Photo: Toyota Ask 100 people, and we’d be surprised if more than one of them had any idea what Gazoo Racing was or how it is related to Toyota. And yet, from the GR 86 to the GR Corolla, Toyota’s GR division has been turning out some incredible performance cars lately. We’re big fans even … Read more
Screenshot: Attack Official Movie Channel on YouTube If you’ve ever played Gran Turismo, you probably remember that anything even approaching a one-minute time at Tsukuba Circuit is frickin’ fast. To bop around that track in a tiny little Fiat, on street-legal tires no less, in one minute and seven tenths of a second is nigh … Read more
Photo: Bridgestone Americas This year’s edition of Brock Yates’ One Lap of America finished last Saturday. Bridgestone decided to enter two cars into the long-running motorsport event to celebrate the 45th anniversary of its Potenza tire line. The 2024 Acura Integra Type S Transmission Will Make A Believer Out Of You Brock Yates created One … Read more
Image: Racing Junk It goes without saying that we love a mid-engine hot hatch here at the good ship Jalopnik. We’re always on the lookout for the weird stuff that came from the factory with an engine where your cargo should be. Most of those oddballs came from France, because that country’s primary export is … Read more
Allow me to begin by admitting my bias. I own a 2017 Mini Cooper S that I bought used, and I love my car more than most. When I was shopping for a fun, affordable, practical daily driver, my wishlist included Volkswagen GTIs, but my bank account disagreed. The Volkswagen GTI is largely credited with starting … Read more
The original Renault Twingo is one of the cutest cars ever made, and us Yankees were deprived of it, which makes it even cooler. Recently, my Instagram algorithm has been flooding my feed with an onslaught of badass Twingos, be they slammed or lifted or hand-painted or all of the above, and I believe it is … Read more
The Renault 5 E-Tech Electric is bringing style and fun back to the European auto market with a retro design that looks just as good in 2024 as it did in 1972, when the original Renault 5 came out. The 5, also known as the R5 and Le Car, was a huge success for Renault, spawning … Read more
It’s been more than three years since we first saw the electric Renault 5 Concept. At the time, it wasn’t entirely clear whether or not the reborn 5 would make it to production, but now, it’s officially here. Well, not here as in the U.S. Odds are, we still won’t get the new Renault 5 … Read more
One of the most unique features of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Renault is its push-button automatic transmission. Let’s see if this classic French saloon’s price makes it an automatically good deal. Cedric the Entertainer’s First Car Was the French Hatchback Renault Encore I Love a Mystery was a radio show that aired from … Read more
2012 Ford Focus STImage: Ford Sometimes as automotive enthusiasts, we let car companies fool us. We’re led to believe that a car that has capable street performance will have equally capable performance on the track. Some get fooled enough to actually go and test this theory — until reality hits and they wipe out, or … Read more
