Man distracted by bird drives Bugatti Veyron into lake

November 16, 2009 @ 5:55 pm


AP Photo/The Galveston County Daily News, Chris Paschenko

On November 11th in La Marque, Texas, Gilbert Harrison accidentally drove his Bugatti Veyron into a marsh after saying that he was distracted by a low flying bird and a dropped cell phone. The Bugatti Veyron is known to be one of the most expensive cars available on the market. Surely driving one into a marsh/lake is not a good thing.

A nearby driver caught the entire incident on film and you can see the Veyron plunging into the water in the video below.

And of course, here’s the salvaging effort.

New blue and gold New York State license plate unveiled

November 11, 2009 @ 3:23 pm

Heads up New York State drivers: The DMV is issuing new blue and gold license plates to vehicles to replace the current standard blue and white plates with the NYC skyline across the top.

The current blue and white plates were only meant to last 5 years but when they get replaced starting in 2010, some will have been on the road for up to 11 years.

I personally think the new gold Empire plates look ugly.

Thanks Jack for filling me in on this!

Photos of Ken Block’s Subaru TRAX STI

November 9, 2009 @ 2:38 am

I’ve already posted a video of Ken Block’s Subaru TRAX STI vehicle and here are some photos of the snow beast courtesy of sub5zero. This thing is so insane.

Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge the images.

Painting a Lamborghini Murciélago

November 6, 2009 @ 1:19 am

It takes up to 250 hours of man-power to fully paint a Lamborghini Murciélago. Don’t think that’s insane? Please watch the video and reconsider your thoughts.

VIDEO: The KRINK MINI Cooper S

November 5, 2009 @ 10:34 pm

KR posted this today and it’s a fantastic look at how he painted the MINI Cooper S in Germany.

Man, I would love to have at least that much KRINK to go through so carelessly.

Ford develops a seatbelt airbag

November 5, 2009 @ 10:23 pm

Ford Motor Company unveiled a new development in automobile safety today by showing off their new seatbelt airbag system for backseat occupants. The seatbelt airbag inflates just as quickly as a normal airbag and is triggered when sensors in the car detect a crash.

Additionally, the new seatbelt airbag system, which will be included in the next-generation Ford Explorer SUV, is actually more comfortable and has smoother edges than traditional seatbelts.