Once again, a DBS met its maker on a James Bond shooting. Following the several ones destroyed during the rollover scene in Casino Royale and the one which wasn’t supposed to take a fatal bath in the Lake Garda on the set of [...]

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We haven’t paid much attention to the upcoming spy/comedy film yet, but there’s actually some car action in it, and even some product placement deals. Vespa is sponsoring it, and a Triumph is seen in the trailer jumping from the stairs of a [...]

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digg_url = ‘http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/05/21/vehicles-indiana-jones-4-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull’;If you notice a lot of motorcycle action in the trailer below, that’s normal: Harley Davidson scored a big product placement deal with the production and we will talk more about the deal in another post.
But as often with Indy, some [...]

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We’re not too keen on using Autoblog as a source so often, but they do have great articles, and we like to share some of them with you. Tuesday, they posted two “spy” videos from the set of
Quantum of Solace, [...]

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Spanish people have been granted an extra TV spot where the deal between Audi and Paramount Pictures is clearly shown. They exploit each other’s product. When Audi promotes its supercar, Iron Man gets some exposure; when a trailer is shown, the [...]

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digg_url = ‘http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/03/knight-rider-is-back-whats-next-in-the-revival-pipeline-part-i/’;Nostalgia and revivals are in full force these days (lack of creativity? lazyness? good idea? need to go back to a more comfy era during our uncertain times?) and KITT is on TV again, so what’s next? Here’s a three-part overview.
The [...]

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After getting the news that the new Knight Rider was
getting its own weekly show yesterday, we were keeping an eye on Variety, NBC and others to to see if the show would get a good slot in the Peacock’s schedule. [...]

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Nope, it’s no April fool’s day hoax, Knight Rider will be part of NBC’s fall schedule on a weekly basis. While the 2 hour pilot, aired in February, was barely enjoyable and got many bad reviews, many people watched it and [...]

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A couple years ago, the video games industry started bringing more money than the movie industry. Now, it’s starting to look just as real. The new Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is the most realistic game on the market (it will be [...]

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While a few weeks ago we were not that surprised nor excited about
the first car confirmed to appear into the upcoming Fast and Furious 4 (the Subaru Impreza STI), today we learned something that did both: the Hyundai Genesis Coupe [...]

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