Automotive

It looks like an 18 wheeler is stuck in Japan and the Subaru Impreza needs to man up and get it out.  Pretty Impressive!

An Ironic Snow Tow Video.

Put on your Nomex fire suit and industrial-grade ear protection: It

There are motorcycle sidecars, and then there are motorcycle sidecars. This particular mash-up is dubbed the “Snaefell” and is the work of Francois Knorreck. It took him 10 years and over $20,000 to complete. The motorcycle is a Laverda, and the car itself is actually cannibalized from several different vehicles.

Hey, if you’re going to end up riding in a sidecar, why not make it a full-sized one? Check out more of the Snaefell here.

[Snaefell, via DVICE]

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Because of a somewhat depressed auto market the 2009 Shanghai Motor Show offered few surprises, but one bright spot was the hybrid concept vehicle unveiled by Chinese manufacturer Chang’An.

Dubbed the E301, the concept vehicle looks like a cross between a next-gen mini-SUV and an updated Delorean DMC-12 (aka the Back To The Future car) due to its futurist gull-wing doors. The car is billed as an electric vehicle, and while it looks contemporary enough to roll off the assembly line into real cities no release date has been announced. Check out more views of the E301 after the jump.

more images after the break.

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I know there are a thousand video’s out there of people doing this kind of thing but I thought I’d post this because it’s Freakn’ Sweet.

Ten years in the making, the

What do you get when you cross a Corvette engine, a Zagato body, and a new South African manufacturer? The