Renault Slaps its Badge on the Samsung SM7 and Calls it the New Talisman Sedan

The good thing with owning several brands across the world is that you can market the same products under different names, in different countries. Renault has done this several times with a number of Samsung and Dacia models and will continue the practice with its new Talisman sedan.

The French automaker released a single teaser image of the Talisman, which borrows its name from Renault's 2001 luxury concept car and will make its world premiere at the Beijing Motor Show in China on April 23.

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Game Over: Real-Life Scooter Accident through the Eyes of an Arcade Gamer

We won't blame you if you find the first 20 or seconds of this video lame, but trust us when we say that it will all make sense towards the end of the clip.

And for those of you questioning whether or not this mishap with the scooter is real, we've also added the original clip, which you can watch right past the break.

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Lesson Learnt: Real Life Speeding Ain't a Game

The thing with speeding and zigzagging between cars in real life is that you cannot disable crash damage nor you can start from the beginning if something goes wrong and let's say, you lose control of your car and smash into a concrete barrier…

If you follow the break, you'll see how a Chinese driver in Beijing learned his lesson the hard way.

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Forza Toothbrush: Porsche Owner Masks License Plates with Toothpaste to Trick Cameras

Altering your car’s license plates is, as far as we know, illegal in all countries. The thing is, unless you live in Germany where you can drive as fast you want in the unrestricted autobahn, speed limits can be a bore, especially if you happen to own a Porsche.

With speed cameras popping up everywhere these days, some not-so-law-abiding citizens try to evade them by any means possible. A car’s I.D. is its license plates. Therefore, removing or alter them in any way is a possible solution to getting away with speeding.

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Journalists Crash Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG into SLS AMG During Test Drive

As a rule of thumb, the more powerful the car you are testing and which you do not own, the more careful you should be on the road.

Apparently, that wasn't the case with two Chinese journalists that were trying out Mercedes-Benz's sportiest models during the ‘SLS AMG Track Xperience’ event at the Zhuhai International Circuit.

According to a report from The Tycho, the accident occurred when the driver of a red SLS AMG coupe slammed on the brakes and the journalist behind him in a gunmetal gray C63 AMG sedan was either not paying attention or was too close to do anything about it and crashed into him.

None of the drivers were hurt but as you can see from these photos, both cars suffered extensive damages.

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