Friday, June 17, 2011
The Inspirational Archer without Arms Changes Pontiac Brakes with Feet
0 comments Posted by bajol at 5:33 PM
Matt Stutzsman is one truly gifted and talented individual whose attitude should be an inspiration to all. You see, Stutzsman was born without arms. And yet, despite all the challenges, he managed to adapt and do everything on his own using his legs and feet.
The 29-year old man from Iowa, whose birth parents gave him up for adoption when he has was just four months old because they couldn’t deal with the idea of raising a child with special needs (or so they thought), just recently qualified from the U.S. Olympic team in archery!
Read more »Labels: Offbeat News, Pontiac, Pontiac Videos, Video
The Inspirational Archer without Arms Changes Pontiac Brakes with Feet
0 comments Posted by bajol at 5:33 PM
Matt Stutzsman is one truly gifted and talented individual whose attitude should be an inspiration to all. You see, Stutzsman was born without arms. And yet, despite all the challenges, he managed to adapt and do everything on his own using his legs and feet.
The 29-year old man from Iowa, whose birth parents gave him up for adoption when he has was just four months old because they couldn’t deal with the idea of raising a child with special needs (or so they thought), just recently qualified from the U.S. Olympic team in archery!
Labels: Offbeat News, Pontiac, Pontiac Videos, Video

Though not as successful as their music-loving hamster counterparts, Kia’s oddball cast of life-size children's characters from last year’s Joyride commercials are back for a new advertising campaign.
Muno, Sock Monkey, MR. X, the vintage robot and teddy bear will star in two new 30-second TV spots for the 2012 Sorento CUV. As with the original campaign, "Joyride 2" was created by David&Goliath, KMA's advertising agency of choice. The first commercial begins airing today and will be followed up by the second spot next month.
Read more »Labels: commercials, Kia, Kia Sorento, Kia Videos, Offbeat News, Video
Though not as successful as their music-loving hamster counterparts, Kia’s oddball cast of life-size children's characters from last year’s Joyride commercials are back for a new advertising campaign.
Muno, Sock Monkey, MR. X, the vintage robot and teddy bear will star in two new 30-second TV spots for the 2012 Sorento CUV. As with the original campaign, "Joyride 2" was created by David&Goliath, KMA's advertising agency of choice. The first commercial begins airing today and will be followed up by the second spot next month.
Labels: commercials, Kia, Kia Sorento, Kia Videos, Offbeat News, Video
Jeep’s Drive Your Track Lets you Plan World Road Trip from Your Music
0 comments Posted by bajol at 10:56 AM
I’ve been trying out Jeep’s Drive Your Track website for their Wrangler model’s Infinity Sound System. You start by uploading a song from your hard drive: I chose Gary Numan’s, “Cars” for reasons that should be readily apparent.
It takes a few minutes to load your song, and then the sound waves are somehow mapped to certain geographical features from around the world.
You end up with eight or so places, which for me included the Appalachian Mountains, the Himalayas, the Andes, the Ural Mountains and Colorado Rockies.
Read more »Labels: commercials, gadgets, Jeep, Jeep Videos, Jeep Wrangler, Offbeat News, Video
Jeep’s Drive Your Track Lets you Plan World Road Trip from Your Music
0 comments Posted by bajol at 10:56 AM
I’ve been trying out Jeep’s Drive Your Track website for their Wrangler model’s Infinity Sound System. You start by uploading a song from your hard drive: I chose Gary Numan’s, “Cars” for reasons that should be readily apparent.
It takes a few minutes to load your song, and then the sound waves are somehow mapped to certain geographical features from around the world.
You end up with eight or so places, which for me included the Appalachian Mountains, the Himalayas, the Andes, the Ural Mountains and Colorado Rockies.
