Fun Stuff
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Bumper cars are designed to move about slowly. You need them to be engineered this way otherwise a bumper car ride would end with plenty of whiplash, tears, and probably some lawsuits. So a bumper car ambles about with just enough speed so that you and some friends can gang up on another friend and pin them into a corner, while repeatedly taking turns smashing into them. Don't try and deny it. We know that's what you do. The bumper car you're going to see right now, however, is a bit faster. YouTube evil genius Colin Furze has teamed up with Top Gear to create a bumper car appropriate for the...
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Ferrari Land opens in Spain
Are you looking for a vacation but also want to find a way to work in your love for the racing team that pulls at your tifosi heart strings? We have a new destination for you. It's in Spain, because that's the home to the latest Ferrari theme park, Ferrari Land. The Rosso Corsa-loving theme park...
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Speak of the devil: deciphering the 2018 Dodge Demon teasers
Dodge may have successfully carried out the industry's longest teaser campaign surrounding the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon. Over the course of three months, the muscle brand dropped a total of 13 teaser videos to dangle the fruits of its labors in front of power hungry enthusiasts. Now that we've...
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The Demon has a ringtone, and so does the Mustang GT
You know what was cool about 10 years ago? Custom ringtones. You know what's cool right now? Massive amounts of horsepower. If you've been paying any attention you'll know that Dodge is currently sitting pretty as the horsepower king for cars based somewhat in reality. No, the Bugatti Chiron...
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Toyota Hilux Tonka concept is for the inner child in all of us
North Americans may not be well acquainted with the Toyota Hilux, but elsewhere in the world it’s been a pickup truck staple since its inception decades ago. And Toyota decided to celebrate its 80th birthday this year with a special iteration of the popular Hilux. Coincidentally, it just so...
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Porsche tackles car sharing… with a twist
Car sharing is all the rage these days, especially as younger generations flock back into cities and ditch car ownership for other means of transportation. Many automakers have even put themselves into the mix with various car-sharing programs from Audi, BMW, and Daimler. But what about Porsche?...
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“The Fast and Furious” franchise is known for its cars, high-octane stunts, and the serious wreckage that results from the combination of the two. We take the wreckage for granted, simply sitting awestruck in response to every crash, explosion, and fistfight. But a British insurance website, Insure the Gap, has gone through each of the seven “Furious” films and put a dollar amount on the damage caused over time. How much have the films racked up in real-world damage? According to Insure the Gap: $523,222,275. Taxpayers certainly wouldn’t be happy with Dominic...
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BJ Baldwin goes ballistic in Cuba for ‘Recoil 4’
BJ Baldwin is back with his 850-horsepower trophy truck to put on a show for the people of Havana, Cuba... and the Internet at large. In the fourth iteration of his “Recoil” series, where Baldwin stunts his trophy truck in various parts of the world, we’re treated to big air...
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Can 15 R/C pickups pull a life-size Toyota Hilux?
In the 1980s, Tamiya wanted to prove to the world its remote controlled, 1:10 scale Toyota Hilux Bruiser 4x4 truck was the toughest thing aside from a life-size Hilux. So, the company put together a stunt to see if the radio-controlled trucks could handle pulling a real-deal Hilux. Guess what? The...
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How can we make auto racing an Olympic sport? Subaru has an idea
Bobsleds don't have rearview mirrors. Turns out, Subarus about to run down bobsled tracks don't need them. But that's only one of the modifications made to the Subaru WRX STI prepped by rally specialists Prodrive to race down the mecca for bobsledders in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The others? A...
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Karting in the cold is the best form of Ice Capades
Driving a go-kart is one of life's great pleasures. The sensation of speed and the thrill of driving like a controlled maniac will make you smile so deeply that your cheeks will hurt just as much as your forearms. The skill required to pilot these machines rises exponentially as you move up the...
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Chevy unveils life-size Lego Batmobile
Chevrolet was so excited about the upcoming Lego Batman movie that it’s gone out and built its own Batmobile made from the tiny plastic bricks. But we’re not talking about a miniature Batmobile you can roll across your desk. No, Chevy’s Lego Batmobile is life-sized, and it proved...
