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VIDEO: More celebrating as Mini marks 50th Anniversary with Wash Me

You didn't really think it was going to stop with Krink, did you? Oh no. Mini and art have combined again on a limited-edition book and art project called "Wash Me." Starting with the idea of the "Wash me!" imperative scrawled into dirty cars the world over, ten artists that have never used a car as a canvas have "transformed [a Mini] into a transient work of art." What does that mean? It means they painted a bunch of Minis lots of different colors and wrote (ironic?) things on them. And there were gorillas involved. Two, in fact. Or ... Read more →

BusinessWeek calls out 50 Ugliest Cars of Past 50 Years... with questionable results Jeremy Korzeniewski

Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. While some cars seem to be almost universally loved for their gorgeous lines and undeniable sense of style – the Lamborghini Miura and ...

STUDY: 30% of you are genetically predisposed to drive poorly Jonny Lieberman

Well, this explains everything. Scientists scientifically studied the brains of 29 people. Of those, 22 had normal brains while the other seven had a genetic variant that stops their brain from ...

Autoblog Podcast #151: With Eddie Alterman of Car and Driver Dan Roth

Abuelsamid, Lieberman, Roth and Shunk. Sounds like a law firm, but it's this week's podcast crew. Car and Driver editor-in-chief Eddie Alterman bravely wades into the pool and joins us for ...

REPORT: Bored Bulgarians engaging in Russian Road Roulette Jonathon Ramsey

One of Russia's most popular exports has been its version of roulette – you know, the kind where the player usually closes his eyes during the game and someone has a good chance of ending up ...

Drop the Hammer: Getting schooled with AMG Driving Academy at Lime Rock 3 days ago on Autoblog

The world's sickly economy not withstanding, selling luxury vehicles is easy. From the suppleness of a swatch of leather to the exquisite graining on a piece of rare wood veneer to having every electronic gewgaw available at one's fingertips, what defines a luxury car is essentially ...

VIDEO: Dogs like trucks. Leopards apparently prefer Audis. 4 days ago on Autoblog

You've pretty much achieved Tony Montana status when you can keep a big cat as a pet. But how do you transport Fluffy around when it's time to venture beyond that "The World Is Yours" statue at the homestead? Apparently, the preferred method of this particular leopard-owning baller is to simply ...

Tricked-Out Treat! Galpin Auto Sports builds Halloween-themed hearse 5 days ago on Autoblog

We generally don't think of a hearse as a great platform for customizing, but then again, we've never known Galpin Auto Sports to shy away from messing with anything on four wheels. That's why we weren't surprised to see this specially-built conveyance of corpses constructed by the Southern ...

Introduction to Karting - Part 5 6 days ago on Autoblog

HAVE ENGINE, WILL PRACTICE Finally, after weeks of learning, shopping, and preparation, we have a track-ready kart. If you've been following along with our An Introduction to Karting series you're probably just as ready to go as we are. Last time we got our chassis, installed the seat, and ...

VIDEO: Seattle earthquake viaduct simulation released; timing politically motivated? 6 days ago on Autoblog

The Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV) is an elevated roadway running along the Elliot Bay Waterway in Seattle. An earthquake in 2001 damaged the viaduct, and the structural degradation has only gotten worse over the years. To forestall the possibility of having the conduit collapse in another natural ...

Popular Mechanics calls out automotive excellence 6 days ago on Autoblog

As we head into the final weeks of yet another year, that means it's time for everyone to pick out their favorites. In this business that means its time to select cars, trucks and SUVs of the year. Over at Popular Mechanics, the editors have put together a list of vehicles that they feel ...

REPORT: Generation Y will "redefine" automotive market, trends green and big 6 days ago on Autoblog

Were you born somewhere between 1976 and the early 1990s? Are you the child of a so-called Baby Boomer? If so, you, like me, are a member of Generation Y. So, what does that mean? Well, nothing really, but it's a convenient way to classify a large chunk of the American population... and we ...

REPORT: Toyota develops its own flower for cleaner air at Prius plant 6 days ago on Autoblog

Automakers make cars and trucks, no surprises there. Some even make other interesting things, like Honda, which also builds motorcycles, lawn mowers, jets, robots and solar cells. But until now, we haven't heard of any car company that develops its own species of flowers. Thankfully, Toyota has ...

