Fun Stuff
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The idea of turning a car, wagon, or other non-pickup vehicle into a truck of some sort isn't a new one, but it never ceases to amaze when done properly. This project, turning an Audi A6 Allroad into a shop truck, looks to be off to a good start. The Alltruck, as we'll call it, began construction in March, and Stephen Zink, owner of Zink's Garage in Dallas, and the project leader, says it will probably be done this time next year. It could be done sooner, but Zink needs more funds to move the project along--he's hoping for sponsorships and donations to help push it forward. As for the project...
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Jaguar XJ Supersport Nürburgring taxi service launched
The BMW Ring Taxi recently got an update to the F10 M5, but now a new car is offering rides around the Green Hell: the Jaguar XJ. Outfitted with the Sport and Speed Pack options, the long-wheelbase Jaguar XJ Supersport packs 510-horsepower and a top speed of 174 mph. The biggest XJ might seem like...
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800-HP KEM Racing Audi Quattro? Yes, Please: Video
There's very little that can be said to make us like the Audi quattro more, and pretty much nothing that can be said to make us like it less. This particular example, built up over time by Keith Edwards of KEM Racing from various bits and pieces, has come into a coherent whole that's simply...
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'Porcelain Princess' Sets New Toilet Land Speed Record: Video
Jolene Van Vugt isn't a household name here in the U.S., but she's surprisingly quick on household bathroom fixtures. The fastest in the world, actually. Today, in Australia, at Sydney Olympic Park, Van Vugt set a new land speed record for a motorized toilet, reaching a puckering 46.605 mph average...
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Nissan/PlayStation GT Academy Gears Up For Second U.S. Season
If you've dreamed of becoming a race car driver, but could never find the time or the money it takes to get serious on your own, the Nissan GT Academy is a proven path--but only for a lucky, highly-skilled few. Nonetheless, it's open to anyone who thinks they have what it takes, and it's getting...
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Oldest Surviving Unrestored Austin Mini Sold For £40,250
Grungy, gunky, funky, and rusty, this Austin Mini Se7en De Luxe is said to be the oldest surviving unrestored Mini in the world. Built in May 1959, it's the eighth Se7en De Luxe ever made. And now it belongs to one lucky (?) new owner, who ponied up the £40,250 it took to win the Bonham's...
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The Epcot Center's Test Track feature at Walt Disney World has been out of action for a while now for what the park terms "refurbishment," or "reimagination," but what looks to be coming in the form of the reborn Test Track is almost all-new. And it looks pretty sweet. Like some kind of combination of a development lab and Tron, the new Test Track promises to allow guests to design their own concept vehicle and then put it to the test on hills, switchbacks, and more on the Test Track circuit. Those so inclined can even make their own commercial with their car, race it, or take a photo with...
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Abandoned Ferrari Enzo *Not* For Sale, Says Dubai Police--It's Evidence
Last August we brought you news of a dust-shrouded, incredibly pitiful Ferrari Enzo (amongst a small fleet of other luxury vehicles) that had been apparently abandoned somewhere in Dubai. Then this week, word broke that the Enzo was set to be auctioned by the Dubai police. It turns out that's not...
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Supercars Get High-Speed Escort From New Jersey State Police: Video
In the NSFW video you're about to see, a duo of highly excitable and vocal young men narrate the travel of a fleet of super- and sports cars through New Jersey at speeds that are, at times, simply too fast for their poor Mitsubishi Evolution 8--even though speeds only appear to be around 100 mph...
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Toyota GT 86 Gets Lexus IS F V-8 Transplant, Goes Drifting: Video
Well, that was quick. Just a handful of weeks after its launch in Japan, the GT 86 has already been gutted and fitted with a Lexus IS F V-8 engine for use in D1 Grand Prix drift events by Manabu "Max" Orido's team. It's a classic idea, shoving a big V-8 in a small, light car, but that's not the...
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The Best Drunken Bohemian Rhapsody Cover From The Back Of A Cop Car Ever: Video
This video bears little explanation--just watch it, and you'll thank yourself. This is, bar none, the best a capella rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," in full, we've ever heard...from a drunken Canadian in the back seat of an RCMP squad car. The fact that the cops transporting him didn't...
