Hot Wheels Meets Cold War Russia

 

I saw a neat commercial for the new Terrain Twister from Hot Wheels and couldn't help but but think of a great lack of creativity on the part of the toy maker, like being famous for being a cover band, rather than making unique and creative music.

The Terrain Twister recalls a Cold War era Russian design, the ZiL 2906 screw drive vehicle.

 

The Terrain Twister seems to have been lifted directly from this Russian design.  I am also left thinking that there were some absolutely epic designs brought to fruition in Communist Russia, but I suppose that's what you get when workers have no choice but to work or spend their life in the Gulags. Yea, collectivism...

Sportsmobile

If you live in a van down by the river, make it a Sportsmobile.

Sagen Media interviews Alan Feld, president of Sportsmobile West, at the 2009 Overland Expo to learn more about these amazingly capable vans. We get a tour of an RB-50 Sportsmobile camper-van and an up-close look at their Atlas II transfer case.

Machismo Flash

I'm not defending machismo flash, but whatthefuckever.

Volvette V70 Madwagon

Volvo station wagons have always been some of the most understated and widely misunderstood cars in the market, which ultimately makes them the ideal candidates for insane sleeper (or Q) cars.

As clearly hinted by its name, the Volvette featured here is a V70 estate that does away with its factory Volvo engine to adopt an American heart and drivetrain from an early 2000s Corvette C5 Z06.

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2013 Lexus LS

The Lexus LS, Japan's answer to Germany's luxury limousines, has been given a major overhaul for 2013.

Lexus's flagship model gains significant updates for the first time since the fourth-generation version was launched in 2007 to boost its market chances against the likes of the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

The company says more than 50 per cent of the 2013 Lexus LS is new, with only the doors and roof carried over for the sheetmetal and with 3000 mechanical and component changes.

Pricing for the model that goes on sale in February has also been sharpened, with the Lexus LS600h hybrid dropping by the biggest margin – about $30,000 – to $217,900.

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Ben Spies to skip Phillip Island GP

While Yamaha has yet to issue an official statement, it looks like Ben Spies will be forced to miss this weekend's penultimate race of the 2012 season at Phillip Island, following his highside during yesterday's MotoGP race at Sepang.

The unlucky American, who may have just added injury to insult to his nightmare season said, "My shoulder's really sore from the fall but thankfully nothing too serious so I'll be able to ride in Australia," however Spies seems to have sustained a right shoulder injury (that may require surgery) and a fractured left rib, and now is returning to the US according to his Twitter account.

Spies will have to make a fast recovery if he wants to test the Ducati in the post-race, post-season test in three weeks time.

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Hirvonen ready to lead Citroen forward

Hirvonen's first win in Citroen colours came just weeks after his nine-time champion team-mate Sebastien Loeb's announcement that he would only contest a handful of rallies next year.

That put responsibility for continuing Citroen's run of title success on Hirvonen's shoulders, and he believes Italy proved he can handle that pressure.

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