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Click above to view Iron Man official trailerWe get very fidgetity if there's not an auto-related movie, TV show or spoken word poetry slam album to talk about here on Autoblog. So while the upcoming superhero flick Iron Man does not have a plot that revolves around our four-wheeled friends, it cer......
Schumacher shuts the door on MotoGP rumors
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Rumors of Michael Schumacher racing on two wheels in the MotoGP series have been bouncing around like a Ferrari-red rubber ball. First came the initial speculation, coupled with denials from both MotoGP and Ducati, the team for whom the retired F1 champ was rumored to ride. The rumor-mill was set a-......
Hamster admits things not alright 18 months after crash
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
I hopped on the Top Gear bandwagon a little late, having just finished devouring the past two seasons thanks to helpful websites like Finalgear.com. During this period of shows is when host Richard Hammond crashed a jet-powered dragster going 288 mph. Though he suffered significant injuries includin......
Live action Akira movie coming, DiCaprio and Otomo signed on to produce
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Amidst all the great animes we've been exposed to, Akira stands out. Set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, the neo-classic featured everything we've come to expect from Japan's animation wizards: stunning artwork, imaginative plot lines and absolutely killer conveyances – particularly the bikes which eas......
Rumormill: Schumacher to race in MotoGP?
Monday, December 10th, 2007
We enjoyed the 2007 Formula One season, down, as it came, to the last race in a three-way heat with the third-place driver ultimately taking the title. But part of us misses Michael Schumacher, even if his five consecutive back-to-back world titles cast a heavy and at times monotonous shadow over th......
$1 Hot Wheels car blinged out to $140,000
Monday, December 10th, 2007
click above for more high-res picsA few years ago, Bruce Pascal paid more than $70,000 for a single Hot Wheels car. The car was an extremely rare rear-loading Beach Bomb with an even more rare pink coat of paint. But it didn't have even a single diamond or ruby, which makes us wonder what Mr. Pascal......
‘Eleanor’ Mustang licenced to Classic Recreations
Monday, December 10th, 2007
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Honestly, who among us hasn't talked to his car and pretended, just for a moment, that he was Nicholas Cage taking to Eleanor in the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds? Well, you can stop talking to your Camry, because now you can order your very own licensed Ele......
Knight Rider: The Liveblog
Monday, December 10th, 2007
Click image for high-res galleryWell, as Dan Roth just put it in an IM that popped onto my screen, someone has to take one for the team, and that someone, my friends, is me. I'll be your host this evening as I provide live-ish commentary during the airing of the new Knight Rider telemovie. Note that......
Paris Hilton trading in super cars for Yukon Hybrid
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Paris Hilton has turned a new green leaf. Well, not including the partying, the drunken serenading, and the regrettable choice of film roles. But when it comes to vehicles, out have gone the SLRs, Bentleys, and other cars of the super variety, and in is coming a Yukon Hybrid. We know what the Hollyw......
VIDEO: Rally champ Sebastien Loeb gets speeding ticket at Swedish Rally
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
It's pretty straightforward for most of us: drive above the speed limit and risk getting in trouble with the fuzz. Racing drivers usually get away with it – if only because they're on closed circuits – which makes it all the more interesting when the same fate befalls them as applies to the rest......