Audi Ripped Open Its R8 Supercar To Show Off The Engine's Power
Audi's beautiful R8 supercar goes from 0 to 62 mph in 3.5 seconds and has a top speed of 197 mph, thanks to the mid-mounted engine that pumps out more than 500 horsepower. To show off the full power of...
View ArticleHow To Get An Exact Replica Of Your Private Jet For Your Desk
Those wealthy enough to own a private jet can now appreciate it even while at the office.We just received this email advertisement from Arizona-based Factory Direct Models, a maker of miniature...
View ArticleFord Found An Extravagant Way To Deal With Negative Gawker Commenters
When a Gawker commenter on Jalopnik said that the new Ford Fusion looked like a "fat-a**" with small windows and "needlessly angry" looking headlights, he probably didn't expect Ford to fly him out to...
View ArticleA Lamborghini Murcielago Burned To A Crisp In China
The Lamborghini Murcielago is a beautiful car. Even, it turns out, when it's on fire.According to Car News China, which posted the photos and shared them with us, the Lambo may have been involved in an...
View ArticleA British Limo Service Wants To Make A Stretch Lamborghini Aventador
The stretch Hummer limousine has been around for a good while, and for party-goes who want a new ostentatious way to get around town, the next great ride may come from a British limousine company.Cars...
View ArticleA Ferrari Crashed Into The Crowd At An Exhibition Race In Brazil [Video]
An exhibition motoring event in Rio de Janeiro ended badly for some spectators on Sunday, when a Ferrari lost control and crashed into the crowd.Three people were injured, two were taken to the...
View ArticleWhat It's Like To Fly On North Korea's 1-Star Airline
Not many Westerners get to visit North Korea, and it's a good bet most don't realize the secluded country has its own airline.The airline, Air Koryo, is the only airline in the world deemed bad enough...
View ArticleREADER: Here's Why The Strange New Rolls-Royce Ad Is Not Misogynistic
Last week's debut of the Rolls-Royce Wraith at the Geneva Motor Show was accompanied by a promo video we found a bit odd and somewhat misogynistic.The video shows a man driving the Wraith through a...
View ArticleFAA Approves Testing Of Boeing's Dreamliner Battery Fix
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing's certification plan for the redesigned 787 Dreamliner battery system, it announced this afternoon.That plan includes changes to the aircraft's...
View ArticleGuantanamo Bay Is Full Of Surprises [PHOTOS]
Most Americans never get to go to Cuba, let alone the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.It's a rather mysterious place.Gitmo, as it's called by military members stationed here, is located on the...
View ArticleJeff Gordon Puts On A Disguise, Takes Innocent Car Salesman On A Suicidal...
Donning glasses and a fake goatee, world famous NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon pranks a car salesman into taking a test drive with him in a 2009 Chevy Camaro. "I don't know if I can handle it," said a...
View ArticleThis Little Device Will Radically Reinvent Your Driving Experience (AAPL)
Automatic is the latest startup to garner loads of attention. CNBC's Jon Fortt even tweeted that it's the "biggest idea [he's] seen since the iPhone."Here's what the company's all about.For $69.95, you...
View ArticleHow Elon Musk Is Revolutionizing Two Major Industries At The Same Time
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, he has turned a pipe dream — an all-electric car company — into a viable business, in a high-risk, high-cost industry.Musk is also CEO of SpaceX, whose unmanned Dragon...
View ArticleA Bob Dylan Parody Is The Perfect Tribute To The Defunct Fung Wah Bus
In memory of Fung Wah Bus Transportation, Inc., the cut-rate bus service shut down last month by the US Department of Transportation after a number of its vehicles failed safety inspections, the New...
View ArticleI Was Surprised By A Few Things In My New Tesla Model S
Two weeks and 600 miles ago, I took delivery of a 60-kWh 2013 Tesla Model S electric sport sedan.I won't dwell on the ear-flattening acceleration, nor the magic-carpet ride and handling, nor the...
View ArticleThe Co-Founder Of Fisker Just Quit The Struggling Electric Car Company
Henrik Fisker, co-founder and executive chairman of electric car company Fisker Automotive, quit the company today.In a statement sent to Autocar and other outlets, Fisker confirmed his resignation...
View ArticleCheck Out The Cutting Edge Mercedes That Will Protect New Pope Francis
The first thing new Pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio will undoubtedly want to do is take this baby out for a night in Rome.Based on the Mercedes M-Class, built in 2012, with a tricked out bullet-proof Pope...
View ArticleExtreme Anti-Islam Ads Are Now Running On San Francisco's Buses
Anti-Islam ads appeared on 10 public buses in San Francisco on Monday, showing "inflammatory quotes by Islamic fundamentalists" accompanied by "an anonymous terrorist,"according to Transportation...
View ArticleA NYC Train Station Elevator Is Used As A Urinal So Often It's Deteriorating
NEW YORK CITY — Call it the M "Pee" A.Public urination in the city's transit system isn't just making stations reek — it's actually damaging equipment, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials...
View ArticlePope Francis Used To Ride The Bus To Work Instead Of Taking His Limo
Newly named Pope Francis, aka Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, is known for being humble and rejecting an ostentatious lifestyle.A report from his life in Buenos Aires lends credence to...
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