2017 Volkswagen Tiguan Overview

Volkswagen makes well-engineered, robust vehicles, and the Tiguan crossover is no exception.  Sharing the same platform as the VW Golf, this two-row seater is celebrating its 10-year production anniversary with a new generation–in Europe, at least. Sporting some much-needed updates to remain competitive in the global market, the latest Tiguan is a fine entry in the VW lineup…

2013 BMW 3 Series Overview

The BMW 3 Series sees little change for the 2013 model year thanks to its full redesign the year before. Power front seats are now standard, along with a new M Sport equipment line and the return of the xDrive all-wheel-drive system. The 320i trim level is new for the sedan body style, while the…

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Runaway Tire Attacks Innocent Woman in China [VIDEO]

“Look Out, He’s Right Behind You!”: Runaway Tire Attacks Innocent Woman in China Sometimes people get injured on the highway because of their own careless behavior – for example, the careless motorcyclist from last month who took a tumble because he was engaging in illegal lane-splitting. Other times, a person is just very, very, very,…

Ellie Goulding Survives Vehicle's Icy Plunge

Driving over ice is dicey business, and it can end in disaster if not done correctly. While there are whole series of shows on the History Channel dedicated to professionals who make their living taking semi trucks over ice roads, those winter thoroughfares are heavily monitored and maintained to ensure that drivers are as safe…

Countdown: 6 Most Famous Cars from the Muppets

The world of the Muppets is filled with colorful characters–and equally colorful cars. From their original television show to their newest television show–and every movie in between–there’s bound to be a vehicle that sticks in your memory. For us at The News Wheel, these are our top six Muppet cars. For this list, we’re excluding…

Yet Another Cheese Heist Wracks the Nation

People do crazy things for cheese Photo: Alpha In this day and age, thanks to our law enforcement agents, we don’t have legendary criminals like John Dillinger running around. For the most part, huge heists like the bank robbers of the 1920s pulled off are now nigh-on impossible outside of Mission Impossible and The Fast…

Jerk Elephant Sits on Car in Thailand

What a testament to the beauty of nature and a spectacular jerk Got a joke for ya. Where does a 10,000 pound elephant sit? Give up? It sits wherever the hell it wants, but also on your car. At least that’s where an elephant might sit if, say, you were driving around the Khao Yai…

[VIDEO] Subaru WRX Road Rage Caught on Camera

[wptab name=’WRX Road Rage’] Subaru WRX’s road rage caught on camera Watch the Subaru WRX Road Rage video here Here’s the thing about being an assclown on the road: someone’s probably watching you. And when your assclownery borders on illegal, you’re probably going to get in trouble for it. That’s right—gone are the days you…

[VIDEO] Man Passes Out at Wheel, Drives Mustang into Field

Paul Yearly was likely incredibly happy with his purchase after he picked up a used fourth-generation Mustang earlier this year. After he found himself unconscious behind the wheel, tearing through farmland and coming perilously close to driving straight into highway traffic, he was likely incredibly happy to come away alive. Yearley’s video, viewed more than…

US Honda Civic Type R at Least Two Years Away

The 2016 Honda Civic concept that debuted in New York last week Last week, we (joyously) reported the news that America was finally getting a freaking Honda Civic Type R. Well, that news is still true, but it now comes with a slight addendum: America is finally getting a freaking Honda Civic Type R…in a…

Should Our Self-Driving Cars Be Electric or Hybrid?

GM’s self-driving Chevy Bolt Photo: Digital Trends Self-driving vehicles have brought up a number of hotly-debated topics to the automotive industry, including whether or not self-driving cars will work on roads with human drivers on them, how people around the car will know what it is trying to do, or even whether or not self-driving…