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Oops.  Fail.  Payam Sabo drove out on the beach (illegally) to watch the sunrise in his 2008 Cadillac Escalade (great gas mileage).  As the tide began to come in, he quickly realized he was stuck in the sand.  Like a good captain, he stayed with his vessel.  Well, until the police ordered him out.  To add further insult to injury, the vehicle was impounded, and Sabo was given a citation.

via OC Register

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One week after I purchased my iPhone, I sold my TomTom GPS.  There was just no longer a need for it.  With my iPhone, I could readily search for locations, i.e. “home depot, minneapolis, mn” and then see how far they were from my current location.  I pick the location I want and then have it route the directions based on my current location.  As Apple prepares to release iPhone 2.0, it is expected that the GPS function and the Google mapping capabilities will be even better.  Which is kind of scary in a Big Brother type way. Popular Mechanics recently spoke with the president of an unnamed GPS manufacturer, who claimed he was, “scared shitless.”  It will be interesting to watch.

via Popular Mechanics

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Here is a commercial that is running in Sweden.  The spot is called Subliminal.  Which I don’t quite understand.  Because that would mean things are hidden.  Yet it’s advertising patterns you can use to decorate your C30.  Anyways, it has some great art direction and it’s kind of cute.

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I love the look of the hatch. Especially in rally livery. But I am missing the front hood scoop. The hood scoop is a Subie calling card and is sadly missed in the new Impreza WRC 2008. Anyways, let’s get to the specs. In motorsports there are most certainly restrictions, on weight, on intake, on hp, etc. So this car makes a meek 300hp. But, it also makes 479 lb-ft tq at 3,000 rpm. Holy crap. Check out the full specs after the jump.

via Autoblog

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Found an interesting video tonight which is a promotional short film about BMW’s ///M Division Process. Enjoy!

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For only $2,000 you can buy these sweet boxer briefs that have a built in vacuum and pouch.  You connect a tube to your cash and prizes and then when you have to go, you hit the green button and evacuate.  How lazy do you have to be?  Seriously?

via Bikes In the Fast Lane

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I usually just honk and throw beads. But this revolutionary (I use that in jest) invention, features five emoticons that you can trigger to share with the car behind you. If someone ever cut me off and then used an LED smilie face to try to smooth it over, I would probably rear end them. My favorite part of the video is that they show you how to put the batteries in. Totally necessary.

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Porsche took eight of the top 10 finishes at the Nurburgring 24 Hour event.  BMW eeked in at fourth and sixth. The number one car, a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, fielded by team Manthey took top honors.  Their first place finish marked the third victory in a row and the famous German track.

Source: autoweek

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