Video: Too Fast, Too Furious Ain't the Way to Tackle an Off-Road Course…

It is a completely different driving world when you're at an off-road course. Sure it can be fun but you should always keep in mind that what you know and practice on the road cannot be applied on a bona-fide trail ride.

The driver of this 4x4 model learned it the hard way when he stomped on the gas pedal to pass over a man-made hill as the vehicle plunged face down at a 90-degree angle. Nevertheless, the ending could have been far worse than the knock on the kid's head.

Video follows after the jump.

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What a Joyride: Cops Try to Stop Stolen JCB Forklift

So how exactly do you stop a 10-tonne forklift on a rampage? Well, unless you're willing to accept collateral damages, you either wait for it to run out of fuel or pray that something goes wrong and use it to your advantage.

The police at Nottinghamshire village in in the East Midlands of England were faced with such a situation back in July when Steven Regan stole a JCB forklift and went on a wrecking spree. The incident was captured on film by a police helicopter.

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Video: Can You Guess What will Happen Next?

Simply put, there are some things you just shouldn't do with a motorcycle - i.e. attempt a wheelie on the move with three people on board. You can add to that over-loading your bike with products as if it were a two-wheel commercial vehicle.

If you're still wondering what we're talking about, click over the jump to find out what happens next in the short clip that follows.

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Overtaking Czech-Mate: Audi Driver Crashes Head on with Police Car

Continuing our "You really did it this time" series, the protagonist of this video is a Czech driver of a black Audi model who wanted to overtake a large truck, despite the solid line that forbids crossing over to the other side of the road.

The result? He ended up crashing head on with an oncoming patrol car… Buckle up and follow the break to watch the incident through dashboard camera mounted on the police vehicle.

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Nürburgring Sports Car Pileup: In-Board Camera Captures the Second Crash on Film

It was only a matter of time before the first video concerning last weekend's much talked about Nürburgring crash popped-up on the internet.

The 15-minute long clip comes from an in-board camera mounted to look out the rear window. The driver of the car passed through the construction section moments after the first crash happened, but just before the BMW M3 Sedan 'Ring Taxi came smashing into the cars in front of it.

You'll have to speed up the video to around 9:50 to see the damaged cars and wait until about the clock shows 10:20ish to watch the BMW 'Ring Taxi collide in your upper right-hand corner.

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New McLaren MP4-12C Bites the Dust Near the Company's UK Headquarters

While not the first-ever crash involving the McLaren MP4-12C, this incident piqued our interest as it looks like the car in question may have been a brand-new example getting ready for delivery given the blue tape and white plastic covers on the seats, as well as the fact that the accident took place near the brand's headquarters in Woking, UK.

The picture was posted on the UK ClioSport forums by a member that claims the McLaren MP4-12C crashed into one of his friend's car before coming to a halt in front of a fence on the side of the road.

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Raw Video: Driverless Ford Thunderbird Gone Wild

Firefighters are used to receiving strange rescue calls, but an incident that took place in Wildwood, New Jersey this past Sunday tops them all. Local firemen were called in to deal with a…driverless 1970 Ford Thunderbird that was spinning out of control in reverse!

"We never had to deal with a car going in a circle," Captain Christopher D'Amico told NBC40 news. "We were concerned that it would change trajectory when it was bouncing up on the curb, that the tire would go in an opposite direction and send it into something else," he explained.

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Get Ready for a New Built Tough Commercial: Firefighter Drives Off Heavily Wrecked Ford F-150

We promise to act utterly surprised when someone over at Ford accidentally discovers this video footage of a heavily damaged F-150 pickup truck driven over the rumbles of a destroyed showroom and turns it into a "Built Ford Tough" commercial.

The poster of the clip is an unnamed manager from the Kelleher Ford dealership located in the small Canadian town of Dauphin in the Province of Manitoba. According to the description, the incident took place after the dealership caught fire on September 10, 2011.

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Massive Sports Car Crash on the Nordschleife, BMW's M3 'Ring Taxi Involved

A fun track day at the notorious Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit turned into a nightmare for eight drivers this past Sunday.

The vehicles involved in the crash included a BMW E30 3-Series, a BMW E36 3-Series, a BMW E92 M3, a Chevrolet Corvette Z06, a pair of Vauxhall VX220 / Opel Speedster roadsters, a Porsche 911 (964 series) and the official BMW M3 'Ring Taxi.

According to a police report, the drivers came from several European countries, while the accident apparently took place in two phases.

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Court Dismisses First Sudden Acceleration Case Against Toyota Over Technicality

The sudden acceleration issue is still troubling Toyota, which has already paid $50 million in fines and recalled almost 8 million vehicles in the US alone in 2009 and 2010. The Japanese carmaker still has to face the lawsuits brought about by citizens and their families affected by the issue which, according to estimates, could cost the company as much as $10 billion.

However, the first sudden acceleration lawsuit lawsuit was dismissed by a federal judge who ruled that it should have been filed in Utah instead of California. The case is about Paul Van Alfen and passenger Charlene Lloyd, who were killed in 2010 when a 2008 Camry driven by Van Alfen hit a wall in Utah.

