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Sunday, 17 June 2012

Driver Ejected from Lada Wins Chuck Norris Stamp of Approval

Sometimes the universe conspires to work against you but sometimes it works to help you out. This time it was clearly a case of the latter.

Not only did the driver of this white Lada 110 (or VAZ-2110) avoid being hit by a Mercedes-Benz E-Class when he lost control of his car; not only did he miss the concrete pole when he was ejected from the Russian sedan; not only did he avoid being run over by the German saloon but he also managed to avoid any serious injuries!

Friday, 15 June 2012

Pissed Off Woman Unleashes Hammer Hell on Her Man's (?) Fiesta

You can never know how someone will express their anger as some people simply suppress their feelings while others explode like popcorn.

Of course, anyone who will allow their fury to guide them is asking for trouble – in some cases, lots of it as this driver proved back in March.

The YouTube has it that the woman seen in this video was furious over something that her boyfriend did and she lashed out on his Ford Fiesta. We can’t confirm it, but it does seem to make sense as a scenario.

Snap a Golden BMW, Win a London 2012 Olympic Games Ticket

By now, you should know that the BMW Group is the official automotive sponsor of the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games that kick off on July 27.

What you may not be aware of is that BMW is touring more than 60 towns in Britain with three of its Efficient Dynamic models, including a 1-Series hatchback, a 3-Series sedan and a 5-Series saloon, all of which are wrapped in a shiny golden foil wrap.

Look at this 60-Something-Year Old Woman Go on the Drag Strip!

A slightly tuned 2009 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG with 475-horses completing the quarter mile in 11.7 seconds is nothing to get excited about, but seeing it done by a 60-something-year old woman with grandma-style glasses is something that's defiantly worth your attention.

Meet drag racer extraordinaire Kathy Countiss who has been doing the sport since she was a teenager and does not intend to stop any time soon.

You will find the videos right after the jump.

Hagwalah This: Saudi Bus Full of Passengers Drifting

Just when you think you have seen it all from Saudi Arabian drifters, along comes a fresh video to remind you that they will always find a new way to endanger themselves, the crowd and other road users.

So what's more dangerous than a Japanese sedan practicing Saudi style drifting known as 'hagwalah'? Why a bus full of people that insist on not wearing their seatbelts, of course!

Catch the video right past the break.

All Hail Breaks Loose in Dallas, Cars and Drivers Under Attack by Baseball Sized Hailstones

A cataclysmic thunderstorm that produced baseball-sized hailstones for over three hours hit Dallas, Texas, late Wednesday afternoon, leaving thousands of residents and drivers stunned and scared at the same time.

State officials predict that the damages from the storm that include many broken car windows could well exceed $400 million.

Thursday, 14 June 2012

This Biker Should Better Hold his Horses…

Even though motorcycles are meant to be driven on two wheels, some riders like to pull a wheelie now and then.

But as we all remember from our younger years of bicycle escapades, one small slip up and you risk painting the road with your very own body parts.

Something tells us that this rider's first words after his fall from grace was not 'did you get this on camera'…

Man Impersonates Federal Agent in Road Rage, Handcuffs Teen and Takes him to his House…

We all know that road rage can escalate to the point of serious physical violence (remember this Brazilian lady or these two men?), but an incident in Port Jefferson, New York, took an unexpected twist when a man posing as a federal agent allegedly arrested the other driver.

The key word here is posing as 39-year-old David Bradley is actually an insurance agent in real life and not an officer of the law.

Russian Driver Scolds Cops for Not Wearing Seat Belts and Talking on the Phone

In what might one of the funniest encounters between a civilian driver and Russian police officers we've seen to date, a man captures two cops in a car completely off guard when he opens the window of his BMW (perhaps that may have something to do with it…) and tells them off for not wearing their seat belts and talking on the phone.

If you have 30 seconds to spare, hop over the break to watch the clip.

Fast and Furious Style Highway Bandits Try to Rob Truck in Romania

You all remember how the crew from the Fast and Furious franchise did those ridiculous heists on the highway, right?

A gang from Romania tried to pull off something very similar by driving what looks like an SUV very closely behind a truck on the highway at night (hence the quality of the video).

Once they were close enough to the lorry, two of the wannabe thieves climb out of the vehicle's sunroof in attempt to open the doors and steal whatever it was transporting.

