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Video: Translogic swims with the fishes in dolphin-shaped Seabreacher

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innespace seabreacher

Translogic goes for a 260-horsepower swim – Click above to watch video after the jump

Translogic went to swim the fishes. No, not in a mafioso graveyard but within the canopy of a submersible known as the Seabreacher, the brainchild of Rob Innes and Dan Piazza, co-founders of Innespace Productions. It’s a new breed of watercraft capable of running both on and under the water, and occasionally soaring over it.

Okay, so the “over” and “under” portions of the piloting experience may be brief, but there’s no doubt they’re thrilling. The Seabreacher is powered by a 260-horsepower 1500-cc Rotax four-stroke engine that benefits from a supercharger and intercooler. All that power is used to propel the Seabreacher to speeds of up to 50 miles per hour over the water, or 25 mph when under the surface.

Translogic’s Bradley Hasemeyer straps into the passenger seat, which sits directly behind the driver, for an introduction to the Seabreacher’s controls. Soon, Hasemeyer gets a shot at the front seat, and the entire experience can be viewed in the clip floating in the shallow end after the jump.

[Source: Translogic]

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Video: Ferrari FF 4RM drivetrain explained

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Ferrari goes digital to explain the drivetrain of the 2012 FF – Click above to watch video after the jump

The latest exotic machine from Maranello is the 2012 FF. The unusual Ferrari is a four-passenger shooting-brake with a 651-horsepower, 6.3-liter V12 under the hood. All of that go-go-energy is sent to the wheels via Ferrari’s new 4RM part-time all-wheel-drive system.

The Italian automaker has put together a video explaining how the system works. To put it simply, the system metes out torque to each wheel individually. That’s no easy task, since the twelve-cylinder mill churns out 504 pound-feet of the stuff. Click past the jump for a visual lesson on the Ferrari FF’s 4RM drivetrain. Also, turn up your speakers for the Beverly Hills Cop-esque soundtrack.

Gallery: Ferrari FF: Geneva 2011

Ferrari FF: Geneva 2011

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Video: ‘Yesterday’s Cars of Tomorrow’ makes us nostalgic for a future that never was

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Yesterday's Cars of Tomorrow

Going back to the future in automotive design – Click above to watch the video after the break

Think today’s concept cars – like the ones recently unveiled at the currently ongoing Geneva Motor Show – are off the wall? They ain’t got nothin’ on what American automakers and independent engineers alike were coming up with circa the 1950s.

With the jet age throttling up to full speed, the concept cars of yesteryear embodied the unbridled optimism of post-war America. Today, of course, they seem as kitschy as an old Disneyland ride, but you can take that step back into the future that never was in the brief video after the jump. Just don’t forget where you parked the DeLorean there, Marty.

[Source: Retro Thing]

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Video: Playboy model demonstrates co-ed naked drifting *Update

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Playboy model naked drifting

Playboy model demonstrates co-ed naked drifting – Click above to watch the video after the break

To some, drifting is kinda sorta a non-sport. After all, the winning car isn’t necessarily the one that crosses the finish line ahead of all others, and the vehicles themselves were created on purpose to be ill-handling, tail-happy smoke generators.

Somehow, we have a feeling all those ills would be forgiven by the detractors if the cars were piloted by naked Playboy models.

And so we bring you the video after the break. We’ll go ahead and label this one not-safe-for-work-ish… while there technically isn’t any nudity shown on camera, the model clearly is performing these smoky antics sans clothing. Oh, and of course she doesn’t know how to drive a stick.

We’ll say no more, and we’ll leave all those rather obvious double entendres to you. Click past the break to see co-ed naked drifting’s first (completely non-sanctioned) clothing optional event.

One final note: This is the same car (repainted) we featured in a four-part web documentary that you can see here.

*Update: Now with bonus gallery!

Gallery: Drifting GSR Autosport Playboy Video Shoot

Drifting GSR Autosport Playboy Video Shoot

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Video: Mini gets reintroduction to rally racing

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Mini Countryman WRC teaser clip – Click above to watch video after the jump

Mini is venturing back into the World Rally Championship fold. That’s right, we said “back into,” because in the 60’s, Mini decided to take its Cooper and go rallying. This wasn’t simply a half-cocked effort either; Mini won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, 1965 and 1967. Now the automaker is going full-tilt yet again by campaigning a Prodrive-prepared Countryman in the 2011 WRC season.

A teaser clip is in order to help get you psyched over Mini’s upcoming rally run. Thankfully, Mini has just such a clip and it’s available for your viewing pleasure after the jump.