Labels: commercials, gadgets, Jeep, Jeep Videos, Jeep Wrangler, Offbeat News, Video
Thursday, June 16, 2011

In a couple of weeks, BBC will begin airing the 17th season of its highly popular Top Gear TV series. To get our engines running, the media channel released the first promotional trailer of the new series teasing the new automotive adventures of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
The 30 second-long trailer kicks off with Clarkson driving the all-new McLaren MP4-12C on the wet and continues with Hammond in the passenger seat of a MINI WRC racer. Oh, and there’s also a scene with an odd looking red truck...obliterating an Alfa Romeo 156 sedan and a Renault Megane saloon. For the rest, follow the break to watch the trailer
Read more »Labels: Alfa Romeo, McLaren, McLaren MP4-12C, Movie Cars, Offbeat News, Renault, Reports, Video
In a couple of weeks, BBC will begin airing the 17th season of its highly popular Top Gear TV series. To get our engines running, the media channel released the first promotional trailer of the new series teasing the new automotive adventures of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
The 30 second-long trailer kicks off with Clarkson driving the all-new McLaren MP4-12C on the wet and continues with Hammond in the passenger seat of a MINI WRC racer. Oh, and there’s also a scene with an odd looking red truck...obliterating an Alfa Romeo 156 sedan and a Renault Megane saloon. For the rest, follow the break to watch the trailer
Labels: Alfa Romeo, McLaren, McLaren MP4-12C, Movie Cars, Offbeat News, Renault, Reports, Video

Dutch Supercar Challenge champion in the GT class 2010, Alex van 't Hoff, was involved in an unfortunate but rather spectacular to look at accident while racing his Chevrolet Camaro GT4 at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands.
We’re not sure how he lost control of the beefed up Camaro GT4 but in the video that follows after the break you can see what the result was. Despite the severity of the crash, Alex van 't Hoff came out of the car by himself, and from what we can tell, without suffering any injuries.
Read more »Labels: Accidents, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Videos, Offbeat News, Racing, Video
Dutch Supercar Challenge champion in the GT class 2010, Alex van 't Hoff, was involved in an unfortunate but rather spectacular to look at accident while racing his Chevrolet Camaro GT4 at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands.
We’re not sure how he lost control of the beefed up Camaro GT4 but in the video that follows after the break you can see what the result was. Despite the severity of the crash, Alex van 't Hoff came out of the car by himself, and from what we can tell, without suffering any injuries.
Labels: Accidents, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Videos, Offbeat News, Racing, Video
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Alleged Dealer Employee Slams Ferrari 456 into an Oncoming Volkswagen Gol
0 comments Posted by bajol at 4:25 PM
A violent accident between a Ferrari 456 and a Volkswagen Gol that took place in Martinez, an affluent city located near the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires was caught on tape by a nearby security camera.
The video shows the blue Ferrari 456 after the driver lost control of the car as it heads slideways towards an oncoming Volkswagen Gol hatchback. The impact, as you can see for yourself in the security footage, is severe. Both drivers were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Although we could not confirm this, media reports from the country citing police sources state that the driver was not the owner of the car but a dealer employee who was taking the Italian supercar for its technical inspection.
Read more »Labels: Accidents, Ferrari, Ferrari 456, Ferrari Videos, Offbeat News, Video, VW, VW Golf, VW Videos
Alleged Dealer Employee Slams Ferrari 456 into an Oncoming Volkswagen Gol
0 comments Posted by bajol at 4:25 PM
A violent accident between a Ferrari 456 and a Volkswagen Gol that took place in Martinez, an affluent city located near the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires was caught on tape by a nearby security camera.
The video shows the blue Ferrari 456 after the driver lost control of the car as it heads slideways towards an oncoming Volkswagen Gol hatchback. The impact, as you can see for yourself in the security footage, is severe. Both drivers were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Although we could not confirm this, media reports from the country citing police sources state that the driver was not the owner of the car but a dealer employee who was taking the Italian supercar for its technical inspection.
Labels: Accidents, Ferrari, Ferrari 456, Ferrari Videos, Offbeat News, Video, VW, VW Golf, VW Videos
Google Goes Electric, Sets Up 70 Charging Stations at its California Headquarters
0 comments Posted by bajol at 11:34 AMInternet-giant Google has just adopted the largest workplace charging installation for electric vehicles in the U.S. with the completion of 70 “ChargePoint” stations at its Mountain View, California headquarters.
The new charging infrastructure will support both employee-owned EVs and “GFleet” plug-in vehicles such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF. And there are 250 more charging stations on the way, with the goal of making Google’s HQ parking facilities 5% EV-ready.
