Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
A Lada Towing Another Lada is a Very Bad Omen…
You don't need know all the jokes concerning Russia's most notorious car model to figure out that something is bound to happen when you see one Lada Riva (also called Classic, 2105 and Nova among other names) towing another Riva on the road…
Are you curious to find out what happened? Sure you are. Hop on past the jump to watch the YouTube clip.
Read more »Monstrous 1,000HP Jeep Grand Cherokee Takes on Audi R8 V10, Nissan GT-R and BMW X6M
Ah Russia, the land of great artists, endless distances, dashboard mounted cameras and 1,000-horsepower Jeep Grand Cherokees challenging some of the fastest cars around.
In this match, we see the previous generation Grand Cherokee SRT-8 that's powered by a Stroker 7.2-liter supercharged V8 engine competing against a completely stock Audi R8 V10 5.2 with 525-horses, a Switzer-prepped Nissan GT-R R850 with 850-ponies and a BMW X6M by Evotech with 620-horsepower.
Race through the break to watch the one mile runs.
Read more »Chuck Norris Approved: Woman Driver Slips Between Two Trucks
In the face of danger, some people panic, usually with catastrophic results, while others keep their cool and make it through unscathed.
Such is the case with this female driver (or so the YouTube poster claims it's a woman) when she was passing a truck on the highway and suddenly a large dumpster entered the road.
Carefully steer your way through the break to watch the video.
Read more »Lada Owners Are Always on the Alert for a Mishap
The good thing about owning a bad thing such as a dilapidated Lada dating back to the Soviet era is that by definition, you're always on your toes to act swiftly, not if, but when something goes wrong.
And when that dreaded time comes that something bad does happens, it's always good to reenact the old Benny Hill-style sprint. Watch the video after the break and you'll see what we mean.
Read more »Justice Served? Reckless Ford Focus Driver in Video Found Lying Upside Down
On Monday, we showed you a video of a thoughtless driver in a Ford Focus who endangered the lives of several people in Russia with his foolish road antics.
Today, we have an update on the story, courtesy of a Carscoop commentator who goes by the nickname 'europeon'.
Beginning with the video itself, as another reader pointed out, when the driver of the vehicle with the camera stops to confront the driver in the Focus, he asks the passenger if he should take a gun with him, which probably explains why the young man in the Ford goes from rock hard to velvety soft slithering back into his car…
Lucky Strike: Lada Rams into a Trolley Driver
Trolleys are an environmentally friendly mode of transportation with great benefits for bustling cities.
However, they are not trouble free as they draw electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles, which can come off the rails causing the electric bus to come to a halt.
In this event, the trolley driver has to come out and re-connect the poles to the wires. Usually it's more of a hassle than anything else, but sometimes it can be much more dangerous... Check out the video that follows and you'll see what we mean.
Read more »Marussia Shows the Geneva Crowd how the Russians do Sports Cars
Thanks to events like the Geneva Motor Show, we have the chance to see some very eccentric sports cars like the Marussia B2, which remains an extremely rare sight.
To fill the gaps in your automotive history, the B2 is an evolution of the Marussia's foray into the sports car segment, the B1, and it was presented in a world premiere at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Read more »Nissan Plans to Revive Datsun Brand for Emerging Markets Including Russia, Indonesia and India
It's been more than two decades since Nissan Motors phased out its Datsun brand to strengthen its own company name.
But times and circumstances changes and here we are with Nissan now planning to wake up its old Datsun brand from the dead, according to a report from Japanese business daily Nikkei that was forwarded by Reuters.
The newspaper said that Nissan wants to use the Datsun brand name on a new lineup of low cost vehicles tailor made for emerging markets starting from 2014. The move is reminiscent of Renault's decision to buy out the Romanian automaker Dacia in 1999 for the same purpose.
Would You Consider this Skoda Octavia Incident a Win or a Fail?
The video you're about to check out after the break starts off with the driver of a Skoda Octavia overtaking one too many cars on a fairly narrow road with one lane for each direction.
Because of the snow and the freezing temperatures, the road conditions weren't great and as a result, just as the Octavia driver tried to snuck back into his lane, he lost control of the vehicle. Want to know what happens next? Head over past the break to find out.
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