An estimated 350 million viewers worldwide watch the multi-award winning Top Gear show. Whether it’s racing supercars against jet planes, or blowing up cheap Malaysian cars on the show, the folks behind Top Gear have always pushed the envelope by trying to make each show more exciting than the previous one.
The promotional teaser for the [...]
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 - Promo Video
Published May 23rd, 2008 in Ads and Automotive. 0 CommentsI have a confession to make. I have always struggled with my obsession with supercars. A part of me hates the eco-unfriendliness of these gas-guzzling monsters, while the other appreciates the beauty and power of these pinnacles of auto engineering.
The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 is, needless to say, a very beautiful (and expensive) machine. [...]
European Chevy Aveo Ad Pokes Fun at the Transformers
Published May 8th, 2008 in Ads and Automotive. 0 CommentsThe European ad for the new Chevrolet Aveo left me quite confused. Wasn’t Bumblebee a Chevy Camaro in the recent Transformers movie ? Self-referential sarcasm at its best ?
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Being concerned about the lack of seating space in the Smart, the boys of Fifth Gear wanted to make the eco-friendly car into a four seater, while still retaining the small footprint.
They succeeded in creating something totally unique - a double decker Smart, and later put it to the test against the all electric [...]
Watch this great commercial for the Renault Twingo. For maximum effect, turn up the volume of your speakers.
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Rinspeed Squba - Concept Electric Submersible Sports Car
Published February 16th, 2008 in Automotive and Green News. 0 Comments
The Rinspeed sQuba concept car will be unveiled to the general public during the Geneva Motor Show in March 2008.
This sports car has some futuristic features under its frame. The makers claim that the car is a completely zero emission vehicle, as it is powered by rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries. And it can drive itself, [...]
Greg Dunham holds the Guinness world record for building the world’s largest motorcycle. The Monster Bike is 11 feet tall, 20 feet long and has a price tag of $300,000. Amazingly, Greg did it all by himself in his workshop at home.
On account of its huge dimensions, the bike can only be driven using a [...]
Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 - Top Gear Review
Published November 23rd, 2007 in Automotive. 0 CommentsJeremy Clarkson reviews the nearly untameable Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, in this segment from Top Gear. The beast has a 6.5 liter, V12 engine generating an astounding 640 bhp, and a top speed of 207 miles mph (333 km/hr) .
Can Clarkson tame the beast ? Watch the video to find out.
If this is what the [...]
Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear, took the dangerously-fast Caparo T1 on a speed test around the race track. The reef-shark-like supercar has a power to weight ratio double that of the Bugatti Veyron. Unfortunately, as Clarkson soon found out, the £ 2,35,000 T1 has certain problems, which, of course, would not dissuade the hardcore speed [...]
Mini Cooper & Stolen Girlfriends Club
Published November 9th, 2007 in Ads and Automotive. 0 CommentsThis over-fertilized commercial celebrating the collaboration between the new ‘Mini Cooper’ and the ‘Stolen Girlfriends club’ clothing line, left me rather confused. Just what were the ad makers thinking ?
Watch the video (Slightly NSFW).
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Watch a great compilation of retro crash test videos set to the music of “Maximize” by Rex The Dog.
You can call me a fetishist, but there is something beautiful in seeing them old cars crash.
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The folks at Fifth Gear test the new BMW M3 in this video. This car has a 4 Liter V8 engine, 420 HP, top speed of 155 mph and does 0-62 in just 4.8 seconds. And that’s not all. It reportedly has the most advanced engine (for production cars) in the world. The engine has [...]
Eco Group Deflates Tires of Over 1000 SUVs In Sweden
Published October 8th, 2007 in Automotive and Green News. 0 CommentsAn eco group, calling itself ‘The Indians of The Concrete Jungle’, deflated the tires of over a 1000 SUVs in Sweden. The group has alleged that Sweden has the ignominious distinction of being one, if not the most Carbon Monoxide emitting countries in Europe. They started by deflating the tires of 60 SUVs in the [...]
This is not your average automobile ad. Sure, it has a lot of fancy looking cars from the Renault stable ballet dancing in the desert. And yes, we have also seen cars being driven with breath-taking precision and executing dangerously close maneuvers. But this one is different. Watch the video to know more.
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Sprayonmud For The Lazy Offroader
Check out this life-size Harley Davidson completely made with ordinary plywood. It even has moving parts. The bike was painstakingly created by model maker Colin Webb. The total time taken to create this masterpiece was 900 hours of sheer hard work.
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Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Vs Ducati 1098 - Video
Published September 20th, 2007 in Automotive. 0 CommentsLamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Vs Ducati 1098 - Video
Vintage Car Rally - Flickr Gallery
Published September 18th, 2007 in Automotive and Photography. 0 CommentsVintage Car Rally - Flickr Gallery
Bike Dispensing Machine From Amsterdam
Published August 30th, 2007 in Automotive and Green News. 1 CommentBike Dispensing Machine From Amsterdam
Japanese Parallel Parking Record
