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A 23-year-old from Ludwigsburg, Germany, near Stuttgart, has been ordered to pay several fines and go without a license for a full year, and has also been given three months to sell the BMW 440i with which he attempted to flee the police in April. The driver of the BMW was hanging out with friends

Already beset by delays caused by supply shortages and a global pandemic, automakers face another hurdle in getting their cars to Australian customers: stink bugs. Cars arriving in Australia on container ships may be delayed even further due to the invasive species as the container ships they’re on must be fumigated, reports ABC News. The

Self-driving tech might be marching ahead, but for some residents in a quiet dead-end street in San Francisco, the price of progress involves up to 50 Jaguar I-Paces descending upon the lane every day. The cars in question belong to Waymo, Google’s self-driving-tech sibling company. San Francisco was only the second city where the firm

Lamborghinis are known for being thirsty, but this one wasn’t interested in gasoline. According to police in Austria, the incident occurred last night at approximately 10:50 p.m. when the 31 year old driver and a 40 year old passenger pulled into a parking lot alongside the Mondsee lake. After the passenger exited the vehicle, the

If you were one of the people who complained they’d have to be paid to watch Top Gear episodes featuring Chris Evans, you’re in luck as one company is willing to do that. However, you won’t just be watching a handful of episodes, but rather 236 episodes from the modern era of Top Gear. In

A few days ago, drivers on the Interstate 75 in Miami witnessed what could be the slowest police pursuit ever to be caught on camera: a woman walking on foot trying to escape from two police cars. The incident took place on October 11 during bright daylight when the woman was seen walking barefoot on

Coldplay is going on a world tour with its new album, “Music Of The Spheres,” and the power for its shows will be supplied by recycled BMW i3 batteries. “We’re proud to partner with BMW to create the world’s first tourable, rechargeable show battery, which will allow us to power our concerts almost entirely from

In the not too distant future, you may find yourself staying in a Porsche Design hotel after the sports car maker announced a partnership with Deutsche Hospitality, a German hotel company. The partnership will see a number of Steigenberger Porsche Design Hotels opened in a plethora of cities around the world. The companies will compete

Halloween is fast approaching and the owner of a Ford F-150 in the U.S. has had a little fun with their pickup. A video of the truck was recently shared to YouTube and shows a fake human skeleton perched on top of the tailgate. A sign on the truck also reads ‘Honk for a treat,’

The Porsche 356 is definitely not a vehicle that comes to mind when you think of Antarctica, but with a couple of modifications, anything is possible. As part of the “Project 356 World Rally” expedition with the humanitarian goal of ending child trafficking, the 1956 Porsche 356A of Valkyrie Racing will cover 356 miles (573 km)

If you’ve done some scrolling through the car enthusiast’s side of YouTube or have wondered what it would be like to install an engine into a children’s toy, then you might have come across Grind Hard Plumbing Co. With over 1.2 million subscribers, this rather unique team of mechanics has a truly novel approach to

It’s always important to double check where you’re parking your car. That being said, that advice is typically given to avoid parking illegally or discourteously. However, in the case of these police officers, not checking where they parked actually resulted in damage to their car. The incident took place in Leeds, UK, where the policemen

Airport parking lots are huge and sometimes you may have a hard time locating your car after a long flight. Unlike most travelers who eventually find their way back to their cars, there are a few vehicles that have been abandoned for unknown reasons. The Pittsburg International Airport decided it was time to clear up

The driver of this Mercedes-Benz E-Class should be thanking their lucky stars that they aren’t injured or didn’t seriously damage their car after a frighteningly close call on a highway in Taiwan. Footage of the near-miss was recently shared to YouTube after appearing to have been initially posted to TikTok. It was filmed from the

Ford Mustang owners aren’t known for their driving acumen, so it comes as little surprise that others tend to be a little wary in their presence. That seems to be what happened in this clip posted to Reddit, which features a small meetup in what appears to be a parking garage. Everything seems to be

