Category: Interesting / Off-beat

VIDEO: Watch The Tesla Cybertruck Take On The Ford F-150 Pickup In Tug Of War
Just a few days back, Tesla Motors had unveiled its first all-electric pickup called Cybertruck. This advanced and futuristic-looking pickup is powered by an all-electric powertrain that claims to be a much more powerful, practical and affordable when compared to other pickup trucks available in the market. So, to test this theory, Elon Musk and […]
VIDEO: Bollywood Star John Abraham Gives Us A Quick Tour Of His Bike Garage
Yesterday, Bollywood celebrity, John Abraham gave us a quick tour of his bike garage through a short video he uploaded on Instagram. The popular filmstar has a bunch of premium litre-class sports bikes in his garage. His garage includes many premium sporty bikes like the Kawasaki ZX-14R, Aprilia RSV4-RF, Yamaha V-Max, Yamaha YZF R1, Ducati […]
This Palm-Sized, Portable Air Pump By Xiaomi Is A Must Have For Your Tool Kit
A brand famous for offering low-cost, high-spec mobile phones, Xiaomi is also a big name when it comes to appliances and most things electronic. One of the things they make which caught our fancy is this palm-sized, battery-operated air pump which looks like a walkman and is just the item which will complete any tool […]
Watch An E46 BMW 330 Ci Tear Apart A Tight Hill Climb Course
BMW says they make the Ultimate Driving Machines. But to extract that ultimate, like this gentleman in the video, there must also be someone behind the wheel with Ultimate driving skills. Piloting a modified E46 (fourth-gen) BMW 330 Ci (Coupe Version) around the hill climb course of Wadi Chahrour in Lebanon, Michel Feghali makes the […]
A Young Man Drives His BMW Into A River, But Why?
Let us all admit this, who wouldn’t love to have a premium car, like a Jaguar for instance at our disposal, especially in the days of our youth. Some kids parents do love to spoil their kids with such gifts, but here is a case where a dad must have repented to spoil his child. […]
Top 5 Most Fascinating Car Features Of All Time
Long before TV-sized touchscreens and LEDs became the most sought-after things in a car and all things electronic took over, the magic was all mechanical. Some of these car features we are about to mention, made many examples go straight on our bedroom walls, while some just revolutionised the way we drive. These car features […]
The Ha Giang Motorcycle Loop In Vietnam Is A Paved Thriller
Thrill-seekers are all aware of the Death Road in Bolivia, where one tiny mistake can push you over the edge and into the lap of gravity. Closer home, we too have our very own Killar-Kishtwar stretch if you wish to live life on the edge. This Ha Giang motorbike loop in northern Vietnam is different […]
Truth Behind The Viral Video Where A Ferrari Goes Under A Truck To Escape Cops
The Internet is full of material which guarantees to make you go Wow! YouTube takes top honours for such content and although much of it is actual people doing actual things, there are exceptions. Recently, a video surfaced where a Ferrari 488 GTB was seen ducking under a truck’s trailer to escape a cop car. […]
Watch A Seriously Skilled Driver Pilot A Stock, First-Gen Swift Like It’s A WRC-spec Car
The current-gen Swift is without a doubt one nippy little thing which is fun to drive indeed. But it’s slightly more civilised in comparison to the first-gen model which was powered by a 1.3-litre, naturally-aspirated petrol motor from the Esteem, and a turbocharged diesel sourced from Fiat. The Swift’s driving characteristics do egg you on […]
Watch A 1000cc, Four Cylinder Dirt bike Take Big Air And Turn Its Knobblies Into Slicks
There are so many of us out there who are constantly thinking about mating our favourite engine with our favourite chassis and then turning the contraption into something which excels at the things we want it to. Because the perfect motorcycle as they say, doesn’t exist. But hey! Once you know what you want and […]
The New KTM RC125 And Yamaha R15 V3 Go Head To Head In A Drag Race
The Yamaha R15 V3 is arguably the best entry-level sports bike one can buy in the Indian market today. It has a solid engine, making a respectable amount of power and is paired with a chassis engineered to perfection. While it is an ideal bike for beginners, it also is a favourite of well-seasoned riders, […]
High Speed Crash Showcases The Importance Of Riding Gear
While riding a two-wheeler, you always have the risk of falling down. Well, you may be a safe rider, you may not be riding rashly but then you never know what the road would throw at you. This is why it is always important to wear a helmet and appropriate gear before heading out. This […]
This Monsoon Enjoy A Clear Windscreen With This Quick Hack
Driving during rains is indeed a fun affair. The noise of the raindrops hitting your car, combined with the smell of wet sand is an ecstatic experience. Moreover, not many motorists venture out in the season, giving us petrolheads a break from the traffic-filled streets of the city. However, it is very important to have […]
The Orbiz Ring Wheel Has Reinvented The Humble Wheel
Automobiles over the years have changed and developed at an exponential rate. The developments have covered each and every aspect of the car, starting from the engine to the body shape and much more. That said, there may be one part of the automobile that has carried on mostly unchanged, the wheel. This is where […]
Bottlecap Challenge For Cars: A McLaren P1 Shows How It’s Done
Taking over the internet, the latest rage, called the bottlecap challenge has been viral over social media networks. As part of this challenge, participants are supposed to use their leg to kick the cap of a bottle off. As easy as it may sound, this challenge would require great precision to pull it off successfully. […]
