TopSpur.info http://topspur.info Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This is How an Irish Comedian Sells His Old 1990 VW Polo http://topspur.info/this-is-how-an-irish-comedian-sells-his-old-1990-vw-polo/ http://topspur.info/this-is-how-an-irish-comedian-sells-his-old-1990-vw-polo/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:08 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/this-is-how-an-irish-comedian-sells-his-old-1990-vw-polo/ We guess there are many ways to sell your used car, but we will admit that creating a music video clip and sharing it on an automotive classified website hadn’t crossed our mind – then again, we're not comedians… Meet the funny lads over at Nostril Shorts who came up with the idea of promoting [...]]]>
We guess there are many ways to sell your used car, but we will admit that creating a music video clip and sharing it on an automotive classified website hadn’t crossed our mind – then again, we're not comedians…

Meet the funny lads over at Nostril Shorts who came up with the idea of promoting the sale of member Garry's 1990 VW Polo Mk2 C Squareback (a.k.a. Breadvan) on the popular classified ads site DoneDeal with a video.

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]]> http://topspur.info/this-is-how-an-irish-comedian-sells-his-old-1990-vw-polo/feed/ 0 Instant Karma for Toyota Prius Cabby Making an Illegal U-Turn http://topspur.info/instant-karma-for-toyota-prius-cabby-making-an-illegal-u-turn/ http://topspur.info/instant-karma-for-toyota-prius-cabby-making-an-illegal-u-turn/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:07 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/instant-karma-for-toyota-prius-cabby-making-an-illegal-u-turn/ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SR_JgDsqF_c/UZrTs0sfU2I/AAAAAAAM4Kw/-Yd8GOB63RE/s72-c/Untitled-2This is what we call "instant karma". Bill Walsh, a bicyclist, who seems to have suffered from drivers making illegal U-turns on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., as evidenced by the head-cam videos (see below) featured on his YouTube channel, finally saw justice served. While riding on the bike lane, Walsh was confronted by yet [...]]]>
This is what we call "instant karma". Bill Walsh, a bicyclist, who seems to have suffered from drivers making illegal U-turns on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., as evidenced by the head-cam videos (see below) featured on his YouTube channel, finally saw justice served.

While riding on the bike lane, Walsh was confronted by yet another driver looking to make a quick U-turn. Infuriated by the move, he yells "Illegal, illegal!" to the driver of the Toyota Prius taxicab, who doesn't really seem to care.

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]]> http://topspur.info/instant-karma-for-toyota-prius-cabby-making-an-illegal-u-turn/feed/ 0 New Lexus IS 250 Falls Short in Edmunds’s Comparo with BMW 328i and Cadillac ATS 2.0 http://topspur.info/new-lexus-is-250-falls-short-in-edmundss-comparo-with-bmw-328i-and-cadillac-ats-2-0/ http://topspur.info/new-lexus-is-250-falls-short-in-edmundss-comparo-with-bmw-328i-and-cadillac-ats-2-0/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 06:28:11 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/new-lexus-is-250-falls-short-in-edmundss-comparo-with-bmw-328i-and-cadillac-ats-2-0/ http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DN5yge613XU/UZLxL68f4cI/AAAAAAAMzZ4/vdK4Z_AgA7A/s72-c/BMW-Lexus-Cadillac-The newest entry in the extremely competitive premium compact saloon category is the third generation of Lexus' IS sedan that brings with it a sharper design with more character inside and out, along with the promise of improved dynamics. It doesn’t have an easy job as all contestants for the title in the segment have [...]]]>
The newest entry in the extremely competitive premium compact saloon category is the third generation of Lexus' IS sedan that brings with it a sharper design with more character inside and out, along with the promise of improved dynamics.

It doesn’t have an easy job as all contestants for the title in the segment have many strong points, with the BMW 3-Series, now in its sixth iteration, having the added bonus of being the most recognized and successful player for almost three decades now.