A bunch of pickup truck and SUV drivers recently decided it would be a good idea to stop in the middle of Highway 1 in California and proceed to do a bunch of burnouts and donuts, all while blocking traffic. Footage of this incident filmed from the helmet-mounted camera of a motorcyclist was recently shared

It seems that some hypercar owners need to practice parking and unparking their rides. A month after a Bugatti Divo backed up into a Mercedes-Benz CLS, a Veyron came in close contact with a Lamborghini Aventador while unparking. The incident was caught on camera and @heinrichs_carlife posted the video on Instagram. The driver of the blue Bugatti Veyron

A World War II veteran has just taken delivery of a 2022 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at a special event held at the National Corvette Museum. 95-year-old Bobbie Carson ordered the car just 30 days ago but given his age, Chevrolet bumped him up to the top of the waiting list, well aware that time was

Auto racing, especially at the professional level, can often feel like a marathon at times. However, Aston Martin Formula 1 software engineer George Crawford must have taken that to heart, as he completed the London Marathon in full race gear and set a new Guinness World Record in the process. While the marathon is a

If you’ve ever visited India, you may have been taken aback by the cacophony of horns that reigns supreme on the roads. While there’s an undeniable charm, when it’s a part of your day-to-day soundtrack it can be “so irritating,” says India’s Union Transport minister, Nitin Gadkari. His plan? To ditch deafening air horns and silence

Last week, a murder suspect in Dallas, Texas, tried outrunning the police, but his plans fell through after colliding with another car. The whole incident was captured on video being filmed from a helicopter. The video begins with the suspect speeding down the highway in a Chevy Malibu. He does this for the next two

The House of Rolls-Royce has unveiled the latest item in its portfolio of collectibles, a new cellarette. The whisky holder and cigar humidor is perfect for any soiree and only costs a few thousand dollars more than a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in the U.S. With prices starting at £40,570 ($54,985 USD), the Cellarette

When most people are issued a speeding fine, they take that as a sign to slow down and drive a little more responsibly. Evidently, getting slapped with a speeding fine didn’t do anything to dissuade the owner of this silver Lexus IS from breaking the speed limits. Taking to Facebook, the California Highway Patrol in

The C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is a very competent sports car, there’s no debating that. However, the owner of this particular example has made a couple of highly questionable modifications to their car. The first thing that will no doubt catch your eye is the rear wing. It is odd, to say the least, and

The small turbocharged engines in most modern mainstream cars aren’t much different from the electric motors that will replace them in the coming years. They’re not designed to sound or look good, only to work efficiently. You’ll never feel like lifting the hood on your Hyundai i10 to show your buddies the mighty 99 hp

The following video was recently shared to Reddit’s IdiotsInCars subreddit and shows a man driving a Honda Civic doing something no one in his right mind would do. This footage was captured by the dashcam of a red pickup truck and the incident happened somewhere in the U.S. earlier this year. Had things gone a

Ammo NYC has made a habit of detailing rare, unique, or otherwise interesting cars and showing you the process on YouTube. Their latest car might be the rarest yet, the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina. While there is certainly an inherent pleasure in watching an expert perform a process well, the video also gives us unprecedented

A journey of 238,000 miles (384,400 km) starts with a single step on the gas pedal. NASA has sent out an official request seeking help designing a new (or maybe not so new) vehicle to make that first small step and get astronauts to the launchpad and on their way to the moon. The vehicle will

Dramatic dashcam footage out of New Zealand has captured the moment the driver of a Mitsubishi Galant slammed into a Tesla Model X owned by Geoff Gardiner in a horrifying and bizarre case of road rage. The video shows the driver of the Model X passing the beaten-up Galant on a road near Auckland Airport.

Three car thieves have been arrested in the UK after stealing five Mitsubishi Outlanders with a device disguised as a Nintendo Game Boy. Authorities arrested 29-year-old Dylan Armer, 33-year-old Christopher Bowes, and 31-year-old Thomas Poulson after they were caught on a security camera stealing a Mitsubishi Outlander from a driveway in Scholes on July 20.