Five of the best motoring April fools
We're inundated here at Yahoo! Cars with press releases from car manufacturers announcing new products, innovations and revisions. But around April 1 we have to keep our wits about us.
It seems that the jokesters in the press offices of the major car manufacturers can't help themselves in putting out a bit of false information on April Fools' Day. Some are so convincing they slip by editors and even make it into print, SEAT managing pull the wool over a few publications' eyes last year with its driverless touring car press release. Here are some of the stories we've caught, some more convincing than others.
Should have gone to...
World's first Lotus commercial vehicle
BMW talking CRAP
Oooooh, shiny
New Kia is childs play