VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 sure doesn’t sound like a boxer
Filed under: Coupe, Videos, Subaru, Toyota
Toyota garnered a lot of attention at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show with the debut of the FT-86 concept. And they weren’t about to let it slip past them, either. As part of the spectacle, they played the sounds of the prototype supposedly rounding the N
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.05.09
Ford unveils industry’s first* production inflatable seat belts [w/VIDEO]
Ford’s Inflatable Seat Belts - Click above for high-res image gallery They started out in our steering wheels before taking up residence across the dash. They then migrated to the side of…
SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles - Day 4
It’s Day 4 of our SEMA Sweeps! After giving away three of five limited-edition PSP/Gran Turismo bundles, we’re ready to give away our fourth. Yesterday’s winner has been randomly selected and…
LA Preview: Porsche reveals new lightweight Boxster Spyder [w/VIDEO]
Porsche Boxster Spyder - Click above for high-res image gallery We’re less than a month away from the LA Auto Show, which means that automakers are starting to dribble out some of what we’ll be…
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- SEMA 2009: Bigfoot still a crowd favorite, 35 years later
- SEMA 2009: Honda Accord Crosstour straps on some factory accessories
- Chrysler’s 5-Year Business Plan: The Product Breakdown
- Chrysler’s 335-slide PowerPoint presentation and the weird stuff therein
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.05.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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VIDEO: More celebrating as Mini marks 50th Anniversary with Wash Me
Filed under: Etc., Videos, Mini
Mini 50th anniversary project Wash Me — Click above for high-res photo gallery
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 maybe it was one gorilla and Sasquatch. You can see for yourself in the video and press release after the jump, and the high-res gallery of images below. Take that, art world.
Gallery: Mini Wash Me Anniversary Project
[Source: Mini]
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VIDEO: More celebrating as Mini marks 50th Anniversary with Wash Me originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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