Japan is the third biggest market for Ferrari representing about 6 percent of all cars sold, with sales growing each year.
(Jalopnik.com)
Friday, April 28, 2017
I Did Not Know About These
16 Secrets Hidden In Brand Logos That You Probably Never Noticed Before
3. Obviously the “H” stands for Hyundai, right? But there’s something else there too…
12. When you think of Quiksilver, you probably think of surfers and water, right?
Complete list (BuzzFeed.com)
3. Obviously the “H” stands for Hyundai, right? But there’s something else there too…
The logo is also a stylized picture of a handshake between the Hyundai firm and a car buyer.
12. When you think of Quiksilver, you probably think of surfers and water, right?
Well, that’s exactly why the red company logo depicts a stylized rendition of the woodcut “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”?
Complete list (BuzzFeed.com)
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Not The Least Bit Suprised
World's largest Lamborghini dealer is in Dubai, because of course it is
Dubai is a place where supercars are so common, even the police drive them. So it's not at all surprising that Lamborghini would open its largest dealership ever in the city. The dealer is three stories tall and has over 19,000 square feet.
(AutoBlog.com)
Dubai is a place where supercars are so common, even the police drive them. So it's not at all surprising that Lamborghini would open its largest dealership ever in the city. The dealer is three stories tall and has over 19,000 square feet.
(AutoBlog.com)
Unicorns Do Exist
This 1-of-51 1993 Porsche 911 RSR has only 6 miles on the odometer
It is an even-rarer custom-order car, too. And now it's for sale.
This Polar Silver Metallic car was highly optioned and only one of two that had a fully trimmed interior. That makes it all the more surprising that the owner decided to park it and never drive it. Outside, the the Speedline wheels are painted purple, or Amethyst Metallic as Porsche calls it. The brake calipers were painted a contrasting gold color. The interior is red over red over red, Can Can Red in Porsche speak. The seats, headliner, the upper and lower dashboard, steering column, steering wheel, door caps, and roll cage were all bright red. Even the six-point racing harness was dyed to match the rest of the interior. Only the gauges, the center of the dashboard, and the door pulls remain untouched.
RM Sotheby's estimates the car will pull in somewhere between $2.2 million and $2.4 million, though it will take a bit of an investment to get this into running condition. The fact that the RSR race car has wins at the Spa 24 Hours, Suzuka 1000 KM, and 24 Hours of Interlagos as well as a Le Mans class win makes this all the more valuable.
(AutoBlog.com)
It is an even-rarer custom-order car, too. And now it's for sale.
This Polar Silver Metallic car was highly optioned and only one of two that had a fully trimmed interior. That makes it all the more surprising that the owner decided to park it and never drive it. Outside, the the Speedline wheels are painted purple, or Amethyst Metallic as Porsche calls it. The brake calipers were painted a contrasting gold color. The interior is red over red over red, Can Can Red in Porsche speak. The seats, headliner, the upper and lower dashboard, steering column, steering wheel, door caps, and roll cage were all bright red. Even the six-point racing harness was dyed to match the rest of the interior. Only the gauges, the center of the dashboard, and the door pulls remain untouched.
RM Sotheby's estimates the car will pull in somewhere between $2.2 million and $2.4 million, though it will take a bit of an investment to get this into running condition. The fact that the RSR race car has wins at the Spa 24 Hours, Suzuka 1000 KM, and 24 Hours of Interlagos as well as a Le Mans class win makes this all the more valuable.
(AutoBlog.com)
No King Of The Ring Can Ever Reign Supreme
Porsche No Longer Concerned With Being The One True 'Ring King
Speaking with Autoguide during the New York Auto Show, Porsche GT boss Andreas Preuninger said:
(Jalopnik.com)
Speaking with Autoguide during the New York Auto Show, Porsche GT boss Andreas Preuninger said:
“There are a lot of people who aren’t looking at the stopwatch when they’re on the track and they just want the interaction and they want a driver’s car. This is the reason why we left the route of being the quickest on the Nürburgring and only thinking about lap times. I don’t care that the competition is a little bit faster around the ‘Ring.At this point in time, we can either choose to believe a Porsche spokesperson’s words... or! We can realize that this is totally Porsche acknowledging that it is no longer the One True Ring King.
“It’s not our mainstream program to have the quickest lap times and to advertise our cars only by lap time because, to be honest with you, if you have a car with the perfect setup for the Nürburgring, it will be a dog on the street and everywhere else.”
