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VIDEO: Insane Baja Fan Ducks Under Jumping Truck [LOLCars]

found about 35 hours ago by Wes Siler
Rally fans tend to get a little crazy, standing way to close to cars going 100+ MPH in an effort prove their manliness or something. This guy takes that a step further, kneeling just underneath a...
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The Tundra Frame Rust Recall Service Bulletin You'll Soon Be Seeing Across The Country [Toyota Recall]

found about 38 hours ago by Matt Hardigree
Toyota has extended its original Tundra frame-corrosion recall from cars in 20 cold-weather states to those in all 50 states. This is the complete 37-page service bulletin soon to be generating huge...
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Ace of Base for $1,900! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

found about 42 hours ago by Graverobber
Usually, buying a high-priced escort means not traveling solo, and ensuring a good time. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if it's a good time to hook up with a low-priced Escort, or, to...
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I Only Have a Corona - $3,400 Deposit! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

found about 18 hours ago by Graverobber
Someday people will look back upon the Camry with fondness and desire, and when that day arrives, I hope to be long-dead. Until then, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has its predecessor for you to get all...
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Corvette Z06 Carbon: One Seriously Atomic Track Day Package [New Cars]

found about 41 hours ago by Matt Hardigree
Are you a track day fiend looking for a Corvette Z06 dressed up in carbon fiber tchotchkes and ceramic brakes like its bigger, badder brother, the Corvette ZR1? Enter the Corvette Z06 Carbon...
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The Saabs Of Future Present [Rendered Speculation]

found about 40 hours ago by Wes Siler
Word is, the first product of a Spyker-owned Saab could be a modern re-interpretation of the ‘50s Saab 93. There's also talk of a Saab-bodied Spyker supercar. Here's what those cars could look...
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Chevy Silverado HD Diesel Bends Ford Over Knee With 765 lb-ft Of Torque [Truck Wars]

found about 40 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla
Just as we go and declare the 2011 Ford Super Duty the best heavy-duty pickup on the market, GM comes along and crushes Ford's power figures. The new Chevy Silverado HD diesel makes a staggering...
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The Full 24-Minutes-Long Runaway Prius 911 Tape [Beige Bites Back]

found about 40 hours ago by Matt Hardigree
Here's the full 24-minutes-long 911 tape between the California Highway Patrol dispatcher and the runaway Prius driver. Dissect away. NSFW language....
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2011 GMC Sierra HD: Like A Silverado HD With A Pretty Mouth [Truck Wars]

found about 39 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla
Don't like the looks of the 2011 Silverado HD but still want the stonkin' 765 lb-ft, 397HP Duramax? Try the freshly released 2011 GMC Sierra HD. Same truck, different (and arguably better looking)...
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A Message From Sir Stirling Moss [Racing News]

found about 39 hours ago by Sir Stirling Moss
Dear all of you, the last few days have been quite fantastic and I'd like to thank each and every one of you for your kind thoughts, messages and other paraphernalia....
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What's A Great Affordable Track Day Daily Driver? [Question Of The Day]

found about 39 hours ago by Matt Hardigree
The Corvette Z06 Carbon makes for a great, albeit assumedly pricey (no word yet on official pricing), track-day car. For those of us on a budget: what's a great, affordable track day daily...
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The Ten Scariest Truck Warning Labels Ever [LOLTrucks]

found about 38 hours ago by Sam Smith
The National Truck Equipment Assocation's annual Work Truck Show is trucking along this week. Ever wonder what kind of warning labels end up on heavy-duty vehicles? These are the ten freakiest....
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Mitsubishi's Ralliart Performance Arm Killed By Carpocalypse [Carpocalypse]

found about 37 hours ago by Matt Hardigree
Mitsubishi's performance subsidiary Ralliart, responsible for the company's past WRC and Dakar efforts, will wind down operations this month in advance an April closing. With poor sales they've...
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If This Isn't The Holy Trinity Of Rally Stardom, We Don't Know What Is [Rally Cars]

found about 37 hours ago by Wes Siler
Porsche test driver Walter Röhrl was once named the rally driver of the millennium. Audi's Quattro invented all-wheel-drive as we know it. The Col de Turini is a famous section of the Monte Carlo...
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Nissan NV Commercial Van: The Perfect Taco Truck [New Cars]

found about 37 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla
This is the Nissan NV, a trio of Titan-based vans available with a 4.0-liter V6 or 5.6-liter V8 and a freaky "High Roof" option. It comes in half-ton, 3/4-ton and full-ton flavors and will make the...
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The Nuclear Warhead-Equipped Ekranoplan Soviet Invasion Machine [Planelopnik]

