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Rediscovering Nostalgia: A Road Trip in the Lexus LC 500
Earlier this year, I spent nearly 1,000 miles in a Lexus LC 500 coupe on a road trip to visit my old college town. It was a fantastic road trip companion, a car I could’ve spent days and days in, but there was something more to it than that: Familiarity. Somehow, this $111,550 car — something I could never afford to…
From Dream Car to Nightmare: Finding a New Ride After a Theft
Charley finally bought his dream car for over 20 years, a BMW M5. But then a bunch of thieves broke into his house took his keys and stole his car. He wants to replace it with something just as quick, but less desirable to hooligans. What car should he buy?
Understanding Continuously Variable Transmissions: What You Need to Know
CVT is an acronym short for continuously variable transmission, so for anyone who refers to them as CVT transmissions, you’re wrong and just as annoying as people who say ATM machines. Now that’s out of the way, you may be surprised to learn that each of the vehicles on this list came available with a continuously…
The Value of Experience: Why Kids’ Opinions on Cars Fall Short
Kids don’t have any experience, and as a result, their opinions on things they’ve never personally experienced rarely mean much. Back when I was in high school, I ignored any car that wasn’t rear-wheel drive simply because I couldn’t imagine a front-wheel-drive car being any fun. I mean, I’d driven a Kia Spectra. How…
Unveiling the Cars We Can’t Recommend
Here at Jalopnik, we’re always getting asked for car recommendations, heck we’ve even made a weekly recurring feature about that very thing. Some cars are easy to recommend thanks to their neat styling or great futures, but there are some that we can never suggest when someone asks for advice. - Owen Bellwood Read More