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VIDEO: Finnish Him: Nordic authorities' harpoon chase-ender amazingly never approved

The place is Finland. The car is a Mercedes 300 wagon. The place is Finland. The protrusion, like the figurehead adorning Ahab's Pequod, is a harpoon. Instead of catching whales, however, this harpoon was reportedly to be used to catch cars leading police on high-speed chases. We won't even spoil it for you by telling you if or how it worked, or tell you about the extra prize for miscreants hidden inside the harpoon. Follow the jump to check it out. And then, even though the lance was apparently never adopted, we remind you: Don't get ... Read more →

VIDEO: Volvo gives sneak preview of new S60 sedan... to a blind artist Noah Joseph

With debuts for new vehicles scheduled months in advance, automakers like to keep us on our proverbial toes with sneak previews. Sometimes they give them to us, and we in turn pass them on to ...

REPORT: Rejected GM, Chrysler dealers telling their story on YouTube [w/VIDEO] Dan Roth

Since government money washed in to pump out General Motors' and Chrysler's swamped and nearly sunken businesses, there's been little mention of the cuts to the dealer base that both automakers ...

VIDEO: Ken Block takes unsuspecting DiRT 2 players out on hot laps Jonathon Ramsey

DiRT 2 had a coming out party in the UK and not only did Ken Block join the festivities, he decided to surprise some big-talking gamers with a couple of hot laps. If we could take anything from ...

VIDEO: Production Cadillac CTS Coupe breaks through in new 60-second spot Jonathon Ramsey

With the tagline "America, we have re-ignition," Cadillac is out to reintroduce itself to buyers. After bursting out of their underground bunker, the spot showcases all of the models in the line ...

VIDEO: U.K. texting-while-driving PSA is a return to Blood on the Highway 2 months ago on Autoblog

It looks like Wales hired Danny Boyle or Quentin Tarantino to create a PSA to showcase the dangers of texting while driving (it was actually Peter Watkins-Hughes). As these things do, it starts off with a couple of teenagers doing what teenagers do -- in this case, sending text messages from ...

Officially Official: YouTube chief Chad Hurley signs on with USF1 3 months ago on Autoblog

Brilliant things can happen when Silicon Valley gets into the car business. One look at Tesla is all the evidence we need. But now one of the tech corridor's biggest names and leading talents has stepped into the motor racing arena. Following weeks of speculation, the upstart US F1 team has ...

Best Buy to follow YouTube into USF1 sponsorship? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Preparations are well underway for the debut of the new USF1 team, which is set to join the Formula One grid next season. The car's been designed, the manufacturing facility is in the process of ramping up for production, and the team has staffed up. But while the nascent squad focuses on building ...

VIDEO: C/D channels inner redneck with International LoneStar Harley-Davidson 3 months ago on Autoblog

Over the decades, we've read Car and Driver reviews of just about every high performance vehicle on the planet. While we'd hardly say that we're bored of 200 mph supercars and 3.2 second 0-60 times, it's nice to see C/'D mix it up now and again as well. In predictable fashion, C/D once again ...

YouTube and Villeneuve rumored on board as USF1 gears up for October launch 4 months ago on Autoblog

Now that the USF1 team has received the go-ahead from the FIA as one of the three new teams to join the grid next year, the boys in Charlotte are working away in preparation of an anticipated launch of their first chassis before the end of October. According to team principal Ken Anderson, the ...

VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz E-Class commercial features malfunctioning car 4 months ago on Autoblog

The voiceover for Mercedes' "Ignite" commercial for the new E-Class starts with "It is, quite simply, the most advanced automobile we have every created." However, during the start-up sequence before that voiceover, the actual commercial begins with a warning light: when the driver turns the ...

VIDEO: Next-Gen Opel Astra takes on Ford Focus and new VW Golf 5 months ago on Autoblog

The 2010 Opel Astra has an impressive exterior and an overhauled interior, but it's also important that the upcoming C-segment hatchback can hang with the competition. The guys and gals at Vauxhall wanted to show just how competent a handler the Astra is, so they brought a pre-production tester ...

