*this video was deleted, we’ll find a replacement soon*

I love this thing, and more importantly, I love the concept. Why are cars so damn big, anyway? And they only get bigger. The whole point of a car is to transport your ass from point A to point B, so what’s the point of a 5500 pound boat? If this little thing had an electric motor and about triple the power, it’d be an efficient and fun rocket. You could slap an extra wheel on there, and maybe even rig up a cheap iPod dock and air conditioning unit. That might bring the weight to a ghastly 300 pounds though.

More info is available here.

An entertaining video showing how cars were conceived and how they’re built, manufactured, and recycled. It talks about the history of the car, shows how unibodies became the standard, and how the rigidity of sheet metal increases as it’s bent. The video is several years old so the quality is not the best, but it’s one of the most informative videos I’ve seen on the topic.

Another Top Gear challenge! This time the guys have 1500 pounds (~$3000 USD) to find a Porsche which must be driven and tested with various challenges.

Edit: These videos have been deleted. Check out the other Top Gear videos while we try to locate a good version of this episode.

The description is in Japanese so I cannot make it out, but this clip shows several Nissan Skyline and R35 GT-Rs making a quick pass in front of a crowd. None of the cars have reverse gears so they must then be pushed back and drive back the other direction.

An interview/documentary about the war that was fought between Ford and Ferrari during the 1960s. It was during this time that the GT40 MkIV won 24 hours of Le Mans and Ferrari fought back with the P3/4 among others.

The series is about 15-minutes long in two-parts. Click here to view the whole post.