It’s nearly time to turn off your work computer, and your overworked brain, for a few dozen delightful hours of you-time known colloquially as the weekend. In anticipation of ending your capitalistic toils to enjoy an ever fleeting sense of leisure, click the play button and slather the folds of your brain in a thick … Read more
Famed Italian car designer Marcello Gandini passed away this week at age 85, leaving behind a legacy and body of work that may never be topped. When he was just 27 years old, Gandini joined design house Bertone in 1965 after the departure of Giorgetto Giugiaro, starting the Stile Bertone styling division that created… Read … Read more
Last week the 2024 edition of the Geneva International Motor Show took place in the halls of Palexpo, like it has for a 120 year-plus history. Except this time the show was fundamentally different. 200,000 visitors were expected over the course of the 2024 show. A few short years ago in 2019 roughly 600,000 visitors … Read more
A couple months after an undisguised prototyped crashed into a river, Lancia has unveiled its new Ypsilon hatchback, the first new Lancia in 13 years. Based on the same platform as other Stellantis products like the Peugeot 208 and Opel Corsa, the Ypsilon is debuting in fully electric guise but will be available with internal … Read more
The design house Zagato is best known for its iconic double bubble roofs. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Lancia Zagato has a different kind of roof, but are you willing to burst the seller’s bubble regarding its worth? Carspotting at Sotheby’s: Maserati Edition NASCAR is a sport that has been built on spectacle and … Read more
Every year since the release of the new Suzuki Jimny in 2019, Japanese tuning company DAMD has released body kits and other styling parts for the tiny SUV that make it look older and more retro or like other off-roaders such as the Mercedes-Benz G-wagen and Toyota Land Cruiser. For the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon, … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik It can be hard to convince the non-car enthusiasts in your life to spend a few weekend hours at a car show, especially if it’s one that starts before 9 a.m. (even I have trouble with that). As enticing as the boozy brunch with friends afterwards might be, the thought of spending … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik I’m always on the lookout for new weekend car shows to go to in the Los Angeles area, especially as the number of traditional cars and coffees have dwindled in recent months (the long-running Malibu Country Mart show has been permanently shut down, for example). This past weekend a new show emerged, … Read more
After more than a dozen years on sale, Lancia is finally getting ready to replace its compact Ypsilon hatchback with a brand new generation based on the Opel Corsa. The new hatch was previewed earlier this year by the rad Pu+Ra concept, and now the production Ypsilon has leaked in more ways than one after … Read more
A new movie retelling the intense struggle for the 1983 FIA World Rallying Championship is slated to be released on January 5, 2024. The first trailer for “Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia” vividly illustrates how the production brought the Group B era back to life. Jalopnik Checks Out The 2023 Ojibwe Forests Rally The … Read more
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