Posts Tagged ‘VIDEO’

Ferrari Driver Having a Hard Time to Park

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/ferrari-driver-having-hard-time-to-park.html”>We’ll admit that, low-slung supercars with slots instead of normal rear windows and gearboxes that sometimes have a mind of their own aren’t the easiest vehicles to parallel park.

Nevertheless, we think that this Ferrari driver had more than enough space to complete the parking maneuver if not with a single move, a couple at the most.

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Look at Them Go: Mercedes’ New E63 AMG and E63 AMG S-Model 4MATIC

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/look-at-them-go-mercedes-new-e63-amg.html”>Earlier this week, Mercedes-Benz completed the update of the E-Class sedan and Estate/Wagon range with the presentation of the almighty AMG variants.

The new snout and re-worked body of the E63 AMG Sedan and Wagon tell only half the story as Mercedes also boosted the standard twin-turbocharged 5.

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Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger Steamroll a Mercedes-Benz with his Personal Tank

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/watch-arnold-schwarzenegger-steamroll.html”>Yes, we’re talking about that Arnold Schwarzenegger, and if you’re not entirely convinced by the first video that it is really him driving the tank that steamrolled an old Mercedes-Benz W123 station wagon model, then a quick visit to the Slashfilm cinema site will lay your doubts to rest.

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Three More Bespoke Toyota 86 Concepts from Modellista, TRD and Tom’s

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/three-more-bespoke-toyota-86-concepts.html”>The Toyota 86, aka Scion FR-S in the U.S. and GT 86 outside Japan, is a hot item, especially in its home country. Gazoo Racing has very close ties with Toyota, so launching several concepts in cooperation with other tuners at the Tokyo Auto Salon was pretty much to be expected.

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Unbelievably Lucky Pedestrians Make it Out Alive and Unharmed!

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/unbelievably-lucky-pedestrians-make-it.html”>Sometimes you just have to see to believe how lucky people are. If it wasn’t for a nearby security camera recording the road, we sincerely doubt that anyone would buy the story that these three pedestrians from Belarus had to share after an unfortunate encounter with a van.

The footage shows the driver of a Citroen Berlingo taking a left turn on a green light when a black sedan suddenly appeared in the picture travelling at high speed.

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First SRT Viper Rolls Off the Assembly Line, Owner Paid $300,000 for it [w/Video]

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/first-srt-viper-rolls-off-assembly-line.html”>Thursday, January 10, was a historic day for Chrysler as the first SRT Viper rolled off the production line at the Conner Avenue Assembly plant and was handed over to his owner, Scot Thomas, by Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne.

Thomas was the winning bidder for the #001 Viper at last year’s Barrett-Jackson auction.

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Pagani Huayra and Ferrari F12berlinetta Race Each Other on the Track

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/pagani-huayra-and-ferrari-f12berlinetta.html”>Two if Italy’s finest and newest supercars, the Pagani Huayra and the Ferrari F12berlinetta, came together at the Autodromo di Modena racetrack for a day of testing and high-speed chases, courtesy of Germany’s SportAuto magazine.

The Huayra makes do with a mid-mounted 6.0-litre bi-turbocharged V12 engine sourced from Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division, rated at 720hp (730PS) and 1,000Nm (737 lb-ft) for 0-100km/h (62mph) acceleration time of 3.

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Toyota Breaths Some Sportiness into the Prius C with Aqua G Sports Concept

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/toyota-breaths-some-sportiness-into.html”>Let’s face it; the Prius C’s looks are about as interesting as a corn on the cob. Nevertheless, Toyota believes it can add some character to its sub-compact hybrid with a new concept that was introduced today at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

The G Sports version of the Aqua, which is what Toyota calls the Prius C in its home market of Japan, retains the standard model’s full hybrid powertrain adding numerous  styling bits and a re-tuned suspension into the mix.

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That's NATS! Japanese Students Turn Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S into an Audi R8 Lookalike

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/that-nats-japanese-students-turn-toyota.html”>Ah, the creative minds from Japan’s Nihon Automobile College (NATS) are back again to surprise us in more ways than one with their work at this week’s 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon.

The creators of unusual concepts such as the kei-car version of the Honda NSX back in 2007, took the most popular car of this year’s show, the Toyota 86, and turned it into something that resembles an Audi R8, which they then called the R86.

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Subaru WRX Driver Saves the Day in Japan After Hitting Black Ice

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/subaru-wrx-driver-saves-day-in-japan.html”>Black patches of ice on the road are a driver’s worst enemy as there’s really nothing you can do once it creeps under your tires. Not even ABS or an advanced four-wheel drive system can save you, though; these features will indeed help you lessen the risks of getting into deeper trouble than what you are already in.

A Japanese driver of what looks like a Subaru WRX/STi was confronted with a situation like this right after coming out of a curve on a mountain road, and to make matters worse, a small truck had just crashed into the side rails and was blocking the road in front.

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