Posts Tagged ‘crap’

Spy Shots: Subaru WRX STI spec C

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Subaru WRX STI spec CIt looks like a regular STI, right? Well, according to the spies at KGP, it's not. This is actually the forthcoming Impreza WRX STI spec C out for a cruise in some approipriately sloppy weather. Note the white wheels and reworked rear diff......

Ford Racing Invitational ‘08: Waiting on the rain

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
We're here at Milan Dragway for the 2nd annual Ford Racing invitational and just like the guys at Indy, drag racers don't run in the rain. Ford invites the a bunch of Michigan-based media out to Milan during NMRA weekend so that we can try out our quarter-mile skills in a bunch of Mustangs. Since th......

Next BMW night vision system can detect humans in the dark

Friday, June 6th, 2008
The next BMW 7-Series is going to be graced with some serious driving technology. While the image above doesn't appear to have anything like the picture quality of Mercedes' NightVision Assist, BMW's offering will have some other features that you probably won't find this side of a special ops base.......

Hurricane season may bring $6-a-gallon gas

Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Don't like the weather? Just wait, it'll change. Don't like gas prices? Just wait, they'll change, too. But if the weather brings a hurricane, some experts say gas prices could hit as high as $6 a gallon.NOAA has predicted as many as nine named storms this season, with five of those possibly reachin......

NBC giving away GT500KR… just like KITT?

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Having given away a vehicle here on Autoblog, we have first hand knowledge of how much crap is involved in such an endeavor. Before our sweepstakes could happen, dozens of lawyers were called in to comb the official rules and inspect the wording of every mention we made. They were searching for mist......

24 Hours of LeMons Thunderhill wrap-up

Thursday, October 18th, 2007
The Jaloptikons made the trek north this past weekend to take in the final 24 Hours of LeMons event at the Thunderhill Raceway and after making the long slog back to their respective homes, they've put together a comprehensive list of the top 50 competitors that ran the crap-can race.The inaugural e......

VIDEO: Acura NSX gets whacked with a shovel part deux

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Many of you weren't completely convinced with the video showing an Acura NSX getting slammed with a shovel. That really irked Mr. Doorpal. He's back, with a new video showing that no matter what part of the shovel you use to whack the Doorpal, it will still protect your mint 84 Lynx Diesel. We're gl......

Park to Play turns your car into game controller

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
I've done this before. Ford used to have a WRC Focus on display at events that you could sit in and use the actual controls to drive a virtual version in a racing game displayed on a screen in front of the car. Park to Play is very similar, except that it appears this technology can be applied to an......

LeMons at Thunderhill raceway is on!

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Mr. Lamm, the mad man behind the 24 Hours of LeMons, did a mass mailing to let all and sundry know that bad things do happen to good racetracks. The expansion of the 2007 LeMons series (yes, that's right, we've officially called it a "series") continues, with a fourth event schedule for the weekend ......

VIDEO: From cutting up Ferraris to building the Eco-Jet: Metalcrafters

Thursday, May 31st, 2007
The most entertaining part of this video, by far, is the stupid ad-libbed "purr" from the newscaster at the end, as they go to banter before the probable throw to the weather. That's what newscasters do when the story is done, say some insipid crap, then toss to the meteorologist to segue from drive......