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France’s Tom Pagès has become the first person on earth to BASE jump a motorcycle off a 135m (443-foot) cliff. To make the stunt work, both he and his motorcycle needed a parachute. The stunt was performed in Avoriaz, a mountainside resort in France, near the Swiss border. Before even making it to the 7m

The driver of a 2015 Nissan Altima has miraculously survived a crash that saw a semi-truck completely crush the Japanese sedan. The incident happened on a bridge in Mt. Vernon, Washington earlier this week and images of the aftermath were posted to Twitter by Trooper Rocky Oliphant. Read Also: Forget Trail Rated, This Nissan Altima

Toyota made what you’d call a last minute change to its GR 86 coupe that’s so small you’d hardly notice it at all. Which is kind of ironic, because the whole point of it is to make the little boxer coupe even more visible, online at least. The 2022 sports car brought a load of

Porsche has a rich history of art cars, ranging from Janis Joplin’s psychedelic 356 to Richard Philip’s 911 RSR from 2019. But for its most recent art cars, Porsche chose to offer the Taycan to two artists. The automaker partnered with Art Battle, an international organization that brings up-and-coming artists into competition for a time-limited

If things had gone to plan, Maserati would have unwrapped its crucial Grecale SUV at an event in Milan at the beginning of this week. But they didn’t go to plan. Maserati instead decided to can the reveal in October, pushing the global unveiling back to early 2022 due to chip shortages, though the famous

For most people, fitting their vehicle with bulletproof glass sounds unnecessary – and it probably is. However, for the elites that live among us, it is simply par for the course and to show just how resilient strengthened glass can be to gunfire, a YouTuber decided to put some to the test with the help

Street racing is a problem in many major cities and one such incident was recently caught on surveillance video in Clearwater, Florida. As you can see in the clip, the driver of the Nissan Altima Coupe passes an Infiniti G sedan and hits a dip in the road. While this wouldn’t have been a problem

A bizarre Mercedes-Benz SLK, modified to somewhat resemble a Lamborghini, has started to gain traction online after hitting the used car market in Vietnam. The badge on the rear of the car reveals that this is a Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 although it seems the owner has modified it to be almost unrecognizable and more reminiscent

The basement display area a floor below the OEM circus at the L.A. Auto Show is always home to some weird and wild tuner creations. But we doubt even the lifted trucks and modified Rolls Royces hiding down in the dungeon come close to this life-size Barbie car when it comes to imagination. What appears to

In their pursuit of endless possibilities, luxury automakers have to offer countless colors and options, most of which can be accessed through the configurator. Not every combination is a winner, though, as we shall prove today. The Lamborghini Huracan STO‘s configurator is a prime example of that, offering customers seven paint genres, each with its

Six dogs’ owners in London are feeling blessed after a Transit Custom belonging to a dog walker was recovered following its theft with the help of Ford’s connected app on Friday, November 12. The dogs were in the back of Brett Holte-Smith’s Transit Custom when it was stolen in Ealing, a suburb in West London.

If you think you’re having a bad day, spare a thought for the owners of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Hyundai i20, and Porsche Macan that recently had their cars damaged by an unlicensed driver. This incident occurred in Australia last week and was captured on the dashcam of a motorist parked nearby. A few seconds after

Owners who choose to buy a CT4-V or CT5-V Blackwing with the manual transmission are treated to a few extra hidden design surprises that 10-speed auto buyers don’t get. These are just some of more than two dozen easter eggs hidden throughout the car, though, that Cadillac says are proof of the attention to detail

Just when we started to think that Ford Mustang owners would start to drive a little more responsibly while leaving car events, we stumbled across this video of yet another Mustang crash on Reddit (though the video has since been removed, we have the GIF evidence). It is unclear when this clip was filmed but

If you have a car that is about to be repossessed, all you can do is watch it get taken away while trying not to shed a tear. Evidently, the owner of this Dodge Charger was determined not to let a repo truck take their car without putting up a fight. This clip was recently

