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In fairness to the driver of this Bugatti Veyron, visibility in a supercar tends to be very poor but that still doesn’t negate the lack of skill presented here in this latest video. While attempting to do a simple parallel park, albeit with quite of lot of cars and pedestrians loitering, the driver first manages to mount the curb with hits multimillion dollar supercar and then proceeds to scrape his wheels along it during additional attempts to park. We’re sure the driver won’t be too concerned considering Bugatti recommends Veyron owners change their car’s wheels...
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Video: Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car Does Sebring In 60 SecondsSebring. The legendary home of American endurance racing. So how does the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe race car do Sebring in 60 seconds? A montage, of course. In the inimitable words of Trey Parker: The hours approaching, just give it your best You've got to reach your prime. That's when you need to put...
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Video: Chevy Puts The Caprice PPV Through Its PacesThe Holden-built, Commodore-based Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) will be hitting the streets in search of lawbreakers soon, and this video shows the car in testing by U.S. agencies at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix. In addition to some solid tire-squealing parking lot...
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Video: Chevy Engineers Explain The 2011 Camaro ConvertibleYou've already read our take on the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible in our first drive review. Now you can see what GM's engineers focused on to make a car they claim is just as capable as the coupe. No matter whether you think the drop-top Camaro is for blow-drying mullets or blowing the doors...
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Video: Aston Martin Rapide ‘True Power’ Mini-Film Part 3Aston Martin’s ‘True Power Should Be Shared’ mini-film series continues, with the third installment arriving today on our virtual doorstep. Like the first two clips, the acting isn’t too great but at least we get to see some beautiful driving shots of the car as well as hear...
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Video: 26 People Squeeze Into MINI Cooper To Set New World RecordIf you thought 19 teenage girls squeezing into a Smart ForTwo was impressive, wait until you watch this video of 26 girls hopping inside a MINI Cooper. The previous record stood at 25 people but this latest group of dancers from the Pilobolus dance company, all 26 of them, managed to squeeze into...
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For the driving simulator fan, the Need for Speed series holds a certain nostalgia as one of the first really fun and engaging car games. For nearly the past two decades the franchise has expanded on that theme, evolving to a level of realistic graphics and fun-focused gameplay that everyone can get on board with. The latest chapter in the series, Shift 2 Unleashed, promises to deliver on the fun while upping the reality factor. Yes, the Need For Speed part may have been dropped from the game’s official title, but the newest addition to the series, set for release on March 29, promises...
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Video: BMW Armored Vehicles Training And Testing FacilityAt a former Soviet military base in East Germany, BMW hones its armored vehicles and trains some of the world’s best drivers to be able to handle any life-threatening situation world dignitaries, the famous and the very wealthy may encounter while on the road. While BMW’s line of High...
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Video: BMW Previews Documentary On Jet Packs, Flying CarsWell known for its dalliances with short-form cinema, BMW is planning a new four-part documentary about the future of transportation entitled "Wherever You Want To Go." Feature elements? Jet packs, flying cars, and, for some reason, a matte black Superbird. The preview video is entertaining in its...
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New Photos, Video Of Ferrari FFLove it or hate it, Ferrari's new shooting brake grand tourer, the first to sport all-wheel drive from the Prancing Horse, is here. New photos and videos of the car show it in a different light--and color. As for ourselves, we wouldn't kick it out of the garage for any reason.
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Nanny Cams Prove Popular For Parents Of Teen DriversOnce upon a time, parents had to be pretty crafty to track their teenagers' driving habits. Sure, they could look for obvious signs of recklessness like dents and scratches, but hard braking? Aggressive driving? Almost impossible to spot without tailing them from a distance. (Which, of course, our...
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Video: First A 599, Now Tunisian Rioters Destroy Ferrari CaliforniaThis past week we saw rioters in the African nation of Tunisia make off with a Ferrari 599 GTB supercar, which just so happened to belong to the country’s ousted president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who has fled to Saudi Arabia. Now another Ferrari, this one reportedly owned by a member of...
