The Driving Dead PSA: Better Than The Walking Dead?
The Walking Dead isn’t a Good Show: A Primer In spite of itself, The Walking Dead remains one of the most popular shows on television, with the most recent mid-season finale pulling in an insane 14.8 million viewers even after AMC ruined the whole episode for its entire West Coast viewership because it doesn’t quite understand the complexities of […]
Western-Themed Blake Griffin Kia Commercial Promotes “Kiiii-AAA Optima!”
Look out, evildoers: it’s Sheriff Blake, the rootinest, tootinest, shootinest power forward in the wild, wild Western Conference. NBA (or, as one Old West character calls it, “peach basket”) All-Star Blake Griffin is starring in a new Kia ad series to promote the brand’s best-selling Optima midsize sedan. Entitled “Showdown,” the first Blake Griffin Kia […]
Neil Young Confirms 2016 Lincoln Continental, Hey Hey, My My
Neil Young is arguably one of the best singer/songwriters of the 20th century, and it turns out that he might also be really bad at keeping secrets. A well-documented Lincoln enthusiast, Young was on CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer this week to plug Pono, a pretty neat music sharing and storage service that has a […]
The Best Christmas Gifts for NASCAR Fans
Christmas is fast approaching, but there is still enough time left to get something special for the gearhead or racing fanatic in your life. Not only can you still get free three-day shipping on any orders over $75 from NASCAR.com, but the website is also offering some good discounts and deals on clothing, accessories, and […]
South Dakota Pulls the Plug on Don’t Jerk and Drive Ads
It’s a pretty useful bit of advice to tell drivers that too-quick turns of the steering wheel can have dangerous consequences when navigating icy roads. In fact, it’s information so useful that South Dakota’s Office of Highway Safety launched a $100,000 campaign to remind folks to be measured and deliberate on the road this winter when […]
Corvette’s Valet Mode Catches Bad Valet Man in the Act
The Corvette’s Valet Mode is new for this year as part of the Performance Data Recorder (PDR), and already it’s highly controversial. In fact, certain aspects of the PDR were illegal in some states as it was first rolled out. That’s because Valet Mode, which acts as a nanny cam for your ‘Vette while you’re […]
Can BMW’s “Thing” Rival Tesla’s Mighty Electric Behemoths?
Everyone wants to take down Tesla–and we’re not just talking about auto dealerships indignant over being squeezed out of the equation. What the Toyota Prius has been for hybrid cars the past couple years, Tesla has now become for all electric vehicles. These days, every auto brand is claiming to have a “Tesla killer” in […]
BMW Christmas Gifts Are Perfect for Owners or Posers
You don’t have to own a BMW to be a fan of the brand. The same luxury and quality craftsmanship is present in the automaker’s non-vehicle products–at least that’s how the German brand sells its line of Original BMW Accessories. Whether you’re looking for items with the BMW logo or the Motorsport racing logo on it, […]
Jerry Seinfeld Helps Build a 1970 Volkswagen Bus with a Porsche 911 Engine
In case you haven’t heard, roughly one bajillion leaked Sony emails have been made public, with some people actually speculating that the hacking was done by Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime in retaliation for The Interview, that movie where Seth Rogen and James Franco try to kill him. (And according to some of the […]
[VIDEO] Fire-Breathing C6 Corvette Is Dragon on Wheels
![[VIDEO] Fire-Breathing C6 Corvette Is Dragon on Wheels](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FFire-breathing-C6-Corvette.png&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[VIDEO] Fire-Breathing C6 Corvette Is Dragon on Wheels")
Today we stumbled across a video of a fire-breathing C6 Corvette, more menacing than any fire-spitter we’ve seen before. It’s almost like something out of a Transformers movie, except it’s actually somewhat entertaining. (Check out the video below.) The man in the video, created by 1320video, says that the C6 Corvette is fitted with a […]
Pikachu Car, I Choose You!
Pokémon is huge. In the 15 years since its debut, the video game-based media franchise has become one of the most lucrative in the world, growing its fan base with each passing year and generation. An aspect of the rampant merchandising of the Pocket Monsters brand is mobile advertising via customized automobiles. Japan loves its unique cars, […]
BBC Theme Park Will Likely Include Top Gear Rides
If you didn’t have a reason to visit the UK before now (and you’re crazy if you didn’t have at least ten), the soon-to-come BBC theme park should be enough to win you over. Reportedly, the park is due to open in Easter of 2020 in Kent, meaning we could see rides based on The […]
There Are Ten Car Crashes in the New Mad Max Trailer Alone
Think back on the trailers for some of your favorite action movies. They probably included an over-the-top attention-grabber, followed by some brief exposition via voiceover, some dialogue trying to become quotable catchphrases, and an arbitrary chase (either by foot or vehicle)–all culminating in a CGI-filled stunt sequence wrecking a car or two. Even the most explosive trailers […]
James Bond Range Rover SUVs Stolen From Set of Spectre
Longtime Bond fans were upset to learn that 007 will be driving a Fiat 500 for a chase sequence in the upcoming Spectre, but at this point, it may be the only set of wheels he has left. It was recently reported that nine vehicles – including five luxury Range Rovers – worth £630,000 (over […]
[VIDEO] Daredevil Shows Off His Motorcycle on a Roller Coaster
![[VIDEO] Daredevil Shows Off His Motorcycle on a Roller Coaster](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2Fmotorcycle-on-a-roller-coaster.jpg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[VIDEO] Daredevil Shows Off His Motorcycle on a Roller Coaster")
Motorcycles can be scary to those of us who are used to keeping things on four wheels. But they’re even scarier when you think of some of the crazy stunts the pros do on them, like Ricky Carmichael’s recent jump over the Colorado Performance Concept, or when you think of how easily you can get […]
Michael Bay Wants an Oscar Nod for Transformers 4
Expects stiff competition from A Million Ways to Die in the West and Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
What do The Godfather, Casablanca, Silence of the Lambs, Schindler’s List, and Transformers 4: Age of Extinction all have in common? Michael Bay thinks they all were—or are—deserving of an Oscar for Best Picture. And what do they not all share in common? Only the first four should ever be remotely associated with the Academy […]
Mental Block Returns for Snowkhana 3: YuleTube
Mental Block is back and drifting by various YouTube references in Snowkhana 3: YuleTube. Check out the video below and see if you can spot ‘em all: Snowkhana is quickly becoming one of the most enjoyable parts of the month of December, having surpassed the following: Egg nog Dinner at the in-laws’ house Having your […]
Sonata Design Video Employs Abundant Use of Epic Trailer Music
In a world…where automobiles take a lot of work to design… Even before a vehicle begins production, countless hours are spent in a much more grueling and overlooked phase: the design process. This creative endeavor doesn’t get much attention from the public, apart from exciting concept sketches here and there. One brand is out to change […]