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A 26-year old driver from Swindon has been banned from driving after he was filmed drifting and doing donuts around a roundabout. As you can see in the video, Daniel Bassett was caught messing around in a first-generation Lexus IS and made at least two passes at the roundabout. The Wiltshire Police noted the incident

Ever since EVs have become mainstream, people have been comparing them to RC cars, especially in the way they sound. Now, Mini has taken that idea to a new level at this years LA Auto Show, in which they’re bringing an EV charger in the shape of a giant RC car controller. The giant charger

The driver of an older generation VW Passat B4 wagon in Leicester, Massachusetts ended up in the most bizarre of positions after crashing their sedan in the parking lot of a Walmart. Images shared to Facebook by the Leicester Police Department show the VW outside the main entrance of the Walmart and resting on a

Climate activists continue to make themselves look bad as they ‘attacked’ one of the most iconic BMW art cars in history. According to Reuters, members of Ultima Generazione descended on a museum in Milan, Italy that was showing a BMW M1 painted by Andy Warhol. On Twitter, the entitled brats acknowledged pouring nearly 18 pounds

Kia launched their new logo with a record-breaking pyrotechnic display in 2021, but it appears a number of consumers are confused by the new design. In particular, Twitter user @Shwinnabego noticed Google searches for “KN car” have increased significantly since the summer of 2021 when models with the new logo were becoming more common. This

Everyone has experienced the feeling of embarrassment. For some of us, those moments have come while behind the wheel. We’ve even asked you about some of those moments. Sadly for one jacked-up truck driver at a drive-thru, the ancient proverb that pride comes before a fall proved all too true, almost literally. Inside of this

A stunt most of us have tried in video games like Grand Theft Auto or Crazy Taxi was replicated in real life by a Nissan Altima driver in Venice, Florida. The middle-aged man drove up the car carrier’s ramp and ended up crashing near the top, thankfully without being injured. According to the Venice Florida

Just before 11:00 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, November 15, the Morris Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 responded to a call on Interstate 80, in central Pennsylvania. It was only several hours and thousands of gallons of water later that the Tesla that started the fire could finally be moved off the road safely.

A New York cyclist got in trouble after removing a piece of plastic from an illegally obscured license plate of a Chevrolet Suburban in Brooklyn. He was arrested by NYPD officers after being charged with 4th-degree criminal mischief for allegedly damaging the plate. Notably, the SUV driver who was inside the vehicle during the incident

Following a near-miss situation involving a truck and a motorcycle, the driver of the pickup attempted to flee the scene. After exceeding 115 mph (185 km/h) the truck driver finally pulled over and brandished a firearm and what appeared to be a law enforcement badge. Not long after, he was in custody and sitting in

As Tesla has millions of loyal followers all around the world, it can launch virtually any product and know that there’s a good chance said product will sell out. So, here we are, writing about a new Tesla product that has nothing to do with electric vehicles and is instead a pair of tequila sipping

Police in Milwaukee have released dramatic dashcam footage from a recent chase involving a white Alfa Romeo Stelvio. The chase actually occurred on November 9 last year but footage of it has only just been released. Authorities were on the lookout for the Stelvio as it was wanted in a carjacking. They can be seen

The used car market is certainly seeing some wild things lately but for the most part, it’s the prices that are shocking. One 2015 Ford Mustang V6 is bucking that trend though. It’s also surprising but more so because of the seller’s personal taste and demands surrounding its sale. Listed on Facebook Marketplace, the bright

Jay Leno is recovering in hospital after suffering severe burns in a garage fire, but reports say the story could have been much worse if it wasn’t for the intervention of the comedian’s quick-thinking friend. Leno was working on his 1907 White Steam Car at his massive Burbank garage on Saturday trying to fix a

Michigan has seen its fair share of brazen auto thefts, but few compare to the one that happened on Monday morning outside Flint, northwest of Detroit. According to Fox 2 Detroit, a group of approximately 30 people stormed a highly secure parking lot where dozens of dealer vehicles were being stored. Despite having electrified fences

