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Today here is a interesting crash test from IIHS. This crash test between a modern sedan and the classic 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air shows just how far passenger protection has come in the last fifty years. The Institute for Highway Safety staged the test to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

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The 2012 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Five-Door Hatchback was captured on video without any camouflage in the Canary Islands. It seems that the Mercedes-Benz team was at the island to shoot video and pictures of the luxury A-Class for its press material. As you can see, A-Class is the five-door hatchback, which will be the first body [...]

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Look at the baby Lambo that is engulfed in flames in Prague in the Czech Republic. There is no word on what caused the fire, though one of the YouTube commentators said that it was a transmission problem and that driver escaped unhurt but in such a hurry that he didn’t even have the chance [...]

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Here is a awesome commercial video from Brazilian advertising agency BBDO, which was hired by Volkswagen. Searching for a parking place is a disappointing experience and advertising agency DDB Argentina took this modern day problem and morphed it into a clever VW commercial title “Volkswagen Tiguan: The Duel” to showcase the compact SUV’s hands free [...]

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Here is a new TV commercial for redesigned 2012 Audi A6 series. The new A6 is bound to spark controversy and fuel more than a few heated discussions, Audi is portraying a large percentage of American drivers as being complete nincompoops that drive on third-world roads. Audi answer to these problems is assimilate or die [...]

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BMW has decided to start promo videos for its all-new 1-Series by producing the “Origins Film Season” in collaboration with Picturehouse Cinema. The “Origins” season will run simultaneously with the advertising campaign that uses the same thing to underline the different variants of BMW’s 1-Series.

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Here are videos from special event in Ferrari’s home town of Maranello in Italy to present its latest hot car to the press. Its a video of a selection of 458 Italia Spiders finished in various colors including the traditional red, yellow, black and what looks like a dark plum finish. The roofless version of [...]

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Great news for fans looking to update their cars: Volkswagen released a video demonstrating its Temporary Automated Pilot (TAP) system in a Passat. Temporary Auto Pilot can assume control of the your car using all its safety systems without any intervention of the driver.

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The all-new 2012 Porsche 911 was caught on video without any camoflauge somewhere in Germany. The next generation of the Porsche 911 will be unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

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Look at the horrific crash involving Alex Plenagl and his BMW Alpina B6 GT3 bolid at last weekend’s ADAC GT Masters championship at the Nurburgring. Plenagl’s Alpina flew over the safety barriers, passed through a BMW sign and crashed onto the concrete wall. I think it is the coolest safety credentials of the BMW Alpina [...]

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