(Jalopnik.com)
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
This Is Great News
Nissan Is Restarting Official Production Of Skyline Spares
No need to pinch yourself; we assure you this is real. Nissan is about to start making high-quality spare parts for a whole load of its classic fast cars, to help owners keep them on the road
No need to pinch yourself; we assure you this is real. Nissan is about to start making high-quality spare parts for a whole load of its classic fast cars, to help owners keep them on the road
It’s time for die-hard JDM fans to get excited, because
Nissan is launching a Heritage Parts Programme to supply genuine,
Nissan-made OE-spec components for its classic performance cars.
The new venture, which will be part of the company’s motorsport division, Nismo, will open its accounts by making spares for the R32 Skyline GT-R, but other models will be covered as well as time goes on. We expect that to include the R33 and R34, plus the various generations of Fairlady Z, the best-known of which was otherwise known as the 300ZX.
The new scheme should bring a halt to the problem of classic Nissans being repaired with sub-standard parts that could ultimately cause more damage and lead the cars to be scrapped. Nissan wants to keep these old machines on the road, and will supply the parts to make it possible.
(CarThrottle.com)
The new venture, which will be part of the company’s motorsport division, Nismo, will open its accounts by making spares for the R32 Skyline GT-R, but other models will be covered as well as time goes on. We expect that to include the R33 and R34, plus the various generations of Fairlady Z, the best-known of which was otherwise known as the 300ZX.
The new scheme should bring a halt to the problem of classic Nissans being repaired with sub-standard parts that could ultimately cause more damage and lead the cars to be scrapped. Nissan wants to keep these old machines on the road, and will supply the parts to make it possible.
(CarThrottle.com)
No Surprise That This Dealership Is Thriving
Standalone AMG Dealerships To Launch Around The World
AMG’s first exclusive dealership opened in Tokyo back in January alongside the announcement that one would open its doors in Sydney as well. Now, AMG boss Tobias Moers has confirmed that Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, the UK and an undisclosed city in Germany will also get AMG showrooms.
If these dealerships follow the lead of the Tokyo location, they can be expected to house the brand’s most popular models and will offer a distinctive buying experience in facilities inspired by the brand’s focus on performance.
The performance division of Mercedes-Benz is currently enjoying its most successful period to date and in 2016, saw global sales skyrocket by 44 per cent to almost 100,000. According to Autocar, sales are expected to again rise by double digits this year and will steady out until the company’s next-generation models arrive in 2020 and beyond.
(CarScoops.com)
AMG’s first exclusive dealership opened in Tokyo back in January alongside the announcement that one would open its doors in Sydney as well. Now, AMG boss Tobias Moers has confirmed that Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, the UK and an undisclosed city in Germany will also get AMG showrooms.
If these dealerships follow the lead of the Tokyo location, they can be expected to house the brand’s most popular models and will offer a distinctive buying experience in facilities inspired by the brand’s focus on performance.
The performance division of Mercedes-Benz is currently enjoying its most successful period to date and in 2016, saw global sales skyrocket by 44 per cent to almost 100,000. According to Autocar, sales are expected to again rise by double digits this year and will steady out until the company’s next-generation models arrive in 2020 and beyond.
(CarScoops.com)
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
NISMO Has Finally Jumped The Shark
Nissan Has Turned its Back on NISMO, And That's a Damn Shame
The brand needs a total overhaul of their once outstanding enthusiast car offerings.
NISMO, the performance arm of Nissan, is in a rut. Right now, NISMO offers a branded upgrade package for four of its parent brand's models: the 370Z, GT-R, Juke, and now, the Sentra. There was a time when Nissan's performance badges meant something significant, a time when the 300ZX Turbo was a blinding rocket of a car, a time when the Sentra SE-R Spec V was the best kept secret in economy sport compacts, a time when Skyline GT-R existed. Et cetera, et cetera.
Those times appear to be long gone, and Nissan—the manufacturer of the top-selling SUV in America (that'd be the Rogue)—seems to be treating the NISMO badge with a disregard that would suggest a good enthusiast car is no longer worth the effort.
(TheDrive.com)
The brand needs a total overhaul of their once outstanding enthusiast car offerings.
NISMO, the performance arm of Nissan, is in a rut. Right now, NISMO offers a branded upgrade package for four of its parent brand's models: the 370Z, GT-R, Juke, and now, the Sentra. There was a time when Nissan's performance badges meant something significant, a time when the 300ZX Turbo was a blinding rocket of a car, a time when the Sentra SE-R Spec V was the best kept secret in economy sport compacts, a time when Skyline GT-R existed. Et cetera, et cetera.
