Image: Mercedes-Benz The Italian design legend who helped shape Mercedes-Benz automobiles from the 1950s through the 2000s, Bruno Sacco, died last week at age 90. He helped usher in an era of iconic and stately designs which Mercedes-Benz quite clearly no longer employs. He wanted to ensure that his designs did not age, and he … Read more
Have you ever been looking for a home and encountered an infuriating shortage of properties with attached airplane hangars, or frustrating HOAs that prohibit you from taxiing your plane on public roads? Then gird your loins, because the picturesque town of Cameron Park, California, is the ideal Sacramento suburb for you. Bring your Corvette, your … Read more
Image: UCG (Getty Images) It looks like there were more than a few people who have had some strange experiences with public transit. Last week we asked readers what their sketchiest public transit stories and encounters were. These were their responses. – Lawrence Hodge Read More Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more
I love sports sedans. You love sports sedans. We all love sports sedans. That’s why it comes as no surprise that you folks were so passionate about the best sports sedans of all time when I asked you to tell me your favorite in last week’s question of the day. – Andy Kalmowitz Read More … Read more
2023 Chevrolet Corvette StingrayImage: Chevrolet Being a car thief is dumb. Being a car thief who gets caught inside of a car is even dumber. Being a car thief who gets stuck inside of the car they are actually trying to steal? Dumbest person on earth. And that’s exactly what happened to one Florida Corvette … Read more
Photo: Lewis Collard, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons Often we look back on cars of olde, wishing we could buy them preserved in amber — walk into a dealership, slap down $30 and some pocket lint, and walk out with a brand new ‘94 Miata. “They just don’t make ‘em like they used to,” we say, … Read more
2018 Hyundai Kona Iron Man EditionImage: Hyundai Automotive companies teaming up with companies outside of the automotive world rarely works out. Tech companies, clothing designers, and video games don’t really get the complex world of cars they’ve been thrust into. And who could blame them? They can’t all be Eddie Bauer Ford Explorers, after all. … Read more
Photo: Lincoln Paying a celebrity to tell people to buy a product is the most straightforward method for any company to garner sales through advertising, only second to making your product addictive. The automotive industry certainly has considered itself above this tried and true practice. Plenty of movie stars and musicians have endorsed new cars … Read more
Photo: Ferrari Astrology is the study of movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world, but not everyone believes in its efficacy. The zodiac breaks the year up into 12 different sections, each around four weeks long, and each named after a constellation of … Read more
Photo: Lawrence Hodge/Jalopnik WagonFest SoCal 2024 was beautiful. To walk out onto the top floor of the Petersen Museum’s parking garage and into a sea of unique wagons parked side by side was wonderful. Attending on behalf of Volvo — one of the last remaining wagon makers in the U.S. — I spent four hours … Read more
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