There are some parents in this world who feel that they need to present their offspring with a brand-new car. If there's one thing most parents do know, it's that the car shouldn't be too powerful, because insurance costs will be high (and also the possibility of writing off a car goes way up). But there are still some cars under the 200 horsepower mark that are bad choices for the teenage driver that may pose a great risks to other drivers.
Read MoreFive New Cars That Should Totally Be Converted to Ambulances
Máté Petrany's "Show Us" over a month ago on the most awesome ambulances got me thinking. What cars on sale now would make great ambulances? Unfortunately, the Volvo 240 isn't made anymore. So I promptly put over a month into thinking up some possible candidates. (I would probably be a terrible ambulance driver.) Since I now have time to state my case, here goes:
Read MoreFive Fun Automatic-Only Cars (This is not sacrilege!)
Unlike most people on Jalopnik, I do not possess great hatred towards the torque converter and all it has done for us. Sure there are times I hate automatics. I drive a 1999 Honda Odyssey with one transmission replacement and then a rebuild of that replacement. (And it's only been 160,000 miles.) However, to me, making automatics available enabled automakers to sell more cars so they could make the manual diesel rear-drive station wagon we all want and love. Despite this, there are some automatic cars I find to be absolutely fun.
Read MoreFive New Convertibles In Which You Won't Look Like A Tool
Now that summer is well upon us, we've been graced by people driving their open-air vehicles. Unfortunately, I find most people who drive them complete tools. The Camry Solara used to be the best recommendation for someone who didn't fit the convertible stereotype. But Toyota inexplicably doesn't make it anymore. Therefore, here's a list of cars on sale now in which you won't come off as a tool.
Read MoreCars That Are Beautiful But Dated
Back in a prior article of mine about the importance of touch points in a car, I stated that the Audi S5 "is a seriously good-looking car, if not a little dated by 2013." I took a bit of flak for that statement and was forced to explain it to a few commenters. As a result, I've come up with a list of cars to explain myself.
Read MoreCars That China (Or Another Country) Needs To Copy
There have always been those cars which we still wish were being built brand-new. That way the rest of the world would know what proper fun cars are. Instead, the older cars the rest of the world gets that are still built today are the Morris Oxford III (you know it better as the Hindustan Ambassador), the Peugeot 405 (Iranians know it as the Samand), and the Mercedes W124 E-Class (Koreans know it as the Ssangyong Chairman). I’ve attempted to keep the list simple, with cars that I think any car-producing country, especially China, should be capable of manufacturing today.
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