Videos
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BMW is celebrating the 40th anniversary since is "international cultural commitment," (whatever that means) and it's doing it in artistic, if somewhat high-tech, fashion, with a "virtual video tour" of its 17 art cars. Documenting the origin, history, and development of the 17 art cars, each adorned with its unique appearance by a famous artist, the video tour offers a closer look at vehicles only rarely seen in person. Occasionally an individual art car will be housed in BMW's Museum in Munich, but this virtual tour allows them all to be seen in one place, at one time. The video itself is...
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Russian Nissan GT-R Driver Smashes Into Parked Cars: VideoThis is a great example of why you shouldn't pass on the right, why you shouldn't speed in town, and how owning a supercar doesn't make you invincible.
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Mark Webber Slides Infiniti M37 Around Rockingham: VideoRed Bull Racing's Mark Webber takes the M37 around the track with VIPs on board ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix.
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Travis Pastrana To Drive Monster Truck: VideoThe nicest, craziest guy in motorsports stunts is about to get behind the wheel of a monster truck. This can only be a good thing.
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Joey Hand Takes Us On A Lap Of Lime Rock In ALMS BMW M3 GT: VideoIt's not every day that a pro takes you for a lap, shows you the line, and offers his personal notes on braking and gear selection. Today is one of those days.
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How Not To Drive Your Ferrari 458 Italia On Track: VideoSome people will never learn. This Ferrari 458 Italia driver almost made an expensive mistake on a previous lap, then proceeds to make that mistake, at higher speed, in the exact same corner a few laps later.
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Fire. It's one of the biggest fears of many race car drivers, as even with the best of fire-retardant clothing and suppression systems, there's so much flammable material on board, things can go very wrong. Worse, when fire goes wrong, it happens quickly. Credit Tuka Rocha's quick-thinking to roll out of his moving fireball of a race car at a Brazilian stock car race last weekend with saving his life. You can see Rocha's sudden exit from the moving race car under hellish circumstances in the video below. The action starts at around 37 seconds, with Rocha's dramatic departure from the car...
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2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec Does Burnout: VideoThe 2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec has V-8 power, and that means old-school burnouts are possible, as this video shows.
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Video: Mods Bring Photorealism To Grand Theft Auto 4 GameAs any ardent PC videogamer knows, the game you load onto your computer isn't necessarily as good as it can be. Whether time and cost constraints during production or the march of technological advancement, PC games are often open to improvement at the hands of the vast online communities that play...
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Netherlands' Worst Driver Reality TV Show Crash Injures Host: VideoThe host of a Dutch TV show is injured as one of the contestants for the title of the Netherland's Worst Driver proves he has what it takes to win.
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Audi Q3 RS Prototype Gets Swedish Test Drive: VideoWe're not sure who the Q3 RS is for, but we can't argue with its specs.
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Ferrari 599 GTO Crashed, Destroyed: VideoWe mourn the loss of a vicious, beautiful prancing horse and wonder what, if any, good might come of it.
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Jacques Villeneuve thinks aggressive driving is its own penalty, but we don't think the people sharing the track with him would agree.
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800-HP, AWD Toyota Celica Wins Goodwood Hill Climb Overall: VideoIt might sound like David slaying Goliath, but there's a lot more than meets the eye in this WRC-prepped Toyota Celica.
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Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4: From Sketch To RealityFrom the very first time the designer puts his or her pencil to paper, right up until the car is taken for its maiden journey outside the factory, the creation of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is a process of endless quality, bespoke craftsmanship and faultless engineering. The video below...
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Transformers 3 Premieres In Berlin, Mercedes Gets A Role: VideoTransformers: Dark of the Moon has made its debut in Berlin. All the stars were on hand, and so was Mercedes-Benz, which scores a role in the film as an Autobot. The video below gives an overview of the film and Mercedes-Benz's participation--plus some scenes from the movie itself. This is the...
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Father Teaches Son To Drive With Ferrari 458 Italia: VideoLearning to drive can be a strenuous situation for many, however, imagine if you were learning to drive in a brand new Ferrari worth a quarter of a million dollars? Somehow, we imagine the teen learning to drive with this Ferrari 458 Italia won’t mind too much. This particular supercar was...
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Porsche Returning To Le Mans LMP1 In 2014: VideoPorsche's return to Le Mans is still three years out, but we're excited to see a serious new contender in the field--especially one with the Le Mans history of Porsche.
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The BMW i8 supercar, well, the working prototype of the luxury automaker’s future plug-in hybrid, has been spotted several times before on the set of the latest Mission Impossible movie, but now we have the first official trailer starring the prototype as well as the recently revealed BMW 6-Series Convertible. So far we’ve seen the i8 in locations in Vancouver, Canada as well as Mumbai, India but filming has also taken place in the UK and the United Arab Emirates so it could easily have been in those other locations too. The advanced plug-in hybrid supercar is expected to be...
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Brains And Brawn: Behind the Scenes (And Wheel) Of The Local Motors Rally FighterWicked awesome. That's how Local Motors (and much of the world) thinks of its first car, the Rally Fighter. In a new video from Translogic, CEO and co-founder Jay Rogers explains that when you open car design up to the masses, you're bound to get an overwhelming majority of amateurish rubbish (he...
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Subaru WRX STI Attacks Nurburgring 24 Hour Qualifying: VideoHot laps of the Nurburgring never get old, especially when they're done in modified all-wheel-drive turbocharged production cars like the Subaru WRX STI. This video meets all of the above, and adds in the drama of being shot during qualifying for the Nurburgring 24 Hour, which took place this past...
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CBC Breaks Alex Roy's Manhattan Lap Record: VideoWe don't recommend replicating this stunt, but just the same, it's pretty cool that someone did.
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Roger Federer Behind The Scenes With 2012 SLS AMG Roadster: VideoFederer's ad campaign for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster might not have as much pull now that he's out of Wimbledon, but we just want to see the car.
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Autobots Of Transformers 3 Debut: VideoThe Autobots and Decepticons are back, again wearing lots of bowties. Which model would you pick, if you had to be an Autobot?
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