So Gran Turismo 6 is supposedly coming out this holiday season in celebration of Gran Turismo’s 15 year anniversary. It will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and feature all the cars and tracks from GT5 along with even more new cars bringing the grand total to somewhere around 1200! There will even be the … Continue reading »
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Awesome Audi Ad – Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: “The Challenge” [Video]
Star Trek fans will want to watch this. It pits Leonard Nimoy (Original Spock) again Zachary Quinto (New Spock) in an epic race…to the country club. There is so much “geek” thrown into this ad that one can only smile when watching it. I won’t spoil any of it so what are you waiting for … Continue reading »
Gran Turismo 5 Exclusive – 2014 Corvette Stingray Final Prototype
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything Gran Turismo 5 related but I figured this had to be posted. The big news in the auto industry right now is the big reveal of the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. It’s a beautiful car and the new design really … Continue reading »
Star Wars’ Famous Droids Used to Promote Toyota Prius
Volkswagon aren’t the only ones using Star Wars as a means to draw attention to their vehicles. Toyota of Japan is using 2 very famous droids to sell their Toyota Prius, namely C-3PO and R2-D2. It’s not quite as interesting as the Darth Vader kid commercial, but it it definitely interesting hearing C-3PO speak Japanese, … Continue reading »
Autobots, Transform and Roll Out! – Transformer Version8 Concept [Video]
This may not be an official Transformer, but this is probably the closest you’ll get so far to real working robot that transformers into a vehicle. Built by Kenji Ishida of JS Robots, this is Version8 of his design. I’ll say that it’s very impressive and can’t wait to see what kind of improvements he … Continue reading »
The Dog Strikes Back: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial [Star Wars]
If you’re wondering exactly what Volkswagen was going to do with those dogs that they featured in their teaser video for the Super Bowl 2012 commercial, look no further. If you watch the the first half of the commercial, it has absolutely nothing to do with Star Wars. The Star Wars tie in doesn’t come in until … Continue reading »
The Bark Side – VW / Star Wars Mashup Heading to Super Bowl [Video]
VW is no stranger when it comes to making deals with the Dark Side of the Force. Today they’ve posted up a new teaser trailer for a new commercial that will be revealed at this year’s Super Bowl. Call me crazy but I think somehow, it has something to do with dogs. Check out the … Continue reading »
Honda’s “Earth Dreams Technology” – Blue Skies for Our Children
I’ve been a pretty big automotive enthusiast for as long as I can remember, particularly that of Japanese built vehicles. Honda has long been one of my favorite manufacturers, although lately I haven’t really been too impressed with anything they’ve come out with which is disappointing to me. I am however happy to see that Honda is committed to our environment and … Continue reading »
Star Wars Themed VW Passat by Artist Ken Lashley
Here’s a car that got a lot of attention over at SEMA last week. The car is a VW Passat, but what makes the car so special is that it was covered from head to toe with hand drawn Star Wars art by comic book artist, Ken Lashley. The car itself was originally created during … Continue reading »
1977 Star Wars Toyota Celica – Missing
It’s not often that I see 2 of my favorite subjects together especially when they are 2 subjects that are worlds apart from each other. In the above picture is a 1977 Toyota Celica Liftback GT that was used as the first officially sanctioned Star Wars themed car. It was given away in a sweepstakes, … Continue reading »
Volkswagen Releases The Making of “The Force” Commercial – Watch It Now!
In what was hands down the best commercial for me of the Super Bowl, Volkswagen has now released the official “Making of” video for the commercial, The Force. Lots of outtakes here and bloopers to watch and it’s as enjoyable as the final commercial was. [via Volkswagen]
Volkswagen’s New Star Wars Themed Commercial: The Force
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything Star Wars related here but when I saw this new Volkswagen commercial, I knew I just had to post it here. I won’t spoil anything from the commercial itself but my only question is, where can I get that Darth Vader costume for my son??? A+ Volkswagen … Continue reading »
The Evolution of the Batmobile in Pictures
Inside Line has a fantastic post up right now on the 70-year history of the famed Batmobile. You’ll recognize some of the more popular incarnations of the Batmobile as well as ones you’ve probably never seen before. The most popular is the 1966 version from the popular Batman television series built by George Barris. If … Continue reading »
Ken Block is Back with Gymkhana THREE, Part 2 – Insane Donut Action
Filmed at I’Autodrome, France, Gymkhana THREE, Part 2 is the true sequel to Ken Block’s previous 2 efforts. Instead of throwing around a Subaru this ttime, Ken Block has switched over to team Ford and is now driving a highly modified RWD Ford Fiesta. It’s pretty amazing what this guy can do with a car … Continue reading »
Insane Forza Motorsports 3 Gymkhana Action
Found this on Youtube while trying to find some Ken Block Gymkhana vids. This is a fan made video using Forza Motorsports 3 and a replica of Ken Blocks Monster Energy Subaru Impreza STi.