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 [...]
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
