Improved Timelapse BumperCam Proves Reliable, Still Getting Good Race Photos – Photography – AutoMK

The first BumperCam, an ancient Kodak bolted to the rear bumper of a LeMons Volvo, took good photos but its large size made it vulnerable to crash damage. Not so with BumperCam II, survivor of three punishing races!

After BumperCam I got knocked into the weeds at Buttonwillow, I started researching other means of getting a [...]

2010 Detroit Auto Show Round-Up: The Full Monty – 2010 Detroit Auto Show – AutoMK

The Detroit Auto Show was slightly less depressing than last year, thanks to an onslaught of, like, five unawful cars. Every car we covered can be found in the Jalopnik round-up below.
This year’s North American International Auto Show was an interesting ball of wax. Detroit 2009 was a sad marriage of tradition and desperation. The [...]

More Fun With Timelapse Photography: Watch 8 Hours of LeMons BS Inspection in 2 Minutes – BS Inspection – AutoMK

It’s much easier to just set up the BumperCam to document the BS Inspection than to shoot photos the old-fashioned way while also trying to bust cheaters, so here’s we go!

Break Out The Lutefisk! Saab Takes 24 Hours Of LeMons Overall Win! – 24 Hours Of Lemons South – AutoMK

I need to get busy helping pack up the Tilt-A-Whirl, here at the LeMons Traveling Carnival, but this scorching-hot news can’t wait: the rbanksracing.com Saab 900 Turbo has won the 24 Hours Of LeMons Southern Discomfort ‘10 race!
The last several hours were nail-biters for the three top overall-win contenders, with the Saab, the South Of [...]

And the Real Winner Is… – Index Of Effluency – AutoMK

Sure sure, some folks get excited about the LeMons car that gets the most laps, but the Index Of Effluency winner gets the real bragging rights. Today, General Motors takes another big win thanks to the Track Pillagerz! Buick LeSabre.
We’re not talking about any of your bottom-half-of-the-standings IOEs here; this Buick hung in the top [...]

V12 Edsel vs Citro?n vs Marlin vs Much More: Get Ready For a New Generation of Insane LeMons Cars! – Index Of Effluency – AutoMK

We saw some awesome machinery take to the track during the 2009 24 Hours Of LeMons season, but that was just a warm-up for the onslaught of great race cars we can expect during the 2010 season.
The scary wonderful thing about the 24 Hours Of LeMons is that, for the most part, teams tend to [...]

2010 Detroit Auto Show Round-Up: The Full Monty – 2010 Detroit Auto Show – AutoMK

The Detroit Auto Show was slightly less depressing than last year, thanks to an onslaught of, like, five unawful cars. Every car we covered can be found in the Jalopnik round-up below.
This year’s North American International Auto Show was an interesting ball of wax. Detroit 2009 was a sad marriage of tradition and desperation. The [...]

V12 Edsel vs Citro?n vs Marlin vs Much More: Get Ready For a New Generation of Insane LeMons Cars! – Index Of Effluency – AutoMK

We saw some awesome machinery take to the track during the 2009 24 Hours Of LeMons season, but that was just a warm-up for the onslaught of great race cars we can expect during the 2010 season.
The scary wonderful thing about the 24 Hours Of LeMons is that, for the most part, teams tend to [...]

Ford Suisse rolls out special edition Focus RS WRC ?? AutoMK

Ford Focus RS WRC special edition for Switzerland – Click above for image gallery of livery proposals

While the rest of us think “rallying”, the Swiss look at their snow-capped mountains and think “skiing”. That’s largely because the Swiss are not known to be car people. But for every rule there’s an exception.
In Switzerland those [...]

Video: 2011 BMW X5 blasting around in the snow, starting at $46,675 ?? AutoMK

2011 BMW X5 – Click above for high-res image gallery. Click here to watch video.

Yesterday we learned about the refreshed 2011 BMW X5 which goes on sale right after the New York Auto Show in April. Shortly after yesterday’s announcement, BMW dropped over 150 new photos of the X5 on us, along with some [...]

Report: Saab 9-3X now available for order at U.S. dealers ?? AutoMK

2010 Saab 9-3X – Click above for high-res image gallery

The good news for Saab loyalists is that dealerships have been told they may start placing orders for the Saab 9-3X. The bad news for Saab loyalists is that if the deal with Spyker falls through, that brand-new Saab you are dreaming about will never arrive [...]

Baby, Let’s Cruze: Chevy reportedly weighing four-door coupe, SS variants ?? AutoMK

2011 Chevrolet Cruze – Click above for high-res image gallery

General Motors has been looking for ways to capitalize on the investments made in its platforms by increasing the number (and retail price) of the vehicles sharing them. Hence, reports of the next-gen Camaro sharing its platform with the upcoming Cadillac ATS and CTS successor. [...]

Social Experiment? Digg community to interview Toyota President on Monday ?? AutoMK

Digg, the “what’s popular” website that allows users to share and rate links to stories they’ve discovered online, also offers a feature known as “Digg Dialogg,” wherein it hosts a streaming exchange between prominent public figures and the masses (those that frequent Digg, at least).
Monday’s Digg Dialogg will be with Toyota’s U.S. President & COO, [...]

Video: Toyota recall apology blitz includes new mea-culpa TV spot ?? AutoMK

Toyota “Commitment” ad – Click above to watch video

Recalls have left Toyota battered and bruised with a very damaged image that now needs rebuilding. Consumer trust is not easily earned. Toyota knows it, too. The automaker worked for decades to build an image that equated quality and reliability with the company name itself. Now [...]

Video: Brett Favre talks blueberries, fishin’ rodeos and the moon for Hyundai commercial ?? AutoMK

Brett Favre for Hyundai – Click above to see full video after the jump

What do blueberries, fishin’ rodeos, the moon, and 400-pound linemen that run 4.3-second 40s have in common? They’re among the wide range of things Brett Favre discusses in this locker room interview shot for an upcoming Hyundai Super Bowl commercial. Used to [...]

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