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Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most charismatic guys around. He could take a ridiculous movie like Commando and turn it into an action classic with his sheer force of will. Despite being in semi-retirement, Schwarzenegger appears to be having more fun than ever. His latest stunt is raffling off a chance to hang out with him for a day for charity and crush stuff in his tank. To make things even cooler, the star is proving what the heavy vehicle can do by running a variety of objects over in his latest video.

If you want to hang out with the Terminator, time is running out. There is a little over a day left to enter as of this writing. A single entry costs $10, but multiple entries get you stuff like shirts and autographed items. The money goes to After-School All-Stars, a charity that provides after-school programs. The winner gets two tickets to Los Angeles and a day with the former Governator.

Scroll down for the videos that combine a M47 Patton tank, Schwarzenegger, destruction and some awesome '80s jams. What more could you possibly want?

Formula One isn't the only international racing series kicking off its 2014 season this month. So too is MotoGP, the top-tier two-wheeled racing championship, with an eighteen-round season kicking off on March 23 in Qatar before heading to Texas next month.

One of the biggest changes being put into effect for this season is a split between two categories within the top MotoGP class. While Honda and Yamaha will duke it out in the Factory category with four bikes each, Ducati has opted to go for the new Open category. While the Factory bikes can map their own ECU software, the Open teams have to use spec software but get more fuel, more engines and can continue to develop their engines over the course of the season – key benefits that Ducati sees as intrinsic to winning in the new era of grand prix motorcycle racing.

As a late off-season change, though, race organizers decided Ducati would run in its own class, called Factory 2, which could see the Italian team lose some of its Open-category advantages, depending on how well the team finishes come the start of the season. Feel free to read more about Factory 2 and its ramifications here.

The Italian team revealed its new Desmosedici GP14 bike – complete with matte livery – at an Audi press conference in Germany on Monday. The bike packs a 1,000cc V4 engine with over 235 horsepower on tap, capable of propelling it to a top speed in excess of 205 miles per hour. With former champions Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi having left Ducati over the course of the past couple of seasons, the new Desmosedici will be campaigned by factory riders Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow and by privateers Andrea Iannone and Yonny Hernandez.

There's a whole mess of high-res photos in the gallery above, and if you're a real motorbike racing fanboy, you can scope out the b-roll footage and the technical specifications of the new bike below.

AM General, the manufacturer best known as the maker of the US military's Humvee, has restarted production of the MV-1, the versatile van targeted specifically at the underserved market for the disabled.

Originally built by the Vehicle Production Group, production of the MV-1 didn't last long, as VPG went out of business just over a year ago. In September, though, AM General worked out a deal with the Department of Energy to acquire the assets to the handicap-accessible van. The MV-1 is unique, as it's the only vehicle to exceed the standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act, offering an integrated ramp and room for two wheelchairs.

AM General is aiming to build 5,600 MV-1s this year, with sales slated to begin on April 1. At $50,000 to $60,000, it's not cheap, but we should expect to see more MV-1's as livery vehicles in the near future. Scroll down for coverage of the relaunch from local CBS affiliate, WSBT.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that it will end its investigation into rapid coolant loss in 24,635 Porsche 911s built between 2001 and 2011. The models affected included the standard 911, GT2, GT3 and Turbo, as well as their variants (GT2 RS, GT3 RS and Turbo S).

NHTSA was investigating for "rapid coolant loss caused by coolant pipe-fitting failure, allegedly resulting in vehicle disablement and/or loss of vehicle control due to reduced traction for the affected vehicle or following traffic," according to the regulators website. "Most of the leak complaints did not appear to involve complete separation of the fittings and many were detected when the vehicle was parked," said NHTSA's statement.

There were 63 complaints and 336 warranty claims, although the investigation was initiated after ten complaints from customers. There have been no reports of crashes or injuries attributed to rapid coolant loss.

"A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted. Accordingly, this investigation is closed. The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances," NHTSA said.

Scroll down for the more technical explanation in NHTSA's official bulletin.

Nobody does cars on the cheap quite like the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The former part of the equation already has its Dacia brand of cost-effective, no-frills vehicles that have become a favorite of Top Gear co-host James May, and last summer, the latter revived its Datsun nameplate for a budget brand of its own.

