Jalopnik: Netherlands

This is why you always look twice before crossing an intersection

Wes Siler — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST

This is why you always look twice before crossing an intersection. Just as a light turned green in Rotterdam, a gigantic mobile construction crane cam barreling through the intersection at high speed, collecting a little econobox in its path. Jeepers. More »

Daihatsu Charade, Bad Boys-style

Raphael Orlove — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT

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Dutch hoons do it right - they do it Bad Boys style. This time they got a Daihatsu Charade and it's going down. Hear its three cylinders of fury cry in vain as it flies to its death. More »

Dutch driver drowns Nissan GT-R

Justin Hyde — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Remember the scene in "The Empire Strikes Back" where Yoda raises Luke Skywalker's X-Wing from the swamp? This Nissan GT-R owner staged a real-life reenactment in the Netherlands, after a misunderstanding with The Force. More »

Crazy geniuses charge electric car by towing with pickup truck

Justin Hyde — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:30:00 EDT

Nissan's all-electric Leaf has given its owners freedom from gasoline while presenting new challenges for avoiding dead batteries. Leave it to the Dutch to discover how to freeload a charge with a pickup and a tow hook. More »

TomTom to stop ratting out speeders

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:45:00 EDT

The folks at TomTom had good intentions when they shared anonymous traffic data with the Dutch government. They'll use it for improving roads and light timing! Oh, they used it for installing speed cameras? NO MORE DATA FOR YOU! More »

The Dutch Can Even Roll Volkswagens

Justin Hyde — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:30:00 EDT

Once again, Dutch engineering has come to humanity's aid, showing how anyone can turn a VW Golf into a human hamster wheel. More »

Ferrari 458 Burns In Paris, Still Hot Like Love

Sam Smith — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:30:00 EDT

A Ferrari 458 Italia caught fire in Paris earlier this month. Is anyone else noticing a pattern? Note to self: When winning lotto, shell out for flameproof pants. It just seems prudent. [Autogespot via TCL] More »

Dutch Lamborghini Murcielago Burns To Ground

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EDT

There are good Lamborghini flames and bad ones. This Lamborghini from the Netherlands is sporting the bad kind. (Hat tip to Roger!) [Nu.nl] More »

Superbus: A Student-Built Next-Gen Luxury City Bus

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Riding buses may be efficient, but Dutch students are building something they call "The Superbus" to fix some of the minor problems like smell, speed, and number of weirdos. It's an all-electric, carbon-fiber-and-aluminum missile carrying 23-passengers in luxury at 130MPH. More »

Google Censors Dutch Fire Truck Incident

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:10:00 EST

A moment on Google Street View showing a Dutch fire truck driving away after allegedly knocking down a little old lady on her bike hit the internet yesterday, today Google's completely erased the moment. Too bad we kept the pictures. More »

Google Street View Catches Dutch Fire Truck Knocking Down Little Old Lady

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

A Google Street View car on assignment in the Netherlands captured what looks like a fire truck bowling over a little old lady and driving away. Luckily, the Googlers stopped to help. Hey guys... where's the fire? More »

Just Another Street-Driven Ferrari 330 GT Down On The Hague Street

Murilee Martin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EDT

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. What do you do with a 40-year-old Ferrari? Drive it! More »

Europe Fires Caminoization Salvo: 500SEpage, Silver Shadowamino!

Murilee Martin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT

The Murfreesboro Vanden Plaschero inspired a lot of discussion about the pros/cons of Americans hacking up fine European machinery in order to add pick-em-up truck beds. Don't forget, though, that Europe itself has a fine tradition of Caminoization stretching back for many decades. Take, for example, this pair of fine Old World cartrucks. We've got a 1982 Mercedes-Benz 500SE with pickup bed from Germany and a 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow on a Dodge truck chassis from the Netherlands. Which would you drive? Make the jump and do the voting thing! Thanks to Martjin and Sasho for the tips. More »

Yes, we know this "Dutch driving test" question...

Ray Wert — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:15:00 EDT

Yes, we know this "Dutch driving test" question isn't real. Be that as it may, it still made us laugh ~~her~~ our collective hiney off. [picture speaks a thousand words] More »

When A Maa-aan Loves A Skodaaaaaa!

Murilee Martin — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:45:00 EDT

Normally, when some car geek puts together a website about his beloved project car, the photos don't really do justice to the cars. Hey, it's hard to take good car photos (which is why we should all appreciate Señor Bumbeck's mad camera skilz), so it's nice when we spot a project-car site put together by someone who does a good job photographing his pride and joy. In this case, it's a crazy Dutchman and his 1960 Škoda Felicia.[flnet.nl] More »

War Without End

Davey G. Johnson — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:45:00 EDT

Old memes never die, they just want you (like L7) to pretend that they're dead. After the jump, Johnson and Lieberman get punny with the tenacity of portly men in blue and gray wool who just won't let that whole Civil War thing drop. Praise the Lord and pass the ketchup packets. More »

Syncronicity!

Davey G. Johnson — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:45:00 EDT

A passel of Benelux VW Syncro-heads (or at least ones from the Bene bit) got together for some good crawlin', Euro style. Hashish and Chimay undoubtedly followed. Volkswagen bahn-less slow hoons of the Low Countries for the win! [Thanks to eltonito for the tip.] More »

The Dutch Stole the Dorky Gyroscopic Scooter Thingy: Segways Banned in Netherlands

Jonny Lieberman — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EST

While we'll forever smile at the goofy little Segway for almost succeeding where so many ~~pretzels~~ assassins haven't even bothered to try, we're with the Dutch on this one. The rent-a-authority-figures outside our favorite pub ride Segways. And they do nothing but wear loud yellow shirts and get in the way of people on foot as they uselessly zip around hitting on underage Asian girls. Plus, like, how stoned do you have to be to think upright electric scooters are in anyway cool? For reals; even the working gals in the windows would refuse your nerdy money. Though, if those dual electric motors were driving rubber bands... Naw, they'd still be lame. – Jonny Lieberman More »

Spyker Shows Production C12 to "Miljonairs"

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:51:58 EDT

The German Car Blog relates an article in Der Spiegel about Spyker's unveiling of its production C12 at a Dutch "millionaires" fair (you mean the guys on the cigar box?). And even Rembrandt would tear out his mustache trying to calculate the forshortening lines of the Spyker's yawning proportions. Just as in the prototype, the production model, which will cost more than $300,000 in tulip money when it's launched — possibly in 2006 — will be powered by Audi s six-liter dry-sump aluminum W12. More »