Those times appear to be long gone, and Nissan—the manufacturer of the top-selling SUV in America (that'd be the Rogue)—seems to be treating the NISMO badge with a disregard that would suggest a good enthusiast car is no longer worth the effort.
(TheDrive.com)
The Answer = It's Our Fault
Why Are Cars so Expensive?
The average car costs $34,077. What's up with that?
There are obvious things that make today’s cars most expensive. Power windows are almost universal now and were rare luxuries in the 1960s. Government regulations mean that each new car now has to carry pollution control and safety equipment that only Ralph Nader, in his most delirious moments, dreamt of a half century ago. And thanks to advances in engineering things like crush zones, today’s cars will crash more predictably and safely than anything from way-back when. Throw in navigations systems, camera systems, effective air conditioning, and big glass sunroofs, and today’s cars are thick with features.
But the reason why today’s cars are carrying all those plucks and flourishes is because that’s what today’s buyers want. It’s nice to imagine driving a ’66 Chevelle every day, but if you had to sit in those shapeless seats, roll up the windows manually, smell the fumes pouring off the fuel leak that passed for a carburetor, and try and deal with the hazy steering and crap brakes, it would be intolerable by today’s standards. Or at least by today’s standards if they’ve been unpolluted by five decades of nostalgia.
Back in 1966 cars were financed for one, two or maybe three years. And by the time a buyer was finished paying it off the car was often used up and ready to be junked. Today at the end of seven years of payments, a modern car may show more than 100,000 miles on the odometer but capable of running another 200,000.
The reason why today’s cars are so expensive is that they’re good enough that people will strain and strive to pay for them..
(TheDrive.com)
The average car costs $34,077. What's up with that?
There are obvious things that make today’s cars most expensive. Power windows are almost universal now and were rare luxuries in the 1960s. Government regulations mean that each new car now has to carry pollution control and safety equipment that only Ralph Nader, in his most delirious moments, dreamt of a half century ago. And thanks to advances in engineering things like crush zones, today’s cars will crash more predictably and safely than anything from way-back when. Throw in navigations systems, camera systems, effective air conditioning, and big glass sunroofs, and today’s cars are thick with features.
But the reason why today’s cars are carrying all those plucks and flourishes is because that’s what today’s buyers want. It’s nice to imagine driving a ’66 Chevelle every day, but if you had to sit in those shapeless seats, roll up the windows manually, smell the fumes pouring off the fuel leak that passed for a carburetor, and try and deal with the hazy steering and crap brakes, it would be intolerable by today’s standards. Or at least by today’s standards if they’ve been unpolluted by five decades of nostalgia.
Back in 1966 cars were financed for one, two or maybe three years. And by the time a buyer was finished paying it off the car was often used up and ready to be junked. Today at the end of seven years of payments, a modern car may show more than 100,000 miles on the odometer but capable of running another 200,000.
The reason why today’s cars are so expensive is that they’re good enough that people will strain and strive to pay for them..
(TheDrive.com)
Monday, April 24, 2017
I Can Attest That This Is True
What It's Like To Drive An R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R
“All the cool things people say about these cars are true.”
“This is the can’t-have-it car,” as Matt Farah put it on his most recent The Smoking Tire video.
(Jalopnik.com)
“All the cool things people say about these cars are true.”
“This is the can’t-have-it car,” as Matt Farah put it on his most recent The Smoking Tire video.
(Jalopnik.com)
Friday, April 21, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Old School Meets New School
Meet the Dodge SRT Demon's Ultimate Challenger: The Trans AM 1,000 HP Super Duty
[H]oping to steal the spotlight from the Dodge Challenger SRT is the latest vehicle of the Trans Am: the 2017 Trans Am Super Duty.
The Pontiac label was put to its shallow grave after General Motors axed the brand in 2010 as a result of financial dilemma. But now the Pontiac's classic muscle car is given a second life in the form of the 2017 Trans Am 455 Super Duty. The previous Trans Am vehicles were modelled from the 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro and General Motor's Zeta chassis, now the newly unveiled Trans Am 455 Super Duty is probably the first unit ever produced that is molded around the sixth gen Chevy Camaro and the lightweight Alpha chassis.
The biggest asset of this beast of a vehicle is its 455 cubic inch (7.4 L) variant of the GM's recent generation V LT1 V8 engine equipped with a Magnuson TVS2300 supercharger that produces up to 14 psi of boost- which has 0.5 less psi compared to the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. Trans Am Worldwide further revealed that the engine of the 455 Super Duty was made in partnership with a still unnamed premier NASCAR engine builder hailing from Martinsville, Virginia. Turns out, our guesses would directly point to the Arrington Performance by the very own NASCAR racer and team owner Joey Arrington. A cold air intake and purely ceramic coated headers, with 3.0 inch of exhaust powers contribute to an impressive 1,000 hp and 1,046 lb-ft of torque: a 160 hp and 276 lb-ft more than the Demon's performance on gas and 192 hp and 329 lb-ft more than the Demon's execution on 91 octane.
