As useful as they are fun to watch Nissan has opened the doors to a rather special traditional style hotel in Japan, it calls ProPILOT Park Ryokan, where guests are…
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New from Japan: slippery PVC tires for FWD sliding fun
The days of nicking hubcaps to “drift” your Clio in a shopping center parking lot are numbered Japan has churned out yet another brilliant automotive invention: putting PVC pipes around…
Rally car slams into, throws badly positioned photographer
When shooting rally cars, never sit on the outside of a corner During Special Stage 2 of the Sno*Drift Rally, which unfolded last friday in Michigan, a photographer by the…
They really hate the “new car smell” in China
It can single-handedly deter a buyer from making a purchase, so it’s given extra attention Chinese car buyers are different to their European counterparts who value power, efficiency and quality…
There’s nothing boring (or fake) about Elon Musk’s $500 flamethrower
Which you can already pre-order and it promises to “liven up any party” Elon Musk has dabbled in more areas of business than you can shake a liquid-fueled rocket at…
Idiot finds out what happens when he pours Coca-Cola into his BMW’s tank
He even seems surprised with the result From the channel famous for torturing iPhones in any number of excruciating ways, TechRax, we bring you this video about pouring Coca-Cola into…
These restored vintage Russian pedal cars are just adorable
Even if we can’t fit in one, we still want one Restoring vintage pedal cars may not sound like a particularly rewarding line of work, but if you take a…
This week in useless car videos: the slowest chase, the violin car and the Invisible Man
Lose 5 minutes of your life with these pointless car-related videos Thank God it's Friday so that we can show you the most useless car-related videos of this week. Yes,…
Police car dash cam captures on-road plane emergency landing attempt
It was less of a landing and more of a crash into some trees on the side of the road, though Whenever a small plane pilot experiences engine trouble and…
Ex-F1 racer Mark Webber does track driving audition for The Grand Tour show
The presenting trio is not pleased with his performance, though The Grand Tour won’t be using The American to track test cars in its second season (out December 8), so…