cars

Watch a Car Try, and Fail Miserably, to Park

Matt Cherette · 11/18/10 05:40PM

At first sight, there doesn't seem to be anything remarkable about this—just some surveillance footage of a car about to park in front of a shop. But wait! Because instead of parking... well, watch and see what happens.

Drunk Woman Interviewed Moments After Crashing Into a School Bus

Matt Cherette · 11/15/10 03:34PM

On Friday, Elizabeth Crull was arrested for DUI after crashing her car into a school bus in Orlando, Florida. Moments after the crash, Crull gave an... enlightening (read: still drunk) interview to a local news crew. Watch—and laugh—inside.

Buy a Nissan, Gain a Polar Bear

Sarah Prial · 11/02/10 10:49AM

The Nissan Leaf electric car is here and not only is it stopping global warming it's creating friendships! Watch this polar bear wander through the country. He's not lost, he just wants a friend! Buy a Leaf, be his friend!

This Is the Most Amazing Halloween Costume Ever

Matt Cherette · 10/28/10 04:44PM

Seriously, I'm not joking. I don't think I've ever seen a Halloween costume as epic as this one. Watch as a small, cardboard-looking yellow car on a party room floor transforms (hah) to reveal an actual person under/inside of it.

What Happens When You Drop a 1,200 lb. Pumpkin Onto a Pontiac?

Whitney Jefferson · 10/28/10 11:18AM

Do you enjoy Halloween, destruction, pumpkins—or any combination of the three? Watch a nearly-1,200 pound pumpkin dropped onto a beat-up Pontiac. Views from all angles (plus aerial view) make this gigantic orange explosion awesome to watch!

Paul Scheer Explains How Volkswagens Cause Malaria

Whitney Jefferson · 10/27/10 10:32AM

In a TMZ-style report, Paul Scheer's famous alter ego visits Africa to find a cause. Why? Because he's a "Hollywood celebrity" and Elton John told him that "you must have a cause so that people will think you are smart."

Chinese Boy Survives Fall from 20-Story Window

Jeff Neumann · 10/26/10 06:51AM

A 10-year-old Chinese boy on Monday fell from the window of his family's 20th floor apartment and miraculously survived by crashing through the rear windshield of a car. China's Xinhua News reports a pillow in the backseat cushioned his head.

This Guy Is Really Into Car Crashes

Matt Cherette · 10/25/10 01:40PM

Here's a fan-recorded video from the Last Chance Heat 2 at Ipswich World Final 2010 race, featuring several cars crashing into each other. The crashes don't make the video entertaining, though—the guy's insanely excited voiceover does (NSFW language).

Woman Drove Around With Corpse For Close to a Year

Maureen O'Connor · 10/22/10 04:15PM

A police officer ticketed an illegally parked car and peeked inside. There sat a mummified female human. Apparently the owner's friend died while sitting there and the owner "continued to dress the body and drive around with it."

Homemade Hot Wheels Track Definitely Made By Adults

Christopher Han · 10/21/10 10:20AM

This is one of the longest, most intricate, and coolest contraptions you could ever build your kid. Watch a Micro Machines car zip through and loop around a course that most definitely did not come with an instructions manual.

Two Weeks Early, the Cars 2 Teaser Trailer Is Here

Matt Cherette · 10/20/10 01:58PM

It wasn't supposed to come out for two weeks, but it's here! And by "it," I mean the teaser trailer for Cars 2, Disney-Pixar's sequel to the 2006 hit (set to be released on July 24, 2011). Watch inside.

Cop Pulls Over Car, Then Jumps Inside to Avoid a Pack of Wolves

Matt Cherette · 10/15/10 02:40PM

Here's something you don't see... ever. A Russian cop, busy patrolling a highway, pulls over a car because of a broken headlight. Soon thereafter, though, the cop jumps inside the car to avoid a giant pack of wolves. Video inside.

The Well of Death: India's Automobile Centrifuge

Chris Wyman · 10/15/10 02:35PM

Board-track racing was a popular event in the early days of automobiles, but once the cars got too fast and the centrifugal forces too strong, it became an attraction for only the craziest motorcycle daredevils... at least in the US.