April Fools Recap: Automakers Show Their Sense of Humor

As much as the corporate world likes to shun April Fool's Day, some auto

manufacturers simply can't resist pulling our collective legs. This year's highlights include BMW, Kia and Mercedes-Benz tuner RENNTECH.

Kia announced that it would be developing a new version of its Kee concept car with a wireless steering system, which features a Nintendo wii wireless controller to steer the vehicle. Designed to deliver driving enlightenment for those as young as eight years of age, the Kee_wii, developed by Kia's New Zealand labs, features such technology as Dynamic On-Road Kinetics (DORK), Independent Driver Input Operating Technique (IDIOT), and others. It'll go in production on April 1st of next year.

Next up, BMW announced its latest technology with the Canine Repellent

Alloy Protection (CRAP) wheel, aimed to stop dogs from marking their territory on BMW owners' wheels. Using stored energy captured by BMW's EfficientDynamics system, the wheels send an electrical shock across the urine stream. Though it's worth a laugh or two, we bet there are some people who think that this is a good idea.

And here's one from the world of tuners. RENNTECH, tuners of Mercedes-Benz products put together a twin-engined smart fortwo that revs to 11,800 rpm. Now, smart officially developed a tiny V6 for its roadster, but this one's a little different. From its side exhausts the RENNTECH smart emits pure oxygen, scented with flowers.