Somewhere in the menus for the fancy in-dash touchscreen on our Buick Regal GS test car, I noticed a utility for uploading and viewing photos. What? Why would you ever have to, or want to, flip through pics while you're trying to drive?? And the video-chat functionality in the photo below is just chilling. Because yeah, that's what I want the dumbass teenager in the hulking SUV next to me to be doing while he's trying to change lanes in traffic. U.S. Transport Secretary Ray LaHood would seem to agree, as he's seeking "voluntary" and self-imposed restrictions on automakers to cut out the dangerously distracting feature-clutter from their in-car infotainment systems. And naturally, the automakers, who are quite attached to the do-dads and have spent a fortune developing and marketing them, are pushing back. Who do you suppose will prevail? To what extent should distracting touchscreen gagetry be regulated, and how far should they go in enforcing it? Full story at Carscoop.
Could it be that they've actually found a way to improve the coolness of an AT-AT Imperial Walker? I'd say so. I mean, take the best retro bus on the planet and give it legs. What do you have? It's almost unspeakable. And the rebels are taking old Walkers and re-modding them for a counter-assault, and vader is gonna poop his matte black shorts...
Stanceworks arranged to have this bagged Lamborghini Murcielago shipped all the way from Japan so they could do the fitment on it--using those HRE Vintage Series wheels Rob told you about the other day--and then take it for a sweet photo shoot in Los Angeles. What do you think of the look? More views below the jump, full gallery at Stanceworks.
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In Brandon, Florida, a Ford truck ended up parking on a Ferrari 458 Italia after it allegedly made an illegal pass over the double yellow line to get into the turn lane. Sources are saying the damages are in excess of $25,000, and that the Ferrari owner is totally responsible for the accident. Hit the jump for video, and read more about the wild parking job at Tampa Sports Car Examiner!
I don't think "having the money to fix it" is the point, is the fact that he has to get another car and deal with the insurance. I'm pretty sure even though he has the money to fix it he would much rather not have been in the accident. On another note, is the damage even fixable?
The F150 had a bent driver-side portion of bumper. Also the tie rod end should be replaced as a precaution. Other than that it's probably good to go. The Ferrari? Haah... got the worst of that exchange. Looks pretty bad.
Even if it is fixed, in the Ferrari world-- this car is now worthless. He's stuck with it forever, or face taking a total rape on the resale value. Once it's been wrecked, no one will want it. Especially now since it's "the one" who was crushed by the F150.
Subaru-offroad, I know its two totally different crashes, but it was interesting to see two different instances of ford trucks destroying ferraris in one week. And yeah, as much as it could be fixed, it still basically fucked for life.
eeeh im sure they both got insurance and its not like that ferrari is extremely rare and completely totaled they just came out and it seems fixable so no loss
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