This Tiger Does Not Like Motorcycles In Its Territory
We encounter a number of weird things on the road on a daily basis. Our roads do indeed hide a number of surprises, some of which may be good, some may be funny, some may be scary and then there are some which a combination of all these. This video which captures one such incident […]
Beat The Summer Heat With This Simple Rear AC Vent DIY Job
With the country about to enter the hot and humid season of summer, it is about time all of us got our ACs cleaned and serviced for extensive use. Air conditioning in cars becomes a necessity during these hot summer months. Not only is the sun too generous to us these days, but the glass […]
Game of Thrones : Here’s What The Royals Would Drive If They Existed In This Age
Ever wondered what would the royal families of Game of Thrones drive had the setting been the 21st century world we live in? Well, our imaginative friends at Carspring pondered over the possibility, put on their thinking cap while also employing their artistic abilities to work. What ensued was these digitally rendered cars that various houses in Game of […]
How To Wheelie An Adventure Bike? Off-Road Guru Chris Birch Shares Top Tips
As long as it’s done in a safe environment with proper riding gear on, monkeying around on two wheels is fun. One of the most popular but tricky tricks to pull off is popping a wheelie to allow the front wheel to catch some airtime. It requires a certain degree of mastery with the clutch, […]
Three Royal Enfields And A Bajaj Dominar Take The Hilarious Ramukaka Challenge
Every motorcycle engine has its unique characteristics. Be it the way the motor delivers power, how it sounds, and how smooth or otherwise it remains while it goes about its business. Most modern motorcycle engines though, are engineered and heavily tested to ensure that they offer optimum performance and remain vibration free throughout the rev […]
Audi R8 V10 Once Owned By Virat Kohli Now Rests In A Sorry State
Most famous personalities are known to have a soft spot for fast machines. In India, Sachin Tendulkar’s Ferrari was nearly as famous as the man himself and just like the Legend, current Superstar Virat Kohli has a thing for fancy wheels too. Virat is also the brand ambassador for Audi in India and owns quite […]
Mumbai & Pune Ford Owners Group Meetup: A Member Shares His Experience
***The following content contains text which has not been edited by any of the team members at Motoroids. Views and words mentioned belong to the author alone, who happens to be one of our readers.*** Sunday, Jan 13, 2019, was the date I was desperately waiting for since we had planned our second meetup of […]
Video Of A Maruti Gypsy Driving In Snow Is Full Of Winter Feels
The Maruti Gypsy is one of the most loved and revered off roaders in the country. A lightweight, petrol engined go-anywhere vehicle, it is often called the ‘Mountain Goat’. And with a nickname like that, when it snows in the mountains and everything else gets shut down, the Gypsy comes out to play. In this […]
VIDEO: KTM Duke 125 Takes On Multiple 150cc Bikes In A Drag Race
Launched recently, the KTM Duke 125 will save you a lot of money if you’ve always wanted the Duke 200, but only for the styling and the way it handles. In terms of power, the 125 Duke’s motor pushes out 14.5 PS @ 9,250 rpm and 12 Nm @ 8,000. Now, if you compare it to […]
VIDEO: A Lamborghini Records What Is Probably The Most Spectacular Motorcycle Crash Save Of 2018
Astride a motorcycle, most of us have had close calls which sometimes send shivers down our spine. Moments which reintroduce us to the word ‘Caution’, because at times we do tend to throw it to the wind for some reason. Also, it is mostly off the bike that we promise ourselves to be ultra cautious […]
VIDEO: Watch the Tesla Roadster Make People Scream!
Back when Tesla launched its first car, the roadster, little did we know that this company is going to be so revolutionary. Their first car, the roadster was based on the body shell of the Lotus Elise sports car. Then came in a sedan, the Model S. It was the Model S sedan that changed […]
Want to Get Your Old Diesel Car to Its Former Glory? This DIY Should Help
There a million reasons to love a nice diesel. The strong wave of torque combined with brilliant fuel efficiency has made diesel engines the top choice for us Indian consumers. That said, you might have noticed a drop in power once the car gets old. What if I told you can get a majority of […]
Monster Trucks Coming to Crush Cars in India
Widely popular in the United States of America, the concept of monster truck shows is about to make its way to India in 2019. American Monster Truck Association has partnered up with Starlight108 Media to bring this concept to our country. Based in Mumbai, Starlight108 Media will be responsible to set-up a complete infrastructure base in India. This infrastructure […]
Cops on Flying Bikes, Because Dubai Police Force Can
We have seen the concept of flying personalised vehicles, mainly in movies and fiction books. What if I were to tell you that a police force now has access to such bikes. Do not get your hopes high tho, these bikes will not be used for action-packed sequences with a villain but used for first […]
Meet Himanshu, an Engineering Student Doing His Bit to Make Our Roads Safe
Himanshu, a 22-year-old engineering student from Agra has come up with an invention which could save a lot of lives on the roads. The number of fatalities on our roads are too high, more than 60% of these happen due to a lack of helmet. For some reason, we Indians believe in not wearing helmets, […]