The reborn Datsun launched in India this past July with its Go hatchback, returned in September with the Go+ minivan and revealed the Redi-Go concept just last month. And now it's given us our first look at an upcoming budget sedan developed specifically for the Russian market.

The as-yet unnamed vehicle (which we'll bet will incorporate the word "go" into its nameplate somehow) is set to debut on April 4, where it will launch the Datsun brand in Russia. Few details are available at this point, but the low-cost sedan was designed in Japan to offer Russian drivers "an engaging driving experience, peace of mind ownership and accessibility at the right and transparent price, with a competitive Total Cost of Ownership."

That's about all there is to say at the moment, but Datsun has released a brief teaser video along with the press notice below to give Russian buyers an idea of what to expect.

The compact crossover has officially become the modern station wagon. For families that need a practical vehicle that combines reasonable fuel economy and utility, they have become a natural choice. A new study by IHS Automotive published by Polk confirms this, with the relatively young market segment taking up a rapidly increasing portion of US auto sales.

IHS examined sales of 18 mainstream compact CUVs in the US in February 2013 and looked at them again in February 2014. Sales increased by 26.7 percent among the models it studied, and their market share increased from 11.7 percent in Feb. 2013 to 14.8 percent in Feb. 2014. The study asserts that the segment is now the third largest in the country behind non-luxury midsize sedans and non-luxury compact cars.

Building a successful entrant in the compact CUV market can really boost an automaker's bottom line. For example, IHS found that the new Jeep Cherokee sold 11,795 units in February 2014, which is nearly seven-times higher than the Jeep Liberty in February 2013. Jeep brand sales were up 47.43 percent year-on-year for February.

The examiners believe that the segment's boost in popularity lies in compact crossovers giving buyers a good balance between cost, fuel economy, driving dynamics and cargo space. However, the study claims that this growth will have to slow in the coming years because every major automaker now has a vehicle in the segment, and upcoming subcompact CUVs like the Honda Vezel may eat into their bigger siblings' sales. While the market growth continues so strongly, though, don't expect carmakers to turn away from expanding their ranges of these lucrative models.

Yesterday, we told you about a pair of World Rally Championship drivers that used a giant bottle of Corona in place of coolant after their radiator developed a leak. We called it an example of the sense of ingenuity that all rally drivers seem to possess. In that same post, we also talked about the "lightning quick reflexes and the ability to turn off one's sense of self-preservation." Now, you get to see that in action.

This is Simon Pagenaud, and while he may best be known as an IndyCar and sports car driver, he's quite comfortable behind the wheel of a rally car, as he proves in this video. What makes this vid special, though, is the first-person view, thanks to the camera Pagenaud fitted to his visor.

The result is, in a word, awesome. If you thought rallying looked fast in flyby shots, it's got nothing on how it looks from the driver's perspective. Scenery passes at an absurd rate as Pagenaud pushes the Peugeot 207 rally car along the tarmac road. And unlike a lot of rally videos, we're sure you'll be happy to know that there's no soundtrack here - just engine noise.

Scroll down for the full video, and enjoy.

Graco, the carseat manufacturer that recalled 3.8 million toddler and booster seats back in February has just added an extra 403,000 seats to its recall. That's arguably not the big news, though - the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants a further 1.8 million infant seats added to the recall.

The original recall plus the 403,000 additional units cover a number of Graco seats for older children that face the safety campaign because they have buckles that may not release. According to reports, some parents were forced to cut their kids out of the faulty seats. According to a NHTSA documents obtained by ​The Detroit News, the additional units include the 2006 through 2014 Argos 70 Elite, Ready Ride, Step 2, My Ride 65 with Safety Surround, My Size 70, Head Wise 70 with Safety Surround, Nautilus 3-in-1, Nautilus Plus, and Smart Seat with Safety Surround.

As for why NHTSA wants the infant seats recalled, it's a slightly more difficult issue. Yes, as NHTSA says, the buckles are the same. Graco argues, however, that the infant seats are used differently, according to The News. The manufacturer also argues that in the event of an emergency, parents can simply remove the entire seat from the car - the same can't easily be done with the toddler and booster seats.

