Like most years, 2011 had its share of sad, weird, unbelievable and disturbing car-related stories. We've got our own list of our biggest stories — but you may disagree that they were the most important. That said, what was the most important car story of 2011?
Jalopnik's top ten most-trafficked stories of 2011, in reverse order:
10.) The JFK Ambulance Is A Fake
9.) Dan Wheldon's deadly Las Vegas crash
8.) This is Google's first self-driving car crash
7.) What it's like to be shot at with an AK-47
6.) Marco Simoncelli's deadly MotoGP crash
5.) The scariest tsunami video yet
4.) Massive Japanese crash claims eight Ferraris, three Benzes, and a Lamborghini
3.) This is the 2014 Chevy Corvette
2.) Virginia DMV revokes world's greatest license plate
1.) Jackass star Ryan Dunn dies in car accident
Which stories from 2011 would you add?
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