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22 hours ago

At $19,999, Is This 2004 VW Touareg V10 TDI A Daunting Deal? - Jalopnik What do you think about spending a buck shy of twenty grand for this rare twenty-two-year-old ten-cylinder SUV? Does that seem like a good deal?

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the tdi engine alone in this behemoth weighs ~900 pounds

a mark i mini cooper weighs ~1100 pounds

the tdi probably has more moving parts than the mini too

one of the most unnecessarily huge & complicated engines ever built

the peich legacy endures

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1 day ago

McLaren Artura And Luxury SUVs Smashed In Thwarted NYC Parking Garage Heist - Jalopnik I feel like this story should be from an old Norm MacDonald "Weekend Update" bit.

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“artura”

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mclaren was one of the few automakers who seemed to understand that all the good car names are long gone and that alphanumeric was the way to go

now this

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1 day ago

Waymo's Stopped Testing Robotaxis In New York City, So What Now? - Jalopnik The New York Department of Transportation has given no indication whether the permits will be renewed or expanded.

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just imagine the level of insanity it took to believe that full autonomous driving in new york city was even remotely possible

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2 days ago

This Home-Brew Chevy TrailBlazer Convertible Is The Mullet Of Cars - Jalopnik Of course, this TrailBlazer isn't perfect, but its close enough.

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follow your dreams wherever they may lead

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2 days ago

This Astronaut Drove The First Mid-Engined Car, Then The Sports Car World Followed - Jalopnik The Matra Djet was the first mid-engined mass-production sports car, and it was driven by the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin.

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4 days ago

Mercedes Service Tech Allegedly Uses Customer's Car To Meet A Date At A Sports Bar - Jalopnik The drama didn't stop there, and neither did the dealership's scumminess.

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i mean this happens

all

the

time

if your car’s msrp is more than about $70k it has definitely been joyridden/used for dating purposes by techs

on more than one occasion

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1 week ago

Suck It Losers: Audi's Five-Cylinder Will Live On In The U.S. As It Dies Elsewhere - Jalopnik We've just got to enjoy the RS3 and its inline-five while it lasts here in the U.S., and look smugly on as the rest of the world stares at us with jealous eyes.

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the 2.2 in my b2 4000 quattro could move pretty good in a straight line

it just didn’t…ummm…”corner like it’s on rails” with that ultra forward-mounted heavy beast weighing the front end down like an anchor

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1 week ago

Why This One-Off Steel-Bodied Corvette Looks Suspiciously Ferrari-Esque - Jalopnik The Rondine was designed by Pininfarina's Tom Njaarda, who also did the Ferrari 330 GT 2+2, 365 California, and De Tomaso Pantera.

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we came thisclose👌 to the ferrarvolet corvtona

but we’re not allowed to have nice things so

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1 week ago

Amazon Autos Will Throw In A $1,250 Gift Card If You Buy A New Car Through Them - Jalopnik There is a catch though: you've got to want a Hyundai, since those are the only new cars Autos currently sells. Not such a bad thing.

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most any dealer will give you at least double that if you buy something that’s been on the lot for awhile

even his deals suck

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1 week ago

These Were The First Cars Ever Made By The World's Best-Known Automakers - Jalopnik Where did it all start? Join us as we trace the lineage of some of the world's best-known automakers back to their very first vehicles.

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1 week ago

Acura Builds Itself A 40th Birthday Present To Celebrate Its IMSA-Winning Heritage - Jalopnik It looks period correct, and more importantly, it looks like a hoot and a half to drive.

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i miss acura

now it’s just “the slightly upscale honda motor company inc”

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2 weeks ago

These Car Brands Aren't Making It Through The Next Recession - Jalopnik You gave a wealth of answers that spanned the globe, and today we're looking through your picks.

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the industry hasn’t seen a cull like this one about to unfold since all the manufacturers that didn’t get major ww2 contracts died off in the 1950s

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2 weeks ago

9 Cool Cars Powered By GM's Legendary 3800 V6 - Jalopnik The 3800 V6 never got as much attention as its V8 stablemates did, but it provided ample power for some of the coolest cars of the late '90s and early 2000s.

