One Lap of the Web: Nine cars you'll drive in hell, airbag watermelon destruction and luxury, Soviet-style

-- After carefully weighing the options, Motor Authority has arrived at a list of the nine cars you'll drive in hell. The Aztek is an easy (if misunderstood) target, and the Renault Fuego makes sense on the basis of its name alone but there are a few unexpected additions, too -- like the Tesla Model S, which won't be easy to keep running because “… Hell is a lot like the San Francisco airport--roughly five thousand people and their 25,000 battery-powered devices, all fighting for a pull off Hell's only functional power outlet.”

-- Don't ask us why, but we're fascinated with old Soviet steel, from the no-nonsense heavy duty trucks the crappy Cars of the People. The supposedly luxurious, Packard-inspired Chaika M-13 limousine sits somewhere between the two, and you can read a Special Interest Auto article on the car at Hemmings.

-- Sometimes, counterfeit handbags come from the same factories that make the real deal. So how bad could counterfeit airbags really be? According to Honda, pretty bad -- an airbag that goes off a fraction of a second late can be the difference between a few bruises and a pulverized cranium. To drive the point home, Honda blew up a watermelon with an airbag. Check it out:

-- Is the Mercury Marauder X-100 a muscle car? It's the subject of Hooniverse's latest round of Obscure Muscle Car Garage, and its 360-hp V8 (complete with a whopping 480 lb-ft of torque) makes it a compelling candidate. But it came laden with luxury features and even had optional fender skirts -- hardly a muscular touch. What do you think? Join the discussion at Hooniverse.

By Graham Kozak