Olympics
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0Google Street View takes to the slopes of Whistler [w/video + map] 1274905740
Google Street View Snowmobile – Click above to see what it caught in the video and interactive map after the jumpGoogle may have grounded its Street View fleet, but that doesn't mean there isn't still plenty to see on the search engine giant's most immersive of online tools. We've recently ... -
GM Olympic fleet vehicles will all find their way to Canadian dealers 1267801200
They won't make you ski, skate or snowboard with any additional talent or zest, but the "official" Olympic-branded vehicles used during the 2010 Winter Games are going up for sale in Canada later this month. Each of the General Motors supplied cars and trucks spent time in Vancouver and Whistler ...
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Audi's 'Truth in Motion' documentary available for free on iTunes 1265115540
Audi's got a thing going with its Truth in Motion films. The first installment took a lush, slow-motion look at what it took to win the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, and this second installment charts the U.S. ski team's snow-and-drama-covered run to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Like that first doc, it ...
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Audi announces Truth in Motion documentary about U.S. ski team [w/VIDEO] 1258981080
Truth in Motion announcement trailer -- Click above to watch the videoFollowing last year's Truth in 24, Audi is turning its keen lenswork to the U.S. Ski Team with a documentary called Truth in Motion: The Road to Vancouver. With multiple subjects this time, and less about domination than ... -
BMW wants 2018 Winter Olympic in Munich 1245414720
Munich, Germany is working hard to attract the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and native son BMW has signed up to help. The Munich automaker is providing financial aid and vehicles during the initial phase of the application for the city and bidding partners Garmisch-Partenkirchen and ...
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VIDEO: Vintage promo film made for Detroit's 1968 Olympic bid reveals city's precipitous decline 1245110400
Click above to watch the video after the jumpWe often think of the 1950's as being the heyday for Detroit's fortunes, but even in the early-to-mid Sixties, it remained something of a modern marvel, thanks largely to its world-leading auto industry. This archival video was apparently ... -
9/11 Silverado featured in Olympics commercial 1218630480var so = new FlashObject ("http://natalie.feedroom.com/gm/natoneclip/Player.swf", "Player", "450", "240", "8", "#000000");so.addVariable("skin", "natoneclip");so.addVariable("site", "gm");so.addVariable("fr_story", ...
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Photo of the Day: Chinese anti-terror Segway commandos 1215113460
From Xinhua via our friends at China Car Times comes the above photo, showing Chinese counter-terrorism forces going through drills as they prepare to crush any dissent terror threat that might arise during next month's Olympic Games. The black ninja suits, fritz helmets, body armor, and submachine ...
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No car repairs or painting in Beijing until after Olympics 1208471700
The city of Beijing has drawn widely-publicized controversy due to its poor air-quality leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympic games. In fact, the air pollution is at least two to three times higher than levels deemed safe by the World Health Organization at this very moment. To ease the minds of ...
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Ferrari going to Olympics with Italian team 1204142280
With the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing fast approaching, the Italian Olympic Committee is looking to Ferrari for a little help. The Italian automaker will put its extensive motorsports knowledge to work in athletic equipment like canoes, sailboats and potentially bicycles. Looking forward to ...

