GM Wants You To Buy A Malibu, Can't Sell You One

2008_Chevrolet_Malibu.jpgWe've all seen the ads for the new Chevy Malibu touting it as GM's long awaited savior, a "super accord" and the ultimate Camry fighter, et cetera. And with a 100% increase in in Malibu sales in December, the advertising campaign might be working. There's only one little problem: there aren't enough Malibus to satisfy…

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Old Canadian Busted For Racing Olds Under New Law

oldintrigue_top.jpgOntario police caught a young-at-heart and lead-of-foot 85-year-old Canadian man going 100 mph (40 mph over the speed limit) in his Oldsmobile Intrigue, which makes him the oldest person to be charged under a new street racing law. The new law states that anyone going more than 31 mph over the speed limit can be…

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Zonda v. GT-R At Nurburgring, Who Will Win?


The ultimate measure of performance for many supercars is the lap time around the Nurburgring. We told you about Toyota letting loose the rumor about the LF-A setting the record lap over various other supercars. Here's a well synched shootout between the venerable Zonda F against a lap from the almost as venerable and …

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Cadillac Debuting Provoq Alternative Energy Concept Tomorrow At CES

cadillaccienconcepttop.jpg GM announced today that they would be debuting the Cadillac Provoq at the CES show in Las Vegas. According to the company the Provoq "continues Cadillac's remarkable heritage of landmark concept vehicles, this time in a vehicle free from petroleum fuel and emissions, the ultimate luxury." Translation: electric car.…

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The Rinspeed "X-Treme" Is A Swiss Extravaganza

rinspeedxtremetop.jpgThe mad Swiss at Rinspeed, known for both Porsche tuning and underwater Lotus tuning have set their sights on the Porsche 957 Cayenne and the results are extreme X-treme. The Rinspeed X-treme is much wider and lower than the stock Cayenne thanks to the bulging arches and matching side skirts. The whole package is also…

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Car Salesman Who Stole From Mentally Ill Customer Going To Jail,…

As if it's hard enough to get a good deal when buying a new truck, imagine if you're mentally ill. Then imagine that you let on that you're not well and have tons of money in cash at home. What happens next is the sales team at Douchebag Brothers Autos first goes to your house and steals about $70,000, then takes…

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Rules Of The Road: Jalopnik's Guide To Speed Limit Enforcement

[Who knew the 10th amendment to the US Constitution would create the state-by-state patchwork quilt of driving laws we've got? Well, the founders did — despite their lack of cars. Fear not, interstate drivers, we here at Jalopnik have sorted through the red tape to bring you detailed guides to driving rules;…

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The Big Ass Airbag May Save Your Life, Cost You Your Dignity

takatabuttairbag.jpgWe're not really sure what more there is to add to this photo of what claims to be a revolutionary airbag, but is quite... er... kallipygian. While we guess the design helps prevent you from snapping your neck or being guided into the pillar, there's no getting around the fact that it looks like you've just gone nose…

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The E85-Powered Aston Martin Vantage GT2: The Hottest Thing Since The…

astonmartingt2_top.jpgAston Martin Racing has decided to share an illustration of the Vantage GT2, the latest addition the company's growing racing stable. The V8-powered Vantage derivative is the first available Aston Martin race car that can run on either race fuel or E85 bioethanol. The addition of this green-lipped wonder means that…

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Jeremy Clarkson For British Prime Minister?

We're big fans of Top gear as most readers already know, but we're not sure if we'd put host Jeremy Clarkson in the driver's seat out of our country. A petition on the web site of the current PM Gordon Brown is calling for Brown to step down and make Clarkson the new chief. The petition is gaining steam, with more than …

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