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#24hoursoflemons
And The Winner Is...
Since we all care more about the Index Of Effluency than we do about the overall winner, I'm going to take advantage of my very limited internet access to share the IOE winner with you: Purple Lemon Racing's 1969 Beetle! More » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: BMW OHV V8
A pushrod, carburetor-fed V8 from BMW? Sure, but you have to go back about a half-century. More » -
#moviecars
Renault 5 Takes Off-Road Shortcut In Pursuit Of Citroën CX
We can't tell you what cheezoid cop show you're watching, nor can we tell you why the chiseled good guy in the Renault 5 is pursuing the obvious baddie in the Citroën. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Italian Cars Totally Reliable At Arse Freeze, Just About Everything Else Blows Up
Race cars built for 500 bucks and thrashed on a tough endurance course for hour after hour tend to develop a few problems. OK, they develop many problems! More » -
#newcars
2010 BMW 5-Series Officially Shows Us Its Headlights
We're going to see all of the 2010 BMW 5-Series Monday, but after showing off its balls BMW just revealed its headlights. Now all we need is the rump. More photos below. More » -
#downonthestreet
1977 GMC VanDura
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. GM's Malaise Era big van didn't change much for decades, so it's easy to overlook. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
More British Leyland Carnage: Spinout-Happy TR7 T-Boned By V8olvo
The guys driving the V8-powered Volvo 244 were hoping to follow up their victory at Buttonwillow with another this weekend, but the Buick V6-powered Wedginator Triumph has made that goal much, much harder to reach. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Killer Bee MGB Wipes Out, Gets Rolled Into Ball Of British Leyland Scrap
Yes, one of our favorite Index Of Effluency contenders went into the dirt and flipped over yesterday afternoon. That's the bad news. The good news is that the driver of the Killer Bee MGB wasn't hurt. More » -
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#24hoursoflemons
Day One In The Books, Germans Dominate Top Five
Many cars have been sidelined by the usual mechanical problems, but some have just kept on going around and around and around. With the first session of racing over, we've got three Germans and two Japanese in the top five. More » - Yesterday - November 21, 2009
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#holidaygiftguide
Yes, You Can Buy A "Shabbat Shalom, M*****F****R" LeMons Team Shirt!
Many, many readers were all in a tizzy after they saw the LeMons Team Shirt-stravaganza last weekend, because they needed to obtain a Team JDL BMW team T-shirt. Well, now you can- just in time for Hanukkah shopping! More » -
#classicadwatch
The Power And The Beauty, 1985 Style: Nissan Silvia ZX Turbo
We knew it on these shores as the 200SX Turbo, while the Japanese and Europeans called it the Silvia ZX Turbo. Either way, it served as an excellent herpes vector! More » -
#downonthejunkyard
1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup Heads To The Last Roundup
After I got tipped about this truck from three different sources, I decided I'd better head down to the self-service boneyard a few miles from my house. More » -
#downonthestreet
1964 Volvo Amazon
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Many East Bay Amazons have been getting crushed, but this one is safe on the Island. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Adventures In Depreciation: 1995 Mercedes-Benz S600 Gets Zero Penalty Laps At The Arse Freeze!
We've seen the LeMons depreciation record shattered, with the '89 BMW 750iL that reigned supreme in that category since its (brief) appearance at the The Lamest Day knocked off its pedestal! More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Ãœber Bird!
Those of you who followed the saga of Mad_Science's LeMons 6 Series know that some difficulties held them back at the Buttonwillow Histrionics over the summer. They've made a few changes since then. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
The BS Inspections Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza 2009
Whew! The largest number of entries we've ever had roll past the LeMons Supreme Court. The rain fell, the wind blew, and the penalty-lap hammer came down on many a racer's skull. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
Inside Those Crazy Motorcycle-Engined LeMons Racers
You've seen the Angry Hamster Racing V65 Magna-powered Honda Z600 under construction, and of course you're familiar with the LeMons-winning CBR900-powered Geo Metro-Gnome… but the engineering behind these two machines pushes the LeMons Insane-O-Meterâ„¢ into the red numbers. More » - Friday - November 20, 2009
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#engineporn
Hyundai's Theta II 2.4-liter Direct-Injection Four-Cylinder: First Look
Today, Hyundai showed off its latest engine, the Theta II, a 2.4-liter, direct-injection four-cylinder with variable valve timing destined for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata and 2010 Hyundai Tucson. Impressively, they also showed us the guts of a beat-to-hell test unit. More » -
#newcars
2011 Hyundai Genesis: "Tau" V8 Gets A 10 HP Bump
The Hyundai Genesis Tau V8 is getting massaged for 2011 with a bump of ten ponies, bringing it up to 385 HP. How? More valve lift, intake manifold tweaks, low-friction coating on the pistons, and iridium spark plugs. Nifty. -
#motorcycles
Erik Buell is quitting Harley-Davidson to start his own motorcycle racing company. [HellForLeather]
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#vanityplates
Ford GT Wears Entirely Appropriate Vanity Plate
At one point in my past, I designed and proved-out the production line that built the Ford GT's giant throttle body. I still have two copies, so I'm something of a fan-boy. Thus, I agree with this guy's sentiment. More » -
#cartech
Yamaha Wants You To Hear The Lexus LFA
One of the world's foremost musical instrument manufacturers helped design the Lexus LFA's cabin. Why? Because Toyota wanted its supercar to crawl inside your ears and invade your soul. Turn it up loud, kids — this is a good one. More » -
#autoeroticdesign
The Five Coolest Pedals On Current Production Cars
What was once an area for unique engineering solutions and cool design twists has, like most facets of modern automobiles, become depressingly conformist. Thankfully, we've found, with reader help, five exceptions to the rule. Here's our five favorite pedal sets. More » -
#adwatch
Aussie Mitsubishi Evo Ad Defies Physics, Looks Awesome
Channeling JJ Abrams' Fringe for visual inspiration, this new ad for the Mitsubishi Evo out of Australia promises physics-defying performance. -
#carpocalypse
Obama Goes "Boom-Boom Pow" On South Korean-U.S. Auto Trade Agreements
President Obama asked South Korea yesterday to renegotiate auto trade clauses in the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement due to vast differences in scale of auto exports between the two countries. More » -
#engineporn
Jalopnik fan-site Hooniverse eschews the present for ten crazy engines y'all can't buy. [Hooniverse]
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#carart
The Art Of Car Logos
Artist Timothy Raines focuses much of his talent on automobile logos in his series "Brand As Art." He makes the Cavillino in these works Rampante and spreads Bentley's wings with a triptych. Glorious and gorgeous! More »
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#spyphotos
Audi A7 SportsAssCrossHatchTour Gets Naked, Opens Huge Rear End
All good things must end; in this case Audi's nearly perfect range of sedans and wagons. Now, they're following arch-rival BMW's bizarre pursuit of fat hatchbacks with the 2011 Audi A7. Why, God, why? [AutoExpress] -
#newcars
Chevy Volt "Chirps," Warns Pedestrians Of Impending Silent Vehicular Manslaughter
The Chevy Volt runs virtually silent in all-electric mode. To combat the potential electric car "silent killer" threat, GM's built in a "chirp" feature for drivers to announce and warn pedestrians when they drive by. More » -
#scarycars
The Ten Cars That Scare The Crap Out Of Us
Some cars were born to be driven, some to be lusted after, and a few designed to be feared. With assistance from our frightened readers we've singled out the ten cars that scare the crap out of us. More »
