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Carscoop has as much to do about boats as these people have about building and/or launching them, nevertheless, a fail is a fail and we couldn't help ourselves from sharing this transportation-related epic flop that was caught on camera.
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Epic Launch Fail: $2.7 Million Luxury Boat from China Sinks as it Touches the Water…
Carscoop has as much to do about boats as these people have about building and/or launching them, nevertheless, a fail is a fail and we couldn't help ourselves from sharing this transportation-related epic flop that was caught on camera.
Named "SS Jiugang", the luxury vessel is a 17 million RMB (US$2.7 million) project financed by China's Jiugang Group and built by the Lanzhou Ministry of Transportation.
As with any maiden voyage, government and company officials organized a special event to roll out the boat into the Yellow River, complete with champagne bottles, fireworks and…plenty of cameras. You can only imagine what happened when the boat begun to sink as it touched the water…
Read more »- Toyota Invents Sports Utility Cruiser Segment With 520ps Ponam-31 Boat [w/video]
Collaborations between automakers and boat manufacturers are not new, but for Toyota such a move would be pointless, since the Japanese company has been building boats since 1997. Read more »...
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Volkswagen has announced it is recalling approximately 2.6 million cars worldwide, a third of which are in China. The company said 800,000 Tiguan vehicles worldwide, including 147,000 in Germany, built between the beginning of 2008 and the middle of...
- Mazda Ute Rolls Over During Drift Attempt, Continues Like Nothing Happened
Turning a facepalm-worthy drift fail that entailed a rollover into an epic win is no mean feat, even more so if said stunt was performed in an old Mazda pickup truck. The short clip was filmed in Clock Hill in Alexandra, New Zealand and was originally...
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Ducati and Cigarette Racing unveiled today in Miami the new Cigarette Racing 42X Ducati Edition powerboat. The event was part of the Miami International Boat Show and it officially marked a collaboration between the motorcycle company and the boat builder....
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