Kerfuffle? What kerfuffle? All Formula 1 teams reportedly sign on for 2010

Filed under: Motorsports, Aston Martin, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Ferrari, Renault

At least for now, disaster seems to have been averted as all ten teams currently taking part in the 2009 Formula 1 championship have signed conditional agreements to take part in the series in 2010. These reportedly hinge on the Formula One Teams Association’s ability to [...]

Crazy Kiwis: Buy a new Mitsubishi Triton, get a free goat with purchase

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Marketing/Advertising, Mitsubishi, Humor

New Zealand Mitsubishi wants you to buy a Triton ute, and to lure you into doing it they’re using goats — because really, who can resist a goat? Said Mitsu’s New Zealand sales and marketing manager, Peter Wilkins, “three years of drought has severely depleted sheep and beef populations, so [...]

BMW celebrates 75 years of building roadsters

Filed under: Time Warp, Convertibles, BMW
BMW Roadsters – Click above for a high-res image gallery

We generally think of BMW as the maker of some of the world’s best sports sedans, but its put out some impressive roadsters over the years. Seventy-five years to be exact. The Bavarian auto manufacturer has been producing two-door open-seaters for [...]

PopSci grapples with age-old question of what is worse: driving drunk or stoned

Filed under: Government/Legal

Impaired driving kills thousands of motorists each year, and ad campaigns and increased police enforcement have done little to stop it from happening. When we say “impaired driving,” most think about alcohol. But marijuana usage prior to getting behind the wheel can be just as dangerous.
Professors from Israel’s Ben Gurion University wanted [...]

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 5.29.09

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