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)
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Back in 2016, footwear company United Nude commissioned a bizarre vehicle called the “Lo-Res Car”. Looking totally outlandish, this unique vehicle is one of only four running prototypes and sold for $111,111 on Bring A Trailer. While its sharp lines might remind some of the Tesla Cybertruck, it actually came out three years before the
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
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
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
Australian police caught a 41-year-old man after he allegedly used a stolen front-end loader tractor to steal two dirtbikes from a motorcycle store in the middle of the night. Video of the incident shows a front-end loader with a boom attached being used to break through the motorcycle shop window. The man then attached straps
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
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
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
Despite being very dangerous for the drivers involved and other road users, street racing is still popular in many countries with people gathering late at night to watch and/or participate. As you would expect, the lack of safety measures often results in accidents. A pretty embarrassing example was shared on Reddit, when the driver of
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
A new TikTok challenge, dubbed the “Lug Nut Challenge”, is seeing people loosen the lug nuts on innocent bystanders’ cars for fun. The challenge is as simple as it is dangerous, and involves loosening the lug nuts on a random car, then filming the aftermath to post to the app. Needless to say, apart from
A man has died and seven other people were injured, two seriously, in a tragic accident at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit on Monday. The accident happened on the old 12.9-mile Nordschleife track during one of the regular touristenfahrten days where members of the public can pay €25 ($29) to drive their own cars. Local media outlets
Apparently, there’s more to this incident than meets the eye as new footage that emerged on TikTok (mirror here) allegedly shows the Lamborghini driver illegally overtaking the Audi that was stopped at a crosswalk, nearly hitting a bicyclist in the process. The woman who was driving the Audi claims in a second TikTok video that
Fender has partnered with Lexus to produce 100 special guitars. Finished in Structural Blue, the LC Stratocaster is painted in the same color as the Lexus LC 500 Convertible Inspiration Series. “When we saw the first iteration of this Stratocaster, we couldn’t believe how well it matched the original LC 500 Inspiration Series,” said Vinay
A fleet of Maserati Quattroportes bought by the Papua New Guinea government has been offered for sale at a sizeable discount. The fleet of 40 luxury Italian sedans was imported to transport dignitaries attending the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) summit. Each car reportedly cost over K500,000 ($142,000) each, with a total of K20m ($5.7
A group of thieves recently broke into a metro Detroit Dodge dealer and made off with several high-performance models worth $329,000. According to WDIV, the thieves broke into Szott Dodge in Highland Township on September 29th by apparently forcing open a door. Once inside, they rummaged around and found a locker that contained keys to
People pull off all kinds of weird stuff every day, but hanging on to the side of a semi-truck when it’s on the freeway, like one unidentified man in Atlanta, Georgia did a few weeks ago, is not just weird – it’s extremely dangerous. The shirtless man was seen sitting on the steps of the
4Design, a Japanese crafts company, has released a new product that will, no doubt, appeal to petrolheads that also have a sweet tooth. Working together with BBS Japan, the company has developed a set of chocolate molds that allow you to craft your own wheel out of chocolate. The company says that the “Hanagata” molds’
Riding a motorcycle can be dangerous; racing other bikes, at night, is not the wisest thing to do if you care about your well-being. If you’ve ever spent any amount of time on YouTube, or social media in general, you’ve probably seen street racing videos of motorcyclists speeding through traffic at frightening speeds with no