Automotive

Night has descended on the Circuit de la Sarthe, and Toyota hasn’t budged from the top of the charts. It’s a race against the track and against themselves now more than it is a race against their competitors. Can the team maintain its dominance, or will it suffer another mechanical failure in the closing half of the race?

The 2020 Ford Ranger is the second-best “mid-sized” new truck you can buy for daily driving right now, and for the moment it’s my personal favorite.

The 2021 Ford Bronco has finally been revealed to the public. Pull up a chair, crack a beverage, and let’s discuss the vehicle’s officially confirmed highlights and specs.

Some American corporations have been forced to come to Jesus in the past few weeks with acknowledgements of racial insensitivity, failures in workplace diversity, and other contributions to institutional racism — but for the most part this reckoning has largely bypassed the automotive industry. Or so we thought, before hearing that Ford Motor Company has a situation brewing that could lead to a re-examination of the automaker’s role in law enforcement.

Ford is correcting what was almost either one of the biggest oversights or most tasteless jokes in automotive history and decided to delay unveiling its long-awaited Ford Bronco SUV so that it would not fall on the birthday of one of the vehicles’ most notorious passengers, O.J. Simpson.

Before the Los Angeles Auto Show this past November, Ford parked a bunch of Ford Mustang Shelby GT350s, 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s, and Ford Mustang Bullitts in the parking garage under a hotel, and gave the keys to journalists. Prior to taking the sports coupes on a beautiful canyon drive, journalists fired up the V8 motors and revved them in the garage, creating the greatest sound an auto enthusiast could ever hope to hear. Listen to this.

Welcome to Forgotten Cars, where we highlight fascinating cars and engines that are obscure, unrecognized and lost to the passage of time.

It seems like every day there is a new segment of the automotive universe created. There are more sub-species of BMW or Mercedes now than there are heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The burden of choice is real, and how can any of these manufacturers expect consumers to make an informed choice when there is an all-new or first-ever every few weeks? No, no, friends, we must find a way to fix this scourge, and I think I’ve figured it out. There should only be six cars.

Professional automotive journalism is not exclusively populated by white guys... though it often does feel that way. In an effort to start changing that, do yourself a favor and check out some of the folks on this big list of black personalities in the car scene.

The decade of Alfa Romeo that barely was, saving money with the government, something about Tesla, and another thing also kind of about Tesla! We’re counting down to the new decade in this, the last Morning Shift of the year, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.

When I took ownership of my free Jeep Grand Wagoneer last summer, I had low expectations. The Jeep hadn’t run in many years, it was filled with mouse crap and it was fairly rusty. But after some wrenching and cleaning, I’ve now got a decent example of one of the most value-appreciating Jeeps in all of the land. Check it out.

Harley-Davidson is losing money earlier than expected, Land Rover gets France’s seconds, Nissan continues to lose big, and more in The Morning Shift for Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

My coworker Jason Torchinsky and I started Jalopnik Virtual Car Trivia Night because staying at home by yourself and not engaging with car enthusiasts sucks. Hanging out with 65 other car fans, drinking alcohol, and failing to answer absurdly obscure questions? That doesn’t suck. At all. Which is why you should join us tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. There will be a special guest.

Mitsubishi is trying to get back into the game, GM’s plant closures could indirectly screw over Ford and Fiat Chrysler, discussion on electrification and its effects on jobs. All this and more in The Morning Shift for Monday, October 28, 2019.

Forget disc brakes or forced induction or hybrid drivetrains or advances in aerodynamics, the new thing that moved society forward the most stemming from motorsport is undoubtedly this “The Cup” which allows you to chug a beer while keeping your eyesight unobstructed, therefore never missing a second of the on-track action. Somehow this happened a decade ago and we still have not found a way to make this technology trickle down from the race track to our everyday lives.

I’m not sure I’ve had a car to review that I’ve liked less than the 2016 Lexus LX 570. It’s not that it’s a technically bad vehicle, because it’s not: mechanically, it’s a body-on-frame Land Cruiser, and it’s plenty reliable and capable. It’s also incredibly frustrating, overcomplicated, unpleasant to drive, and ugly as a baboon’s perineum. Oh, and it costs about $100,000.

On Sunday, President Donald Trump gave the command to the “gentlemen” to start their engines at the Daytona 500. Around the same time, a story broke about a Trump administration policy in which the words given in confidential therapy sessions would be used to deport children. Despite what we may want to think, the two events are distinctly related. One is a tacit endorsement of the other.

The racist ad appeared on social media last month, and showed a giant white hand manipulating a black man like a marionette. Volkswagen eventually pulled the ad and launched an internal investigation. The company released the results of that investigation today, which are illuminating but perhaps in not all the ways VW intended.

The Ram 2500 represents the end of an era in which farmers, construction workers, and even suburbanites could shift their own gears in a brand-new full-size pickup. That’s right, the Cummins diesel-powered heavy-duty Ram was the U.S.’s final full-size truck with a manual transmission, and after having driven it, I can say: My god are we now deprived.

Full live text coverage of the Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual. Coverage begins at 1pm BST.

The field has calmed down as the race passed the halfway point, and the competitors settled into their positions as the race edged towards daylight. With 14 hours out of the 24 hours now gone, the Rebellion Williams Esports held their lead in the #1 followed by #13 sister car. Fellow LMP competitors ByKolles in […]

The 2020 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will run with a limited number of attendees as the ACO have suspended further ticket sales from June 29 2020.

It looks like you’ve been through a lot. It looks like you need to let it out. Record your scream and we’ll release it in Iceland. You’ll feel better, we promise.

Aston Martin Racing qualifies on second row in both GTE classes at Le Mans All four Vantage GTEs compete in inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans Hyperpole World Endurance Championship leaders Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim qualify third in GTE Pro Friday, 18th September, Le Mans: Aston Martin Racing qualified on…

Ford today unveils the 2021 Bronco – including a classic two-door and first-ever four-door – the flagship of an all-new family of rugged off-road vehicles.

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General Motors today released its 10th annual Sustainability Report, providing transparency and accountability on its progress and key accomplishments. The report outlines GM’s stance on key issues like environmental stewardship, safety, inclusion, and health and well-being.

In 1989, Volkswagen introduced the “Montana” concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The off-road Golf Mark 2 variant that had a lifted suspension and all-wheel drive was never meant for production, but the surprising demand seen at dealerships drove Volkswagen to go forward anyway.