Daniel Golson

West Hollywood

Automotive Journalist at Freelance

Senior Editor at Jalopnik

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These Are Your Favorite French Cars

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

Earlier this week, as I do so often I found myself thinking about French cars. I love French cars, and I love French car designs. More than anything, they have charm and a perspective far beyond anything from anywhere else, and that is true no matter the price, segment or type of vehicle. French marques have made incredible semi trucks, excellent family cars and fantastic sports cars, plus some of the greatest race cars the world's tracks have ever seen.
What's Your Favorite French Car?

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

This week we saw the debut of the Alpine A390, an oh-so-French electric crossover with a wacky design and compelling dynamics, and it got me thinking about French cars. Admittedly, it doesn't take a lot to get me thinking about French cars. Most of my conversations about cars end up becoming about French cars. Most of my conversations and thoughts in general end up being about French cars, actually. That's brought me to today's question: What's your favorite French car?
Sorry But I Think Alpine's New Tri-Motor A390 Crossover Looks Freakin' Sick

1 week ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

I already know that all of the comments on this story will be about how ridiculous it is that sports car maker Alpine has now made an electric crossover, and I don't care. I think the new Alpine A390 looks freakin' sick, and while it might not be as feather-light as the A110 sports car or Alpine's A290 version of the Renault 5, it sounds like it will should be pretty fun to drive with a standard three-motor setup and torque vectoring that wants you to get sideways.
BMW Is Making 70 Of These Gorgeous M8-Based Speedtop Shooting Brakes

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

Last year BMW unveiled the beautiful 8 Series–based Skytop concept at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, a few months later announcing that it would be building a limited run of 50 production cars that would look nearly identical to the concept. We have yet to see the production Skytop yet, but this year's Villa d'Este gathering is upon us, and BMW has revealed a new concept called the Speedtop that is essentially a shooting brake version of the Skytop.
BMW Is Making 70 Of These Gorgeous M8-Based Speedtop Shooting Brakes

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Golson

Last year BMW unveiled the beautiful 8 Series–based Skytop concept at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, a few months later announcing that it would be building a limited run of 50 production cars that would look nearly identical to the concept. We have yet to see the production Skytop yet, but this year's Villa d'Este gathering is upon us, and BMW has revealed a new concept called the Speedtop that is essentially a shooting brake version of the Skytop.
Listen To The Bugatti W16 Mistral Make The Loudest, Best Turbo Noises You've Ever Heard

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

Sure, adding turbochargers to an engine can make a car more efficient and a lot faster and more powerful, but one of the biggest reasons people like turbocharged cars are the noises they make. Specifically, we love the sounds of a turbocharger spooling up under acceleration, and the whoosh of the blow-off valve releasing pressure when you let off the accelerator.
Rivian R2 Prototypes Have Hidden Yetis In Their Camouflage Wraps

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

It's been over a year since the Rivian R2 was unveiled, and the smaller electric crossover is well on its way to the targeted 2026 on-sale date. Company CEO RJ Scaringe recently showed off progress on the pilot builds and detailed the new drive units, and now Rivian is talking about a less important but way more entertaining part of the R2's journey to production: the camouflage that prototype test cars will wear when they venture out into the real world.
New Nissan Micra EV Is A Restyled Renault 5 With An Adorable Face

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

Nissan is struggling right now, especially in the U.S., but the Japanese brand is working on a new product offensive that it hopes will turn things around. In Europe, Nissan will be introducing four new electric models by 2027, and while the next-generation Leaf was teased a couple months ago, the first of Nissan's new EVs to get actually revealed is the sixth-gen Micra hatchback.
The Next Generation Of America's Best-Selling New Vehicle Debuts Tomorrow

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

Ford's F-Series line of pickup trucks has been the best-selling vehicle in America for the past 44 consecutive years, but technically that achievement is goosed a bit as Ford includes both the half-ton F-150 and heavy-duty F-250, F-350 and F-450 Super Duty models in its sales roundups. If you separate the different Ford trucks from each other, America's best-selling new car isn't a pickup truck at all — it's the Toyota RAV4.
Concept Car Studio's Rad Giugiaro-Inspired Wheels Were Designed By Queer Artists For A Wide Enthusiast Audience

2 weeks ago | jalopnik.com | Daniel Golson

One of the biggest reasons people love car designs from the 1980s and '90s are the wheels, which were often funky and completely untraditional, a vibe that has largely been gone from wheel design for years until a recent resurgence. Still, in the aftermarket scene it can be tough to find well-made aftermarket wheels with throwback designs that fit iconic cars like the Subaru XT or Lamborghini Countach.