Our 10 Most Viral Car Videos Of 2022

It’s a fact that 2022 reminded us that we’re capable of doing a lot of silly things. That’s why we thought we’d share this year’s top 10 most popular viral car videos of the year.

#10: ‘Vette Ghosts Police Car

While the brand-new Corvette Z06 was catching headlines for its unbelievable speed, one American driver sought to prove that the C7 Corvette could still amaze. While their behavior is obviously abhorrent, it was impressive to see how fast a sports car can pull away from a cop car, and even weirder to see it just disappear.

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#9: Who Knew Jeep Made A Hybrid?

Not every moment of automotive silliness is also dangerous, as one upset citizen proved when they left a note on the hood of a Jeep Wrangler for seemingly blocking a parking spot reserved for electrified vehicles. The note’s writer, though, was apparently not aware that the SUV was a plug-in hybrid 4xe model, making it fully entitled to park in the spot.

Our 10 Most Viral Car Videos Of 2022

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#8: Going, Going, Gong Goes The New Nissan

Some moments were just plain unfortunate. A customer at a Nissan dealership was celebrating the purchase of her first new car, and was instructed by an employee to kick a gong. Unfortunately, no one was prepared for the kicker’s raw power, and the gong was sent flying into a nearby Maxima. Whoops!

@summar.marie Buying my first car went… embarrassing, to say the least 😂 watch until the end! #bigkick #belairdirectdrivechallenge #trending #fyp #nissan #embarrassing #foryou #canada #firstcar ♬ original sound – Summar Marie

#7: The Taller They Are, The Harder The Flip Over

Getting back onto the road, the seventh most popular viral video of the year was of a Lexus SUV hitting the back of a parked car in Brooklyn. Fortunately, the SUV was driving at a very low speed. Unfortunately, that didn’t prevent it from rolling onto its side slowly and painfully.

#6: We’re So Burned Out Just Watching This

There’s signing your crimes, and there’s performing a crime so dumb that it destroys your getaway car. That’s the kind of crime that the owner of a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk decided to engage in when they shut down a street in Los Angeles to do burnouts and pop their own tires.

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#5: Drag Racing Takes More Skill Than You Might Think

Proving that there’s no shortage of ways to be dumb on the street, the driver of a Pontiac G8 sought to demonstrate why street racing is dangerous. The powerful vehicle proved too much to handle for the driver and wound up spearing off the road.

#4: Off-Road McChallenge

Proving that not all bad driving happens on the road, one driver showed how lifted trucks can still get stuck off-road. Making things more embarrassing, the road the driver wasn’t on was a drive-thru lane, and the off-road challenge that was too much for the lifted Ford F-Series was a lawn.

#3: Classic Comet Brake Failure

Going from the extremely silly to the terrifying, footage from the interior of a restomod Mercury Comet with 1,300 hp (969 kW/1,318 PS) showed the frightening consequences of a brake failure. Fortunately, despite wearing only lap belts at the time of the crash, none of the people involved in the accidents were seriously injured.

#2: When You Dodge A Ram You Get Stuck In The Sand

A video from Florida showed trucks aren’t the only ones that can get stuck off-road. The driver of a Dodge Charger decided to park on a beach, only to get stuck. Worse still, the Ram that first tried to pull him out also got stuck in the sand. So it’s not only trucks, but it is also trucks.

Drum Roll Please…

#1: Speedy Bump Strike

And finally, our most watched viral video of the year was from a pair of speed bumps placed too close together. While that sounds like a dull premise for a video, the results are pretty spectacular. The proximity of the bumps means that any vehicles going too fast get launched off the first bump and crash violently into the second.

Those were the 10 biggest viral posts of the year by views, but now we’d like to hear about the top video of the year in your heart. Did your favorite video make the list? Was it left off? Let us know in the comments.


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