Tag archive for ‘Videos’

Video: Honda shows off greatest hits in new Japanese ad

Video: Honda shows off greatest hits in new Japanese ad

Filed under: Concept Cars, Japan, Videos, Honda Honda is looking toward the future. A new Japanese ad for the company has made its way to YouTube featuring some of the most important models in the automaker’s past. From lowly bicycles and small-displacement motorcycles to the ever-sexy 1965 RA272 F1 car and perfectly proportioned S800, the ghosts of yesterday... 

Video: Subaru spills all the beans on BRZ development with new documentary

Video: Subaru spills all the beans on BRZ development with new documentary

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Subaru The Subaru BRZ might be most appreciated for reintroducing the adjectives “small,” “light” and “fun” to those who prefer not to have a convertible top with their Japanese sports car. Yet, as has been covered before, it’s a neat example of packaging, with Subaru engineers... 

Video: 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG mines excitement

Video: 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG mines excitement

Filed under: Performance, SUV, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury Three screen tests for the 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG have been completed, and we think it’s gonna be a star. As with the G55, we expect the vehicle’s reputation to far outshine its sales, but with an exponentially improved interior, 544 horsepower, 560 pound-feet... 

Video: Watch (and hear) one whole minute of Morgan 3 Wheeler goodness

Video: Watch (and hear) one whole minute of Morgan 3 Wheeler goodness

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Etc., Videos, Luxury There have been plenty of excellent debuts over the past year, but few capture our imagination like the Morgan 3 Wheeler. The V-twin-powered creation looks just like its forebears with its open cockpit, classic metalwork and three-wheel design. Being in love with any vehicle that looks as if it might... 

Official: BMW lends its wind tunnel to test the Olympic torch [w/video]

Official: BMW lends its wind tunnel to test the Olympic torch [w/video]

Filed under: Motorsports, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, BMW In between bouts of Olympic games, the official torch that traditionally kicks off the opening ceremonies makes the long journey by a relay of runners to the host site. And you can bet that over the course of years, it has passed through some tricky environmental conditions. But is it ready to endure... 

Video: Renault Twingo R.S. makes a lousy bowling ball

Video: Renault Twingo R.S. makes a lousy bowling ball

Filed under: Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Renault Renault Sport invited its fans to suggest challenges for the Twingo R.S. to overcome, and one of the chosen feats was for it to play the ball in a game of ten-pin. After some establishing shots and burnouts, the 133-horsepower hot hatch gets going down the lane. To make sure it doesn’t... 

Video: 2012 Targa Tasmania kicks off with prologue stages

Video: 2012 Targa Tasmania  kicks off with prologue stages

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Etc., Videos, Australia, Racing The 2012 Targa Tasmania is officially underway, having started on the 17th of April. While we’d give (nearly) any portion of our anatomy to see the spectacle in the flesh, we’ll simply have to content ourselves with living vicariously through the miracle of YouTube for the time being. Competitors... 

Video: Nissan launches new DeltaWing video series with wind tunnel teaser

Video: Nissan launches new DeltaWing video series with wind tunnel teaser

Filed under: Videos, Nissan, Design/Style, Racing We’ve seen the Nissan DeltaWing running shakedown laps, but now the bonanza of teaser vids will truly begin as the DeltaWing prepares in earnest for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since it has shown it can actually handle a track at speed, the latest step in the process is to verify how it handles the wind. Nissan... 

Video: Wheels of Destruction combines first-person shooters with futuristic cars

Video: Wheels of Destruction combines first-person shooters with futuristic cars

Filed under: Videos, Toys/Games There’s nothing unusual about vehicles in first-person shooters – Rage has its Jetter and Cuprino, Battlefield 3 has two entire classes of wheeled vehicles – but there’s usually still a person involved. But what about when your vehicle is your shooter? Then you have the PS3 game Wheels of Destruction World... 

Video: Dyson stops sucking long enough to hold a car challenge

Video: Dyson stops sucking long enough to hold a car challenge

Filed under: Etc., Videos, Toys/Games, UK Yes, many jokes can be made at the expense of Dyson, the UK-based manufacturer of odd-looking vacuums and fans, and its employees. But those hard-working engineers clearly know a thing or two about recombining common parts to find innovative solutions to every day problems. As hard as they work, they also apparently...