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[CarDomain Car Blog] Water-Fueled, Jet-Powered Car?

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Jen Dunnaway Editor This Peugeot 206 claims to get 15,000 hp and go from zero to 120 mph in 2.1 secondsÃ¢ÂÂon water! I'd love to know the quarter-mile time on this baby. Check out the video below, and watch an alternate...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Woodward Dream Cruise Pics Now Live!

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Katherine Helmetag AKA atomicalex A solid hour of classics and customs paraded down 12 Mile in Berkley, MI on Friday night. I was holed up at Milano's Hair Salon, one of the many businesses that hosts parties during the Dream Cruise...

[CarDomain Car Blog] A '70s Pimpmobile Reborn

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By John Coyle Editor The first time I saw Super Fly, I couldn't believe how insane Youngblood Priest's Eldorado was, and the other day, I got to wondering whether anyone had made a tribute page for it. I didn't find anything specific...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Joe Gibbs' Toyota Teams Go From Leaders To Laughingstock in Cheating Scandal

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Jen Dunnaway Editor Two Joe Gibbs Racing teams have been busted for defrauding the post-race inspection in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. For their dyno run, they installed shims and magnets on their throttle pedal stops to prevent the No. 18 and No....

[CarDomain Car Blog] Updates to the New Ride Page Editor

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Ryan Porter Incompetent Fool As many of you know, we made some big changes to the ride pages last week. We won't lie, there are some bugs we need to tease out, and we want everyone to know we are working...

[CarDomain Car Blog] These Lambos are Supposed to Start Fires

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By John Coyle Editor Most of the time, if flames are shooting out of a piece of Lamborghini hardware, that's a bad thing. But these little babies are designed to start fires! I still think my first piece of Lamborghini swag will...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Ken Block and Freestyle Motocross

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Ryan Porter Marketing Guy First Ken Block jumped a Subaru over 170 feet. Then he took his Subaru snowboarding. Now he and pal Travis Pastrana are doing some stuff with freestyle motocross. Check out a video of Travis busting a backflip...

[CarDomain Car Blog] German Cops Confiscate Hot Rod Office Chair

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Slashdot seems to be reporting that the teenage inventors of this motorized office chair were arrested, but the AP article they link to only mentions that the chair was seized. We don't know German, but we're pretty sure...

[CarDomain Car Blog] This Just In: New on the Net

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By John Coyle Editor Last night I hung out with my best buddy, and we were seriously overserved. Unfortunately, given that we were just pulling beers out of my fridge, I don't have anyone to blame for the way I'm feeling right...

[CarDomain Car Blog] The Quail

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By David Wallens GRM Editorial Director One of my favorite events during the Monterey festivities has to be The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. It's basically the week's greatest hits. You'll see the finest Pebble Beach cars as well as the finest race...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Smarts on Lombard

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Ryan Porter Marketing Guy This weekend, I joined over 130 smart owners as they took the streets of San Francisco for an amazing, police-escorted rally and photo shoot on Lombard. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take my smartÃ¢ÂÂthere was no way...

[CarDomain Car Blog] CarDomainTV: Drift Office at Pacific Raceways

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Back in May we went out to Pacific Raceways to watch the Drift Office guys do a little drifting exhibition. If you feel like it, you can go back and read the blogs we wrote about that day,...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Real or Fake?

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief This Speedster was parked outside the office when I walked up this morning. My buddy who owns a real one is on vacation, and I'm not a Porsche or VW expert. So does this look real? I'm kind...

[CarDomain Car Blog] When Classics Go Bad

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Ron aka WayTooFurious Being the car nut that I am, I sure don't like seeing a classic car going downhill. You may be familiar with the story: someone owns a piece of motoring history but doesn't realize what they have (or...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Coming Attractions: Fast and Furious Trailer To Debut At Death Race This Weekend!

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Jen Dunnaway Editor The first trailer for the new Fast and Furious movie is just around the cornerÃ¢ÂÂbut to see it, you've apparently gotta go check out Death Race when it opens nationwide this Friday. Screened prior to Death Race, the...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Semi Driver Demonstrates Complete Fail

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By John Coyle Editor What the hell is wrong with the driver of this truck? I mean, this person is in a vehicle that's, like, 200 feet long, and they want to try to beat a train? Seriously? From the looks of...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Good Guys Madison Pics Live!

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By John Coyle Editor We're not sure why Good Guys choose to 1972 as the cutoff year for inclusion in its events, and honestly, we don't really care. There are always so many awesome machines at these shows that thinking about anything...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Key To The Valiant

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By Ron aka WayTooFurious I've recently had some trouble with my Valiant: last week, the ignition switch decided to give up the ghost. I could've hot wired it, but thatÃ¢ÂÂs not really my style, so instead I ordered a replacement unit that...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Talk About a Bad Time to Forget Your Keys...

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By John Coyle Editor It's not clear how things ended up here, but hopefully both man and bear escaped unharmed. Check out five more photos of this uber-intense game of hide and seek after the jump. ...

[CarDomain Car Blog] Jaguar Motorcycle Should Probably be Put Down

Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:41 +0000

By John Coyle Editor Now, I love both Jaguars and motorcycles. But just because two things are great by themselves doesn't mean that they should be put togetherÃ¢ÂÂthat's why no junk food company makes chocolate-covered pickles. And while I can definitely respect...