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Top Gear’s STIG arrested in the Mojave desert

Posted: Oct 15, 2009

Writing over at TimesOnline, Jeremy Clarkson reports that the famous white-suited Top Gear driver, the Stig, was arrested while they were filming at the Mojave desert.
“Last week I wrote about my recent trip to America, and to be honest it didn’t go down well,” Clarkson said. “I don’t think I’ve ever been on the [...]

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UK driver could be fined for splashing children at a bus stop (w/ video)

Posted: Oct 14, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Videos

Kerry Callard, 29, and her friend Alec Goff, 28, thought it was pretty funny to drive by kids waiting at a bus stop and splash them with water after a downpour. In fact, they thought it was so funny that they uploaded a video of it on YouTube with exciting commentary by Goff who was [...]

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Toyota FT-86 body color gets inspiration from a Japanese monkey’s backside

Posted: Oct 09, 2009

Filed under: Toyota

Earlier this week, Toyota showed us the first pictures of its new FT-86 Concept, which will make its world debut at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show later this month. When introducing a new sports cars, especially a spiritual successor to the Toyota AE86, a popular sports car of the 1980s, there is no question what color [...]

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Video: BMW’s Jump for Joy Part 2 commercial takes a shot at Audi

Posted: Oct 05, 2009

Filed under: BMW, Videos

Last week, we brought you a new BMW commercial called “Jump for Joy.” Apparently, there is a Part 2 to the commercial, or an extended version, that features a little comical shot at BMW’s German rival Audi.
Whatever you do, BMW warns you to not try this stunt at home or if you own an Audi.
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Jeremy Clarkson gets manure dumped on his lawn by climate change activists

Posted: Sep 19, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

Imagine driving up to your £2m ($3 million) Cotswolds house and finding six bags of horse manure dumped on your driveway and front lawn? How would you react? Well, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson was fairly amused by the actions of seven members of Climate Rush who dumped manure on his property and raised a [...]

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Miscellaneous Thoughts: Steve-O and Green jump on Lambo, man gets 56 tickets in 13 mins, how Google Street works

Posted: Sep 11, 2009

Filed under: Miscellaneous Thoughts, Videos

We’re looking forward to the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next week so get ready for a lot (and we mean a lot) of posts starting Tuesday, September 15. We’re going to be taking a short break for now so that means it’s time for our Miscellaneous Thoughts post with some random findings on the Internet.
Steven-O [...]

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Video: Mini’s Untamed Two teaser no.2 released, more awkward than teaser no.1

Posted: Sep 11, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, MINI, Videos

About two days ago, we brought you a teaser for the Mini Coupe Concept and the upcoming Mini Roadster Concept, both of which will make their world debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next week. If you though teaser no.1 was awkward and freakish, wait until you see teaser no.2 called ‘Same.’ The series [...]

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Miscellaneous Thoughts: Lexus IS gets fuzzy for U.S. Open, women drunken driving on the rise, Eli Manning’s Toyota ads

Posted: Sep 09, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Lexus, Miscellaneous Thoughts, Toyota, Videos

Yes, we know that this our first Miscellaneous Thoughts post for the week and it’s already Wednesday. We were taking a bit easy on Monday during Labor Day and were recouping most of Tuesday. Either way, we’re all back here and are working our butts off to bring you the latest automotive news updates (and [...]

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Video: Ken Block and Rob Dyrdek show off in GYMKHANA 2.1

Posted: Sep 07, 2009

Filed under: Subaru, Videos

If you’re a frequent visitor to egmCarTech, than Ken Block needs no introduction. However, if you haven’t heard of Ken Block, be sure to click here and here. Ken Block and Rob Dyrdek, friends and founders of Monster Energy, recently hit up a local airport for some drifting fun.
The catch? Block drives his 565-hp Crawford [...]

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Honda responds to fans on Accord Crosstour’s Facebook fan page

Posted: Sep 04, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Industry News

Yesterday we told you about the not-so-nice reactions that the new Honda Accord Crosstour was generating on its own Facebook fan page. Apparently, in between yesterday and today Honda removed a comment made by their product development manager Eddie Okubo (who commented as a consumer saying the Crosstour was amazing rather than a Honda executive) [...]