Canada's SR Auto Gives the Scion iQ Some Attitude

According to Canadian design house SR Auto Group, just because the Scion-ized Toyota iQ is the world's smallest four seater, doesn't mean it shouldn't look the part as well. With this in mind, it gave birth to the Project Pryzm.

"This iQ was titled with the name Project Pryzm because of its sharp and boxy exterior," says SR Auto. "The objective behind Project Pryzm was to create a car that would leave you speechless."

The tuner started out with the iQ's exterior that gains a comprehensive styling kit from Japan's Premier 4509, which you may remember from the Bentley-faced Toyota Supra tune.

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Ford Teams Up with Best Buy Canada to Offer Home Charging Station for EV and Plug-in Hybrid Owners

One of the main problems of owning an electric car or a plug-in hybrid is where and how to recharge its batteries. Ford of Canada promises to offer a simple solution to owners with a home charging station, which will be supplied and installed by Best Buy Canada.

The 240-volt home charging station is suitable for the all-new Focus Electric battery electric vehicle as well as Ford's upcoming plug-in hybrid models in Canada. Best Buy said it will supply the charging station and offer complete consultation and installation services through its Geek Squad and third-party licensed electrical contractors.

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Cirque Du Soleil Meets Infiniti JX Crossover in a Special Online Performance

If not all, most premium brands want to associate their vehicles with arts and culture.

For Infiniti, the association comes through a new partnership with Cirque du Soleil that will perform a unique show incorporating the Japanese automaker's new JX crossover and which will be broadcasted online for everyone to see at 12pm EST, Thursday, March 29 on Facebook.com/Infiniti and Facebook.com/CirqueduSoleil.

The 11 minute-long show will include nine Cirque du Soleil performers and will be streamed live from Cirque du Soleil’s headquarters in Montreal, Canada.

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Watch a Couple of Imbeciles Roll Over a Mini Hatchback [NSFW]

MTV's "Jackass" television series showed us that there's really no limit to what some people may do for some attention and better ratings, which is why we're going to take the following incident with not a grain, but a bucket load of salt.

The video is from a one "Jeff Buff" who apparently wants to be crowned a YouTube star through his clips. It shows Jeff with another guy driving a stick-shift Mini hatchback from 2002 for 'bout 15 seconds before they roll over and land upside down.

If any of you happen to have addition info, leave us a comment after the jump.

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