Porsche releases limited edition "Designed 4 Ambition" calendar 6 days ago on Autoblog

Porsche has released info and images on its three calendars and diary that will be happy to keep you company throughout 2010. Two of them are especially focused on the Panamera, because damn it, you're going to like that car whether you like it or not... The Driver's Perspective calendar ...

Cadillac CTS-V Challenge: Follow along on Twitter 7 days ago on Autoblog

If you're looking for live updates from the Cadillac CTS-V Challenge, a variety of spectators are tweeting from the Monticello Motor Club. Get the lap times and more information by clicking here to follow along on Twitter. UPDATE: Top lap times after the jump. We'll continue to update with ...

MotoIQ provides sport compact geeks a port in the storm 7 days ago on Autoblog

We've never been fond of blatantly pimping the sites of our colleagues, but if (like us) you've been jonesing for tech-rich features and import performance stories after the unfortunate demise of Sport Compact Car and Turbo, MotoIQ has stepped up to fill the void. Headed up by Mike Kojima and ...

Nine Out of 10 Nigerian Princes Agree: Auto industry spammed more than any other 7 days ago on Autoblog

Want to know a fun fact that can probably win you a free round at the bar? P.T. Barnum didn't say, "There's a sucker born every minute" – a man named David Hannum did. But before that, we can talk about George Hull. After an argument with a minister about a passage in the book of Genesis ...

VIDEO: 1977 Dodge Colt dealer film is a completely amazing time capsule 8 days ago on Autoblog

The year was 1977 and the world wasn't as bright a place as it could have been. The Sixties were officially long dead and buried, the national speed limit had the cruise control set at 55 mph, the Son of Sam was on the loose, Elvis died, and Hay-on-Wye's succession from Britain turned out to be ...

REPORT: ESPN analyst suspended over "inappropriate" comment about racer Montoya 8 days ago on Autoblog

Bob Griese, ESPN analyst and two-time Superbowl winning quarterback with the Miami Dolphins, has been suspended for one week following an inappropriate comment he made during a live college football broadcast last Saturday. After showing a graphic of the top five drivers currently vying for the ...

REPORT: Mad Max emerges from Thunderdome on Fury Road 8 days ago on Autoblog

It costs too much money to make all those original Hollywood flops that no one pays to see, so new movie news these days is mostly a succession of "We're rebooting/remaking/doing a sequel for [insert any movie made before this year]." So even though Paranormal was shot for $10,000 and made $22 ...

Steward of the Seven, Graham Nearn, passes away at 76 8 days ago on Autoblog

Graham Nearn helped develop and sell the Lotus 7, creating Caterham Cars in 1959 as a retail outlet for the lightweight roadster. After having seen the car through its years of broadcasting fame on the BBC show The Prisoner (that's Nearn on the right with Prisoner star Patrick MacGoohan), he ...

Outraged Italian police set to crush fake Ferrari 9 days ago on Autoblog

Right up front, we must state that there is a very high likelihood that the following is not entirely true. With that said, here's the skinny on what we think we know: Thanks to local copyright laws, cops in Ostuni, Italy have reportedly confiscated a Toyota MR2 cut to look an awful lot like a ...

REPORT: Police auctioning off motorized La-Z-Boy used in DWI 9 days ago on Autoblog

If you've ever had the urge to cruise your neighborhood in a self-propelled La-Z-Boy, your opportunity has arrived. Minnesota resident Dennis Anderson (no relation to the Gravedigger monster truck franchise – we think) has forfeited his notorious motorized, and over-the-top modified, recliner ...

eBay Find of the Day: Chevrolet C5 Corvette-based Saleen S7 replica roadster 9 days ago on Autoblog

Steve Saleen's Saleen S7 is a totally bespoke, hand built superduper hypercar that in twin-turbo, 750 horsepower, 700 pound-feet of torque form could go about 250 mph. And it was capable of generating enough downforce to (theoretically) drive upside down. In competition, the S7R has been one of ...

