Renault has teamed up with Formula 1 drivers and The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping mall, to make a TV commercial featuring the Renault Twizy. Lotus F1 drivers, Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado drove the battery-powered two-seat car on the slick polished floors of the Dubai Mall. Watch the video below.
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Amazing Highly Detailed Miniature Dodge M37 Truck
A very talented guy has build a highly detailed Dodge M37 body from scratch for his remote control car, which took 60 hours of build time. The end result is incredible! The body is made mostly with 3mm Komacel and 1.5mm polystyrene sheets, glued with CA Super Glue. Driver is pine, bumper is aluminum. Watch the building process… Continue reading Amazing Highly Detailed Miniature Dodge M37 Truck
7685 Frames of Netherlands
The tilt-shift photography its more fun to watch because it makes a normal real-life scene look like it’s actually built out of miniatures. Like in this beautiful tilt-shift time-lapse of the old cities of the Netherlands, created by filmmaker Pengcheng He. The video “7685 Frames of Netherlands” is shot in Delft, Rotterdam and Amsterdam
Razor Crazy Cart XL
Crazy Cart XL is a serious drifting go-cart with a higher powered electric motor by Razor. The XL features a 500 Watt motor with rare earth magnets and a powerful 36 Volt, quick change battery system. It comes with a solid steel frame that makes it strong enough to carry drivers over 136kg (300lbs) and… Continue reading Razor Crazy Cart XL
Amazing Hyper-Realistic Miniature Models
Japanese artist Satoshi Araki created a highly realistic miniature dioramas of streets, damaged vehicles and demolished buildings. It’s very hard to believe these photos are just miniatures, if it weren’t for the finger that appears in some of the pictures you would think its real.
Subaru WRX STI VS Stick Bomb
An epic race between a remote-controlled Subaru WRX STi and a wooden stick bomb. They show off the speed of their RC car as it hits jumps, smashes through brick walls, and maneuvers around tricky obstacles. According to Subaru Global, the making of the video took place in a studio in Japan over 3 days and nights.
Glorious Photos of Miniature Model Cars and Buildings
Michael Paul Smith has created a photograph of Elgin Park, a fictional miniaturized town from the 1950s. Smith says Elgin Park is based on his hometown, Sewickley, PA., a small town seven miles north of Pittsburgh. Michael began taking the lifelike photos of his tiny town a few years ago using nothing but natural light and inexpensive… Continue reading Glorious Photos of Miniature Model Cars and Buildings
Aston Martin Ends Production of Cygnet
Aston Martin will end production of its Cygnet minicar at the end of the year. The model based on the Toyota iQ was announced in 2010. The price of the car is too high for customers to pay 31,000 pounds (14.000 KD), thats more than double the price of the iQ, which provided the engine, transmission and frame. In 2012, Aston Martin… Continue reading Aston Martin Ends Production of Cygnet