The title honestly says it all. It’s hard to believe all those things could make it into one insane video, but somehow, TRU TV makes it happen.
It begins as a normal repossession episode. But when the mentally deranged 20 year old “locked in the 80s” owner of the vehicle makes it out of the house, a new kind of weird, weird hell breaks loose–and somebody gets hurt!
The hilarity ensues about 1:50 in. So get ready. And have a change of pants ready, too, just in case.
Superclass watchmaker TAG Heuer recently took some footage of Steve McQueen from his 1971 classic film Le Mans and awkwardly stuffed it into a commercial so they could pit him against the current F1 champ, Lewis Hamilton. It was interesting to see McQueen go head-to-head with Hamilton, but all the ad really did was make me want to watch the original film.
So keeping with the Ridelust tradition of bringing you the finest automotive cinema (The Italian Machine and C’était un Rendez-Vous), here’s the 1971 Steve McQueen classic in it’s entirety… Le Mans:
There is an old German expression, “Gestupidinsanebatscheissekrazyfastkontraption,” which loosely translates as a desire to strap yourself inside a tiny vehicle with a huge engine bolted right behind your head and drive it extremely fast. Today, that phrase takes on new relevance. A while back we took a look at some radial-engined cars and motorcycles, but brace yourselves for the unholy awesomeness. It’s an obscure German microcar, a Goggomobil (which weighed 996 lbs and had 20 HP stock), mated to 10,220 cc of Russian iron. The combination is good for 360 HP, 666 ft-lbs of torque (not making that up), and a one-way ticket to Hades courtesy of the first corner you encounter. Let’s just say your projekt to create a Hayabusa-powered VW Bug is kaput.
The object of our unabated RideLust, the Audi R8 V10, is expected to be joined by a drop-top variant later this year in the form of the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder V10. Aside from the fact that it will blow the skin off your face, little is known about the turbocharged rag top or when it will finally grace us with its uncamouflaged presence. Sources hint that the Spyder V10 could make an appearance as early as September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, while others suggest a formal debut could be delayed until the NAIAS in January. So until we receive the official word from Herndon, we’ll just have to settle for this footage filmed of the Spyder tearing up the asphalt around the Nürburgring.
There’s been mucho speculation, rumors, innuendos, and other hoopla surrounding this reveal. So without any further ado, ignoring the Vegas odds and what that psychic told us behind the Carl’s Jr., here is the reveal in its full video glory.
Damage rendering. NASCAR. Better graphics. More tracks. More cars. More awesome. It’s Gran Turismo 5, and it’s here … in video form at least. Released yesterday at the E3 expo, this trailer is well worth the jump to view.
The esteemed Jonny Lieberman has posted some footage of some 1968 General Motors internal crash tests over at WebRidesTV.com, and we highly recommend jumping on over and watching the short video. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll cringe. And don’t worry, there’s no mangled bodies, just primitive test dummies being flung around like so much chaff on the wind.
By now, you’ve probably caught at least one of the new pair of ad spots Indy racer Danica Patrick has filmed for Boost Mobile, and you’ve probably experienced the same unique combination of nausea and amusement that we did. If, like us, you found the men in heels wildly hilarious but don’t feel comfortable admitting as much in any sort of social setting, make sure that your roommate is still passed out on the couch and hit the jump to check out behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of “Pit Crew.”
Clip highlights: “Man melons,” and Jim Dangle-esque pit crew chief.
Though this may look like something we’d do, I’m 99.9 percent sure this guy isn’t a Ride Lust staffer. BMW 325ix vs. Leopard tank. I mean, it only makes sense. The 1980’s, a time of real BMW’s, real sweaters and real muzak.
Here’s your YouTube car-weird of the day. Video after the jump.
Well, you definitely didn’t ask for it. But we’re giving it to y’all anyway. That’s right, as a follow up to yesterday’s post about Edward Smith, enthusiast, dragon, and tailpipe-pumper extraordinaire, we’ve got the interview he broke out of anonymity to appear in.
Past this door lays (or lies, I never can remember) the six part channel Five documentary on Mechaphilia. Finish what you are eating. And make sure you have something decent in another tab on your browser. You know, just in case your mother or roommate walks up on you unexpectedly.
Editor’s Note: Just so we’re clear folks, this is not what we mean by “RideLust.”
