This method of inflating a flat tire is perfect for our short attention span generation. [Video is a lot more interesting than it sounds!] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PgS7TKyeiY&fmt=18]
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Tap into your inner speed racer at the Lamborghini Academy. Choose from your choice of three courses--beginner, advanced, and a winter driving academy--and learn to handle a Lamborghini Gallardo or Murcielago. I'll add this place to the itinerary should I ever win the lotto.
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Via New York Times blog coverage of the current 2009 New York Auto Show.
“We want to be consistent.” — Stefan Jacoby, president and chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America, when asked why VW had changed the name of its compact car from Rabbit, to Golf, to Rabbit, and now back to Golf.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9aWSKMiPL0] A conversation between a woman locked in her car and a 911 dispatcher.
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Go ahead and slap a bit ol' Fail sticker on this truck driver who forgets that his trailer is extremely improperly raised. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvs90XFJzI&fmt=18]
If I was driving behind this truck I probably would go ahead and call the 1-800-How-Is-My-Driving number on it and report that his driving SUCKS.
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On the morning of August 31, 1994 at Southwestern College and its 3,477 parking lots that surround the campus in Chula Vista, California, three artists Nina Katchadourian, Steven Matheson and Mark Tribe created a cool public art exhibit. A coordinated team of 50 people directed cars to predetermined lots according to car color. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/2829416]
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Before a driver becomes aware of a collision, a modern car is already reacting quite literally in the blink of an eye.
0 milliseconds - An external object touches the driver's door.1 ms - The car's door pressure sensor detects a pressure wave.
2 ms - An acceleration sensor in the C-pillar behind the rear door also detects a crash event.
2.5 ms - A sensor in the car's centre detects crash vibrations.
5 ms - Car's crash computer checks for insignificant crash events, such as a shopping trolley impact or incidental contact. It is still working out the severity of the crash. Door intrusion structure begins to absorb energy.
6.5 ms - Door pressure sensor registers peak pressures.
7 ms - Crash computer confirms a serious crash and calculates its actions.
8 ms - Computer sends a "fire" signal to side airbag. Meanwhile, B-pillar begins to crumple inwards and energy begins to transfer into cross-car load path beneath the occupant.
8.5 ms - Side airbag system fires.
15 ms - Roof begins to absorb part of the impact. Airbag bursts through seat foam and begins to fill.
17 ms - Cross-car load path and structure under rear seat reach maximum load.
Between 150 and 300 milliseconds the car's occupant finally becomes aware of the collision.
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Ferrari Segway. $12,000.
Chanel Segway. No price. Note the Chanel bag and leather grips.
A rare Ferrari 250 TR, a model which captured ten victories in nineteen races from 1958 to 1961, will be on the block at the RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's.
RM expects the 250 TR to set a new world record for a car sold at auction, potentially exceeding the rumored $21.7 million it took to buy a 250 GTO $10.89 million dollar sale of a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder last year.
This car is. freaking. beautiful. It's the wifey of cars.
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Named for Wilhelm Hofmeister, the Director of Design at BMW, the Hofmeister Kink refers to the following design quirk of BMW automobiles which is now a signature element of the company. Since its introduction in 1961 it has been included in all their cars.
It is the name for the small cutout of the rear side windows on the C-pillar of the car. Rather than having the rear side window extend all the way down as might be expected, it angles back toward the front of the car.
It appears that this has been imitated by other auto companies attempting to highlight and distinguish their "luxury" models.
Read more here.
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Some details on the tank on wheels that will be protecting Obama when he's on the road.
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Rally driver Petter Solberg's celebration ends in failure. FAIL! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLKnliJC9RU&fmt=18]
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Keep watching until the end of this video for the two-fer-one payout. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ8fTgQvrMA&fmt=18]
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French infamous provocateur Rémi Gaillard (previously) brings Mario Kart to real life. His usage of power-ups is brilliant, especially at the very end. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MytfhzcSF-Y&fmt=18]
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A Day in the Life Of reminded me about the Audi R8. It is a mean lookin' sonofabitch. And it backs it up too. It's comparable to if not arguably better than the "Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, and BMW M6." And it also ran faster than the "Lamborghini Gallardo and the Koenigsegg CCX." It's definitely not a car to be trifled with. Peep some of these pictures of this bad car:
And these next two pictures will make fans of this and other supercars sick to their stomachs. Here are two pictures, first is an R8 that caught on fire and the other one is just done fucked up.
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