In addition to their world-class speed and astounding beauty, Ferrari cars have a reputation for being unreliable. The complex engines and suspension setups found in Ferrari cars combined with their low production mean that only specially-trained mechanics are able to maintain the supercars, and replacement parts are never cheap. Now, the Italian supercar company has […]
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Posted in Celebrities, Nissan, Sports cars on Jan 21st, 2010
Andrew Bynum, 22-year-old center for the Los Angeles Lakers, is featured in this month’s Super Street magazine, according to Jalopnik. More accurately, his 2009 Nissan GT-R, with $20,000 in body modifications, is featured. The GT-R is a welcome change from the Escalades, Lamborghinis and S-Classes that we typically associate with athletes. Andrew Bynum’s GT-R is […]
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Toyota has been busy this year. First, the affordable FT-86 was revealed, and now the anything-but-affordable Lexus LF-A supercar has been unveiled. Apparently Toyota has been listening to all the complaints that its lineup is made up of transportation appliances rather than passionate cars. The gorgeous Lexus LF-A is anything but an appliance, even though […]
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Posted in Automotive on Jun 24th, 2009
It’s no secret that new car sales are slow right now. Automakers and dealerships are offering unheard of incentives. Buy one get one free cars, 0% interest car loans, and huge price cuts are the norm, and you’d be crazy to buy most cars for anything more than a few thousand off the asking price. […]
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Posted in Automotive on May 26th, 2009
For most people, the mere mention of LEGOS sends you into a nostalgic tailspin that ends in a plot to call mom up and ask her very nicely to ship the shoeboxes full of little plastic blocks and people with those hats with uncurved brims that I always thought were absolutely ridiculous but now somehow […]
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Posted in Automotive on Apr 23rd, 2009
The Bugatti Veyron is one of the coolest cars made. It’s great looking, incredibly fast, and commands instant respect from anyone who knows squat about automobiles. Everybody seems to agree that the Veyron is an amazing car just the way it is except for Bugatti. Jalopnik reports that for some reason, Bugatti felt the car […]
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It has come to light that German automaker Volkswagen has sued one of its Lamborghini dealerships, Lamborghini of Orange County. Last November the former “worlds largest Lamborghini dealer” closed its doors for good. The closing came rather abrubptly according to some reports, and the reason has remained a mystery until court documents were released showing […]
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Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Sep 3rd, 2008
Even though we all know it was inevitable, Audi is in the final stages of finalizing it’s newest R8 variant, the R8 Spyder. The Spyder will be the convertible version of Audi’s halo supercar. To think that Audi wouldn’t want to capitalize on the R8’s success is just naive. The Spyder is shown (at least […]
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Posted in Automotive on Apr 8th, 2008
Things are going great for Volkswagen these days, especially in it’s Chinese arm VW China. Sales in the Chinese market are soaring for the German auto giant. The companies first-quarter sales this year rose 32.5 percent to 268,200 vehicles. That is an outstanding achievement, even in for a heavyweight manufacture like VW. VW’s China sales […]
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Posted in Automotive on Mar 24th, 2008
The New York Auto Show has been a part of the auto show circuit for a while now, but every year it seems to get better and stronger. This year is no exception. The show this year was sponsored by non other than Lamborghini and was full of exciting things for the enthusiast to see. […]
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