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It's either the CIA's next technique for keeping track of kindergarten violence or the best thing to hit die-cast cars since working steering. What are we talking about? Mattel's Video Racer cars. The latest generation of the world-famous Hot Wheels series will let kids everywhere see a previously unknown perspective on their mayhem, using a car-mounted camera and LCD screen. Hot Wheels have been entertaining kids (and the young at heart) since 1968, producing accurate die-cast replicas of popular cars and some original designs, too. They've always been popular for their ability to speed...
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Video: Seven Months Later, Audi Still Revelling In Le Mans WinThere are few activities more epic in paved-track motorsports than a 24-hour endurance race, for driver, car, and team. Perhaps that's why, seven months after the fact, Audi is still partying over its win at the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. With the Peugeots leading solidly for the vast majority of...
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Video: Lingenfelter's 700-Plus-HP Cadillac CTS-V Coupe On The DynoWith both baseline and after-modification dynos in this video, Lingenfelter puts their latest kit for the CTS-V Coupe on the table with 623 horsepower and 617 pound-feet of torque--at the rear wheels. The video also shows a bit of how they get there. CNC ported and polished heats, a GT9 camshaft...
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Video: Pagani C9 Supercar TeaserA brand new supercar is in the works and you can bet that this one is going to sizzle as it has some very big shoes to follow, being the successor to the now legendary Pagani Zonda. Expected to make its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the same event where close rival Lamborghini will be...
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Video: First Footage Of Ferrari FF In ActionAs the replacement to the 612 Scaglietti, the Ferrari FF has some big shoes to fill, but judging by the snow-covered antics of the development car in this video, it's more than up to the task. Not to mention it just looks cool. Be sure to read our preview for the full preliminary specs and info on...
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John Lennon, Movie Cars, & Autos Of Autocrats: CelebsAndCars' Week In ReviewBetween the shortened holiday weekend and the lingering afterglow of the Detroit Auto Show, we haven't had gobs of time (or energy) to follow up on most of the items in the Celebs And Cars inbox -- at least not in detail. And so, in flippant Friday fashion, we present a quick rundown of the major...
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In-car telematics is increasingly becoming the next big wave in the auto industry, with automakers planning to launch new connectivity and infotainment systems in their cars in the coming years, essentially turning the automobile into one giant smartphone in the process. It’s still early days as most automakers are yet to reveal their future in-car technology, with many even taking a wait-and-see approach. However, one automaker that’s up to the challenge is BMW, which has released a teaser video for a new ConnectedDrive concept. ConnectedDrive is the name BMW groups any...
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Video: Aston Martin Rapide ‘True Power’ Mini-Film Part 2We now have the second installment of the new Aston Martin Rapide ‘True Power Should Be Shared’ mini-film series, with even more driving footage and strange plotlines to absorb. Of course, like so many car promos, the story is always going to be second to actual footage of the car, and...
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Wake Up Sheeple! Hyundai's AFC Championship Ad Previews Super BowlHumor is best when it rings true, and, by that metric, this ad is hilarious. Hyundai picks at the sore spot so many of us guard: the apparent disregard for fun, interesting cars displayed by the majority of the buying public. You, dear reader, are of course exempted by your mere presence here. But...
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Video: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG BurnoutWe've spent the last few days out in sunny San Diego poking and prodding the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG. Our full take on the new four-door uber-coupe will be live shortly, but in the mean time, we thought we'd give you this smoky little appetizer. Enjoy. To brush up on the CLS 63 AMG's details...
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Video: Getting Sideways In The AMG GelaendewagenBuilt for cross-country duty in a terrifically, angularly Tuetonic way, the G-Class, and its sportiest variant, the G55 AMG, is no exactly the first vehicle you'd think of when you think "drift." And this wet roundabout isn't exactly the forum for real drifting, but the quantity of opposite lock...
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Video: Lexus LFA Carbon Fiber Loom In ActionIn the latest episode of the Lexus ‘The Hard Way’ promo, a series that details the intricacies involved in manufacturing Lexus vehicles, the automaker shows off its advanced mechanical loom that’s used in creating carbon fiber pieces for its LFA supercar. Using a similar process...
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