• james may

    James May Takes An Ekranoplan For A Spin

    Moonlighting in this clip for his Big Ideas program, Top Gear UK presenter James May got behind the wheel of a Soviet-era ekranoplan. Piloting the small example of our favorite non-wheeled mode of transportation over a frozen body of water, Captain Slow stayed true-to-form, only bringing the ekranoplan up to not-quite-flying speed. Of course, the ekranoplan doesn't really fly in the traditional sense anyway...or does it? We'll let May explain. [BBC]

    12:30 PM on Mon Sep 29 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    5,007 views, 38 comments

    Most discussed jbh1126: FRST more »

  • offbeat news

    In Belarus, Police Make Road Block Out of You!

    Under orders to stop a drunk driver at all costs, police officers in Belarus stopped four civilian cars and ordered them to form a line across the road — acting as a roadblock. As brilliant a plan as this is, it failed to take into consideration that the drunk driver would be crashing into the makeshift barrier, placing six people including a child in harms way. Thankfully, after the inevitable crash, all of the unlucky drivers were fine and the drunk was caught and is now recovering in the hospital. We're wondering if those Belarussian cops were drunk themselves when they came up with this plan. [Russia Today]

    9:20 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    885 views, 16 comments

    Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: So...the cops got tired of running and out of breath? Because if they'd had cars, this doesn't make sense. Oh, more »

  • novelties

    Vityaz Transporter, The Final Word In Post-Apocalyptic Transport

    Let's say you need to drive through the remnants of a thermonuclear apocalypse — you know, dystopian nightmare type of stuff. Sure, you could hop into a GAZ 59037A, or any of the others included in our top ten list of the best post-apocalyptic survival vehicles, but would it really be able to pull out an errant tank mired in snow? Probably not. Because that's the point where you'll wish you'd decided on the Vityaz Transporter. Capable of going basically anywhere under basically any condition, the DT-30 is capable of carrying thirty-ton payloads and remain afloat while doing it. Do we even have to mention the zombie-crushing capabilities? [Youtube]

    11:20 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    8,407 views, 71 comments

    Latest by mr.chophoppers: @bpapa9013: While the Autonomous Dwelling Complex is undeniably nice, I'd still rather have the: SEISMIC VIBRATOR SVG-27/DT more »

  • industry news

    Volga Display Of Prana: Russian Automaker GAZ Seeks Partners In India

    Apparently this has been out there for a while, but before we discussed the news that Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, manufacturers of the Volga line of hulking vehicular tragicomic props, was looking for partners on the Indian subcontinent, we needed to find press releases with the right sort of Moose-Und-Sqvirrel feel. More »

    10:00 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
    By John Krewson
    821 views, 10 comments

    Latest by ranwhenparked: I highly doubt GAZ will even attempt to interest Indians in their Volga passenger cars- India has already moved well more »

  • novelties

    Russian Keyless Entry

    People these days are spoiled with car tech, but not this Russian. No. Despite having locked his keys in his car, a problem that wouldn't be a problem if he lived in a country with any number of high-tech innovations such as OnStar, remote fobs and, you know, AAA — he's left with only his wits and ingenuity. While a Lexus driver would call this method of entry "breaking in", this guy probably thinks of it simply as "keyless entry." We salute you, comrade.
    [YouTube]

    5:05 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    3,723 views, 38 comments

    Latest by wkiernan: My '93 Miata had a zippered plastic rear window. You ever want to get inside one of those? more »

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