VIDEO: Soul Train: Stunt time with Kia down at the docks 5 months ago on Autoblog

Do you remember those Transformers fan videos in which fanboys with a lot of time and not a lot of friends made stop-frame action sequences with their toys? The creative types at Kia must have liked the idea, because they assembled a several dozen Kia Souls to make a video of their own. The end ...

Dumb: Top speed runs on public roads. Dumber: Uploading them to YouTube 10 months ago on Autoblog

Remember the guy who took his Lamborghini up to 219 mph on an Arizona highway? A Canberra, Australia man has done the same thing with his Kawasaki ZX-750, filming himself blasting up to 200 km/h (124 mph), sometimes in 60 km/h (37 mph) zone, and called it "Canberra Joyride," part of which is ...

VIDEO: Petter Solberg gets a Subaru boo boo 11 months ago on Autoblog

We all have our embarrassing moments. Most, however, aren't quite as public as Petter Solberg's mishap last week at the Bettega Memorial Rallysprint in Bologna, Italy. The 2003 WRC champion was taking some parade laps and waving to the crowd when he decided it was a good idea to get on the ...

VIDEO: McLaren makes a Singapore Sling Zing 1 year ago on Autoblog

We know that McLaren has a sense of humor, we simply never know when it's going to reveal itself. Happily for us, the team has decided it's time to laugh again. The Singapore Grand Prix, on September 28, is the first Formula 1 race at night, and team CEO Martin Whitmarsh gives us a little ...

VIDEO: MINI creates Bzzz for Clubman with new commercial 1 year ago on Autoblog

MINI has a new commercial for the Clubman that looks like a teaser for a new Tim Burton film -- all it's missing is Johnny Depp. Detailing the arcane goings on at a funeral for a fly, we aren't sure how the commercial is supposed to make humans want to buy the car, but that's why ad guys get paid ...

Top Gear channel launches on YouTube 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for the Top Gear channel welcome video on YouTube var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Top_Gear_channel_launches_on_YouTube'; Top Gear is easily the most popular car show in the world, and one of the most popular shows altogether. But since it doesn't reach every corner the globe, the ...

VIDEO: Cirque du Soleil commercial interrupted by Audi RS6 1 year ago on Autoblog

From the some-automakers-have-more-money-than-sense department comes a new commercial for the Audi RS6. The minute-long teaser spot features some kind of synchronized gymnastics routine that we guess is supposed to signify a bunch of people working together like a finely tuned machine. We think ...

VIDEO: Cadillac CTS-V promo film 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V appears to have the power and performance to take on the best that Germany has to offer, and GM's marketing team is just itching for the chance to brag about it. Following the jump is a two minute long tribute to the most powerful production Cadillac ...

VIDEO: Ford of Canada makes cars out of people 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to watch Ford's new commercial for Canada Ford would like to think that it's a car company for the people, and the Blue Oval's latest TV commercial for Canada features zero cars. What the ad does show is a group of men and women dressed in Ford-issue blue going Cirque Du Soleil to form ...

VIDEO: The future of motoring, circa 1960 1 year ago on Autoblog

Back in 1960, the sky was the limit in terms of technology and industrial growth. 60 years earlier, only the rich had cars and telephones, and television was a pipe-dream. By 1960, however, every family had a car and a television, nuclear power had been invented, and jet airplanes transported ...

VIDEO: Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR at the track 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view the video The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR is a racing machine, that's what the three letter suffix denotes (American Club Racer), of course. You don't even have to be within 100 feet of the Viper ACR to know what it is, that wing on the back clues you in. Somewhere, a 737 is missing ...

VIDEO: Sneak peek at production Chevy Volt 1 year ago on Autoblog

Very few vehicles have received the level of attention the Chevy Volt has been given, and we're still nearly three years before production begins. The reason for all the press is obvious. If GM can produce what they're promising with the Volt, with plug-in power and the ability to drive 40 miles on ...