Tod Warmack, co-founder of Trans Am Worldwide, exclaimed in a press release that the new sports car is a full overhaul that wholly displays lustrous body lines paired with manly proportions and retro design. Trans Am Worldwide is also offering alternative glass T-tops within this year, however the most groundbreaking thing that they have done is that they have a new reputation to be proud of- offering a 1,000 hp performance set in a production automobile joining a few company that has the same feat.
(4WheelNews.com)
[H]oping to steal the spotlight from the Dodge Challenger SRT is the latest vehicle of the Trans Am: the 2017 Trans Am Super Duty.
The Pontiac label was put to its shallow grave after General Motors axed the brand in 2010 as a result of financial dilemma. But now the Pontiac's classic muscle car is given a second life in the form of the 2017 Trans Am 455 Super Duty. The previous Trans Am vehicles were modelled from the 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro and General Motor's Zeta chassis, now the newly unveiled Trans Am 455 Super Duty is probably the first unit ever produced that is molded around the sixth gen Chevy Camaro and the lightweight Alpha chassis.
The biggest asset of this beast of a vehicle is its 455 cubic inch (7.4 L) variant of the GM's recent generation V LT1 V8 engine equipped with a Magnuson TVS2300 supercharger that produces up to 14 psi of boost- which has 0.5 less psi compared to the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. Trans Am Worldwide further revealed that the engine of the 455 Super Duty was made in partnership with a still unnamed premier NASCAR engine builder hailing from Martinsville, Virginia. Turns out, our guesses would directly point to the Arrington Performance by the very own NASCAR racer and team owner Joey Arrington. A cold air intake and purely ceramic coated headers, with 3.0 inch of exhaust powers contribute to an impressive 1,000 hp and 1,046 lb-ft of torque: a 160 hp and 276 lb-ft more than the Demon's performance on gas and 192 hp and 329 lb-ft more than the Demon's execution on 91 octane.
Tod Warmack, co-founder of Trans Am Worldwide, exclaimed in a press release that the new sports car is a full overhaul that wholly displays lustrous body lines paired with manly proportions and retro design. Trans Am Worldwide is also offering alternative glass T-tops within this year, however the most groundbreaking thing that they have done is that they have a new reputation to be proud of- offering a 1,000 hp performance set in a production automobile joining a few company that has the same feat.
(4WheelNews.com)
Long Live The 911 GT3
Racing rulebooks are the only thing keeping the greatest 911 alive
The GT3 isn't turbo because the racecar isn't turbo.
The reason the GT3 hasn't gone the turbo is the same reason the GT3 exists: because racecar. In an interview with Autoblog, GT Project Director Andreas Preuninger laid it out thusly: "What's very crucial for us, a key factor is the bloodline between the racecar and the street car."
That's not just marketing. Preuninger tells that, without the 997-generation GT3 R racecar, there never would have been a GT3 RS 4.0 road car. "The theoretical paperwork didn't show how good the engine felt and what you could do with it before you really built one and tried it. That's what you do on the racing side - just try something out. And that filters into the street cars as well."
(AutoBlog.com)
The GT3 isn't turbo because the racecar isn't turbo.
The reason the GT3 hasn't gone the turbo is the same reason the GT3 exists: because racecar. In an interview with Autoblog, GT Project Director Andreas Preuninger laid it out thusly: "What's very crucial for us, a key factor is the bloodline between the racecar and the street car."
That's not just marketing. Preuninger tells that, without the 997-generation GT3 R racecar, there never would have been a GT3 RS 4.0 road car. "The theoretical paperwork didn't show how good the engine felt and what you could do with it before you really built one and tried it. That's what you do on the racing side - just try something out. And that filters into the street cars as well."
(AutoBlog.com)
Hell No!
Is It Morally Right To Peek Under Someone's Car Cover?
As a car person, what is the most appropriate way to respond if you happen to catch someone peeking under your car cover? And, on the other side of that, is it right to peek under a cover at all?
(Jalopnik.com)
As a car person, what is the most appropriate way to respond if you happen to catch someone peeking under your car cover? And, on the other side of that, is it right to peek under a cover at all?
(Jalopnik.com)
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