Cars

Plague of bunnies is damaging cars at the Denver International Airport

If you park your car at the Denver International Airport, you run the risk of having it damaged, but not by human vandals. The airport parking lot is suffering from a recurring invasion of rabbits, and these bunnies have a particular taste for ignition cables. This isn’t the first time drivers have reported problems with…

Our oil-stained brethren at Jalopnik take a look at why Archer, of all people, has the best cars on television. [Jalop]

Oh My God, Some Guy Was Trapped in a Car Stuck at 125MPH and Somehow Didn’t Die

This sounds ridiculously stressful: Frank Lecerf was driving his car adapted for the disabled in France when it got stuck at 60MPH. He tried to brake. The car accelerated. He tried to brake again. It kept getting faster. Finally, the car ended up stuck zooming at 125MPH and there was no way to stop it.…

Fit This Radio Into Your Classic Caddy, Play It With Your Smartphone

You have a vintage car, but you have normal ears and want a sound system that’s up with the times. RetroSound’s new classically styled Model Two in-dash radio runs like a new-fangled modern setup because it is a new-fangled modern setup, with Bluetooth and all. The Model Two has bunch of custom enclosures and bezels…

Hot Wheels’ Crazy Carcade Is a Demolition Derby In a Pinball Machine

If you thought it was intense when Hot Wheels cars zoomed around loops, narrowly missing each other at high speed intersections that would make a civil engineer fall to his knees and cry, Hot Wheel’s new Carcade might give you a heart attack. And if your favorite speed is “10 mph under the limit,” the…

What’s the world’s most expensive beta product? As our gearhead brethren at Jalopnik explain, it’s the Tesla Model S.

The shiniest retro-futuristic cars from classic science fiction

Sleek, beautiful futuristic cars have always been a staple of science fiction. But as times change, so do our ideas of what’s futuristic. Here’s a look back at ten of the coolest vehicles in scifi history, whose curves and bulges are right from the annals of retro-futurism. The Adams Probe 16 from Stanley Kubrick’s A…

The Smallest Car in the World Is Painfully Tiny but Ridiculously Cute

On the BBC show Top Gear, host Jeremy Clarkson showed off a car so damn tiny that it hurts to ride it. Or well, it looks pretty painful at least. Called the P45, the car is more like a go kart than a real car but it’s cute in a ridiculous way. The helmet serves…

Could There Possibly Ever Be a Legal Use For This License Plate Flipper?

You might think that license plate flippers are only used by secret agents and other movie anti-heros who need a quick getaway, but apparently you can buy them in real life—and not just for nefarious purposes. The most obvious application for this $445 self-installed kit of dubious ethicality is to avoid cameras used on toll…

Mercedes’ New Cars Will Autonomously Recognize Street Signs

If the screams from pedestrians and the angry looks from oncoming drivers don’t provide enough clues that you’ve accidentally turned onto a one-way street, maybe it’s time you bought a Mercedes. Wait, what? The company’s upcoming vehicles will include an updated safety system that’s able to autonomously recognize no-entry signs and warn the driver of…

Watch the original Batmobile sell for the first time at auction

Yesterday, the original Batmobile from the 1966 Batman television series went up for public sale for the first time ever at the Barrett-Jackson house in Scottsdale, Ariz. So how much did the George Barris-built car go for? And how much excitement was there buzzing about that auction house? It’s great fun watching Barris, who built…

Haptic Steering Wheels Could Save You From the Blinding Sun

Let’s say you’re flying down the road at inadvisably high speeds, listing to some tunes, and having a grand old time. And then, Mr. Sun just happens to peek out from behind a distant building/mountain/hill and punches you straight in the gat-dang eyes. You’re blinded by the light. Whatchu gonna do? Well step one is…

Please Lego, You Must Make This A-Team Van

The Lego Back to the Future set went official last year. Now it’s time for another classic from the 80s: the A-Team van. Unlike the Back to the Future set, this one is a fully functional, remote controlled Technic model—which is even better. i love when a set comes together. Please Vimal Patel, submit this…

How Many Rubber Bands Does it Take to Pick up a Car?

Yes, that’s a serious question. No, it’s not the setup to a bad punchline—it’s the setup to an awesome aerial tug-of-war between gravity and nearly 200 of the stretchy rubber rings over a Nissan Micra. The team from Fast, Furious and Funny investigates. [The Awesomer]

Car Crashes Directly into Chicago Apple Store (Updated)

Insert a bad Apple Maps joke here: a car just slammed directly through the wall of an Apple store in Lincoln Park, and is now inside the Apple Store. This is going to be hard for the staff of the store to handle, given that Apple Geniuses aren’t allowed to say the word crash. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-be-a-genius-this-is-apples-secret-employee-trai-5938323…

Watch a Giant Sinkhole Swallow a Car

Sinkholes are mother shaking scary because it’s the ground disappearing on you. And they just seem to come out of no where! Like on this Brazilian road, a sinkhole pops up and just begins to inhale an entire car. Seriously, watch the video from the 1:30 mark—it’s like the car is driving straight into the…

Why You Shouldn’t Be Too Quick to Cheer Self-Driving Cars

One of the clear automotive technology trends at CES this year is cars that drive themselves. From Audi to Lexus to Ford, the world’s largest car companies are beginning to follow Google’s lead in an effort to produce cars smart enough to drive themselves. The thought is that autonomous cars will reduce the number of…

Harman Wants to Put an Augmented Reality Display in Your Car’s Windshield

Harman has developed an augmented reality display technology that give you real-time information in your windshield while you drive. It’s like Google Glasses for your ar except that the product is actually about to launch it (or so they say…). And Harman promises you won’t crash while using it. The idea is to provide you…

Ford’s Letting Anyone Write Apps for Cars with Its New Developer Program

Starting today, Ford will be rolling out the Ford Developer Program which will let developers anywhere specialize their apps for use with Ford’s Sync functionality using Ford AppLink. And it’s all license and royalty free. All prospective developers have to do is visit Ford’s site where they can find examples of code as well as…

The New Lexus AI Co-Pilot Is Smarter than Your Honor Student (Updating)

Google’s got some competition in the burgeoning self-driving vehicle market now that Lexus has unveiled its LIDAR-beaming LS600 hL. Lexus hopes to eliminate—not just reduce—traffic casualties with an integrated safety management system. millimeter wave and stereo camera to supplement the driver’s ability. The A-PCS system recognizes oncoming collisions, stiffens the suspension, pre-tensions the seat belts,…