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For an Imperfect World: The Official Rules of Shotgun

In a perfect world, we'd all have our own wheels. But as we all discovered in our childhood years, we don't live in a perfect world. That's where the time-honored tradition of the Shotgun comes in. Calling Shotgun is a practice as old as the automobile itself. Older, actually, dating back to the Old West, when a rider would sit with a firearm next to the driver to ward off bandits. That little bit of history may be common knowledge to many, but a whole system of rules and regulations has formed over the years to determine who gets that ... Read more →

VIDEO: Mind the pole, please Jonathon Ramsey

Spending all day blogging from the comfort of our mothers' basements and/or top-secret Dr. No-style lairs, we sometimes forget that there's a world out there filled with people who engage in truly ...

Laptop steering wheel desk is real. And real funny. Alex Nunez

You know, when we're driving along, eating buffalo wings and trying to manage a Super Slurpee while playing Cooking Dash on the iPhone, it sure would be helpful to have a place to keep all that stuff ...

SEMA 2009: What we didn't get to cover Frank Filipponio

Every year at SEMA, we fill the week with posts featuring special vehicles and products that we felt were important enough to share. Generally, they are the most newsworthy projects and new model ...

Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Ready for winter? Jeremy Korzeniewski

As someone who happened to have grown up in snowy climes of the Great Lakes States for the first 25 years of life, this author knows exactly how nasty it can be in the morning to walk out of your ...

VIDEO: Ford press conference yields surprise $650 car announcement 2 days ago on Autoblog

Between the hysteria of this week's SEMA Show and Chrysler's never-ending (and partially baffling) revelations yesterday, a shocking announcement by Ford Motor Company has been nearly drowned out. But rest assured, your Autoblog team never rests (even after huffing down 9,000 calories apiece at ...

VIDEO: Fun, frolic and destruction with a dump truck at Detroit's Packard plant 2 days ago on Autoblog

In future Detroit, pushing a junked dump truck out of a fourth floor window at the old Packard plant might result in a swarm of gen-1 Taurus police cars surrounding the building, and, if you're particularly unlucky, intervention by ED-209. ("You have 20 seconds to comply..."). In the present ...

Chrysler's 335-slide PowerPoint presentation and the weird stuff therein 3 days ago on Autoblog

So you're not an automotive journalist and couldn't spend seven hours (!) following along yesterday as Chrysler execs presented their 5-year business plan for the company. What you missed was a bladder-busting 335-slide PowerPoint presentation that we won't soon forget. Fear not, as we've ...

SEMA 2009: Who lives in an Impala, under the sea? 5 days ago on Autoblog

We were cruising through the back part of the central hall at SEMA, on the prowl for Camaros, Mustangs, Challengers something interesting when we were stopped dead in our tracks by this masterful use of pigment, cleverly disguising a late-eighties Chevy Caprice. Looks like SpongeBob has traded ...

VIDEO: Dogs like trucks. Leopards apparently prefer Audis. 7 days ago on Autoblog

You've pretty much achieved Tony Montana status when you can keep a big cat as a pet. But how do you transport Fluffy around when it's time to venture beyond that "The World Is Yours" statue at the homestead? Apparently, the preferred method of this particular leopard-owning baller is to simply ...

Make it stop: Bad landau tops 7 days ago on Autoblog

Landau tops. Frankly, some are fine. Show us, say, a mid-to-late '70s Olds Cutlass or Lincoln Town Coupe gussied up accordingly from the factory, and we're liable to nod in approval and make one of those, "Ehh, not bad at all!" facial expressions in appreciation of the old barge. That said, most ...

Happy Halloween from Autoblog 8 days ago on Autoblog

Those punk kids who TP your neighborhoods and smash pumpkins on mischief night? Rank amateurs. If you want to do something, do it right – an idea that Conan O'Brien clearly has a handle on. Hence, when it came time to smash a pumpkin on The Tonight Show, he procured the world's largest, and ...

Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Never judge a book mascot by its cover 9 days ago on Autoblog

Ever see those poor men and women out on a hot and sunny summer day dressed up in some ridiculous costume as some sort of promotion their employers are running? We truly feel for these people, but it seems not everyone is as kind and caring... probably those same jerks in middle school that used ...

VIDEO: SHO vs. SHO on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 9 days ago on Autoblog

As we reported yesterday, the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO made a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last night. The comic host still owns and drives his beloved 1992 SHO, claiming it's the finest car ever built, so Ford invited him to Galpin Motors in Los Angeles to check out the ...

VIDEO: 100% NSFW Irish rally footage 10 days ago on Autoblog

There are good rally videos, bad rally videos and ugly rally videos. There are even other totally unsafe for work Irish rally videos. But then there's this video. Now, we love swearing. It's like a form of meditation. Dirty yoga let's call it. Speaking of Eastern philosophies, there's an old ...

REPORT: Police auctioning off motorized La-Z-Boy used in DWI 12 days ago on Autoblog

If you've ever had the urge to cruise your neighborhood in a self-propelled La-Z-Boy, your opportunity has arrived. Minnesota resident Dennis Anderson (no relation to the Gravedigger monster truck franchise – we think) has forfeited his notorious motorized, and over-the-top modified, recliner ...

VIDEO: Simply the Best - Clarkson shows Ferrari 348 much love on Top Gear circa 1991 13 days ago on Autoblog

The Sixties came back for a while. Then the Seventies returned for an encore performance. Now, even things from the Eighties are coming back into style. But we're praying to everything holy that the Nineties stay far, far behind us. Especially after taking this trip down memory lane to a 1991 ...

Top Gear reports Stig arrested in both Dublin and Mojave Desert 15 days ago on Autoblog

Some say he has a problem with authority. Others say he's actually capable of being in two places at the same time, and getting arrested in both. All we know is that Top Gear is making less sense with every passing day. One of the BBC car show's myriad blogs reports that the enigmatic test ...

Man charged with DWI while driving La-Z-Boy chair 16 days ago on Autoblog

It's against the law to drink and drive. And as we've seen time and again, the police don't care if you're driving a Ferrari or a motorized scooter; over the limit means under arrest. There is now one more person in the world who knows this undeniable truth first-hand. Dennis LeRoy Anderson was ...

Funny Car Commercial of the Day - Meet the dogfish 18 days ago on Autoblog

We've always been dog people. It's not so much that there's something wrong with cats, it's just that we can do more with our dogs... like teach them tricks, take them to the beach and play fetch. Apparently, Volkswagen of Argentina is full of dog people too. Well, dogfish people, at least. ...

Porsche Panamera owners rewarded with USB drive shaped like... Panamera 19 days ago on Autoblog

If you're a hardcore Porschephile, then you're going to love this post, because it's about Porsche minutiae that no one else really cares about. Turns out that if you bought a Panamera, you may have gotten an extra gift from Porsche (besides the car). A tipster sent in pics of a package he ...

VIDEO: Helpful French people teach you how to change your Citroen's oil 23 days ago on Autoblog

Assuming most of you are Citroen owners, we're confident you'll find the following video extremely helpful. Even if you just own a DS or CX and not a full blown SM, it's useful. Heck, even you 2CV owners might learn a thing or two. For the tiny minority of you out there that don't own Citroens, ...

24 Hours of LeMons announces 23-race 2010 schedule 23 days ago on Autoblog

Full disclosure: I work for the 24 Hours of LeMons. Once a month (though twice as often next year) I don a black robe, white wig and a rubber mallet spray-painted brown to look like a gavel. It's all part of the traveling big top nonsense that is $500 car racing. I mention this because I have a ...

Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Careful what you put in your mouth 23 days ago on Autoblog

It's a classic scenario: You visit someone's house for the first time... say, on a first date. You find yourself with a little alone time as your host tends to a few last-minute items before you take off together – and you get a little nosy. It's all right, we've all been there. Be it in ...

