Last weekend US President Barack Obama visited Australia for the third time, to attend the G20 summit in Brisbane. The summit hosted 25 world leaders altogether and another 10 internationally protected delegates. But it was not just a political event, but also a get-together of the world leaders’ of airplanes […]
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£14,235 parking fee for abandoned Mercedes C-Class left for 3 years
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Birmingham’s latest mystery has not yet been reduced to cinders, but it has certainly managed to collect its fair share of dirt nevertheless. Talk of the town is a poor Mercedes C-Class, ruthlessly left behind in Broadway Plaza Car Park for the last three […]
Video: World’s fastest golf cart runs 12.2sec quarter mile
You’ve probably heard the expression ‘going for a quick nine’ down at the golf course. This brings an all-new meaning to such an expression. It’s the quickest golf cart in the world and it has just broken its own Guinness World Record. Now, almost all golf carts that we’ve ever […]
World record 333km/h rocket bicycle beats Ferrari 430 (video)
On the Paul Ricard circuit in the French commune Le Castellet, daredevil François Gissy has broken his own speed record for a rocket bicycle. While the French rider accomplished a top velocity of 285 km/h in 6.7 seconds last year, his GPS now peaked at an astonishing 333km/h after barely […]
Top Gear France confirmed, presenters announced
After eagerly angling in an applicant pool of 2000 hungry fish, BBC Worldwide Productions France has finally revealed who will host the earlier reported French version of the Top Gear TV show. From next spring, fans of the immensely popular TV show with some proficiency in the language of Molière […]
José Mujica offered $1 million for his clapped out VW Beetle
Uruguay’s president José Mujica, the man once nicknamed ‘the world’s poorest president’ has received a $1 million offer for his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle. The offer came from a wealthy Sheikh during a G77 meeting in Bolivia. President Mujica admitted he thought it was a joke at the time, saying to […]
A 2JZ-powered Toyota Cressida and a Norwegian man (videos)
Every now and then a man and his machine come together in perfect harmony. And with good video editing and equipment, the relationship produces some of the most memorable and inspiring pieces of cinematography in our automotive worlds. Meet Fredrik Sørlie and his old-school Toyota Cressida from the 1970s (X30 […]
LEGO Speed Champions coming, first-ever McLaren F1 car
Picture yourself in the following scene: an expression of hopeless longing flashes across your face as you press it against the window of a Ferrari/McLaren/Porsche dealer – encircle your favourite(s). A couple of feet below your hungry eyes are those of your kids, equally mesmerised and desperately wondering why mummy […]