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Japanese Two Story Transforming RV Takes Road Trip Across Japan

Anybody with a set of XY chromosomes dreams of ditching everything after high school or college, and taking an RV with some buddies to travel around the country in a massive road trip adventure. Few follow through on this dream of dreams, but these guys from Japan decided to build a two story, fully outfitted, transforming masterpiece of travel to do just that. The whole story and a video of the transformation below.

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4:30 PM on Thu Dec 4 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,744 views, 43 comments

Most discussed graverobber- My Yugo Nova!: Wacky shacky! more »

How To Sexy Your Car

11 Easy Steps To Design A "Concept" Car

Concept cars, once used by designers to hint at the distant future, are now used mostly by carmakers to preview cars already designed. In order to generate more news coverage most companies "disguise" the final model with a few predictable alterations to make the "concept" seem futuristic. As a PSA for automakers, here's eleven steps to follow to turn your new model into a "concept car." More »

4:15 PM on Thu Dec 4 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,634 views, 69 comments

Most discussed Dive-Bar-Drunk: When all else fails, triple up on step 1 more »

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Nissan NV2500 Concept Revealed Live

Since Nissan unceremoniously removed itself from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show last month, we've wondered just how they planned to unveil the Nissan NV2500 concept scheduled to debut there. Now we know. We're here at Nissan's Farmington Hills, MI design facility where the curtain was just publicly dropped on the heavy duty industrial-style truck van hybrid which features a fully mobile office and enclosed cargo area. This concept forecasts Nissan's intent to enter the commercial vehicle market in the 2011 model year, coinciding with Nissan's 75th anniversary in commercial vehicles world wide.

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1:55 PM on Thu Dec 4 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,725 views, 60 comments

Most discussed Deartháir: Soon to be seen cruising slowly past elementary schools... more »

hoon of the day

Blown Holden Ute Does Double Roll During Burnout, Crowd Goes Wild!

When you've got a supercharged, tubbed and roll-caged Holden Ute, burnouts, donuts and general hoonulence are inevitable, but this... this is hooning art. It seems you have to go to Australia for the real high-proof stuff, as this starts out simple and safely enough with a gross display of horsepower at a sanctioned local race track, but then the driver decides on a donut, and things go horribly, awesomely wrong as the car flips on it's side — twice — and then drives away to the roar of the crowd. Truly, we have much to learn from from this advanced civilization. More »

10:30 AM on Thu Dec 4 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,565 views, 84 comments

Most discussed bmoredlj: Awesome. That looked totally intentional, due mostly because it happened twice, and the car righted itself the same way each more »

Carpocalypse Now

GM CEO Rick Wagoner Rolls Up To Capitol Hill In Cruze-Covered Chevy Volt Mule

We didn't have the video of Wagoner pulling up in the Chevy Volt mule dressed up in the skin of a Chevy Cruze earlier. Now we do. We also have to say, we're pretty happy with how the Cruze looks in motion. Pretty snazzy if you ask us. We'll take ours with a turbo 1.4-liter four-banger rather than the Volt innards and definitely with the "dog-and-pony show" graphics-delete option. Also, we're now told Alan "Boeing! Boeing!" Mulally and Bob "The Builder" Nardelli are seated and Dodd's started flapping his gums. UPDATE: According to CNBC's Phil LeBeau, GM's modifying their request from the gubm'it — they need $4 billion this month and $4 billion in January (from $4 billion in December, $6 billion in March) to stave off the Carpocalypse!

10:15 AM on Thu Dec 4 2008
By Ray Wert
5,483 views, 122 comments

Most discussed HurtsSoGood: If I were Sen. Dodd, I'd tell Wagoner right off the bat that I thought the Volt was a Rube more »

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ROUSH Propane-Powered F-150: First Drive

Our gratuitous burnout ripping the tires to shreds demonstrates this ROUSH F-150 burns petroleum-based rubber. However, this very special pickup doesn't fuel up with pedestrian dinosaur juices like gas or diesel. Instead, it's powered fully by propane, the same thing powering a backyard grill.

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3:30 PM on Wed Dec 3 2008
By Andrew Didorosi
2,457 views, 35 comments

Most discussed 68stang: Hank Hill would be proud. more »

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Fisker Karma Gets A Starting Price Of $87,900, We Get First Front Shot Of Tesla-Killer

Following yesterday's hind end reveal of the Fisker Karma Tesla-killer, today we get a low-resolution peek at its nose ahead of an official reveal at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Again we see the production-intent car mimics the concept car almost identically, though the grille is revised nicely for a much sleeker look. But what of the details of this unique luxury automobile? More »

2:20 PM on Wed Dec 3 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
6,863 views, 74 comments

Most discussed Dano-that'll buff right out...: That creeper stache grill gives me the heebie-geebies! more »

Carpocalypse Now

Automobile: Detroit's Ten Most Relevant Products

The crew at Automobile's come up with ten cars lawmakers and pundits should keep in mind before letting the Carpocalypse consume the not-so-Big Three — and for once, it doesn't include the Ford F-150 or Chevy Corvette. More »

1:00 PM on Wed Dec 3 2008
By Matt Hardigree
9,210 views, 134 comments

Most discussed layabout: The Transit Connect & Fiesta are European,are they now planning on making them in America? more »

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2010 Honda Insight: Production Ready

The 2010 Honda Insight has been revealed in production form today with only a few differences like normal tires and the front fascia losing some of the high-cost chrome the Insight was sporting in concept mode. Honda's new Prius-killer is expected to retail for around $18,500, massively undercutting the $22,000 Toyota Prius. Expect full details at January's Detroit Auto Show even if Honda won't be unveiling it at an actual press conference. The press release and a high-res picture follow the jump. More »

12:17 PM on Wed Dec 3 2008
By Wes Siler
4,818 views, 63 comments

Most discussed graverobber- My Yugo Nova!: I saw the concept at the auto show, and it seemed a good bit smaller than the Prius. As the more »

Miles Electric Highway Speed

Miles Highway Speed: The Silent Yet Violent Electric Vehicle

Thousands of inches of print and webspace have been dedicated to electric cars like the Tesla Roadster and countless more opining on hybrids and near-electrics like the Chevy Volt, but what about the Miles Electric Highway Speed? If you've never heard about it before, don't worry, we hadn't either.

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11:00 AM on Wed Dec 3 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,870 views, 53 comments

Most discussed The Name's Ash78, Housewares: Wow, that interior bears a striking resemblence (in color and layout) to most VW products. Car still needs a grille, or more »

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