Since it launched in 2008, Nissan’s GT Academy has repeatedly done something previously thought to be absurd and unrealistic: It has taken people who are really, really good at Gran Turismo and put them in the seats of actual race cars. Look at Spaniard Lucas Ordoñez, who successfully went from gamer to pro driver through the program.
But now the latest crop of GT Academy winners have run into a bit of a roadblock on their path to real-life racing glory: They won’t be allowed to compete in this year’s British GT Championship, according to GT Planet. Why?  … More
The great thing about rich people is that they buy new cars like mad and let the old ones go for pennies. Jalopnik readers know these ten most-depreciated cars of the past ten years.
We are not recommending you buy any of these cars. Well, you should definitely buy  … More
The European market has many more small, fuel-efficient car models than we get in America, but even European versions of international cars like the Jetta are rated at higher MPG numbers. We can explain why.
This question came up when Consumer Reports slammed Ford’s Ecoboost motors and downsized turbo engines in general. Reader Batman wondered if EPA testing is at fault, and if they are responsible for the MPG disparity across the Atlantic … More