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What's your daily driver? We're betting it's some kind of Accord, Camry, or Traverse. Why not a 1963 VW Bus with a 468-cubic inch Chevrolet V-8? That's the daily driver of the lunatic in this video from 1320 Video. Shout out to Road & Track for digging it up. As you can tell by the Chevy V-8 (and the stance, and the wide rear tires, and the flat black paint, and the attitude), this is no 36-horsepower original VW Bus. This monstrosity has a Lincoln Continental rear end, a custom frame, a host of scrounged parts, and a Chevrolet Astro front end to give it power steering. CHECK OUT: The...
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This is the first Hot Wheels commercial ever
You played with them as kids. We played with them as kids. And now your children play with them as you claim to buy them for "the kids." We're talking about Hot Wheels, of course. The tiny cars made of metal and plastic that bring joy to so many young, and not so young, enthusiasts faces. There's...
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This 2,400-horsepower Volvo semi is the quickest in the world
Here at Motor Authority, we're big fans of the team at Volvo Trucks. Their videos are always great, and their projects are entertaining and interesting. It's not easy to make semi-trailer truck content that's compelling or entertaining, yet Volvo seems to find a way to do this on a consistent...
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Disguised as a senior, rally driver Petter Solberg pranks people in a Mercedes-AMG
Perhaps once his rallying days are over Norway’s Petter Solberg could start up a career in comedy. He’s certainly good at it as you’ll discover in this video. Solberg disguises himself as a senior and then calls roadside assist in his new car, in this case a Mercedes-AMG C63...
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Here’s the best way to celebrate National Donut Day!
Those gloriously fluffy rings of fried, glazed dough aren’t the only donuts we’re celebrating on National Donut Day. We also love the stinky, smoky, rubbery kind. Here’s a collection of some of our favorites, including one from Nissan featuring Formula Drift icon Chris Forsberg...
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Supposedly stolen BMW i3 dashcam video funny, but probably fake
Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. Let's get this one out of the way: This dashcam footage from the United Kingdom is potentially fake. That doesn't mean it isn't hilarious. The background is supposedly that a thief broke into and stole a BMW i3—no doubt a difficult task given...
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Engine swaps into Smart ForTwos aren't all that uncommon, but there's a special kind of absurdity with this one's 1,500-horsepower, helicopter-sourced jet engine. Technically, Mike West's Smart car wasn't the recipient of an engine swap since it retains its stock unit for on-road driving. Instead, its passenger seat was swapped out in favor of the aforementioned jet engine. ALSO SEE: Ken Block's mechanic drives a Z06-rivaling '79 Firebird Trans Am: Video The engine is a tight fit since it appears to rub against the front of the dash, but it is fairly obvious that practicality wasn't the goal...
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Nissan tames snow with Winter Warrior track trucks: Video
My hands are warm from the heated steering wheel. My butt is warm from the heated seats. Classic rock is blaring through the Bose speakers. Everything seems normal about the Nissan Pathfinder I'm driving—except that it is literally climbing up a snow-covered ski slope. Someone at Nissan has a...
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Get ready to build your own Lego Caterham
Caterhams are basically do-it-yourself affairs right out of the box, but now the fun folks at Lego have created a downsized, hyper-detailed model that could be assembled on your kitchen counter. The Lego Caterham Super Seven model is remarkably accurate for something made out of plastic bricks. It...
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First-gen Dodge Viper pops up on Lego Ideas
It's a good day, with plenty of sunshine. Yesterday, all your automotive troubles seemed so far away. Today, though, you have car stuff big and small to get excited about. Case in point is this first-generation Dodge Viper that we've found on the Lego Ideas page. All it needs is the love of 10,000...
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Two grannies, one Lamborghini
Would you do a double-take if you saw two elderly women cruising down the street in a souped-up Lamborghini Murcielago? We'd probably do a triple-take, just to figure out what's going on. That's what happened in this video put out by the funny crew at Donut Media (via duPont Registry), which is...
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Gymkhana Eight: Ken Block takes us on a wild ride in Dubai
It was about time that Dubai, the ultimate land of excess, hosted wild rally driver Ken Block's Gymkhana. After all, what high performance motorsports pushes the limits more? The nine minutes of video you see here, shot in beautiful high definition, really sets the bar high. Beginning in the stark...
Andrew Ganz