This Is Batman's Pagani Zonda F

Do you like Batman? Do you like Pagani Zondas? Who am I kidding, of course you do, you're a human. Now, one intrepid Argentinian has combined his love of both into one. Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Zonda!

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Meeting Buses At 13,000 Feet

No road trip in the Andes is complete without encountering a terrifying mountain road. Bolivia’s North Yungas Road, known from Top Gear and the adventure tales of your backpacker friends who’ve ridden bikes down its suicidal curves, is probably the most famous. If you don’t want to drop dead either of a heart attack…

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Drive The High Desert Acid Trip Highway

With the Southern Hemisphere fall on and most of the tourists heading up north, it’s time yet again to head as far south as aeronautically possible, get a car, and do some driving in Argentina on some of the world’s emptiest, most gorgeous roads. Like the one that takes you along the Quebrada de Cafayate, northwest…

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How The Falkland Islanders Welcomed Their Right-Hand Traffic Argentine …

When Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, 30 years ago this week, they got 4,700 square miles of land in the South Atlantic inhabited by British sheep farmers driving Land Rovers on the left. A few days after the Argentinian flag was raised over Government House on April 2, 1982, traffic was redirected to the right, …

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This Racetrack Is In The Middle Of An Extinct Volcano

There is talk of a renewed Argentine Grand Prix in 2013 to be held in Mar del Plata, a resort town on the South Atlantic near the birthplace of Juan Manuel Fangio. It would be a seaside race at the end of the season, in December, allowing for an awesome Southern Hemisphere combination of racing, steak and sunshine.

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When Automotive Plastic Surgery Goes Wrong

Aggressive plastic surgery to give one the appearance of youth often ends up looking just wrong. Like what you would get if you texted an alien instructions on what a pretty young person would look like. The elements are there– smooth, unwrinkled skin, prominent cheekbones, full lips– but the end result is usually…

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The Dakar Race Looks Pretty Much Like A Post-Apocalyptic Hellscape

The 2012 Dakar kicked off to a dramatic start Sunday as Argentina's coastal dunes overtaxed several trucks and even a quad, resulting in multiple fires. The rally is now on its third of 14 stages, covering over 3,000 miles off road in Argentina, Chile and this year, for the first time, Peru.

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Argentine racer Guido Falaschi's deadly crash (Warning: Video)

Argentine race car driver Guido Falaschi was killed yesterday on the last lap of the Turismo Carretera Series race at the Juan Miguel Fangio track in Argentina. The 22-year-old collided with a lapped car, hit the wall and was t-boned by another vehicle.

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