found about 36 hours ago by Wes Siler
Powered by 228,800 Lb-Ft of thrust, this Lun-class Ekranoplan was designed to carry two-million pounds of Europe-invading soldiers and vehicles and six nuclear missiles at speeds up to 340 MPH....
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Toyota's Innocence May Be Long Gone, But The Hot 1 Lives On [Classic Ad Watch]

found about 36 hours ago by Sam Smith
We stumbled onto this image while digging through Toyota's media archives. It's a scan of an ad for the 1970 Toyota Corona sedan. Where have all the Hot 1s gone? Loooong time passing. [Toyota...
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How MacGyver Ripped Off The Greatest Car Chase Ever Filmed [Car Chases]

found about 35 hours ago by Wes Siler
Even a Swiss Army knife-equipped MacGyver couldn't hide that a major chase scene from the show's first season was lifted wholesale from the 1969 film The Italian Job. Luckily, mullets and Minis go...
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The Mattracks Powerboard Makes Anyone Sean White On 'Roids [Snowpocalypse]

found about 34 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla
The lugubrious trials of a long and weird winter are coming to an end, but whether you're in Bozeman, Montana or Houston, Texas, chances are you could've used the Mattracks Powerboard stand-up...
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This Is Why Hummer Is Dying [Carpocalypse]

found about 34 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla
The fundamental problem with the slowly dying Hummer wasn't the product. The brand was long ago usurped by knuckleheads and used as a symbol of conspicuous consumption and this tuner abomination is...
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Commenter Of The Day: What Reference To Make? Edition [Commenter Of The Day]

found about 33 hours ago by Matt Hardigree
Not get all meta on you but I'm a little tired so I can't quite think of what reference I want to make to GV_Goat's worthy COTD from today's post on Ralliart's closing. The obvious one, given the...
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Zamboni Fail! [LOLCars]

found about 33 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla
Everyone knows lakes lined with "Thin Ice" warning signs are ideal places to play hockey and drive a Zamboni®©℠™. The next hockey game's going to have some interesting defensive strategies....
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2011 Nissan GT-R $84,060, Limited To Just 315 Models For U.S.? [New Cars]

found about 32 hours ago by Matt Hardigree
The 2011 Nissan GT-R receives a number of improvements including a slightly revised suspension and more standard features. Unfortunately, the base trim was dropped and possibly only 315 are bound...
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The Mattracks Powerboard Makes Anyone Shaun White On 'Roids [Snowpocalypse]

found about 32 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla
The lugubrious trials of a long and weird winter are coming to an end, but whether you're in Bozeman, Montana or Houston, Texas, chances are you could've used the Mattracks Powerboard stand-up...
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2011 Nissan GT-R $84,060, Limited To Just 315 Units For U.S.? [New Cars]

found about 31 hours ago by Matt Hardigree
The 2011 Nissan GT-R receives a number of improvements including a slightly revised suspension and more standard features. Unfortunately, the base trim was dropped and possibly only 315 are bound...
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NOTE: Motorsport is Dangerous [LOLCars]

found about 18 hours ago by Ray Wert
The oh-so-obvious welcome sign hanging outside the entrance to the AT&T Williams F1 Garage....
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This Is Not A Flying Car, But It's Awfully Close [Planelopnik]

found about 17 hours ago by Sam Smith
This is a Vought VE-7 biplane being started by a modified Ford Model T in 1926. The mechanism is known as a Hucks Starter. Flying car, no; cool merging of cars and airplanes, yes. Until the chain...
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Freakishly Accurate Toyota Driving Simulator [Beige Bites Back]

found about 17 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla
Bored and unemployed programmer Alan Hartwig decided to take it upon himself to provide an important public service, devoting thousands of hours to develop a hyper-accurate "Toyota Driving...
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Photographing Supercars with Weird Cameras [Geneva Motor Show]

found about 16 hours ago by Peter Orosz
Bored of the deluge of perfect photographs pouring out of motor shows? We’ve taken some old and strange film cameras to Geneva to show you another side of cars. Well, of supercars anyway....
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Photographing Supercars with Weird, Old Cameras [Geneva Motor Show]

found about 16 hours ago by Peter Orosz
Bored of the deluge of perfect photographs pouring out of motor shows? We’ve taken some old and strange film cameras to Geneva to show you another side of cars. Well, of supercars anyway....
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