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]]> http://topspur.info/new-lexus-is-250-falls-short-in-edmundss-comparo-with-bmw-328i-and-cadillac-ats-2-0/feed/ 0 Year of the Saab: China’s BAIC Motors Launches 9-5-Based Senova D Sedan http://topspur.info/year-of-the-saab-chinas-baic-motors-launches-9-5-based-senova-d-sedan/ http://topspur.info/year-of-the-saab-chinas-baic-motors-launches-9-5-based-senova-d-sedan/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:24:19 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/year-of-the-saab-chinas-baic-motors-launches-9-5-based-senova-d-sedan/ The car you see pictured here is the Senova D sedan from China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. or simply BAIC, and under its body shell, elements of which will likely remind you of several other cars, is the platform and engine technology from the previous generation Saab 9-5, the rights for which the company [...]]]>
The car you see pictured here is the Senova D sedan from China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. or simply BAIC, and under its body shell, elements of which will likely remind you of several other cars, is the platform and engine technology from the previous generation Saab 9-5, the rights for which the company acquired from General Motors in 2009.

It is the production version of last year's C70G and it was formally introduced to the world at last month's Shanghai Auto Show. The reason why we're talking about it now is that BAIC announced on Monday that the Senova D went on sale in China and Hong Kong (which is a special administrative region of China).

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]]> http://topspur.info/year-of-the-saab-chinas-baic-motors-launches-9-5-based-senova-d-sedan/feed/ 0 Watch Rémi Gaillard’s Best Traffic Police Pranks http://topspur.info/watch-remi-gaillards-best-traffic-police-pranks-2/ http://topspur.info/watch-remi-gaillards-best-traffic-police-pranks-2/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 06:56:21 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/watch-remi-gaillards-best-traffic-police-pranks-2/ http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b7l0G1PACYw/UY2oKFpuW_I/AAAAAAAMxJk/C1X_SEDFYhc/s72-c/Untitled-6French funny man Rémi Gaillard has provided us with plenty of laughs over the past decade or so after losing his job at a shoe store and taking on the comedy world by storm, most of the times at the expense of police officers on the road. And it is these moments that Gaillard put [...]]]>
French funny man Rémi Gaillard has provided us with plenty of laughs over the past decade or so after losing his job at a shoe store and taking on the comedy world by storm, most of the times at the expense of police officers on the road.

And it is these moments that Gaillard put together to create a four-and-a-half minute long video with some of his most successful pranks with officers of the law.

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]]> http://topspur.info/watch-remi-gaillards-best-traffic-police-pranks-2/feed/ 0 Watch Rémi Gaillard’s Best Traffic Police Pranks http://topspur.info/watch-remi-gaillards-best-traffic-police-pranks/ http://topspur.info/watch-remi-gaillards-best-traffic-police-pranks/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 06:56:21 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/watch-remi-gaillards-best-traffic-police-pranks/ http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b7l0G1PACYw/UY2oKFpuW_I/AAAAAAAMxJk/C1X_SEDFYhc/s72-c/Untitled-6French funny man Rémi Gaillard has provided us with plenty of laughs over the past decade or so after losing his job at a shoe store and taking on the comedy world by storm, most of the times at the expense of police officers on the road. And it is these moments that Gaillard put [...]]]>
French funny man Rémi Gaillard has provided us with plenty of laughs over the past decade or so after losing his job at a shoe store and taking on the comedy world by storm, most of the times at the expense of police officers on the road.

And it is these moments that Gaillard put together to create a four-and-a-half minute long video with some of his most successful pranks with officers of the law.

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]]> http://topspur.info/watch-remi-gaillards-best-traffic-police-pranks/feed/ 0 Motorcyclist Butts Into A Pair of Bicyclists on Mulholland Highway http://topspur.info/motorcyclist-butts-into-a-pair-of-bicyclists-on-mulholland-highway/ http://topspur.info/motorcyclist-butts-into-a-pair-of-bicyclists-on-mulholland-highway/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:00:24 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/motorcyclist-butts-into-a-pair-of-bicyclists-on-mulholland-highway/ Warning: Some viewers may find certain scenes of the accident disturbing We've seen plenty of motorcycle-related accidents on Southern California's Mulholland Drive, but we can't remember one as strange as this one, captured on film by cameraman and local enthusiast Ken Snyder. In the video, a motorcyclist riding fairly slow on the right side of [...]]]>
Warning: Some viewers may find certain scenes of the accident disturbing

We've seen plenty of motorcycle-related accidents on Southern California's Mulholland Drive, but we can't remember one as strange as this one, captured on film by cameraman and local enthusiast Ken Snyder.