The front-facing camera of a Tesla has captured the moment that 3 thieves stole a wheel from a C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in just 60 seconds. The incident occurred in Southlake, Texas on the afternoon of November 3. In the video, three men pull up alongside the Corvette in a parking lot. They casually stroll

A modern F1 pit stop can take as little as two seconds. Even allowing for the fact that modern grand prix cars don’t have to refuel, that’s insane, and would have seemed like witchcraft to a 1950s single-seat hot shoe, who might have sat around waiting for over a minute for his team to swap

Ford Mustang drivers never cease to amaze us and the driver of this particular example, finished in a bright shade of green, had a very rough day behind the wheel of the muscle car. A clip of the Mustang was recently shared to the IdiotsInCars channel on Reddit and shows the driver stopped in the

The C8 Chevrolet Corvette is a near supercar by all accounts. Its nearly 500-hp (372 kW) V8 and mid-engine configuration give it almost scalpel-like precision. But an idiot with a scalpel can do a lot of damage and that’s exactly what happens to this Corvette when one driver tries, and fails, at doing a donut

Getting stuck with an all-wheel-drive vehicle is already an embarrassing situation, but a Shelby F-150 driver in Nevada made it even worse for himself, failing to escape from wet concrete. The incident happened on October 19 in the city of Henderson in Clack Country, Nevada. A bystander caught it on camera which in turn got

Police officers from Oregon recently had to use at least seven spike strips on a speeding vehicle before they could finally stop and arrest the driver. Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office first spotted a woman driving at 112 mph (180 km/h) on Friday on I-5 South near the town of Merlin, shortly before

Getting stuck in traffic is never fun, but a Range Rover Sport driver apparently thought they found a creative shortcut. According to Turkey’s Ülke TV, the driver was traveling from Karaköy to Eminönü and tried to get around traffic by driving on the tramway. Surveillance video obtained by OdaTV shows the driver sped down the

A Suzuki Vitara driver has had his day in court for his appalling behavior in February, when he was caught on dashcam deliberately impeding an ambulance trying to respond to an emergency. According to the Thames Valley Police, the South Central Ambulance Service was dispatched to respond to a call about a man who had

A Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster adorned with a pink and chrome wrap has been destroyed in a fiery crash in the United States. The Italian supercar, owned by collector Bryan Salamone, is one of the most recognizable examples of the Aventador SVJ and previously starred in a Nicki Minaj music video. Sadly, it is no

Hitting an animal while driving can be quite dangerous, even more so if you’re riding a motorcycle. The nerve-wracking moment when a Yamaha motorcycle collided with a deer on a country road in the US was caught on camera. Thankfully the rider is safe, since the heavily damaged bike miraculously stayed on its wheels following

There’s no doubt that the all-new Honda Civic Type R is a hot commodity. With that in mind, it’s no shock that some dealers are charging greedy markups on the supposedly attainable hot hatch. One Honda dealer in Florida just got caught offering a payment plan on one that would result in the prospective owner

A 22-year-old Australian driver has caught the police’s and the Internet’s attention for his unlikely speed on public roads. New South Police claimed in a statement that they clocked the driver going 280 km/h (174 mph) in a blue Golf R. As our Australian readers are no doubt aware, and as readers from the rest

The GMC Hummer EV is a very capable off-roader but as this YouTuber recently discovered, it isn’t idiot-proof. The YouTuber in question, going by the name of Mondi, picked up the keys to the all-electric pickup truck in Edition 1 guise earlier this month. He documented the pick-up process at his local dealership but soon

There is something intriguing about discovering precious objects that were abandoned for decades. This is the feeling that Italian 3D artist Dizzy Viper evokes with a new series of renderings depicting all sorts of modern-era hypercars left to rot, presumably in a post-apocalyptic EV-occupied future. Seeing a Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport with a broken front

First dates can be quite nerve-wracking and for a man from Georgia, a first date quickly turned into a nightmare when his date made off with his pickup truck. Police report that Wesley Burson met 37-year-old Jenifer Lee Gray on a dating app called Plenty of Fish and arranged an Uber to pick her up