Entries from April 2008

Nihon Car gets sneek peak at HKS Evo X

April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’ve always been a fan of Nihon Car, and for good reason - the guys over there take their hobby very seriously, so much so that tuners leak tantilizing tid bits to them directly. This time around HKS blog shared this nice picture of their amazing tuned Evo X.
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Tags: Car News · Evolution · Mitsubishi · Tuner Cars

Truck driver accidentally drives into bridge, invents convertible pickup

April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Some weekend delight for you all the way from Pakistan where a daring truck driver decided to redesign a handful of pickups. His tool? What else? A bridge. Take a speeding trucker, a low bridge and a double decker cargo of pickups and you can only imagine what happens next.
The overpass got its fair [...]

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Tags: Randomness

2008 Nissan Teana in flesh before China Auto Show

April 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Rapid post time! Just came across pictures of the latest Nissan Teana on Team-BHP and it looks alot better than the brochure shots showed.

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Tags: Nissan · Spy Photos

NSX to Acura: Honda looks to rear wheel drive in future

April 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Seems like the NSX wont be the only car getting rear wheel drive traction: Autocar magazine predicts Honda will turn to rear wheel drive in the next years few years throughout the Acura brand.
In other news, the debut of the second generation of the Acura NSX has been postoned by way of [...]

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Tags: Acura · Upcoming

Free Copy of Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3

April 17th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Yup, Gran Turismo 5 is hard to get. If you were unfortunate enough not to find a copy, then fear not, because we’re giving out a dozen copies! The contest is being supported by Edmund’s Free Car Quote. In the market for a new car and looking for a free price quote? Then you’re [...]

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Tags: Japan Car Blog Contest · Technology & Gadgets

2011 Lexus LF-A arrives at Nürburgring

April 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

 
Two Lexus LF-A prototypes have arrived at Nürburgring. Development of the LF-A has been slow due to some engineering issues, but it appears as though most of the bugs have been worked out and the Japanese supercar will soon begin taking some hot laps.
The LF-A has been a ‘Ring regular for years now, but [...]

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Tags: Car News · Lexus · Spy Photos

New 2009 Acura TSX price announced

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Acura has announced the Acura TSX MSRP. You can put your rump in their base 2009 TSX for $29,675 (including shipping). The new TSX, which is essentially a European accord, starts just $770 more than the model it replaces. For $32,775 you can invest in a TSX with Acura’s technology package, which includes navigation, [...]

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Tags: Acura · Car News · Press Release

Ebay Treasure: Mint 1991 Nissan 300ZX with 5,000 miles

April 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

If there’s one car I’ve always dreamt of buying, it’s the glorious Nissan 300ZX. This example being sold on eBay is a flawless! That dream of mine can turn into reality… if I can somehow get my hands on $37,000. Do yourself a favor and look at this pristine condition 300ZX - carpet [...]

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Tags: Nissan · eBay Find