

Pikes Peak

Last weekend was my first time going to Pikes Peak. Quite an amazing experience... I've watched videos but nothing can compete with actually being there. The sounds of the engines roaring past you and the smells of brakes, tires and gas in the air... just beautiful. One of my favorite moments was hearing the sound of a V8 come around the corner and expecting some big American muscle car... and then a tiny blue Porsche 914 slides into view.

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​How To Get A Perfect Starting Boost In Mario Kart 8

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT

​How To Get A Perfect Starting Boost In Mario Kart 8

It's no big secret that in Mario Kart, you can start each race with a turbo boost by punching the accelerator at the perfect moment before the race begins. The question is: How do you get the timing right?

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​This Autonomous Forklift Is Your Robotic Parking Concierge

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:50 AM PDT

​This Autonomous Forklift Is Your Robotic Parking Concierge

This is Ray and he'll be your robot valet for the day.

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Shortage Of Truckers Could Make Pretty Much Everything More Expensive

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:34 AM PDT

Shortage Of Truckers Could Make Pretty Much Everything More Expensive

Many trucking companies cut staff in the height of the recession a few years ago. Now that business is picking back up, they're finding themselves hard-pressed for drivers. The drivers who are left are charging more, and now folks who need to ship things are bitchin' about it.

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NASCAR Driver Cuts Through The Field In Karting Race, Onboard

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:27 AM PDT

How good is a NASCAR driver at karting?

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We're Going Endurance Racing, Here's How To Join And Beat Us

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT

We're Going Endurance Racing, Here's How To Join And Beat Us

Ever wonder if you're faster than a Jalopnik writer? If you come out to the inaugural American Endurance Racing event at New Jersey Motorsports Park the first weekend of August, you can find that out. There's even a discounted entry price if your soul intent is to beat me.

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