Ryan Dunn's "Jackass" friends expected him to die in a car crash [Video]

The friends of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn — who died in a car crash earlier this week — considered him such a terrible driver after a series of wrecks in cars he owned or borrowed that they joked about expecting him to die in a car crash. More »

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EyesOn Design Charity Car Show for the Visually Impaired Need Not Be Seen to Be Appreciated

How does one judge a car?s styling? By studying how a design?s shapes and curves catch the light, or by focusing on the interplay between the details and the broader form? How about feeling the bodywork with your hands? This is exactly how one styling award is judged at the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology?s annual [...]

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2012 Mini Cooper Coupe: Finally, Uncamouflaged Photos!

More info on the Mini coupe comes out. And this time, the pictures show the full car! Mini?s cars are known for their flingability, but the company is dragging its feet releasing info on its new Cooper Coupe. Last week, we got our first official photos of the car (albeit still partially covered in camouflage) [...]

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Ford Spreads Inflatable Rear Seatbelts to Flex and Some Lincolns, Sync AppLink to 10 Models

Ford has announced a bevy of updates to its 2012 lineup, including spreading its Sync AppLink smartphone app-control interface to 10 more models, and the addition of its inflatable rear seatbelts to the Ford Flex and several Lincolns next summer. AppLink?which has been available for download to Fiesta owners since that car went on sale [...]

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The ten best promotional vehicles [Answers Of The Day]

Promotional vehicles aren't always the fastest out there, because then we'd miss what they're promoting. Instead, they embrace the subtle art of looking good even while standing still. Here are the ten best moving billboards as chosen by Jalopnik readers. More »

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2011 BMW X5 M

Under the hood of the X5 M is a 555-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 with a deep baritone exhaust note; a churning, accessible torque curve; and an automatic transmission that's without hesitation. It gives the X5 M a character that, oddly enough, given the taller seating position, feels part muscle car, part exotic. Handling, too, defies this vehicle's...


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What?s Wrong With This Picture: Ersatz Ersatz Edition

Tommy Hilfiger… My God, don’t they know? This stuff is simulacra of simulacra. A diluted tincture of Ralph Lauren, who had himself diluted the glory days of Brooks Brothers, who themselves had stepped on the product of Jermyn Street and Savile Row, flavoring their ready-to-wear with liberal lashings of polo knit and regimental stripes. But [...]

Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/06/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-ersatz-ersatz-edition/

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