Holy reserve price, Batman, the original Batmobile is going on the auction block! The iconic car from the original TV series is based on the 1955 Lincoln Futura concept, which was designed by the Lincoln Styling Department and built by Ghia Body Works in Italy. In 1965 renowned customizer George Barris transformed the Futura into the Batmobile in just 15 days. The car will be offered at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 19. More...

In Back From The Dead news is word that the recently defunct Saab marque might return after all. National Electric Vehicle Sweden, the company that bought the carmaker, is mulling over producing a gas-engine 9-3 next year, followed by an all-electric version the year after. More...

Cars ads have been getting more and more subtle as TV viewers become accustomed to, and wary of, the same old sales pitch time after time. This ad is so subtle that it’s not actually clear whether it’s trying to sell you a car, or break up your marriage. Follow the jump the see the video. More...

Boys will be boys, but when those boys are Formula 1 drivers they can get a little crazy after a race. After the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lotus driver and race winner Kimi Raikkonen unleashed some inappropriate language during the podium interview. Then Red Bull driver and two-time F1 Champ Sebastien Vettel, perhaps annoyed at being made to start the race in pit lane after his pole-sitting qualifying time was disallowed, added his own spice to the verbal stew. Interviewer David Coulthard, himself a former F1 driver, tried to pass off Vettel’s gaffe as the result of English being his second language, to which Vettel replied by pouring fake champagne over Coulthard’s head. F1 management was not amused, and sent all the teams a strongly worded letter suggesting a little more decorum would be appreciated. Check out the video after the jump. More...

Ever wonder what it would be like to drive a Formula 1 car while drunk? That’s pretty much how it feels until you get the hang of controlling this ViewCam 360 video of Red Bull Racing driver Sebastien Buemi cutting hot laps. (Warning: you’ll need a good broadband connection to get the full effect. Lacking that, three or four shots of bourbon ought to work just as well.) More...

The Motor Accident Commission of South Australia (MACSA) put together a safety campaign that’s designed to change public attitudes about what it calls “low-level speeding.” It took 18 hours and 17 people with up to five layers of body paint to make the final print ad. Here’s a video showing the process. More...