Read more »Labels: Electric Vehicles, gadgets, Hybrids, Reports, Toyota Prius, Video
Google Goes Electric, Sets Up 70 Charging Stations at its California Headquarters
0 comments Posted by bajol at 11:34 AMInternet-giant Google has just adopted the largest workplace charging installation for electric vehicles in the U.S. with the completion of 70 “ChargePoint” stations at its Mountain View, California headquarters.
The new charging infrastructure will support both employee-owned EVs and “GFleet” plug-in vehicles such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF. And there are 250 more charging stations on the way, with the goal of making Google’s HQ parking facilities 5% EV-ready.
Labels: Electric Vehicles, gadgets, Hybrids, Reports, Toyota Prius, Video

A bespoke sports car priced over than $370,000 and of which only 500 will be produced worldwide, isn’t something you normally expect to see at a drift event. But in the Land of the Rising Sun, everything goes when it comes to burning tires and wowing crowds.
Making its appearance on the sidelines of the 2011 D1 Grand Prix Tokyo drift was this stock Lexus LFA, which you can enjoy in action in the video that follows after the break.
Read more »Labels: Japan, Lexus, Lexus LF-A, Lexus Videos, Offbeat News, Video
A bespoke sports car priced over than $370,000 and of which only 500 will be produced worldwide, isn’t something you normally expect to see at a drift event. But in the Land of the Rising Sun, everything goes when it comes to burning tires and wowing crowds.
Making its appearance on the sidelines of the 2011 D1 Grand Prix Tokyo drift was this stock Lexus LFA, which you can enjoy in action in the video that follows after the break.
Labels: Japan, Lexus, Lexus LF-A, Lexus Videos, Offbeat News, Video
VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 Freshly Spied at the Nurburgring Race Track
0 comments Posted by bajol at 6:52 AM
If anything else, spy photographers have their work cut out with the new Toyota FT-86 sports coupe. As we are nearing closer to the launch of the production model, the Japanese automaker has increased its presence at the Nordschleife circuit in Germany to fine tune the chassis and mechanical hardware, with this latest scoop video showing a camouflaged prototype in action. Read more »
Labels: Scion, Scion FR-S, Scion Scoops, Scion Videos, Scoops, Toyota, Toyota FT-86, Toyota Scoops, Toyota Videos, Video
VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 Freshly Spied at the Nurburgring Race Track
0 comments Posted by bajol at 6:52 AM
If anything else, spy photographers have their work cut out with the new Toyota FT-86 sports coupe. As we are nearing closer to the launch of the production model, the Japanese automaker has increased its presence at the Nordschleife circuit in Germany to fine tune the chassis and mechanical hardware, with this latest scoop video showing a camouflaged prototype in action.
Labels: Scion, Scion FR-S, Scion Scoops, Scion Videos, Scoops, Toyota, Toyota FT-86, Toyota Scoops, Toyota Videos, Video
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
2013 Opel Astra Convertible Spy Photos and Video Outline New Softop Model
0 comments Posted by bajol at 6:03 PM
Our spies have photographed and filmed the new Opel (Vauxhall in Britain) Astra Convertible on test in Germany. The vehicles caught testing here are early prototype models as the front doors appear to be carried over complete with their frames from the hatchback model.
Nevertheless, we are offered out first look at the open-top version of the new Astra series, which is planned to go on sale by early 2013. The most important change over the previous Astra TwinTop is the replacement of the more complicated, heavier and costly retractable metal roof with a traditional fabric hood.
Labels: Buick Astra, GM, Opel, Opel Astra, Opel Scoops, Opel Videos, Scoops, Vauxhall, Video
2013 Opel Astra Convertible Spy Photos and Video Outline New Softop Model
0 comments Posted by bajol at 6:03 PM
Our spies have photographed and filmed the new Opel (Vauxhall in Britain) Astra Convertible on test in Germany. The vehicles caught testing here are early prototype models as the front doors appear to be carried over complete with their frames from the hatchback model.
Nevertheless, we are offered out first look at the open-top version of the new Astra series, which is planned to go on sale by early 2013. The most important change over the previous Astra TwinTop is the replacement of the more complicated, heavier and costly retractable metal roof with a traditional fabric hood.
Labels: Buick Astra, GM, Opel, Opel Astra, Opel Scoops, Opel Videos, Scoops, Vauxhall, Video
