Archive for May 20th, 2008

Sure, you could get the 2009 Ferrari California — the new GT from the prancin’ Italian stallion — in red. But that’s so, so…so predictable. This is an Italian drop-top sports car with an American name — ostentatiousness is the name of the game. Why not get it in any of the other colors under… »

There’s not much that’s cooler than a Paper Craft model. Using nothing but a couple of sheets of paper, some glue and enormous amounts of time, compressed wood pulp aficionados are able to create incredibly accurate scale models of just about anything. Paper Craft is also a detailed study on the forms and shapes of… »

Matt Farah and Mike Spinelli discuss the Ferrari California, The V10 that’s about to fall into the R8, McLaren and Mercedes new supercars, the 9FF GT9, and the record holding Cadillac CTS-V. -Garage419

Original post by Wes Siler… »

For a day that was devoid of stories of everyone’s favorite kinky racing administrator things sure got weird. And we mean weird in that you wake up, look at the other person (or persons) and without saying a word you have a tacit understanding that what just happened will not ever be discussed sort of… »

We had another close race down the highway to the Lake of Fire yesterday, with the so-called win going to the triple helping of ‘55 Austin FX3 cabs in the Choose Your Eternity poll. Today, however, I’m inspired by the big drums of used tempura-frying oil I saw waiting for disposal behind the Japanese take-out… »

Originally created as a homologation special for the World Rally Championship, the Subaru WRX has always had its roots deep in rally competition. So from the moment we first laid eyes on the 2008 Impreza WRX STI, we were anxious to see what was in store for the full-on WRC-spec race car. Subaru teased us… »

We’ve seen the 2010 BMW Z4 testing all over Germany, including the Nürburgring where we saw it ripping up the track. Or at least ripping up a track as much as a plastic camo-ed car can. But now the new Z4’s traded in the racing cleats for some dainty little city shoes, at least according… »

We’re glad everyone is deciding on a favorite sub-$15k new vehicle, but now it’s time to look at something that costs nearly three times as much as your selected new vehicle: a custom designed Car Couch. This Car Couch is the work of Fred Bailey and unlike some other car couches, this one appears to… »

Color us here at Jalopnik red with jealousy. Our friends at PickupTrucks.com sent their Aussie stringer James Stanford out back to let him get in touch with his inner hoon. What better way to do it than by running a brand spankin’ new 2008 Holden VE Ute head-to-head with a 2008 Ford Falcon FG Ute?… »

Because everyone knows how popular the tandem bicycle is, Volvo’s Monitoring and Concept Center has designed this vehicle that takes a cue from the tandem bike. This is Volvo’s Tandem Car. The schtick behind this thing is that it is an inline two-seater that is also, what else, but energy efficient. The design of the… »