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Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
4/1/19 9:23 a.m.
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In case you missed it, it's April 1. Here are our favorite April Fools jokes from around the industry.

BimmerWorld: The Butt Dyno

What's a butt dyno? Simple: It's the seat-of-your-pants feeling you get when your car is faster. BimmerWorld poked some more fun at the already-dubious term by announcing their latest investment: The Butt-Jet 5000. Know anybody that wants to …

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dculberson
dculberson UltimaDork
4/1/19 9:26 a.m.

Hagerty had me going for a bit with the LFX V6 powered C8 Corvette dubbed the "XFE," as in "Xtreme Fuel Efficiency" like the Cobalt XFE. The sad part is, I was kind of excited for it, but knew people would kick up a fuss about a v6 Corvette.

T.J.
T.J. MegaDork
4/1/19 9:37 a.m.

What is the joke with the Kia Soul one?

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/1/19 12:01 p.m.

Who's going to the Tyre Fyre Festival?

https://nuttlugg.wixsite.com/tyrefyrefestival

XD

Petrolburner
Petrolburner Dork
4/1/19 12:40 p.m.

That Rally Porsche would sell.  I bet we see it in dealerships soon.  

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/1/19 12:51 p.m.

trucke
trucke SuperDork
4/1/19 1:06 p.m.
trucke
trucke SuperDork
4/1/19 1:08 p.m.

trucke
trucke SuperDork
4/1/19 3:34 p.m.

Aspen
Aspen HalfDork
4/1/19 3:43 p.m.

I wish my new BMW had MTT it sure would make tailgating more worthwhile since I am obligated to do it anyway.

Tyler H
Tyler H GRM+ Memberand UberDork
4/1/19 4:08 p.m.
Aspen said:

I wish my new BMW had MTT it sure would make tailgating more worthwhile since I am obligated to do it anyway.

How about BMW pre-cancelling turn signals?  You know, just in case you're new to BMW ownership and find yourself accidentally signaling lane changes? laugh

T.J.
T.J. MegaDork
4/1/19 6:40 p.m.

BMW is selling turn signal offset credits. 

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/1/19 6:53 p.m.
Tyler H said:
Aspen said:

I wish my new BMW had MTT it sure would make tailgating more worthwhile since I am obligated to do it anyway.

How about BMW pre-cancelling turn signals?  You know, just in case you're new to BMW ownership and find yourself accidentally signaling lane changes? laugh

I heard that those are the ones that require regular synthetic blinker fluid changes. 

kazoospec
kazoospec UltraDork
4/1/19 6:53 p.m.

Toyota tried to be funny, accidentally introduced a non-appliance people might get excited about.  Thread: Toyota's "joke" car is cooler than their entire line up.

 

Pic: Image may contain: car

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/2/19 6:29 a.m.
trucke said:

Am I the only one that does not hate this?  

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt PowerDork
4/2/19 7:57 a.m.
dculberson said:

Hagerty had me going for a bit with the LFX V6 powered C8 Corvette dubbed the "XFE," as in "Xtreme Fuel Efficiency" like the Cobalt XFE. The sad part is, I was kind of excited for it, but knew people would kick up a fuss about a v6 Corvette.

My favorite detail was how they'd claimed it was code named Blue Flame.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson MegaDork
4/2/19 8:25 a.m.

I love Castle Combe declaring independence from the UK

rslifkin
rslifkin UltraDork
4/2/19 8:58 a.m.
dean1484 said:

Am I the only one that does not hate this?  

The front end probably fits better on that thing than on the Cherokee they stole it from.  

NickD
NickD PowerDork
4/2/19 9:03 a.m.

NickD
NickD PowerDork
4/2/19 9:04 a.m.

rdcyclist
rdcyclist GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/2/19 9:44 a.m.

On the face of it, seems like a viable invention but the pitcher looks like a Gen2 S10:

https://jalopnik.com/toyota-patents-bedwetter-1833723602

The funny thing is, this very morning I dropped a load of E36 M3 in the dumpster at work and there was a bunch of dirt and crap left behind. This got me to thinking about a way to clean the bed without having to use a broom and hose. I just got the broom and it's supposed to rain today...

Professor_Brap
Professor_Brap Dork
4/2/19 10:09 a.m.

This is a great one if you know the back story behind it. 

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt PowerDork
4/2/19 10:24 a.m.
rdcyclist said:

On the face of it, seems like a viable invention but the pitcher looks like a Gen2 S10:

https://jalopnik.com/toyota-patents-bedwetter-1833723602

The funny thing is, this very morning I dropped a load of E36 M3 in the dumpster at work and there was a bunch of dirt and crap left behind. This got me to thinking about a way to clean the bed without having to use a broom and hose. I just got the broom and it's supposed to rain today...

That one's not an April Fools joke, surprisingly.

O-fishy-al US Patent

Google image of the patent with S10 drawings

Antihero
Antihero GRM+ Memberand Dork
4/2/19 11:13 a.m.
dean1484 said:
trucke said:

Am I the only one that does not hate this?  

You are not although i want them to lift it like the odd AMCs of old too

MotorsportsGordon
MotorsportsGordon HalfDork
4/2/19 11:51 a.m.
Antihero said:
dean1484 said:
trucke said:

Am I the only one that does not hate this?  

You are not although i want them to lift it like the odd AMCs of old too

Yup amc eagle is what I thought of when I saw this.

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