Category Archives: Car Culture

I’ll admit I feel a little dirty for writing about this but it is automotive-life related and I can’t deny the lurid fascination of watching a really miserable person behave really miserably. If you’re harboring any latent misanthropy this isn’t going to help, at all. It’s a tiny, infuriating one-act play about a… Read more…

At nearly 30,000 square miles, with a population of nearly five million and a 2019 GDP of just under $200 billion, Southern California’s Inland Empire is not the boondocks region many people in LA think it is. The last few years have seen global online giant Amazon set its sights on Southern California, with the…Continue reading “One Southern California Region’s Air Quality Is Being Affected By Amazon’s Shipping And Warehouse Expansion”

Honda’s Formula 1 development team didn’t need to try this year. The Japanese automaker announced it was leaving the sport, as well as its cooperation with Red Bull, last October. It was a surprising blow to a partnership that seemed to only blossom over the previous two seasons. Red Bull will do its best toContinue reading “Honda F1 Power Unit Chief Explains Why Red Bull Is So Fast Right Now”

The federal gas tax was last raised in 1993 and, anytime anyone countenances raising it, it goes nowhere. A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Washington now say it is at least time to think about it. Read more…

Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend? Read more…

Formula 1 presents itself as the pinnacle of car technology, which is why it’s funny that the cars run on 13-inch wheels. These are, of course, impossibly advanced 13s, better than any wheel you, I, or any other mortal would ever fit on a car. But they are 13s nonetheless. But, F1 is still takingContinue reading “F1 Is Marching Closer To 18-Inch Wheels”

A faulty Takata airbag has killed a 19th person in the United States. Honda confirms that a South Carolina driver died when the airbag inflator of a 2002 Honda Accord ruptured. Honda had warned the various owners of the vehicle about the unresolved recall more than 100 times since 2011. Read more…