April Fools' Day which falls on the First day of April - for those living under a rock - is not a public holiday but it is celebrated annually in many countries like you would with Christmas or New Year, though instead of exchange gifts, we exchange pranks and hoaxes or become a victim of one.

Having said so, yet another Fools' day passed yesterday and like normal civilians, automakers like to pull a fast and may I add they are getting very good at it.

Among the slew of pranks two caught my attention - because one was funny and I kinda believed the second one. Yes I know, I'm an idiot. The first prank was a video review by EVO that revolves around a BMW M6.

Being a reputable British motoring magazine, it was really nice to see Evo take part in the annual Fools Day in a unique manner. As a part of a video review for the M6, Evo showed off a new feature - dubbed the Active Noise Control.

It allows customisable noises when shifting gears from a dog barking to a gunshot, draw out all cabin noise and the best part of all - alter exterior noise to replicate the engine note of a V12 or put the car in 'stealth mode'.

The second hoax was from Volvo. You see though it looks bizzare, I thought this prank was real. We know how Volvo is obsessed with safety to the point where they created the world's first pedestrian airbag, so when I read about Volvo's External Vehicle Protection (EnVeloP) system - which is an airbag that deploys around the whole car - I thought it was real.

The 'innovative' EnVeloP system consists of a small container built in the roof of the car, which contains a folded-in, vacuum pulled balloon of a material that is akin to airbags. When an unavoidable collision is detected