Motorcycle Vs. Car Drift Battle 2 Debuts, Someone Called The Cops

We all know sideways is slow. Kicking the tail out and sending the rear tires blazing may take a heaping helping of skill, but it won't win you any races. That doesn't make it any less awesome, however.[...]

2013 Lincoln MKZ World Premiere: 2012 NY Auto Show

"Days ahead of the New York Auto Show, Lincoln has drawn back the covers on its mid-size MKZ sedan. The first ground-up car under the design direction of former Cadillac stylist Max Wolff, the car stays true to its concept form and continues the brand’s whale-theme.[...]

2013 Ford Taurus Review

The first Ford Taurus showed up in 1985 (as a 1986 model) and proved to be an instant success. In one year, Ford sold over 200,000 examples of the car, and by 1989 that number had surpassed one million units. Ford had not seen this kind of success for a car since the Mustang[...]

Kia Debuts Adriana Lima-Infused Super Bowl Ad

Kia has been spending big on Super Bowl advertising for a few years now, but its commercials have been hit or miss. Its ad for the big game in 2010 entitled "Joyride" was a hit for bringing toys from our childhood to life behind the wheel of a Sorento,[...]

750HP Aston Martin Vs 626HP Mercedes SLR McLaren Vs 560HP Nissan GT-R

Here's further proof that horsepower numbers can be hugely deceiving. A completely stock Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren with 626-ponies goes up against a lightly tuned Nissan GT-R with a Stage 2 kit and[...]

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Unmarked NYPD Police Car Chases and Pulls Over Bicyclist


We are not saying that police officers shouldn't pull over a bicyclist if the rider breaks the law, but it's really not that often that we see it happening, even more so on film.

According to the YouTube poster, the bicyclist ran through a red light at the intersection of 6th Avenue and West Houston Street and was caught by an unmarked New York Police Department Chevy Caprice sedan.

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Tool of the Month: We Have a Winner!


As if it wasn't bad enough that the owner of this Toyota Camry sedan parked the car illegally at the end of a crosswalk, thus forcing pedestrians to stand inside the road, the driver proves to be an even bigger tool by backing into a kid returning from school who was waiting to cross the street!

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

SUV Caught on Camera Flying Off a Parking Lot Deck in Turkey


A Turkish driver had the ride of his life when he tried to give way to a passing car at a parking lot in the city of Istanbul.

According to local news reports, the driver of the SUV applied to much pressure on the gas pedal and as a result, he went flying off the parking lot deck crashing onto an adjacent building before landing on the ground. Luckily, the man suffered only minor injuries.

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How to Make the Best of a Flooded Road…Russian Style


While one driver was being a gentleman in St. Petersburg, Russia, by helping a woman cross a flooded road, another driver and his friend were partying it out by ski-boarding on the still waters, which would have been cool if they had not blasted water into the aforementioned driver's parked car…

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Watch a Drunk Driver Narrowly Miss Several Oncoming Cars Before Ending up on a Tree


Despite public awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving, some people simply refuse to apprehend and continue to sit behind the wheel of their car after consuming large quantities of alcohol.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Lada Driver Loses it when he Finds a Chevrolet Aveo Blocking his Parking Space


One of the most annoying experiences for a motorist is when another vehicle blocks your car, and as we recently saw in Greece when peeved drivers overturned an Audi A3 hatch, this can often lead to violent actions.

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Monday, April 23, 2012

It's a Bad Idea to Not Look when You're Crossing the Road…


Regardless of who has the right of way, it is very important for both pedestrians and motorists to be watchful at all times. In this occasion, while the ambulance was definitely speeding, on the other hand, the woman didn't even look before she tried to cross the road.

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Chevrolet Sonic Can Wax Off Your Body Hair in a Jiffy


We've heard of cars that can put some hair on your chest (figuratively speaking) but vehicles that can literally wax off your body curls is something new to us…

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Another Ferrari 458 Italia Goes Down, this Time in Poland


The relentless slaughtering of exotic Italian sports cars continues with a fairly new Ferrari 458 Italia that fell victim to the perfect storm: some careless driving mixed with rain and a roundabout. The accident took place in the city of Åšwidnica in southwestern Poland on Thursday night.

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That's One Way to Park Your Minivan at School


A school or college campus has to be one of the worst places imaginable to be involved in a car accident (or any type of accident, for that matter…), regardless if you are a student or a teacher.

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BYD's Qin Electric Sedan gets a Dashboard-Mounted "i" Robot


We thought we were done with our coverage on the BYD Qin concept until its world premiere at next week's Auto China 2012 in Beijing, but the Chinese automaker released two more photos of the pure-electric sedan in which, surprise, surprise, we found a robot lurking on top of the dashboard.

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Chuck Norris Approved: Pedestrian Swings and Swerves Out of Harm's Way

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It's been a while since we last shared a 'Chuck Norris Approved' video with you, so Carscoop reader Maciek thought it would be a good idea to update the series with a new clip.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

ATV Versus Cow, Guess Who Loses…

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Argentinian cross-country champion Lucas Bonetto who finished in seventh place in the quads category at the 2012 Dakar Rally had an unfortunate encounter with a…cow while riding his all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on a dirt road.

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Electric Vehicles Save Money, Can Also Pollute Like Gas Cars: Study


Gasoline-powered cars are slowly starting to look like pirates plundering the world for fuel and slashing environmental throats as they go. Thanks to that, the fair maiden electric vehicles with zero-emissions claims and low-cost fueling can easily float in on the smog cloud looking squeaky-clean. But are they?

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Holden Ute Burnout Goes Down Under in Australia [NSFW]


Every gearhead in Australia likes doing a good ol' burnout once in a while, just as long as it goes down smoothly and without an incident.

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Wow! Follows Oh No! Nissan Skyline Boost Fail


Any Nissan Skyline that is or is dressed up to look like a GT-R is bound to capture the attention of any gearhead on the road.

Perhaps the passenger of the vehicle with the dashboard camera gave this souped-up Skyline sedan the evil eye or something of the sorts, because as soon the Japanese model passed by and the driver pressed on the gas pedal, he lost control of the vehicle giving the undercarriage an unwanted makeover.

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Acura Says it's Sorry for Seeking "Not too Dark" African American Actor in Super Bowl Ad


While Acura may have avoided calls when the story on a casting document that called for an African American actor who is "Not too dark" broke out Wednesday morning, the Japanese company has now issued a formal apology.

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Videos Show Blackwater Mercenaries Running Over a Woman and Smashing Into Cars in Iraq [NSFW]


An alarming set of five videos showing a U.S. security contractor formerly known as Blackwater (the company has since changed its name to Academi) performing malicious acts on Iraqi roads are making the internet rounds.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Trying to Cross a Rotted Wooden Bridge with a Fully Loaded Semi Truck is a Very Bad Idea


Just watching the first video that follows below the break makes you wonder if this decaying wooden bridge that crosses over the St. Helena River in Brazil is even safe for people, let alone for something as heavy as a passenger car.

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Vietnam Cop Holds on to Bus' Windshield Wipers as Driver Tries to Escape Ticket!


We have heard many strange stories about police officers and drivers that try to avoid tickets, but what took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, this past Monday, surely takes the cake.

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