Why Standing in Front of a Car and Threatening a Driver is a Bad Idea

One would believe that with the wide availability of the internet and all those videos from dashboard-mounted cameras circulating around the web, people living in Russia and the surrounding countries would be a bit more careful when it comes to playing the macho-man in front of a car. Read more »

Ken Block Tries to Annihilate As Many GoPro Cameras As He Can for Promo Shot in Russia

After killing some cones in an old Ford Sierra, in Hungary, Ken Block goes much further east, in order to shoot a promo clip for action camera manufacturers GoPro, who call themselves the makers of "the world's most versatile camera." The aim of the video was for Block to "kill" as many cameras as he could, while driving his custom rally Ford Focus through the frozen woods of Russia. Read more »

Belarusian Jet Fighters Messing Around with Civilian Drivers

We're no army pilots - or any kind of pilots of airborne aircrafts for that matter, but common sense says that the highway isn't a place for an airplane to be flying above cars that are travelling at speed, at a low altitude.

While driving on the Belarusian M1 highway, the driver of the camera-equipped car was confronted by not one, but two jet fighters in a matter of minutes.

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Ford Begins Production of the Latest Explorer SUV in Russia

The first Explorer rolled off the assembly line today at Ford's Sollers Elabuga Assembly Plant in the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, marking the first time in the nameplate's 23-year long history that the full-size SUV is fully produced outside of the United States. All production at the Soller's plant is aimed at the Russian market. Read more »

Look What Happens When Cops Fail to Place Warning Signals at an Accident Scene

The author of this Russian video states that the truck driver with the recording device was distracted and failed to stop at a scene of an accident on the highway, almost crashing into civilian and police cars as well as people standing on the road in the process. Read more »

Oh, My...Topless Female Activists Flash Putin and Merkel at VW’s Hannover Stand [NSFW]

Warning: Some readers may find the following images and video offensive. Those who don't, are welcome to complete the bubble thought in the opening picture in the comments after the break.

If you read our earlier story about Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to VW's booth at the Hannover Messe Industrie 2013, you’ve probably noticed a grin on his face. While we assumed it had something to do with the XL1, it seems that the reason may very well have been a bizarre scene that occurred a little earlier…

Just as Putin and Merkel were preparing to get in the XL1, three topless activists from Ukraine’s FEMEN group rushed into the hall screaming and calling the Russian leader a “dictator”, among other names.

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Russian President Putin Checks Out VW’s XL1 Together with German Chancellor Merkel

Whether he’s criticizing the Russian auto industry for not being able to provide him with a decent limousine or test driving Russia’s latest models before they go on sale, Russian President Vladimir Putin is always in the news when it comes to cars. Read more »

That's Not Tiger Woods, and That's Not a Golf Course...

A golf club is not really ideal to have around in your car as a weapon – it is clearly not as popular as the baseball bat, for instance… This is actually the first enraged Russian driver we've seen wielding one of these, so we were curious as to what the outcome of this particular altercation would be. Read more »

This is One Surprise You Don't Want to Experience

There are many surprises one can experience while driving their vehicle on the road – from pleasant ones, such as stumbling upon rare exotic examples from the automobile world or beautiful scenery and people, to nasty ones like an accident.

For this poor motorist, the surprise came in the form of another car that lost control (or was hit, we can't see from this angle), and crashed into the curb before heading his or her way.

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Lada Saloon Slips on Ice and Takes a Turn for the Worse…

The thing with ice and even worse, black ice is that you won't notice it until it's too late to do something about it, so when temperatures drop below the freezing point of water at 32° F or 0° C, the best you can do is slow down and be extremely careful – the opposite of what the driver of this classic Lada sedan did.

Obviously travelling faster than what he should have in these conditions, the driver stepped on ice and lost control of the car that crossed over the road slamming into the metal guardrails before it tumbled and landed on its top.

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Intoxicated Pedestrian is Both Extremely Dumb and Lucky at the Same Time

Some people keep a straight head and take every precaution possible, yet still fall victims to accidents, while others, are complete and utter fools, tempting their fate in stupendous ways, but somehow make it out alive and without a scratch. In this video, we see an example of the former.

A clearly intoxicated pedestrian is caught on a dash-cam having taken off her shoes and changing words with some traffic officers, purportedly in the Ukrainian city of Karlivka.

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Lada Samara Hits a Wall -Literally- While Trying to Drift

Getting together with your pals at night at a local supermarket's parking lot to film your drifting efforts sounds like a very cool idea until you mess up and find yourself the star on YouTube.

The young driver tries to turn around the (front-wheel drive) Lada Samara hatchback's tail a couple of times using the small pools of water on the lot as a skid pad.

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Lada Niva Gets in a Wet and Sticky Situation

As the temperatures warm up and the snow begins to melt in the northern hemisphere, it's time for youngsters to enjoy nature's beauty. For this group, it means heading to a river and trying out their off-road vehicles, perhaps more to impress their female friends than anything else. Read more »

VW to Hire 50,000 Workers by 2018, Mostly Outside Europe

Volkswagen plans to employ 50,000 people by 2018, in its quest to become the world’s largest carmaker. Currently, Europe’s biggest automaker has around 550,000 employees worldwide. Most of the new jobs are expected to go outside the Eurozone, which has been affected by economic uncertainty for the past few years. Read more »

Russian Tank Hits a Snag, Then a Curb and a…Pole

Have you ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong and you just want to punch something? We're guessing that it must have been one of those days for the operator of this BMD amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle (or so we think it is this type of army vehicle – if you know otherwise, tell us in the comments). Read more »

Rich Russians Hire Phony Ambulances to Beat the Traffic Gridlock

Aside from buying a helicopter and using it for short journeys within city limits, there is really no way to avoid heavy traffic, especially in the gridlocked urban centers of the world.

Moscow is one such city, but it seems that the crafty Russians have found something much cheaper than a helicopter, in order to quickly get through any tough traffic situations. It appears that ambulances in the Russian capital have been outfitted with plush, luxurious interiors, so that they can then be used as special transportation, for important people!

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This is Beyond Strange Even for Mother Russia, and Yes, It's NSFW

Perhaps you didn't pay too much attention to the NSFW tag in the title so let's say it again: this video is Not Suitable For Work and you're probably better off if you avoid watching it in the presence of your wife or better half, unless she's used to you surfing online for Russian brides…

Why, we hear some of you ask? Well, because it entails a young, and admittedly beautifully shaped woman in her birthday (…or bachelor, if you prefer) party suit riding on the boot of a moving Mercedes-Benz E-Class saloon as it drives through the streets of a Russian city.

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Ferrari 458 Handbrake Freezes, Lada Niva Saves the Day

As beautiful and capable as they may be, Italian exotic supercars are quite temperamental and don't do well in extreme weather conditions. That said, by trying to operate a Ferrari 458 Italia in freezing temperatures and icy roads, you're really tempting your fate and…your bank account. Read more »

Russians Mod Old Opel Vectra and Remotely Control it Via an iPad

Pairing a modern iPad tablet with an old-school, first generation Opel Vectra may look like an impossible thing to do for most people. We’re not talking about fitting the iPad into the Vectra’s dashboard, but controlling the car via an iPad app. Read more »

These Are Probably Some of the Luckiest Gals in Belarus

We’ll cut to the chase with the following video. No, it's not from Russia but from neighboring Belarus and yes, it’s an accident. Dash cams have produced another YouTube blockbuster, and this time the scenario is rather simple. A reckless driver in a Renault Megane Sedan driving too fast for city-traffic runs a red light and hits what appears to be a Lada that was crossing the intersection on a green light. Read more »