VIDEO: Chrysler Turbo Encabulator piques our engineering interest 24 days ago on Autoblog

Back on January 16 of 1994, our 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Safari decided to blow a hole its radiator at the corner of Roscoe and De Soto in the San Fernando Valley. We remember noticing the temp gauge peg itself all the way to the right just as steamy white smoke began erupting out of the hood, ...

VIDEO: Fun Theory Part 2 - VW makes throwing stuff away fun 25 days ago on Autoblog

Last week we showed you how Volkswagen and ad agency DBB teamed up to get more people walking up the stairs by making them into a Goliath-sized piano. VW calls this project the Fun Theory, and its aim is to show that people will be happier to do life's chores if they aren't so dull. The German ...

VIDEO: Volkswagen wants you to have fun... taking the stairs 1 month ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen produces passenger cars, trucks, crossovers and SUVs, but the German automaker also feels it has a civic responsibility to get our plumping society into shape. Proof of concept is this initiative by VW and ad agency DBB called The Fun Theory, designed to get people in Stockholm, Sweden ...

Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Beware of the valet 1 month ago on Autoblog

So, you've got a nice car. Good for you, we love cars. If you can afford the hefty car payment that goes along with it, we'd also imagine you can likely afford the insurance... and, ya know, having a valet park your car is also one of life's little perks for those with the means. Of course, ...

Google Street View confirms Elephantitis strikes deer population in Canada 1 month ago on Autoblog

Let's all collectively thank the glorious bit of technology that is Google Street View for letting the world know about the rare and mostly undocumented breakout of Elephantitis in Canada's deer population. Unlike the human form of the disease which is generally characterized by the swelling of ...

Hammond says Top Gear crew's scariest moment was infamous Southern U.S. episode [w/VIDEO] 1 month ago on Autoblog

Seems like forever since we've run a Top Gear post, no? And hey, when the world's most popular car show is on hiatus we tend to get a bit... withdrawn. Because, well, we just love the antics. Like the time Clarkson had a Bugatti Veyron and Hammond was stuck in the back of May's Cessna as they ...

Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Toyota and the Beautiful Woman 1 month ago on Autoblog

It's always fun when advertisers take a well-known marketing cliche and turn it onside its head. Such is the case with today's Funny Car Commercial of the Day, where we see a beautiful woman walking the streets of Norway with predictable results from the men she passes along the way. Men both ...

VIDEO: BMW's "Jump for Joy" Part 2 ends with Audi nut buster 1 month ago on Autoblog

Last week, we showed you BMW's new "Jump for Joy" ad. The 1:16 video features BMW owners literally jumping into their vehicles in spectacular fashion. Decent commercial overall, but it lacked that certain zing that Audi's "Meet the Beckers" spots showed last year. Remember those Internet gems? ...

VIDEO: Saturn's demise? We blame Jim Gaffigan* 1 month ago on Autoblog

When the deal to sell Saturn to Penske Automotive fell through, there were likely a lot of surprised people at General Motors' Detroit, MI headquarters. Penske released a statement saying that the reason the deal fell through after months of good faith negotiations was that a suitable post-GM ...

VIDEO: Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Cheer Beer and the elusive parking spot 1 month ago on Autoblog

We've all been there. Is there anything more maddening than when you and three of your best buddies head out on the town for a day of merriment, only to find that there isn't a single spot anywhere on earth in which to park your car? Boy, that really grinds our gears. Of course, when that ...

VIDEO: Rush Limbaugh runs Leno's Green Car Challenge, takes out Al Gore twice 1 month ago on Autoblog

As expected, Rush Limbaugh strapped himself behind the wheel of Ford's specially-prepped electric Focus hatchback as part of Jay Leno's Green Car Challenge last night. We don't mean to brag or anything (well, maybe just a little), but we totally predicted the outcome way in advance of the actual ...

VIDEO: Funny Car Commercial of the Day - Brondes Ford, midgets and cannons 1 month ago on Autoblog

Today's Funny Car Commercial of the Day comes from Brondes Ford, which just so happens to hail from this particular blogger's home town of Toledo, Ohio – a city that is best known in automotive circles as the home of Jeep and the Dana Corporation. Judging by this commercial, Brondes Ford ...

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Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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