RIP To Gary Rider, The Man Who Sold His Air Compressor To Fund A Liver Transplant, And In The Process Inspired A 50,000-Person Facebook CultThe man who inspired the greatest car cult on the internet has passed away. I spoke with his daughter to learn more…ByDavid TracyPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Now playing I Bought The World's Most Hopeless Jeep. Bringing It Back To Life Was A Miracle That Nearly Broke MeTen days in, I panicked. I was living in an SUV & running out of money and time. I had a choice to make: Do I give…ByDavid TracyPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Best of 2021: Jeep Put 265 Pounds Of Extra Weight In My Car To Prevent It From Flipping. I'm Not Removing It Because I Don't Want To DieThis huge chunk of cast iron wasn't there to damp vibrations, it was there to make the vehicle somewhat drivable.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 31, 2021
Best Reviews 2021: The 2021 Ford Bronco Is The Compromised Off-Road Beast You Dreamed It Would BeThe Bronco may not have a solid front axle, but it's still a beast off road and still compromised on it.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 31, 2021
Jalopnik's Best Articles Of 2021 According to David Tracy And Jason TorchinskyDavid Tracy and Jason Torchinsky point out Jalopnik's most excellent articles of 2021.ByDavid Tracy and Jason TorchinskyPublishedDecember 31, 2021
I Love Cars And Yet I've Never Regretted Selling One. What Does That Say?I basically live and breathe cars. I love them. And yet, I wonder: Why have I never regretted letting one go?ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 29, 2021
Best Of 2021: Jeep Wrangler Engine Explodes After Owner Tows Vehicle In Gear And Revs It To 50,000 RPMIt's Jalopnik's Best of 2021, all the posts you loved the most.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 27, 2021
Best Of 2021: In Epically Nerdy Interview, Elon Musk Discusses Build Quality Problems With Engineer Who Compared Model 3 To 'A Kia In The '90s'It's Jalopnik's Best of 2021, all the posts you loved the most.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 23, 2021
I've Owned 25 Cars While Working At Jalopnik. Here's Where They Are NowI reached out to the current owners. Let's look back at these gems, and talk about where they are nowByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 21, 2021
Why I Chose A 1965 Plymouth Valiant As A Winter Car Over A Toyota Land CruiserHow can a 56 year-old rear-wheel drive sedan be a better winter vehicle than a 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser?ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 16, 2021
Toyota's President Just Revealed This Epic Electric Off-Road SUV And Now I'm ObsessedThis concept car is like a modernized FJ Cruiser, except electric.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 14, 2021
Best Of 2021: Chevy Silverado Superfan Sees Stranger's Broken Pickup Truck In Parking Lot, Fixes It On The Spot For FreeThis GMT800 fan fixed a random truck he saw in the parking lot for free.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 14, 2021
I Drove The 800-Volt Hyundai Ioniq 5, The First Car On The 'Revolutionary' E-GMP Platform. It's FantasticThis is the chill retrofuturistic electric hatchback the world needs.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 10, 2021
My Car Ran Dangerously Low On Oil But Test Results Indicate That I Got Away With MurderEarlier test results showed elevated levels of metal in my oil. This concerned me. Deeply.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 9, 2021
Michigan Drivers Are Getting $400 Per Car They Own And Now I'm Officially Rich!My hoarding has somehow paid off! It's a Christmas miracle!ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 8, 2021
How I Got My Car Professionally Undercoated And Injected With Oil To Prevent RustMy 1965 Plymouth Valiant is going to need as much help as it can get to avoid rusting away this winter.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 7, 2021
I Visited An Abandoned Nazi Vacation Spot After My $600 Minivan Stranded Me In SwedenHere's a look at the German "Prora" ruin, built in the 1930s to house Germans as part of the Nazis' weird "KDF"…ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 3, 2021
Doug DeMuro's Video On The Rivian R1T's 'Quirks And Features' Is 45 Minutes Long. Literally.The King of Quirk meets the quirkiest pickup on Earth, and the result is exactly what you expect.ByDavid TracyPublishedDecember 1, 2021
I Found A Car Buried In A Texas Riverbed. Can You Identify It With These Clues?All there is left is a frame, suspension, steering, tires and rear bumper. Let's figure this out.ByDavid TracyPublishedNovember 30, 2021
Here's Everything Wrong With My 13 CarsIt's been over a year since I've given an update on my fleet. Now's the time. Here's a vintage-DT fleet-flaw…ByDavid TracyPublishedNovember 23, 2021