Autoblog at the 7th Annual Wings, Wheels and Rotors show 10 days ago on Autoblog

This past Sunday was the 7th Annual Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, and after our experience there last year, we just had to go back for more. As you might guess from the title, this is more than just another hot rod gathering. ...

Jianghuai flagship sedan looks like an Infiniti G35 with elephantitis of the grill 13 days ago on Autoblog

Who says Twitter is good for nothing? Making fun of derivative Chinese car designs (cough Geely cough) is like shooting fish in a barrel. Only the barrel has no water in it, is only six-inches deep and you're using a shotgun. Still, we're thinking this Jianghuai sedan might be taking a cake or ...

Chevrolet follows Cadillac into the advertising agency review breach 14 days ago on Autoblog

Some loyalties run deep in Detroit, take Chevrolet's relationship with its advertising agency. Campbell-Ewald has been urging people to buy bowties since 1922, when a single magazine ad contained more words than a BMW press release. Chevrolet's account is huge, and the automaker is not looking ...

PSA: Where's the Beef? Autoblog Podcast takes a week off 14 days ago on Autoblog

Before our faithful listenership starts getting worried, we put the Podcast on a break this week. We're doing our show-coverage thing in Tokyo and we're also staring down episode #150 of the 'cast. Rather than grind out something mediocre, we've elected to take a little extra time and mark ...

The Lexus LFA may cost $375k, but the paper one is free 14 days ago on Autoblog

Many people are into model cars. And... origami. Tangrams, too – which are sort of a two-dimensional, reusable form of origami. What are we on about here, why are we discussing folding paper and models? Funny you should ask. See, the all new Lexus LFA went ahead and got revealed the other ...

Finally: Internet Car and Truck of the Year finalists announced 15 days ago on Autoblog

The Internet Car and Truck of the Year (ICTY) keeps chugging along and hit something of a milestone yesterday as head man Keith Griffin released the news that the seven finalists in each category have been further whittled down to just three a piece. In case you didn't know, the ICTY is following ...

Mini uses spare art for new 2010 calendar 15 days ago on Autoblog

Mini made a calendar. Or rather, Mini assembled a calendar with artworks chosen from among thousands submitted from around the globe. The calendar's theme is Minimalism, and the only rule for submissions was to include a silhouette of the car in the piece. For car calendar fans, there are no ...

VIDEO: What would P.J. O'Rourke do with a Nissan 370Z? 15 days ago on Autoblog

You know what's wrong with kids today? We don't either, but one thing we're sure of is that they just don't read enough P.J. O'Rourke. True, Republicanism has fallen totally out of favor among today's youngsters, but that stuff is cyclical. Like when Nixon swept into the 80th Congress -- the GOP ...

VERITAS RS III Roadster ready for production 17 days ago on Autoblog

After an eight-year buildup, the Veritas RS III has finally slithered into series production in Grafschaft-Gelsdorf, Germany. Just like the Dutch firm Spyker, Vermot AG has resurrected the post-war German racing marque that sold a few road-going versions of their racers to a handful of lucky ...

Trouble in U.K. TelevisionLand: Has Fifth Gear been canceled? 17 days ago on Autoblog

News coming out of the U.K. today suggests that everybody's second-favorite British motoring television show may be facing the axe. According to the Daily Mail, Fifth Gear, which has never quite mustered the following of rival Top Gear, has been put on ice. Or has it? A quick check on ...

REPORT: NY cracking down on cabbies using cell phones - only took 10 years 17 days ago on Autoblog

It's hard to believe, but cab drivers in New York City are prohibited by law from talking on cell phones, with or without headsets. That doesn't seem to stop them, says the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission. Citing phone-related accident statistics, the commission is now proposing more ...

Travis Pastrana reportedly plans to jump from bridge to barge on New Year's Eve 17 days ago on Autoblog

In the same way that just about anything under Sir Richard Branson's "Virgin" umbrella has come to mean hip and edgy, things affixed with the "Red Bull" stamp are coming to mean "That's frickin' crazy!" Last year for New Year's Eve Robbie Maddison took his motorbike and leaped on to the 96-foot ...

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