No Magera. Oftentimes irony usually sounds like sarcasm...for instance...."I just love sleeping on broken glass." or sometimes someone will make a comment like...."I hate it when people complain" Notice in the second example how the statement contradicts itself. The second is an example of dramatic irony, that is, the person making the statement doesn't know they are being ironic or contradicting themselves.

Now we just need a PS3 car that despite being by far the most powerful car on the track fails on the starting line. XD

I kid, I kid.

but wouldn't you call it ironic that the car that is representing the Xbox 360 flagship title happens to be the car that breaks down, just like the 360? Now that Is irony No?

Not that I'm dissing the 360 because none of my friends have ever had problems with theirs... Just thought it was funny that's all.

@super_etecoon: err.. does it have to be used like that?

Also, what would be a good choice to replace "irony"? (I'm not the thread-maker but still interested)

 The word you are looking for is coincidence.  It is not uncommon for people to use the words interchangably (ergo the Princess Bride pic) and much of this may have to do with that unfortunate song by Alanis Morisette (damn Canadians...lol).  Of course, her mistakes may just be a symptom to the problem.

Of course, the OT is very funny. 

@irony discussion: Irony has different meanings and uses. One would assume that a Car in a Nascar event wouldn't likely breakdown, when it breaks down while carrying the 360 logos it could be considered ironic from this point of view.

However, it is more fitting to call it blunder, parallel, perceived omen or coincidence.

Still, funny.

 You misinterpreted the word contrast. An engine blowing up would be a parallell comparison, not a contrast. The irony would be if the Wii racecar had to retire and PS3 racecar winning in front of the Xbox360 racecar.

By the way your story is an not an example of irony but an anecdote or a plain funny coincidence.

I've thought about it some more, and from the following point of view, irony does fit in the parallel situation:

"360 is powerful, and started off strong but was beaten by the Wii because the 360 would breakdown and the Wii had other desirable features."

"Both the 360 and Wii cars are powerful car, like the 360 in real life the car broke down. The talent of the Wii car's driver put him in a good finishing position."

Why is this irony? The first could loosely be categorized as irony, while the second statements ironic characteristic hinges on both the first statement and on the probability of the car breakdown. You wouldn't expect the parallel circumstance, so it becomes ironic. Still it's a stretch.

Neither of those are irony.

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