Hosted by Alain De Cadanet, a very cool look into Pre-WW2 Grand Prix race cars made by Auto Union. Amazing footage in this video….
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foto of the day.
some random DTM photo…..
click two times to get hi-res foto.
Genetics may be linked to poor driving skills
Very interesting research, and I definitely think it has a basis!
People with a particular gene variant performed more than 20 percent worse on a driving test than people without it – and a follow-up test a few days later yielded similar results. About 30 percent of Americans have the variant.
“These people make more errors from the get-go, and they forget more of what they learned after time away,” said Dr. Steven Cramer, neurology associate professor and senior author of the study published recently in the journal Cerebral Cortex.
This gene variant limits the availability of a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor during activity. BDNF keeps memory strong by supporting communication among brain cells and keeping them functioning optimally. When a person is engaged in a particular task, BDNF is secreted in the brain area connected with that activity to help the body respond
see here to read the rest of the report from the University of California-Irvine
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-10/uoc–bdm102809.php
Lingenfelter makes an ass out of the 2010 Camaro.
For ages, Corvette fanboys have been singing the praises of Lingenfelter Vettes and how they can tear up supercars for breakfast, but obviously even Lingenfelter has grown so bored and tired of Corvettes that they have decided on new project. They have turned to making tacky looking body kits for the new Chevy Camaro. The car is now making 650+hp, up from the stock 430hp or so in the Camaro SS. But holy wow, it looks ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE! Advice to Lingenfelter; go back to working on Corvettes and stop trying to built body kids, because you suck at it!
See the rest of the photos on the Car and Driver website:
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/09q4/lingenfelter_455_t_a_concept-auto_shows
foto of the day.
Long before there was ever an Audi R8 or Audi TT, there were a series of interesting sports car concepts from Audi. One of the most memorable was this 1991 Audi Quattro Spyder Concept. I still have no idea why they didn’t make it….it looked spectacularly cool.
auctionwatch: Lancia Fulvia 1.3s
Ahhhhh, if I only had the $$$—-i’d be ALL OVER THIS! A beautiful example of a 1973 Lancia Fulvia 1.3S and what the owner is calling the “Monte Carlo Edition”.
Check out the auction for more pictures and information
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150384040959&viewitem=#ht_500wt_924
the world’s most extravagant garages.
crazy ……i wonder if those cars have their own bathtubs and massage therapists as well?
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Entry-level ‘new” Porsche 356? probable fail.
Based on a VW?? Sounds like another 914, to me….
Motor Authority seems to think it’s gonna happen, and they think it’ll be 356-ish….i think it’s all false.
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1037454_entry-level-porsche-roadster-rumors-hint-at-reborn-356
video: Alpine A310 mountain drive
IEDEI blog LOVES Alpine-Renaults, and the A110 and A310 especially. Here’s a fantastic film of a bloke just driving his A310 through some great roads….
foto of the day.
Maserati 250F.
(click 2 times to get hi-res version)
art of the day.
Tagged art, artwork, audi, audi tt, auto union, gallery, girl, glasgow, mark spain, painting, umbrella
stillborn bull: 1974 Lamborghini Bravo
This was due to be the replacement for the Lamborghini Urraco, however it was launched to the world as a concept in 1974 by Bertone, however the global economy was slumping, fuel costs were rising, and Ferrucio Lamborghini was retiring. From what i’ve read, there is widespread reporting that this Bravo was tested heavily prior to its introduction (40,000+ miles), but unfortunately it never made it to production. 3.0L engine pumping 300hp through a small, relatively light body and short wheelbase. Smaller, lower, and shorter than the Countach, it definitely ‘borrowed’ some ideas from the Countach.
It looks like Lamborghini would have definitely had an amazing rival to the Ferrari Dino, had they have made this…..
Word is, you can still see the car at the Bertone Museum in Turin, Italy.
BMW M3 (E92) Rollin’ thru LA
What a cool video. Check it out! Cheers to World Car Fans for the heads up.
Forget $200k, the new Lexus LF-A is $375k!
FAIL.
that is all.
foto of the day.
BMW 3.0 CSL and racing version…..so cool.
foto of the day.
DTM racing from the late 80s. Fantastic.
video: Group B Rally: Pure Sound.
No commentary or music in this video, just pure Group B exhausts! right on.
supercar FAIL? Lexus LF-A
Who is gonna buy a $200k+ Lexus? I know most people who are shopping for a car with a $200k budget are certainly NOT going to. So who is gonna buy it? The Japanese, probably…and maybe some arab and korean billionaires. Who is gonna ditch a Lambo to buy this? or a GT3? or an F458 Italia?
Obviously, Lexus are making this car for image’s sake—however it certainly doesn’t have a classic shape in any way, in fact it reminds me (almost a little too much) of those awkward “sports cars’ they used to sell in the 80s and 90s—like the Dodge Stealth, Subaru SVX, and Nissan 300zx. Cheesy, at best…
So congratulations Lexus, you’ve built one hell of an ugly supercar. But what can it do? Looks like pretty standard supercar stuff as you can read below. Nothing a Porsche turbo can’t deal with…
LImited to 500 cars
560hp. 4.8L V10. 8500 rpm redline.
3265 pounds.
0-60 in 3.7 seconds. Top Speed 201 mph
Price: est. $200k
Alfa 149 Milano. Finished product?
If it is, i love it…….here’s hoping it’s still coming to the US as planned…
Weird and bizarre VWs in the chinese market…
Yeah, there are some oddities in the VW lineup when it comes to selling stuff in China. Most of all is the super weird MK2 Jetta, which is still a huuuuuge seller in the chinese market! How the chinese keep buying it is beyond me. It looks absolutely miserable. The original MK2 was actually pretty damn good looking for the time—-the revised one, as you can see below…..is just……weird.
Then comes another grand surprise! VW still sells a version of the Quantum (yes, the 1980s VW Quantum!) under the name Santana Vista. How does it look? Well, again…it looks completely terrible. Archaic technology, only the chinese could love….
Next there are two cars i have NO IDEA about. One is called the VW Lavida….which looks almost like a Daewoo/Chevy/Kia and the other is just a bunch of chinese letters i cannot read. These cars are probably being made in China or Korea, and selling under the guise of VW. I can’t be arsed to really look up what they are….but it’s strange to see two VWs selling under the badge, while completely unknown outside the Chinese market.
for more information on these, ahem, GLORIOUS chinese VWs, go to: www.vw.com/cn
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