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Gran Turismo 5 Teaser Film with Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing

September 27, 2009

About a week ago, we told you that the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing is being featured in the fifth installment of the Sony PlayStation 3 video game Gran Turismo. Now, besides publishing in-game shots of the SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz and the creators of the racing game have also released a teaser film of the gullwing model racing in the virtual world of the GT5, which is expected to hit retail stores sometime in 2010.

Kazunori Yamauchi, who is the creator and producer of the highly popular Gran Turismo series and in addition, both Senior Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc [...]

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Tags: Video, Offbeat News, Mercedes Videos, Mercedes SLS AMG, Mercedes

Build Your Own Batmbobile Tumbler Go-Kart - with Video

August 17, 2009

If you're the kind of type that doesn't care what the neighbors might have to say about you and wouldn't mind driving around in your very own miniature replica of the Tumbler from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, then you may want to check out this go-kart creation from eBay user "Tully712". If you win the auction the seller will send you a zipped file containing the plans to build the Tumbler go-kart [...]

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Tags: replica, Offbeat News, gadgets, ebay, Batmobile

Life Size BMW Z4 Coupe Made From Concrete!

June 16, 2009

Now here's a bimmer made to last forever. This life-size replica of the Z4 Coupe that is made out of reinforced concrete is part of the BMW Art Car exhibition in Beijing, China [...]

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Tags: Offbeat News, gadgets, BMW Z4, BMW

MINI Convertible Dresses Up for "I Kissed a Girl" singer, Kate Perry

May 1, 2009

You may not know her by her name, but we're pretty sure that you've heard Kate Perry's 2008 pop song, "I Kissed a Girl". So what has MINI got to do with Kate Perry, we hear you ask? Well, the British automaker decided to create a "Kate Perry" style Convertible for this year's Life Ball event, Europe's largest annual HIV/AIDS charity gathering [...]

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Tags: Offbeat, MINI Convertible, Mini, Kate Perry, I Kissed a Girl