Nintendo at the LA Auto Show 2011 +Real Life Mario Karts!

How many times on a long commute to work have you dreamed about unleashing a red shell on the old lady puttering away in front or you, or launching a blue shell to destroy the stalled car that’s backing up traffic? No two ways about it, Mario Kart cars are a lot more fun than real cars. Well guess what? Now Mario Kart cars are real cars.

In honor of the upcoming Mario Kart 7, Nintendo has had two full-size, fully functional Mario karts built. At least they’re fully functional in the sense that you can actually drive them around