The very rare U.S.-market stickshift Camry, extinct since the 2012 model year.
(AutoBlog.com)
Monday, January 29, 2018
A Toyota Unicorn, A Manual Transmission Camry
Junkyard Gem: 1991 Toyota Camry with 5-speed manual
The very rare U.S.-market stickshift Camry, extinct since the 2012 model year.
(AutoBlog.com)
The very rare U.S.-market stickshift Camry, extinct since the 2012 model year.
(AutoBlog.com)
Friday, January 26, 2018
No! Please No!
Should Lexus Follow The LFA Supercar With A Second Generation ?
The Lexus LFA supercar was almost beyond comprehension. Jalopnik bossman Patrick George once described it perfectly “Its name stands for Lexus ***king Awesome.” Lexus knows we want another one, but will they ever build it? Well, it hasn’t said yes, but it hasn’t closed the door either.
The Lexus LFA was far removed from any other car that the Japanese luxury brand has made. It was a legit supercar, more Ferrari than Lexus, with a price-tag of almost $400,000. Under the hood was a screaming, naturally aspirated V10 that sounded like a Formula 1 race car.
Today it is still one of the rarest supercars you will ever encounter,
as Lexus only made 500 copies between 2010 and 2012. Some are
mysteriously still out there for sale as brand “new” cars.
(AutoSpies.com)
The Lexus LFA supercar was almost beyond comprehension. Jalopnik bossman Patrick George once described it perfectly “Its name stands for Lexus ***king Awesome.” Lexus knows we want another one, but will they ever build it? Well, it hasn’t said yes, but it hasn’t closed the door either.
The Lexus LFA was far removed from any other car that the Japanese luxury brand has made. It was a legit supercar, more Ferrari than Lexus, with a price-tag of almost $400,000. Under the hood was a screaming, naturally aspirated V10 that sounded like a Formula 1 race car.
(AutoSpies.com)
Everyone Has A Number
Englishtown Raceway Abruptly Closes Its NHRA Drag Strip
For decades, Englishtown Raceway Park in New Jersey has been home to the NHRA’s Summer Nationals. But today, the track announced it’s stopping drag racing, effective immediately. Other activities at Englishtown will continue, notably Club Loose’s drift events, but this is an abrupt end to an era.
All quarter and eighth mile events are coming to an end, while dirt bike, karting, road course and drift events will continue. The reason for the closure of drag racing appears to come from the track leasing out that area to Insurance Auto Auctions to store cars. Englishtown previously held some of the thousands of cars flooded by Hurricane Sandy back in 2013, so this relationship isn’t coming out of nowhere.
A source familiar with the matter said that IAA recently came back and made an offer the track “couldn’t refuse.”
So the end of drag racing at Englishtown doesn’t seem to be coming from something falling through with the NHRA so much as car storage being more lucrative.
(Jalopnik.com)
For decades, Englishtown Raceway Park in New Jersey has been home to the NHRA’s Summer Nationals. But today, the track announced it’s stopping drag racing, effective immediately. Other activities at Englishtown will continue, notably Club Loose’s drift events, but this is an abrupt end to an era.
All quarter and eighth mile events are coming to an end, while dirt bike, karting, road course and drift events will continue. The reason for the closure of drag racing appears to come from the track leasing out that area to Insurance Auto Auctions to store cars. Englishtown previously held some of the thousands of cars flooded by Hurricane Sandy back in 2013, so this relationship isn’t coming out of nowhere.
So the end of drag racing at Englishtown doesn’t seem to be coming from something falling through with the NHRA so much as car storage being more lucrative.
(Jalopnik.com)
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