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Fiat 500 Abarth On House Arrest With Charlie Sheen: Video
While we're still not allowed to talk about the Fiat 500 Abarth's performance or other qualities--don't worry, we will be soon--we can show you this new ad--pitched at the recent media launch as an alternate Super Bowl commercial that was deemed a bit too saucy. Considering Catrinel Menghia's spot...
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There's something about the raw horsepower, total disregard for nature, and outright awesomeness of a proper hillclimb buggy, like Tim Cameron's "Showtime," that makes us a bit giddy. You can see it has the same effect on the crowd in this video. What you're about to see is Cameron hitting a new hill climb at the Superlift ORV Park near Hot Springs, Arkansas, dubbed Bounty Hill, owing to the $500 bounty to be given to the first to climb it. Cameron took the bounty, and as far as we can tell, is still the only person to have successfully climbed it. Being new, it's still covered in a thick...
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Andy Gülden Shreds The 'Ring...On Ice And Snow...In A Formula Car
The man that brought us one of the best rain driving videos ever, Andy Gülden, chief instructor of the Nürburgring Driving Academy, now brings us the winter version: drifting a formula car through the snow and ice of the wintery Nordschleife and Grand Prix track. It's pretty pointless...
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Forza 4 Bonus Pack Out Now: Koenigsegg Agera, Tesla Feature
If you've been enjoying Forza Motorsport 4 but didn't get in there with a pre-order, missing out on some bonus cars, then you're in luck. Available right now on Xbox Live for 560 Microsoft Points is the Launch Bonus Pack, containing ten of the cars previously available only to those who pre-ordered...
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Gran Turismo 5: Third Game Download Pack Now Available
PlayStation racing gamers should today be able to get their hands on the third download package for Gran Turismo 5, the console's seminal racing title. Following on from the first downloadable content back in October and another just before Christmas, the third package gives GT5 fans the option of...
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Snoop Dogg's Price Is Always Right When A '62 Lincoln Is On The Line
This video is so surreal it's likely to blow your head open, but here it is: Snoop Dogg joins forces with Drew Carey on The Price Is Right to offer a 1962 Lincoln Continental convertible to a very excited, somewhat nerdy, and decidedly under-dressed young woman. Mayhem, TPR-style, ensues. The game...
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Car Washing, You're Doing It Wrong: Video
If you're thinking of opening a one-bucket-car-wash, this video may change your mind.
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Infiniti is helping to restore a classic Chris Craft Holiday speedboat, to be powered by the 5.6-liter V-8 from an Infiniti QX56.
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Ford V-10 Powers World's Longest, Heaviest Float For 2012 Rose Parade: Infographic
What do Natural Balance pet food, Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks, the Rose Parade, and the Guinness Book of World Records have in common? One massive dog-themed parade float. The longest, heaviest parade float in the world, in fact. Just how long and heavy? It's 116 feet long and weighs in at more...
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Drift Thug Hoons Genesis Coupe Through Hyundai HQ: Video
What do you get when you add a drift-crazy Kiwi criminal to the Hyundai Genesis Coupe drift car, mix in a little humor, a donut-munching security guard, some pretty marginal acting, and a suitably X-treme!! soundtrack? This video. Made by Hyundai just weeks before the planned demolition of the old...
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Driver Trapped In Car As Sinkhole Opens In Street: Video
A Manchester, New Hampshire driver got the morning commute from hell today, cruising down Beech Street and straight into a large sinkhole. Helicpoter footage of the incident shows a Kia Rio held up at each end by the rim of the sinkhole, huge chunks of asphalt and a gas line below. Firemen had to...
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New York City Parallel Parking Job: Yeah, It'll Fit…
New Yorkers are notoriously self-concerned despite (or perhaps because of) their very close proximity to millions upon millions of neighbors, and this video highlights that spirit well. Observe, one man eying a parking space that's roughly the same length, give or take a few inches, as his car. In...
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Car Crime Classic GTA III To Hit Apple iOS, Android December 15
When Rockstar games released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 5 last month, we accepted that when it finally hits the shelves some time next year, it might be difficult to tear ourselves away and do some work. With the new announcement (via Gamespot) that Grand Theft Auto 3 will be coming to...
Antony Ingram