What do you get when you combine Top Gear’s Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust from 2010 with a C4 Chevrolet Corvette? As you can see, the answer is an extremely bizarre-looking vehicle. This creation was recently spotted in Florence, South Carolina and while we have only found a single image of it, this photo does give us

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it has made its first-ever whistleblower award. The award is the maximum percentage of the $81 million in cash it collected from Hyundai and Kia allowed by law. The safety regulator said that it is awarding $24 million to an ex-Hyundai engineer who provided information

As someone who has been involved in the production of walkaround videos in the past, I can tell you that we tend to play it pretty fast and loose with the permits. Generally, a walkaround video just involves parking a car and shooting a video before any officials have a chance to ask you to

Across the U.S. more than 165 people have claims pending against the Hertz rental car agency, which they allege falsely reported the vehicles as stolen. In dozens of cases that led to arrests and in some cases it even led to jail time for the claimants. A bankruptcy court was set to hear arguments on

The Legoland California Resort has announced a new Ferrari-themed experience and it might make you look for any excuse you can find to go, be that having your own kids or “borrowing” your nephew or niece. Set to open in the spring of 2022, the experience features a life-size Ferrari F40 made entirely of Lego.

Wrecking a brand new car must be a pretty rough experience for the driver and everyone involved. This is what happened in Spain when a blue McLaren Artura crashed with a silver BMW sedan making it the first reported accident of the mid-engined supercar. Thankfully no one was injured since the cars were traveling at

We have seen plenty of custom vehicles but the imagination of builders seems to be endless. The latest example comes from the city of Székesfehérvár in Hungary and is a genuine off-roader with supermini styling. We are talking about a Frankenstein vehicle with a VW Polo body sitting on Nissan Terrano II underpinnings. The model started

The driver of a yellow Chevrolet Camaro Convertible has taken to social media to show off their driving skills and while they are impressive, the driver’s antics are very dangerous. This video was recently shared to Reddit on the IdiotInCars subreddit and shows the driver of the Camaro Convertible pulling up at a gas station.

Ford’s designers did a fine job with the fifth-generation Mustang, but for the owner of this particular example, the standard car wasn’t quite striking enough. Images of this Mustang were recently shared to Reddit after it was spotted outside a dealership in the Dominican Republic. The pony car has been equipped with a bodykit that

The driver of a U-Haul truck has discovered how badly things can go wrong if you try to enter a tight parking structure with a vehicle that simply won’t fit. This footage shows the driver of the truck trying to drive into the parking area and failing on all possible levels. When the driver initially

The owner of a Nissan Kicks has discovered the hard way what can happen if you let impatience get the better of you. The incident appears to have happened in Singapore in late October. Dashcam footage initially shows the driver of a Toyota Prius reversing into a parking space when, out of nowhere, an orange

On November 5, 1921, the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft company applied for its first patent on the logo by which it is still recognized to this day. The three-pointed star with a ring around celebrates its 100th birthday today. First appearing atop screw cap for the cooling system, it was soon used in other parts of the company’s

The Nissan Leaf has been around since 2010 with both generations of the EV pioneer adopting a five-door hatchback bodystyle. The next generation is rumored to morph into a crossover, but a quick search online proved that there is already an adventurous Leaf out there courtesy of ESB, a tuning company based in Osaka, Japan. The

Sometimes people are so focused on hate and envy that they somehow miss the point of life. This is what happened last Monday on the highway when a woman in a black Honda Civic wanted to punish an NSX driver for looking mint by throwing her drink at his car. The not-so-kind gesture didn’t end

A young family have been fortunate to escape without major injuries after their vehicle got stuck on a bridge as it opened up to allow a ship through. The incident happened in Leuven, Belgium at the Marie Thumas Bridge over the Vaartkom on October 27. Images and videos of the scene show the bridge slowly