My friend once lost control of his friend's car and skidded off the road. He was driving in the desert though, and the car smoothly plowed into a soft bank of sand. Basically, the car was fine. Few drivers are so lucky.

With the debut of the Lamborghini Egoista, I started to wonder if it was the most outrageous single seater road car ever made. Surely some company, some time, has built something crazier.

How much does it cost to fly from New York to Dubai? What if you want to fly first class? What if you want to leave tomorrow?

Soon you'll be able to buy a 1.6-liter BMW 3 series in China. That made me wonder if there's a bigger car with an even smaller engine.

You're driving down the highway and then BAM you see a car or motorcycle crash in front of you. What do you do?

Listen: when you're in my car, there are rules. You can't just do whatever you want. Don't like it? You're more than welcome to take your chances walking, where you could be struck by falling space debris or subjected to any number of other horrible accidents.

Racing games are pretty straightforward: you offer some cars, you drive around some racetracks, you add new paint and spoilers. Not everyone follows this formula.

Patrick found this article about a Subaru Forester with wood paneling and it got us thinking about the once popular concept, which was had its heyday in the first half of the 20th century but reappeared in the '70s and '80s on various vehicles. It's time for a comeback.

You know what I like even more than fast cars? Fast cars that I didn't expect to be fast. I like to be surprised when I see something blow past me, like that Volvo 245 wagon with a Supra engine that did some smoky drifts a while back.

The top image from today's AOTD showing the steps of production reminded how useful the animated GIF is in demonstrating how a car works. What's the most educational automotive GIF out there?