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Video: Lamborghini Gallardo "Ditched" to Avoid Oncoming Car

After a great trackday at the Modena circuit in Italy, the owner of this Lamborghini Gallardo took the road towards home. Little did he know just how much (deep) trouble he would get into…

According to supercar enthusiasts Marchettino who filmed his friend in the Italian supercar doing the rounds on the track and during the aftermath of the incident you're about to watch in the video below, at some point the owner of the Gallardo tried to pull to the side of the narrow road to avoid coming in contact with another vehicle.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated the width of the road and ended up half-way into the ditch.

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Take it Easy Big Fella…Buick Driver's Seat Breaks at Lift Off in Drag Race

In one of those embarrassing moments than can haunt you for a very, very long time (especially when the mishap occurs in front of a crowd with hand held cameras…), a driver of what looks like a modified second-generation Buick Regal Coupe from the early 1980s, gets ready to impress by beating his rival in a drag strip race.

And then it happens; as he leaves the line in full force the seat breaks and he falls back… Watch the funny incident in the video after the jump.

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Video: Here's Why a Three-some Wheelie is a Very Bad Idea

I think it's safe to say that at one point or another, we've all done something senseless on two or four wheels, especially at a younger age.

But seriously now, who in their right mind would attempt a wheelie on a motorized bicycle motorcycle on the move with three men on board? Guess they got what they were looking for….

Enjoy the video right after the break.

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Report: New SUVs are Safer for Other Cars’ Occupants in the Event of a Collision

One of the most controversial issues concerning SUVs is that as their number rose during the 1990s and 2000s, they caused more injuries and deaths to occupants of normal passenger cars during crashes. The reason being that their front end had the undesirable effect of hitting normal cars much higher, where their occupants were less protected.

A study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) involving one- to four-year old vehicles shows that the situation has improved significantly in the past decade.

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Video: Man Drives Nissan In and Out of Chinese Hospital

A security camera at a hospital in Jinzhou city of Northeast China's Liaoning province captured this amazing footage of a man driving a Nissan sedan (or so that's the kind of car being reported) into the lobby and trying to do something that resembles donuts.

After a while, the man smashed his way out of the entrance and drove off only to return and give it another try. Fortunately for the staff and patients, he didn't manage to enter the hospital the second time and was quickly apprehended.

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Video: Chevy Camaro Dragster's Rear Axle Snaps at Lift-Off

One of the scariest things that can happen to a racer on the drag strip (or during any motorsport-related event, for that matter), is a serious mechanical failure as even the slightest problem can have disastrous consequences when you're moving at high-speeds.

For the driver of this first generation Chevrolet Camaro dragster, it all started with the first run when he lost control of the car and hit the sidewall.

Evidently, the driver and/or his team did not take a look or they failed to see that the car suffered significant damages when it collided with the cement wall. As a result, during the second run, the rear axle completely snapped off!

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Video: Scary Porsche Boxster Accident at Subida a Escusa Rally 2011 in Spain

There is a reason why rally fans should avoid standing at tight corners; if something goes wrong and the driver cannot control the car, you are in deep, deep trouble.

Unfortunately, we've seen these types of accidents occur again and again but stubbornly, no one seems to take precautionary measures.

The latest incident happened during the Subida a Escusa Rally 2011 that took place in Spain this past weekend when the driver of a Porsche Boxster either miscalculated or wasn't able to turn due to the slippery conditions of the road and headed straight to the fans.

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Video: Middle East Drifting Gone Stumblingly Wrong

Needless to say, for every few successful -or accident free, to be more precise- drifting acts performed on the streets or deserts of the Middle East, there's at least one with a crappy or disastrous ending.

The scene you're about to watch in the short video clip after the break, belongs to the second category as the driver either hit something on the side of road or fell into a hole, sending the car tumbling at a high speed.

Let’s just hope nobody was seriously injured during the incident.

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Meet the Journalist who Crashed the €387,000 Lamborghini Aventador

Unless you are from Austria or Germany, there's a good chance you may not have heard of Thomas Glavinic before; he is a writer that also happens to collaborate with Autorevue, an Austrian car magazine.

But that's about the change because Mr. Glavinic had the unfortunate fate of being the first person to go on record for crashing Lamborghini's astonishing Aventador LP 700-4.

autoscardesign regulars will undoubtedly remember our report on the incident a few weeks ago, though at the time we didn’t have many details on the crash other than it occurred in Italy on August 30.

Today, however, the crew over at Autoreview decided it was time to confess their doings and reveal that the man behind the steering wheel was one of their own, Thomas Glavinic.

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Lamborghini Owner Wanted to Warm up his Car in Malaysia: Yep, That Ought to do it…

The owner of a relatively new Lamborghini Gallardo in Malaysia wanted to "warm up" his topless supercar but got much more than what he bargain for when the Italian vehicle burst into flames along Jalan Beringin in Bukit Damansara on Friday.

"I was driving up a slope when I noticed smoke coming out of the engine," told the local media the owner of the car, who preferred to stay anonymous. "I had the car for three years and it was heartbreaking to see it go up in flames," he added.

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