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Make Your Car go…'Psssshhht' with HKS Approved iBoost App

At first, we had the XLR8 app that uses the accelerometers of Apple and Android devices to match the sounds of exotic Italian supercars, muscle cars or racing models to your vehicle's acceleration and braking forces.

In much the same way, a newly announced app from Bonobo reproduces the ‘psssshhhht’ sounds of a turbocharger, and mind you, not any turbochargers but the ones from Japanese tuning firm HKS.

The app is fittingly called iBoost and it was developed in partnership with HKS.

Londoner Steals Fuel from Car in all Sorts of Ways in Broad Daylight, No One Gives a Damn

If there is one in thing that prevails among residents of large cities around the world, it is the "mind your own business" mentality.

Occasionally, this may be a good thing, especially when it comes to one's privacy, but there are times you wish that people would be more concerned and active with what's going on around them…

After Rory Reid became a victim of car fuel theft in the middle of London, he decided to conduct a social experiment to see if any citizen would take notice of someone removing fuel from a car in broad daylight.

U Report: Another Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 'Gullwing' Wreck

Less than a month after we reported about the most recent Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG crash that occurred in Poland's capital city of Warsaw, we have a fresh incident involving Stuttgart's 'Gullwing' door sports car.

According to Carscoop reader Joel K., who emailed us the above photograph, this latest incident took place in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Georgia Department of Transportation to Reject Ku Klux Klan's Offer to Adopt a Highway

A local chapter of the white supremacist group Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Georgia made headlines this week when it was revealed that the International Keystone Knights of the KKK filed an application to "adopt" a one-mile stretch of highway in Union County.

But now we learn from a state official who talked to CNN on condition of anonymity as the "official was not authorized to speak on the record", that KKK's application will not be accepted.

Under the "Adopt a Highway" program, private individuals or organizations volunteer to clean portions of a road for a specified period of time and in exchange, they are allowed to have their name posted on a sign.

Unsuspecting Motorcyclist Drives Through a Patch of Black Ice...

Driving a motorcycle -even more so a big and heavy tourer like the Victory Vision- on a mountain road demands your full attention as the slightest mistake or error in judgment can cost you dearly.

And one of the things you should always be alert about on a mountain road is black ice as you can find yourself slipping suddenly out of control like this motorcyclist that recorded his painful fall on a GoPro Hero HD helmet cam.

Irina Olhovskaya Proves that Russian Car Videos Can be Racy

Truth to be said, the vast majority of the car related videos from Russia making headlines around the internet depict crazy incidents and accidents. But that's not all "mother Russia" has to offer us gearheads.

Case in point, Russian Playboy bunny Irina Olhovskaya who is the host of a video series from Blond Drive TV – no seriously, that's the name.

Monday, 11 June 2012

When the Sounds of a Lamborghini Murcielago's V12 Piss Off Pedestrians [NSFW]

As strange as it may sound –pun intended- to us gearheads, there are some normal people out there that are not only indifferent about the acoustic properties of a Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640's screaming V12, but will also throw a fit if someone dares to rev the engine on a public street…

This episode took place on the busy streets of London when a by-stander asked the driver of Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640 to rev the V12 engine for the camera.

South Korean Video Alleges Chevrolet Accident Caused by Brake Failure

Here's another automobile accident caught on camera in South Korea that is being blamed on a mechanical failure.

Whereas the two previous (unrelated) incidents from the country involving a BMW and a Hyundai Sonata YF were allegedly linked to a sticky accelerator pedal issue, this one is claimed to have occurred due to brake failure.

Judicial Facepalm: Minutes After Judge Frees Car Burglar, he Breaks Into her Car…

The story of Phillip Bernad is one of those that makes you question a person's sanity and their common sense, or lack thereof.

The 32-year old man was in Community Court in San Francisco this past Tuesday for a check of his progress after an auto burglary conviction.

Even though Bernad had violated his probation by missing an earlier court appearance, Judge Lillian Sing let him off with a warning sign, while telling him that she wasn't happy and that he "had better get into a harm reduction program and get going with a job search," the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Top Gear Live Stunt Team to Attempt Record Breaking Double Loop-The-Loop Feat in South Africa

The traveling version of the famed Top Gear TV show, which has entertained some 1.2 million viewers in 17 cities around the world over the past years, is almost here, as the next Top Gear Live Festival will take place in the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, from June 16 to 17.

For this year's event, the producers of the show have prepared numerous stunts that will culminate with the Top Gear Live stunt team aiming for a further World Record by attempting to successfully complete a double loop-the-loop feat with a single seater buggy.

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