Vorsprung Von Stoß-Esel: Audi S4 Races Skier Down Snowy Slalom Course

This isn't the first skiing-related 2009 Audi S4 advert, but while the previous one amazed us with CG artistry, this one's for real. Snowy slalom + TFSI V6 + AWD = awesome in our book. More »

Giant Dump Truck Tries Sledding, Fails Miserably

Wanting to take part in the winter festivities, this 47,000 pound articulated CAT rock truck goes sliding down a snowy hill and promptly eats it. No folks, Snowpocalypse is not the new Carpocalypse.

Dukes of Hazzard: Subaru Snow Day Edition

If only it snowed more down in Hazzard County, Georgia, I'm sure the Duke Boys would have had as much fun as these chaps did in this Subaru. This car was supposedly bought with the sole intention of performing a 68-foot snow jump. Mission accomplished! The little-Subie-that-could manages to gain some air time and doesn't kill anyone. Cooter would have been impressed. Them Subies, them Subies... Who needs a freaking '69 Charger named after a defeated Virginian militarist, anyway? [MySpaceTV]

Hoon Of The Day: Driver Nearly Crushed Bailing From Impending Crash, Unaware Of Airbags

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On-Roading: How to Keep Your Car Out of the Snowy Ditch

With wintry weather a real possibility for those traveling tomorrow, we thought we'd share some safe winter driving tips. Those of you in the north are probably better prepared for snowy conditions, but the chance of snow and slush in Texas can only mean a lot more of this. Anybody have any special tricks? More »

Icy Roads: Good For Hoonage, Bad For Insurance Rates

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The Yeti! Monster Truck Rides on Tractor Tires, Unimog Axles

Whether or not you think the Himalayan abominable snowman is a hoax, this Yeti is as real as getting capped in the nuts by a sock filled with flour. It's the product of master fabricator Rex Bailey, who built the monster Dodge atop 76" tractor tires and Mercedes Unimog axles. As appointed, the Cummins diesel-powered 3500 can power through snow up to three-feet deep. [Thanks to prplhaze for the tip.] – Mike Spinelli More »

What Am I? Smothered And Covered In Snow, Part 2

Ok, here's the second of three of our powder smothered and covered waffle house hash browns cars of Chicagoland. Help us out here and tell us — what am I? – Ray Wert and Matt Hardigree More »

What Am I? Smothered And Covered In Snow, Part 1

After last night's snowfall in Chicago and here in Metro Detroit, we've gone and put together some pictures of vehicles smothered and covered by the white powder from the sky. I can only imagine how bad it must be to have to park your vehicle out in an uncovered lot and then have to play the game of "where the hell is my car" before the commute tomorrow. So why don't you help us help three Chicagoland drivers out by telling us — what the hell are these cars? – Ray Wert and Matt Hardigree More »

Prius in the Snow Is a No-Go?

Here in New York this year, we've gotten no greater quantity of snow on the ground than during an average Grand Funk Railroad tour circa 1975. That means we've got no first-hand knowledge of the Toyota Prius's handling in the white stuff. But some owners are reporting that slick roads are causing funkiness within Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive system. In several cases noted on site ConsumerAffairs, the cars' electric power goes down as soon as the tires detect any loss of traction, sort of like a child learning to ice skate. At issue is the way the car's TRAC traction control reduces power or cuts it altogether. Any Prius owners here tonight? Let's get this problem snorted sorted out. – Mike Spinelli More »

De-Ice, De-Ice Baby: Michigan Tech's Got The SafeLane Way To Get Your Winter Drive On

Some researcher at the aptly named "Institute of Snow Research" at Michigan Tech University — located up in Michigan's UP...you know, the peninsula above the hand — has come up with a technological breakthrough in the not-so-exciting world of de-icing chemicals. Actually, this is pretty damn exciting — it's the first of what Cargill, the licensee for the technology is calling an "anti-icing" coating. It's called SafeLane, and it's a surface overlay that releases deicers when needed — even weeks after the overlay has been "painted" on to the roads. Testing begins this upcoming winter on select roadways. What does this mean? Well, not so much if you're down south of the Mason-Dixon — but if you're up in the Union side, it means the argument of "I buy an SUV for the winter" may become a thing of the past. Now who says de-icing isn't sweet? More »

Hoon of the Day: Snowbound

With winter's icy chill starting to make its way across our Northeastern hearts, it's with considerable schadenfreude that we present the first snow-themed Hoon of the Day. Having survived both teenage laziness/stupidity and the backbreaking labor of shoveling a Toyota out of a seven-foot snowdrift, we can stand back and watch as these Hoons figure out that pulling a compact Geo out of a snowbank isn't as easy as roping it up to a pickup. Brains must also be engaged. [Thanks to James for the tip.] More »

Concept for Antarctica: James Moon's Ninety Degrees

Designer James Moon's concept snow tracker, called Ninety Degrees South, could be the ultimate niche vehicle. It's projected as an extreme SUV (the first letter standing for "scientist's") that can travel over Antarctica's unique terrain of rocks and snow. A novel interplay of tracks and wheels, driven by a high-efficiency diesel engine, makes the two-person NDS ideally suited for expeditions on that southmost of continents. Even cooler (heh heh) is its mechanical shotgun-rider, a pathfinder probe that travels up to 98 feet ahead, guided by GPS, that uses ground-penetrating radar to find dangerous crevasses that could swallow the craft whole. More »