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VIDEO: Ten minutes of rally crashes devoid of butt-rock soundtrack

It's often said that the Finns are drunk and walk around carrying axes the best rally drivers in the world. There's been lots of speculation as to why. Some say it's their relative isolation -- large distances between places makes for lots of fast, back roads driving. Others speculate it's their tough Viking blood that makes the Finns fearless in the face of death. Still others feel it's the sheer boredom of living in Finland that fosters a devil may care attitude towards life and limb. But after watching this video, we have a new ... Read more →

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

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 ...

VIDEO: Russian WRC driver nearly flips Citroen C4 in Finland Jonny Lieberman

Oh, my. Talk about a moment filled with more chutzpah than skill. In this short but nonetheless heart-pounding video, Russian rally driver Evgeny Novikov takes a jump at full tilt and nearly ...

Porsche to move Cayman & Boxster production from Finland to Austria Noah Joseph

Bentley: Driving in a Winter Wonderland Noah Joseph

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VIDEO: Ten minutes of rally crashes devoid of butt-rock soundtrack 26 days ago on Autoblog

VIDEO: Finnish Him: Nordic authorities' harpoon chase-ender amazingly never approved 1 month ago on Autoblog

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 ...

VIDEO: Russian WRC driver nearly flips Citroen C4 in Finland 4 months ago on Autoblog

Oh, my. Talk about a moment filled with more chutzpah than skill. In this short but nonetheless heart-pounding video, Russian rally driver Evgeny Novikov takes a jump at full tilt and nearly backflips his Citroën C4. The close-but-no-crash incident happened during this past weekend's Rally ...

Porsche to move Cayman & Boxster production from Finland to Austria 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for a hi-res gallery of Porsche production in Finland Porsche has announced that production of its Boxster and Cayman models is to shift to component supplier Magna Steyr's facility in Austria beginning in 2012. Last year the contract with Finland's Valmet to assemble the two associated ...

Bentley: Driving in a Winter Wonderland 2 years ago on Autoblog

A 550-horsepower Bentley? A winter vacation in Finland? Sounds like the perfect combination, and the boys at Bentley have got it hooked up with the Bentley Ice Driving Experience. Plenty of upscale marques offer advanced driving courses to show you how to get the most out of your shiny new toy, but ...

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