In the video, a motorcyclist riding fairly slow on the right side of the road at "Dead Man's Turn" somehow fails to see the two bicycle riders in front of him and impales them one after the other with his bike…

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]]> http://topspur.info/motorcyclist-butts-into-a-pair-of-bicyclists-on-mulholland-highway/feed/ 0 SSC Tuatara Dyno Tested at 1,350HP, Deliveries May Start This December http://topspur.info/ssc-tuatara-dyno-tested-at-1350hp-deliveries-may-start-this-december/ http://topspur.info/ssc-tuatara-dyno-tested-at-1350hp-deliveries-may-start-this-december/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 08:01:23 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/ssc-tuatara-dyno-tested-at-1350hp-deliveries-may-start-this-december/ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mbqh8mmCWhs/UYWFFMD8YRI/AAAAAAAMs4w/lF7xMXm0QMA/s72-c/SSC-TuataraThe Tuatara has been in the works for a few years now, but unlike other manufacturers, SSC has chosen the closed doors approach to its development. Now, though, according to Gizmag, the V8-powered hypercar is close to being finished, and deliveries may commence as early as the end of this year or in the beginning [...]]]>
The Tuatara has been in the works for a few years now, but unlike other manufacturers, SSC has chosen the closed doors approach to its development.

Now, though, according to Gizmag, the V8-powered hypercar is close to being finished, and deliveries may commence as early as the end of this year or in the beginning of 2014. The car, which is designed to be the fastest in the world, comes with a newly developed 423 cu.in. (6.9-liter)  twin turbo V8.

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]]> http://topspur.info/ssc-tuatara-dyno-tested-at-1350hp-deliveries-may-start-this-december/feed/ 0 Watch a Very, Very Lucky Porsche 911 GT2 RS Driver Chase a Carrera GT at the Nürburgring http://topspur.info/watch-a-very-very-lucky-porsche-911-gt2-rs-driver-chase-a-carrera-gt-at-the-nurburgring/ http://topspur.info/watch-a-very-very-lucky-porsche-911-gt2-rs-driver-chase-a-carrera-gt-at-the-nurburgring/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 19:28:23 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/watch-a-very-very-lucky-porsche-911-gt2-rs-driver-chase-a-carrera-gt-at-the-nurburgring/ Pop quiz: which Porsche is more powerful and faster, the 997-gen 991 GT2 RS or the Carrera GT? You might be forgiven for answering the latter, as it was Porsche’s hypercar and a Ferrari Enzo rival whether the former just a souped-up version 911 Turbo at half the GT’s price. The numbers, however, tell a [...]]]>
Pop quiz: which Porsche is more powerful and faster, the 997-gen 991 GT2 RS or the Carrera GT? You might be forgiven for answering the latter, as it was Porsche’s hypercar and a Ferrari Enzo rival whether the former just a souped-up version 911 Turbo at half the GT’s price.

The numbers, however, tell a different story. The normally aspirated 5.7-liter V10 in the mid-engined Carrera GT churns out 612HP (620PS) for a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration time of 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 330 km/h (205 mph). The twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter that’s hung out behind the rear axle of the 997 GT2 RS has an identical power output and top speed but is faster by 0.4 seconds in the customary 0-100 km/h sprint.

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]]> http://topspur.info/watch-a-very-very-lucky-porsche-911-gt2-rs-driver-chase-a-carrera-gt-at-the-nurburgring/feed/ 0 Future Cars: 2014 Audi S3 Cabriolet Blows Its Top http://topspur.info/future-cars-2014-audi-s3-cabriolet-blows-its-top/ http://topspur.info/future-cars-2014-audi-s3-cabriolet-blows-its-top/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 08:33:09 +0000 izzuljn http://topspur.info/future-cars-2014-audi-s3-cabriolet-blows-its-top/ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jWDrJ_ZG6s4/UYHos82XmAI/AAAAAAAMr-g/NtVRj3N--lM/s72-c/2014-Audi-A3-Convertable-TopDown-1When one's mind turns toward performance Audi's, initial thought usually conjures up images of the glorious Quattro's from the 80's, R8's and countless hyper luxury cars carrying the famous 'RS' designation. I'll be the first to admit for having a soft spot for them – especially the now superseded ballistic twin-turbo V10 RS6 (and gosh [...]]]>
When one's mind turns toward performance Audi's, initial thought usually conjures up images of the glorious Quattro's from the 80's, R8's and countless hyper luxury cars carrying the famous 'RS' designation. I'll be the first to admit for having a soft spot for them – especially the now superseded ballistic twin-turbo V10 RS6 (and gosh how I'd trade in my family for one of those too). However, for those who want something rapid in a smaller, more open-plan configuration then Audi has the just prescription for you. Read more »


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