From iconic cartoons like Speedy Gonzales in Looney Tune s to superheroes like the Flash in the DC Universe, animation is full of superfast characters. In the world of comics and animation, anything ...

I'm sort of surprised how rare cartoon-character mascots are for cars. You'd think having some fun, distinctive character associated with a particular model of car would be good for marketing, but it ...

Over a year ago, we wrote a short story revealing that the dash of a MINI Paceman looks just like the outline of Mickey Mouse's face. The designers couldn't have done this by accident – it's just too ...

During the golden era of muscle cars, various manufacturers employed cartoon mascots as a marketing strategy to capture the imagination of enthusiasts and potential buyers. These mascots, often quirky ...

Normally, we try to focus on cars that actually exist in the real world here on Jalopnik. But with the San Diego Comic-Con about to start and The Venture Bros movie coming out, we've been distracted ...

The Need For Speed video games have made £2.5 billion, so a film spin-off was just a matter of time. And noise. And indeed spin-offs. Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) is a talented driver who takes part in ...

Automakers are changing their marketing strategy to target adults directly after an effort to market cars to grown-ups through their kids backfired. A survey by CNW Marketing Research revealed that ...

The Wrestling Episode is our cleverly-named feature wherein we watch non-wrestling shows with wrestling episodes and try to figure out what the hell’s going on in them. You’d be surprised how many ...

TOKYO – Mr Yosuke Takahata does not care what people think of his “itasha” car, which has his favourite anime character – a sexy, red-eyed horse-woman – emblazoned across both sides. For him and other ...

Felix the Cat reigned over the silver screen years before he found his way to a Figueroa Street car dealership. Created in 1919 by artist Otto Messmer, the animated cartoon character even predated ...