VIDEO: More 1-Series goodness 1 year ago on Autoblog

click image above to view video The BMW 1-Series looks like it's going to be a well-placed shot in the arm for BMW. The sporty coupe will hit the scene in the U.S. just as Americans are becoming more interested in rear-wheel-drive vehicles again. And it's also a small car in a time when buyers are ...

VIDEO: Speed bump to end all speed bumps 1 year ago on Autoblog

As annoying as speed bumps can be, sometimes they're a necessary evil that can help keep speeds down in areas with high pedestrian traffic. Some would even like to install the bone-jarring rim benders on side streets to keep young folk from driving with reckless abandon in residential areas. A ...

VIDEO: Water mafia fighting over the new Honda FCX Clarity 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Honda FCX Clarity is hugely important because it represents an honest to goodness fuel-cell vehicle that is going to actually be built and sold in 2008. The significance of a vehicle that spits water out of its exhaust instead of carbon is lost on virtually nobody, and it looks like Honda will ...

Lights, Camera, Action! Ford's official Mustang Bullitt video 2 years ago on Autoblog

On the Mustang front, the past seven days have been the week of the Bullitt. The media rush is in stark contrast to the Bullitt's understated demeanor, but with its 315 HP engine and track-tuned suspension, Steve McQueen's chase machine reincarnated deserves it. Yesterday we showed you Popular ...

VIDEO: The Evolution of the 911 2 years ago on Autoblog

In the annals of automobiledom, few sports cars can touch the Porsche 911. The iconic two-seater has been constantly refined over several decades without a single drastic redesign, and it's hard to argue that one is needed. The German wonder car has received a steady regimen of more technology and ...

VIDEO: Veyron races BMW M3... guess who wins 2 years ago on Autoblog

The all-new, V8-powered BMW M3 is one hot ride, and 414 HP can leave a lot of rubber behind. Yet while the M3 is one of the most highly anticipated vehicles on the road, it doesn't even hold a candle to the quad-turbo, 16-cylinder, 1,001 HP Bugatti Veyron. The Veyron is a true supercar that costs a ...

VW seeks identity of Nazi-themed ad parody poster on YouTube 2 years ago on Autoblog

One mysterious home movie maker created a video that Volkswagen didn't like, and the German automaker isn't stopping at having the video pulled from YouTube. The home movie in question puts a Nazi spin on a recent VW Golf commercial, and VW has issued a subpoena in hopes of finding out the identity ...

VIDEO: Transformers stop-motion fan film feeds the need 2 years ago on Autoblog

Back when Star Wars Episode 1-3 were being made, die-hard fans (read: geeks) were dressing up like their favorite Tatooine character, and making elaborate home-made movies that put themselves in the action. Well, it looks like the upcoming Transformers movie has reached another level of popularity, ...

All your robot CUVs are belong to us: Nissan Dualis viral videos 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the Nissan Dualis and its launch event The new Japan-market Nissan Dualis (Qashqai in Europe) is a good-looking CUV that will have room for seven in a compact form factor. Nissan's marketing gurus have cooked up four viral marketing ads that feature an 11-foot-tall ...

VIDEO: Having fun with halved cars 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you've ever wondered if it were possible to saw a front-drive vehicle in half and still drive it, we have video proof that it's possible. Some young thrill-seekers managed to pump petrol through the powertrain half of an old Chevy Celebrity (at least we think it's a Celebrity), and even the dog ...

All Audi, all the time : Audi TV hits the web waves 2 years ago on Autoblog

Following up the last post on the subject, Audi TV has launched on the internet, offering up original Audi content 24-hours a day, seven-days-a-week. Magazine-type shows, from "behind-the-scenes" looks at vehicle launches to interviews with musicians and other Audi partners, pepper the web waves ...

VIDEO: 'Ring Battle! Porsche Carrera GT vs. twin-turbo E30 M3 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've seen plenty of great video shot at the world-renown Nurburgring, and this one ranks right up there. It all starts innocently enough, as a twin-turbo E30 M3 minds its own business through the turns, when a canary-yellow Porsche Cerrera GT just flies by the Bimmer's left flank. From there, the ...

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