[Source: YouTube via Inside Line]

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Video: Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 flexes its muscles

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Aprilia Dorsoduro

Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 – Click above to watch video after the jump

The kindly people at Aprilia have gone through the trouble of working up a teaser video for the company’s wicked new Dorsoduro 1200. The motorcycle manufacturer stuck to a fairly simple recipe when it came time to cook up its latest creation by bolting in a 130-horsepower 1200cc V-twin in place of the of 750cc mill on the Dorsoduro 750. Throw in three different power modes (Sport, Touring and Rain), an advanced traction control system and anti-lock brakes and you’ve got what the company calls a maxi-motard.

It may not have the most flattering name on the planet, but the bike should pack the power and poise necessary to give metal like the Ducati Hypermotard 1100 and BMW HP2 Megamoto a run for their lunch money.

Aprilia tells us that the Dorsoduro 1200 will cost $11,999 when it goes on sale in the States sometime in the middle of 2011. For what it’s worth, the Dorso 750 commands a sticker price of just under $10,000. Hit the jump to take a look at the teaser video for yourself.

Gallery: 2011 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200

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Video: Hennessey releases 602-hp Camaro HPE600 Convertible

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Hennessey HPE600 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

Hennessey HPE600 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – Click above to watch video after the jump

If for some strange reason you find that the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible SS doesn’t quite pack the punch you need, Hennessey has you covered. The Texas tuner has officially pulled the sheets back on the very first example of the company’s HPE600 Camaro Convertible, complete with a walloping 602 horsepower. That’s a full 172 ponies more than the most powerful production version, and the nudge in grunt comes courtesy of a TVS2300 supercharger and host of other upgrades designed to help the big V8 breathe a little easier.

As we’ve come to expect from Hennessey, the company’s wrenches also turned their attention toward the vehicle’s suspension, and buyers who opt for the muscle-bound droptop can expect to find a KW adjustable coilover suspension and wider 20-inch wheels wrapped in super-sticky Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.

Hennessey says that the topless wonder is good for dashing to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds and can clip off the quarter mile run in 12 seconds flat at 118 mph. That’s moving. Hit the jump to take a look at a video of the car in action as well as the full press release.

Gallery: Hennessey HPE600 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

[Source: Hennessey]

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Video: Pagani Huayra, an ancient deity in detail

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Pagani Huayra in detail

2011 Pagani Huayra – Click above to view the video after the jump

The Pagani Huayra has finally shown its face in motion, carving up some beautiful European countryside to an ethereal soundtrack. This video is as pretentious as it is beautifully shot, which, for a car like the Huayra, may be exactly the right treatment… though perhaps a bit heavy handed in the imagined mythology.

In any case, introducing a car like this apparently requires allusions to mystical forces behind its construction, and Pagani delivers, likening the car to the wrath of ancient Andean gods. Like the mystical winds it’s named after, the Huayra seemingly sweeps along with an angry purpose. See for yourself in the video after the break.

Gallery: Pagani Huayra

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Video: Car and Driver presents the Rental-Car Olympics

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Car and Driver Rental Car Olympics Click above to watch the video after the jump

Anyone who’s ever seen videos from the annual Car and Driver Lightning Lap spectacular knows that the legendary magazine can also do high-flying motion pictures. Shooting track-ready sports cars gliding around the track is one thing, but can C/D keep our attention with a bit of humor?

Car and Driver technical writer and Autoblog Podcast veteran Mike Austin and his cohorts took the reins of four rental cars to see which can win the Rental-Car Olympics. The four participating vehicles are the Mustang Convertible, an all-wheel-drive Cadillac CTS, a ~~1984~~ 2010 Lincoln Town Car and the hapless Jeep Compass. And don’t expect 0-60 times or hot laps; Austin and company instead opted to judge the four vehicles on attributes like “Sumo Wrestling,” and “Parking Brake Assisted Parallel Parking.”

If that doesn’t make you want to hit the jump, we’re thinking you’ll never guess which of these vehicles can go 63 miles per hour in reverse, easily besting the competition in a backwards lap. Hit the jump for some very funny stuff.

[Source: Car and Driver]

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Video: Lapping Monza in the Gumpert Apollo

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2010 Gumpert Apollo

2010 Gumpert Apollo – Click above to watch the video after the jump

This video comes to us from a tipster named Marco, who’s pals with the owner of the only Gumpert Apollo in Italy. On a recent winter’s afternoon, Marco’s friend invited him along for a couple laps of Monza in the 800-horsepower extraterrestrial German supercar.

Marco points out that this particular Gumpert has been massaged a little to meet the power put down by the Apollo’s race-prepared sibling. Marco’s buddy gives this thing a decent workout, but understandably holds back from really thrashing his rare-as-bird’s-teeth bespoke rocket. See for yourself after the jump. Thanks for the tip, Marco!

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