According to Kicking Tires, the primary issue with the buckles is that food and drink could gum up the mechanism, preventing it from opening. Owners of affected seats will be sent repair kits with instructions on how to safely clean the buckles, although Graco claims the seats are safe to use in the meantime.

Go back a few years and you may have heard rumors of Porsche heading into Formula One. That never came to pass – or at least, it hasn't yet – but that doesn't mean that it wasn't close to happening. That's how committed to returning to top-level motorsport competition Porsche has become recently.

Autosport reports that just as Porsche was merging fully into the Volkswagen Group, Zuffenhausen was weighing its options for a factory racing program. Le Mans was its favorite, which makes sense, as it remains far and away the most successful constructor in the history of the famous endurance race. But the strategists at Porsche were worried that its new corporate overlords at Volkswagen wouldn't support two LMP1 programs and would favor Audi, which has positively dominated the modern era of endurance racing, coming second only to Porsche in the number of Le Mans victories it has scored to date.

Porsche's Plan B was reportedly to head into Formula One, although it isn't clear if the German automaker was intent on starting its own team, buying an existing one or merely providing engines to other teams. Porsche fielded its own cars in F1 in the late 1950s and early 60s, and returned as an engine supplier with TAG to power McLaren in the 1980s, powering Niki Lauda and Alain Prost to the World Championship in 1984 and 1985.

Either way, VW apparently has no qualms – or has at least gotten over them – about letting two of its divisions duke it out at La Sarthe, and that's exactly what they're going to do. It promises to be an epic showdown.

"I'm concerned that motorists who encounter these surveys are not properly informed the survey is voluntary." - Rep. Tom Petri

Last year, the National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drugged Driving kicked off in 60 cities across the US. The survey, as the name suggests, attempts to gauge the level of drunk and drugged driving on US roads. This is the fifth time the voluntary survey has been conducted since 1973, but this latest round has raised the ire of some motorists and lawmakers.

The big thing making headlines is the use of a passive alcohol sensor. It's a device that can collect breath samples while several inches from a person's face. Previously, it was being done without the consent of survey participants, and in some cases, before citizens even agreed to participate in the survey.

"I'm certainly supportive of research on drunk driving, but I'm concerned that motorists who encounter these surveys are not properly informed the survey is voluntary," said Tom Petri, the chairman of the House Highway and Transit Subcommittee, during a hearing. "We are increasingly living in a society where people are worrying about Big Brother, and government overstepping its bounds in a number of different areas, and I think we need to be sensitive to that."

Petri's statements, along with questions from people confronted by officers and contractors, has led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to ban the use of passive alcohol sensors without the explicit permission of people that have agreed to participate in the survey.

Acting NHTSA Administrator David Friedman said the regulator was, "removing the initial use of an air sampler to test the level of alcohol on people's breath, to ensure that we get their consent first before gathering any data."

There's also a degree of concern from lawmakers about the use of uniformed officers in the surveys, which may give the impression that participation is required. "The public is clearly, we're hearing from them they are concerned about this," Representative Petri said.

The practice doesn't seem likely to end, though, with Friedman saying, "I understand those concerns and we've continued to take those concerns very seriously."

What are your thoughts on this development? Is the government at fault for authorizing the use of these sensors? Would you participate in the survey if confronted by an officer or a contractor? Let us know by posting your thoughts in Comments.

Our intrepid spy photographers have caught prototypes for a new Fiat Doblo. Now we know what you might be thinking (particularly if you didn't take note of the headline): why would we care about an automaker conducting a facelift on a European cargo van? Normally we wouldn't, only the Fiat Doblo has another name, under which it will be shortly be sold here in America: Ram ProMaster City.

Announced just months ago, the ProMaster City is the smaller counterpart to the Ram ProMaster, which itself is also a rebadged cargo van from Fiat Professional. Think of it as a Chrysler version of the Ford Transit and Transit Connect lineup – European vans being brought Stateside by automakers that operate on both sides of the Atlantic.

But despite the official announcement of the vehicle's pending arrival, we still haven't seen the PMC yet. The disguised Doblo prototypes pictured here appear to be wearing a completely new front end and some cosmetic revisions to their tail ends, too. We can't see anything in the interior, but the fact that it was completely covered up suggests that Fiat is working on overhauling that, as well.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander, they say – only in this case, the goose is Fiat in Europe and the gander is Ram dealerships back in America.

