Tag Archive for 'YouTube'

The 2011 Ford Explorer … in the snow! (w/Video!)

It’s winter time in the United States, and for a great number of us, that means snow!  While the white stuff is pretty look at, it wreaks havoc with our road system.  Further, many drivers simply don’t know how to adjust their driving habits for foul weather, and end up playing bumper cars.  Click past the jump to see how well the 2011 Ford Explorer helps its driver stay on course.

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Road Reality is One Year Old Today!

It’s been a great first year for Road Reality, so I’d like to take a minute or three to share some of the highlights of the past year.  At the same time, I’d like to thank you, my readers, for your continued input, suggestions, and of course questions.  Without you, it wouldn’t be nearly as rewarding to run this site!

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Bad Marketing: Chevy Volt Song & Dance

The Chevrolet Volt has plenty going for it – a new chassis, electric vehicle operation, a nice interior (from what has been shown so far).  Then, the video below showed up.  Bad dancing doesn’t help out the lackluster song, both of which are far too repetitive, and whomever decided that breakdancing mixes well with the 70′s-style dancing needs to have their head examined.  If you’ve got the stomach for bad video, go ahead and hit play on the video, otherwise, take my word for it: you’re not missing out on much of anything!  Follow the jump to see the video.

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Fun Stuff: Motorycle that assembles itself?

I know it’s not a car, truck or other 4-wheeled vehicle, but I think it’s fun, so it’s showing up here.  Besides, who doesn’t like the Peter Gabriel song “Sledgehammer”, which the video uses as background music?  Filmed by Noah, and built by Noah’s dad, the video shows a Suzuki GSX-R building itself, stop-motion style.  Follow the jump to see the video.

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Fun Stuff: Drive your car with an iPhone

Source: Waterloo Labs

Apparently the iPhone can do everything! As the YouTube video below shows, the guys at Waterloo Labs converted their Oldsmobile into a remote control car.  For the mechanically inclined, it doesn’t look too difficult.  For the rest of us, it just looks like a lot of fun, but don’t actually try this at home unless you know what you’re doing!

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