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DIY Chinese Lamborghini Lookalike is a Big Boy's Toyota, No Bull

by China.new

A so-called “home automaker” has turned a sow's ear into a silk purse, in this case morphing a Toyota MR2 into a Lamborghini Murcielago LP64. The resulting Faux Lambo is said to boast 99% accurate exterior bodywork and a 70% authentic interior.

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Back Up!! Nissan Leaf to Break Reverse Driving Speed Record

by Steve Levenstein

Terry Grant is hoping NOT to turn over a new Leaf... a Nissan Leaf, that is. The professional stunt driver will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the “fastest time over a distance of one mile in reverse” this weekend at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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Chinese DIY Tractor Truck Gets Electrical Poles Rolling One By One

by China.new

How do you get ridiculously long and massively heavy electrical poles to your construction site without hiring an expensive, purpose-built transport truck? If you're in China, DIY! Workmen in Wenzhou get their poles to the holes quickly, cheaply and one-at-a-time thanks to a little ingenuity and some very loose traffic regulations.

British Inventor's New 'Parking Patch' Finds You A Parking Space And Calculates Your Parking Fines!

by Myra Per-Lee

Ever drive into New York City? Most people don't, unless they have a garage space for $750 a month. The odds of finding an available parking space in NYC are about as high as winning the Mega Millions. But Adrian Bone of Lewes, England, has invented a 'Parking Patch' he hopes will solve two parking issues in Brighton, a city south of London on the English Channel, a city far smaller than NYC or London. But first Brighton, then the world!

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Aston Martin's Lagonda SUV Concept Spies Well-Heeled Chinese Drivers

by China.new

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, famed for its high performance GT sports cars favored by the likes of James Bond, reckons its future lies far to the east of MI6 headquarters in the garages of China's rich and famous. The super-luxury 4x4 Lagonda SUV is expected to cost a pretty moneypenny and would likely leave 007 shaken, not stirred.

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Chengdu's Love Zebra Crossing: Street Hearts for Sweethearts!

by China.new

Cross your heart and hope to... live? In an effort to ensure the often bumpy road to romance gets off to a smooth start, the Chinese city of Chengdu has provided a Love Zebra Crossing painted up in lovely red & white.

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Celebrate Lamborghini's 50th Anniversary with Asahi Wonda Gold Canned Coffee

by Steve Levenstein

Gentlemen, start your mornings! In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Japan's Asahi Soft Drinks is including one of 10 miniature model motorcars with selected cans of Wonda Gold coffee.

Google's Autonomous Car Gets Its License To Drive In Nevada

by Myra Per-Lee

You can talk on your cell phone, even text, check your email, eat your lunch, tun-in your radio, change a CD.... You can even take in all of the distractions along the Strip in Las Vegas... if you hop a cab. Or, you can take the Google autonomous car, currently a Toyota Prius, without a driver.

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Chinese-made Cars are Coming to Canada. Beauty, eh?

by China.new

In fact, they're already here... but you wouldn't know it just from looking. Japanese automaker Honda has begun importing the subcompact Honda Fit into Canada from Guangqi Honda Automobile Co. Ltd., in China. The move may pave the way for the long-awaited next step: Chinese-made cars from Chinese automakers.

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Driving Colorblind? See This New LED Traffic Signal!

by Steve Levenstein

Red light, green light, what light? That's the question a growing number of colorblind people are asking when confronted by new LED traffic signal lights. Since up to 10 percent of the population suffers from red-green colorblindness, an answer is needed pronto... and Professor Taro Ochiai of Japan's Kyushu Sangyo University thinks he's got one: a redesigned LED traffic light easily visible by everyone.

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