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Unhappy Customer Destroys $430K Maserati Because of Poor Service at the Dealership

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:21:03 +0000

People in China really need to work on how to behave in public. First, there was the woman who went dookie in a subway station elevator and now comes this wizard who decided to destroy a Maserati. That’s just dumb, but what’s even dumber is why he did it. The car’s owner decided to manhandle [...]

1965 Ferrari 330GT Belonging to John Lennon Going Up For Auction

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:43:02 +0000

John Lennon got his driver’s license just after The Beatles had become the biggest band in the world. So it’s probably not a surprise that his first ride was a little fancier than yours. Lennon’s first car will be going up on the auction block in July. In February 1965, The Beatles had just finished [...]

Wet Dog Voted Worst Car Smell in Most Important Poll Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:48:41 +0000

Man’s best friend becomes man’s biggest nightmare when they’re on the road. According to a new British survey, drivers say a wet dog is the worst smell you can have in a car. That topped dried spilled milk, which came in second and vomit from a sick child, which took third. Amazingly, a dirty diaper [...]

2014 Corvette Stingray Will Cost About $52K for Base Model

Mike Adams — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:34:23 +0000

Prepare to take out a second mortgage on your home or perhaps even sell off your first born, because General Motors announced earlier last week that the 2014 Corvette Stingray will cost around $52,000 – and that’s just for the base model.

Coolest Dad or Craziest Dad? Man in Legal Trouble for Letting Son, 9, Drive His Ferrari [VIDEO]

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:50:00 +0000

Police in India have filed charges against a man who let his nine-year-old son drive his car. Oh, did we mention it’s a Ferrari? The man’s wife shot footage of the boy tooling around the car during his birthday a few weeks ago while his brother, age 5, sat in the passenger seat. The boy [...]

Trykes N' Treads Car, Truck and Bike Show [PHOTOS]

Critter — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:50:12 +0000

This past weekend at the Great Plains Coliseum the 2nd annual ‘Trykes & Treads’ car, truck and bike show was the place to be! The entire coliseum, annex, ag building and most of the surrounding property was filled with vintage cars, hot rods, customs, muscle cars, motorcycles and trikes of every kind, imports, race and [...]

10 Awesomely Creative Cars We Wish We Had

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:47:48 +0000

Besides being vital components in most of our lives, cars can be really awesome creative canvases. Even though not everyone is into all that complicated, fancy shmancy car decor, there’s a big chance these weirdly awesome cars could change your mind. Who would’ve thought cars could be the best way to express your true self? [...]

What Are the 10 Most Popular Cars in the World?

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:01:03 +0000

Can you guess the most popular car in the world? The answer may surprise you. Well, it might not surprise you if you were paying attention last year, because for the second year in a row, the Ford Focus is the highest-selling car in the world, with more than a million sold in 2012. Close [...]

5 Weird Concept Cars That Were Vetoed by Some Buzzkill in a Suit

Mike Adams — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:00:30 +0000

Every year, new groundbreaking automotive designs are introduced to this progressive planet, which serve to challenge both the traditional definitions of driving and masculinity alike. While automakers and their mad science committees work relentlessly to become the first to bare the most radical and important amendments to the automotive industry, many of these concepts never see the light of day

Virtual Car Show IV- Week 3 – Vote Now

Nancy Mace — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:00:31 +0000

Congratulations to Jeffrey Hofferber and his 1990 Nissan 300 ZX! He won the second week of our Virtual Car Show! He now joins Kris Holliday and his 1968 Chevy C10 pickup in our "Best in Show" which will be held the week of March 25th!

Lamborghini Veneto is a $4 Million, 740-hp Supercar Only 3 People Will Ever Get to Drive

Eric Rogell — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:58:40 +0000

Most people celebrate a 50th anniversary with a few friends, maybe a bottle of expensive wine. Not Lamborghini.

For their 50th anniversary the Italian automaker has gone to levels extreme even for them—right to the edge of insanity and boldly beyond—creating a vehicle so absurdly powerful, so fantastically designed, and so outrageously priced that even the most jaded gearheads are turned into giggling school girls

5 Reasons to Take an $80,000 Land Cruiser Off-Roading

Eric Rogell — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:00:48 +0000

Toyota's $80K luxury SUV comes complete with such cushy comforts as a heated steering wheel and built-in drink cooler. While that may make it sound as soft and work-adverse as a doctor's wife, this well-tailored 4-wheeler is hiding it's inner badass: It's just as comfortable barreling through a rugged outback trail as it is chauffeuring you to a gallery opening.

Paintball 'Cars Wars' the Ultimate Sport! [VIDEO]

Critter — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:33:09 +0000

Paintball ‘Car Wars’. This could become the greatest sport of our lifetime! I really hope this experiment, more like screw off session by the engineers at Audi develops into a full blow sport! I gotta try this! This is the sort of thing I’d be doing if I had stupid money! Sure, I’d do my [...]

LSU Fan Shows His Love By Painting Purple Stripes on His Yellow Lamborghini

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:07:29 +0000

Talk about your racing stripes. Fans of SEC football are notorious for their devotion to their schools, but one deranged die-hard LSU alum is literally driving that point home. Don Domingue, a former business consultant from Lafayette, LA, loves his LSU Tigers so much that he decided to paint purple stripes on his yellow Lamborghini [...]

Guy Stuck in His Car Going 125 MPH With No Brakes

Phil Richardson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:34:38 +0000

Imagine yourself jumping into your car for a quick run to the supermarket. As you approach your first stop sign, with the sun shining on your face and some fine tunes on the radio, you realize that your brakes aren't arresting your forward movement, but actually accelerating it. Eventually, your car reaches 125 mph - and then remains there - for an hour.

Watch These Morons Close Down a Busy Highway By Doing Donuts in Traffic

GuySpeed Editors — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:30:13 +0000

In this video, titled "Out here shuttin sh*t down," some Mustangs, a Camaro and 240SX do exactly what the video title promises and stop traffic on a busy California by doing donuts and acting like massive tools.

Many would argue that posting this video is just promoting id

Student Driver Attempts To Run Over Instructor After Failing Test

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:00:05 +0000
When a student fails a driving test, they sometimes respond emotionally. This means driving instructors will be confronted with tears, begging and even the occasional bribe when their charge struggles to parallel park or just can’t nail the three-point turn. It was the cones that did in a 21-year-old student driver from Mayfield Heights, Ohio. As in, she hit [...]

Return of the Stingray: The 2014 Corvette Unveiled

Eric Rogell — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:28:44 +0000

Get ready 'Vetteheads. For only the seventh time in its storied 61 year history, the Corvette has undergone a complete redesign. And from what we saw unveiled in Detroit last week, this new C7 is not only the most powerful, race-ready standard model ever built by Chevy, but its aggressive, razor sharp lines make it the most head-turning model in years

Original Batmobile Sells for $4.62 Million to a Guy Named Rick Champagne

Jackie Mancini — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:00:34 +0000
As if we weren’t already jealous of Rick Champagne for having the smoothest last name of all time, he is now the proud owner of our childhood dream car. Way to go, Rick; you’ve officially got it all. Super happy for you. Really. An executive at a logistics company in AZ, Rick had a toy [...]

Fiat Introduces Some Friendly Sisters For Their 2013 Super Bowl Commercial

Emerald Catron — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:39:07 +0000
There’s a lot to be learned from this commercial from Fiat slated for the 2013 Super Bowl. For example, Fiats have trunks now. You can drive yourself and four of your friends to a white party, because the car is apparently comfortable enough that you won’t sweat through your outfit. Or possibly the air conditioner [...]