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this list does not contain the pontiac aztek

your argument is invalid

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2 weeks ago

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backinaday when oldsmobiles had “the price is right” prize wheels for speedometers

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2 weeks ago

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2020 ford fiesta rs

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2 weeks ago

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2020 ford fiesta rs

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2 weeks ago

The OG Four-Door Porsche Sports Sedan Wasn't Even Built By Porsche - Jalopnik In 1967, a Texas-based car dealer wanted a four-door Porsche 911 S. Porsche wouldn't make it, so he turned to coachbuilders for help.

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🎶drain you of your sanity

face the thing that should not be🎶

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2 weeks ago

This Statue Of A Trabant With Legs Will Absolutely Haunt Your Dreams - Jalopnik David Cerny's Quo Vadis depicts a Trabant on legs to remember the flight of refugees from East Germany to the West German embassy in Prague.

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body panels made from a plastic-infused cloth that will survive the heat death of the universe

the soviet bloc’s wrong answer to fiberglass

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2 weeks ago

Dead Cadillac Lyriq EV Leaves Baby Locked In Car - Jalopnik Luckily the baby was retrieved from the SUV unharmed, but the owners were left with a $1,000 bill for a key fob replacement after using the emergency access.

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call me crazy but people might be starting to get really put off by all these full evs with *checks notes* DOORS THAT DON’T OPEN

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2 weeks ago

These Are Your Favorite BMW 3 Series - Jalopnik We've got almost every generation represented here, plus some oddball choices.

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i’ll still never understand bmw abandoning the cleanest yet most iconic design language in all of automotive history

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3 weeks ago

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it’s por-SHUH

not PORSH-uh

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3 weeks ago

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still can’t believe ds is its own entire company now

www.dsautomobiles.com/en/

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3 weeks ago

Chrysler's Sad Merch Shop Just Reminds Us Of When The Brand Mattered - Jalopnik Chrysler's merch store is just sad.

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the dinosaurs are dying off

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3 weeks ago

What's Your Favorite BMW 3 Series? - Jalopnik You can either talk about an entire generation, a certain body style, or get real nerdy and pick out a specific model or special edition.

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e30

hands down the best car in the entire world throughout its production run

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3 weeks ago

When Cheap Is Costly: These Depreciated Cars Are Perfect For A Bottomless Budget - Jalopnik Old cars cheap to buy but costly to maintain include the Maserati Quattroporte, Volkswagen Phaeton W12, BMW 7 Series, Audi S8, and Range Rover SVR.

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food clothing shelter— mere trivialities in the face of the opportunity to own an honest-to-garibaldi maserati for less than $30k up front

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3 weeks ago

At $19,000, Could This 2004 Mercury Marauder Make Your Day? - Jalopnik Does this $19,000 price seem reasonable for the car as it's presented, minor warts and all? Or for that much, would it need to be darn-near perfect?

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a bluesmobile for the 21st century

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3 weeks ago

What's The Best Car For Exploring? - Jalopnik You may have a different definition of exploring than me, and that's totally allowed here.

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the toyota hiace h70 4x4 diesel

there is no second part

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3 weeks ago

These Are Your Favorite Vans - Jalopnik Throughout history there have been so many incredible vans, including cargo vans and MPVs and minivans and all sorts of other kinda strange genre-busters.

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avantime importability draws ever nearer

it will be mine

oh yes

it will be mine

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3 weeks ago

The Final Studebaker Ever Built Rolled Off The Line 60 Years Ago Today - Jalopnik The last Studebaker ever built was a 1966 Cruiser that rolled off the factory floor on March 16th. Today, it lives in the Studebaker National Museum.

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#funfact: studebaker made what were basically flatpack 2 1/2 ton trucks as military aid to the soviet union during ww2

over 200000 us6 trucks were sent via lend-lease & some still occupy a place of pride on town center plinths all over the former ussr

www.jalopnik.com/2120120/1966...