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Holden spokesperson Sarah Prescott interviews Holden Vehicle Performance Manager Scott Doughty before the Holden Colorado light commercial’s 2012 media launch to the media.

This Saudi man was captured riding on the hood of a Ford Crown Victoria while said Panther platformer was running down a highway. With a relaxed air about him, the man was seen sending a text message or doing something else requiring that his gaze and hands been focused on his phone. From there, the man kicked back and seemed to enjoy his truly insane ride. While we applaud his use of a Crown Vic for any task, we have to say that we think this is incredibly dumb. An endless number of things could happen here that lead to a very bad (or even last) day. Maybe the car in front of the hood rider's hits its brakes, and the Crown Vic driver then needs to get hard on his brakes. That hood will become a short slide ride into doom. We wish we didn't have to say this but we trust no one out there is dumb enough to try to emulate this video and turn it into a "thing". www.motorauthority.com  

We're big fans of hauling the mail on track, but we have learned to rein in our wilder tendencies on the street. That's why games like Need for Speed Rivals are such a good outlet for our excess hooliganism.From the scenes in this official trailer for the upcoming E3 electronics and video game conference, the game appears to offer a level of realism and detail--in looks, if not in consequences--that will help suspend your disbelief as you work out your road-going frustrations. As a bonus, there's the added fun of sticking it to the cops or the crooks, if that's your thing.To be available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Playstation 4, the new game lets the driver play as either the street racer or the cop, living out both sides of the furiously fast scene.As the trailer demonstrates, however, the next generation of car games are going to be truly gorgeous, even video-realistic at times. Let's just hope the gameplay lives up to the look.One of the most striking cars in the game will be the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, as part of a new partnership with the Italian supercar maker. Expect more enticing Ferrari models to come.Underlying the whole game is a network allowing players to transition from single-player to multi-player games at any time, appearing and disappearing at will. Need for Speed Rivals goes on sale November 19, 2013.www.motorauthority.com