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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.

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 [...]

High Speed Police Chase Takes Surprising Turn [Video]

Chadwick — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:32:09 +0000

The TV goes 3D for this Inglewood California man. He’s just as surprised as you will be as anyone would be when a high speed chase on TV comes to life! Maybe time to move? Source: High Speed Police Chase Takes Surprising Turn [Video]

Tom Cruise Drives 181 MPH in a Race Car, Called 'The Real Deal'

Danny Groner — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:25:05 +0000

This was no movie stunt.

Tom Cruise got to test drive a race car at a track in California this week, where the actor did 24 laps in the Red Bull F1 car. Former driver and 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard instructed the ‘Days of Thunder’ star before he let Cruise take hold of the wheel of the 850-horsepower car, reaching speeds of 181 mph.

Driver's Fred Flintstone Braking Technique Results in Multiple Crashes [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:49:11 +0000

A Georgia man was aware that his pickup truck had no functional brakes when he took it for a drive Wednesday afternoon. But the 24-year-old was under the mistaken — and likely Saturday morning cartoon-influenced — impression he could just stop the vehicle by sticking his foot out the door and dragging it across the pavement, Fred Flinstone-style.

Spectacular Parallel Parking Job Achieves Guinness World Record Status [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:21:54 +0000

Many of the world records that the folks at Guinness dole out recognize skills that are otherwise pretty useless. (For example, the ability to wear a lot of t-shirts at once.)

Conversely, the Guinness World Record for the tightest parallel park actually celebrates a pretty practical talent. Anyone who’s had to squeeze into a tight spot will envy the ability of German parking wizard Ronny “C-Rock” Wechselberger to slide into a space measuring only 26 centimeters (10 inches) longer than his car.

Geyser Erupts From Manhole, Lifts Car Into the Air [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:38:58 +0000

Earlier in the week, a massive storm dumped almost 12 inches of rain in less than hour on Montreal, causing the city’s sewer system to swell. In this amateur video shown on ‘Today,’ a cameraman filmed as a geyser of water blew off a manhole cover and lifted a parked car into the air.

The geyser started slowly at first, lifting the car only inches off the ground. But eventually, a massive torrent of water exploded from the sewer system and hoisted the backend of the vehicle several feet off the ground.

Toyota Imagines a Future With Interactive Car Windows [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:05:06 +0000

Eventually, your car options may not be limited to just choices about color, transmission or even GPS. If Toyota has its way, you’ll also be mulling over interactive window features.

These futuristic pieces of glass, called “Windows to the World,” will be far more than just a way to watch the miles fly by. They’ll also be a drawing tablet, learning device, and distance tracker — not to mention mind-blowingly cool.

Flying Car Now One Step Closer to Reality [VIDEO]

96.7 Kiss FM — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:28:43 +0000

Like the robot maid, the flying car is part of our 'Jetsons'-promised future that has yet to materialize.

But that could change soon. Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration granted the Transition Roadable Aircraft a series of special exemptions, effectively making the plane-car hybrid street-legal.

Free Gallatin Speedway Pass

96.7 Kiss FM — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:44:06 +0000

Would you like a free pass to the Gallatin Speedway? All you have to do is enter in the secret code word ‘pitstop’ and see if you are an instant winner. It's that easy! The contest is running unti

Nevada Gives Thumbs-Up To Driverless Cars on the Road [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:22:08 +0000

YouTube A bill has passed in Nevada that makes it legal for Google’s fleet of driverless cars to take to the state’s roads.

The hope is that in the future, these automated cars could avoid the crashes currently caused by distracted driving. Several companies are already hard at work creating the technology necessary to make it happen.

Watch 1,100 Hot Wheels Cars Set Loose on a Massive Track

Jordan Breindel — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:21 +0000

Traffic congestion Southern California? Not for these toy cars. Things move along pretty briskly in this demonstration of California artist Chris Burden‘s “Metropolis II,” an installation that features more than 1,100 Hot Wheels cars and 13 toy trains in perpetual motion. It’s a big step up from “Metropolis I,” which had a mere 80 cars. In part deux, each car passes through the tiny city about 90 times every hour. This 18-lane mega-model took a team of 12 over four years to construct in Burden’s Topanga Canyon studio.