If you're a Ferrari fan and are looking for the place to plan your next vacation, Italy is surely the place to go. There's the headquarters, factory, museum and test track in Maranello, the new Enzo Ferrari Museum in neighboring Modena, and the circuit named for Enzo and Dino Ferrari in the nearby Bolognese suburb in Imola. The thing is that, aside from looking at collections of classic cars – which we wouldn't thumb our noses at, mind you – you might not find that much to do there. Especially if you're traveling with your family.

That's where Ferrari World comes in. The Abu Dhabi theme park is built around the Ferrari brand and lets kids and adults alike ride on Ferrari rides, shop in Ferrari shops, eat in Ferrari restaurants (prancing horse meat, anyone?) and take in Ferrari shows. It may be a far more artificial an experience than a pilgrimage to northern Italy, but for the family-minded, there's more to do.

When Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi was first being built, there was already talk that it wouldn't be the last such theme park, and now the racing team turned automaker turned worldwide branding powerhouse has announced another. Not unlike the difference between Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida, the second Prancing Horse theme park will be called Ferrari Land.

It is to be built as part of the PortAventura resort on eighteen and a half acres of land outside Barcelona by PortAventura Entertainment SAU, a subsidiary of the same Investindustrial that acquired over a third of Aston Martin late in 2012; previously owned Ducati and maintains strong ties to Mercedes-AMG. In other words, it's a company that knows a thing or two about European performance brands. The project involves an investment of some 100-million euros – $139M US – and is set to open in 2016. When completed, the complex will include a Ferrari-themed five-star hotel with 250 rooms as well as restaurants and a driving simulator. Scope out the details announced thus far in the press release below.

There was little question that when the latest presidential limo, known as "The Beast," entered service in 2008, it represented the very state of the art (if not the union) in executive protection. But that was over five years ago – longer than the previous Cadillac DTS presidential limousine was in service – and considering that it's widely believed to be riding on a truck chassis and weigh as much as a tank, that's a long time to keep it running. So it should only stand to reason that the Secret Service – that branch of the US Treasury Department Department of Homeland Security tasked with protecting the president – should be gearing up to replace it.

When we reported on the project back in July, we promised to bring you more information when we had it, and now we do. The tender calls for four phases of development: the first is developing the armor, the second is the integration of said armor into the vehicle, the third on validation and testing, and the fourth on production. Bidding is open exclusively to American automakers (sorry, Audi), with the selected supplier to be awarded the contract by August 29 and pressed into service in time to transport the next president and his or her administration.

Chrysler is confirmed to be working on its proposal (assuming it's still based in the United States by then), and you can bet that General Motors, which has built the president's Cadillac limousines for the past three decades, will be vying to keep it in house. We wouldn't be surprised if Ford were pitching a Lincoln-badged proposal, and while the tender calls for a "major automaker," we can't help but wonder if some smaller outfits like AM General or even Tesla might be in the game as well. President Obama has, after all, called for an electric-powered limousine, but that's something the Secret Service was not prepared to provide... at least, not at the time.

The 2014 Camaro Z/28 had a problem spinning its tires. Not doing traditional burnouts, mind, the rubber was actually rotating on the wheels. Well it did, until Chevrolet engineers noticed the vibration that it caused and fixed the flaw.

Chevy observed the issue while it was running laps of the Z/28 on a track. It claims that the Camaro's aggressive Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires and were generating so much traction that under braking, the rubber was actually slipping on their wheels. The engineers say that the car can develop 1.5 g of force under deceleration thanks to its Brembo carbon-ceramic brake rotors.

They initially suspected an issue with the tires or wheels, and the test was relatively simple. The engineers marked a chalk line relative to the valve stem and took the Camaro out for a lap. When it came back, they found that the Pirellis had rotated 360 degrees or more.

Of course, now Chevy had to fix it. Scroll down to watch a video of the Camaro Z/28's engineers explaining the problem and their novel solution, plus the press release about it. We have reached out to Chevy with some further questions but have yet to hear back. Look for an update to this post if and when we do.