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RideLust Random: Kavinsky’s Testarossa Overdrive

Kavinsky is a zombie in need of revenge, killed when he crashed his Ferrari Testarossa in 1986. His records are the story of his first steps in the world of the living dead.



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Remember When Top Gear Got the Bugatti Veyron Up To Top Speed?

Top Gear is the only show I watch consistently anymore (I used to watch Arrested Development, until they were canceled). I remember when this was aired originally, and I loved it. I loved the way it was filmed and edited and I loved how they got James May to do the driving, since he’s usually the slow one. His expression really shows how awesome that kind of speed is.

407km/h=253mph



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Science Proves Hot Cars = Hot Girls

A study commissioned by the ultra-exclusive British insurer Hiscox proves beyond all doubt that supercars turn women on, and econo-cars just don’t.

David Moxon subjected 40 men and women to the sounds of a Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and a Volkswagen Polo then measured the amount of testosterone in their saliva (a measure of arousal). He found everyone had higher levels of the stuff, especially women, after hearing the first three revving supercars. As for the VW Polo? Everyone had less testosterone after listening to it.

“We knew owners of luxury cars felt a connection with the sound of their vehicles,” says Steve Langan, managing director of the insurance company. “We have now scientifically proven the physical attraction people feel when it comes to cars.”

100% of the women were aroused by the Maserati.

“We saw significant peaks in the amount of testosterone in the body, particularly in women,” Maxon says, noting that even women who said they had no interest in cars were turned on. “Testosterone is indicative of positive arousal in the human body so we can confidently conclude from the results out today that the roar of a luxury car engine actually does cause a primeval physiological response.”

And yet, a survery by GM found that nearly nine in 10 women would rather talk to a guy in a Prius than a Porsche, and eighty percent of respondents said they find people who drive fuel efficient cars more interesting than those that don’t.

So theres a disconnect here, as always, between what women say they want, and what they actually want. How surprising.



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MG Kills TF Roadster’s American Debut, Correctly Assumes U.S. Market Already Saturated With Fruity Little Cars

MG TF Roadster

MG TF Roadster

After China’s Nanjing Automobile Corporation bought the ailing MG Rover back in 2005, all traces of new production had virtually disappeared. Three years later, MG’s ghost town of a plant in Longbridge, England has begun to churn out cars again, though in a very small capacity. According to NAC MG’s Sales & Marketing Director, Gary Hagen, the small number of TF Roadsters currently being assembled are meant to serve as the comeback kids for the MG line. Originally, a slightly over-ambitious NAC MG had plans to introduce the MG TF Roadster to the United States, but Sales & Marketing Director Gary Hagen reportedly told UK’s Austin Rover that the U.S. “just isn’t on the short-term radar as an anticipated market for us.”

According to Hagen, MG is planning 4 new models, the first of which is slated for launch in 2010 and will share the Roewe 550 platform. “After that,” Hagen continued, “There will be a C-Segment compact and a B-Segment supermini.” Although an eventual North American launch is still very much in the cards, MG is wisely opting to regain their footing on their home turf before throwing themselves into the cutthroat U.S. market.

[Source: Austin-Rover UK]



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A Rare 1998 Nissan Skyline GT-R turns up at this years Turkey Run in Daytona

1998 Nissan Skyline GT Turkey Rod Daytona

At this years Turkey Run auto show in Daytona Beach, Fl there were a number of fantastic and interesting hot rods and classics, but one car stood out as a modern classic that was stealing some of the spotlight. This 1998 Nissan Skyline GT-R may have been overlooked by some as some strange import, but there were plenty of people on hand who drew a bee-line straight to this tuners delight upon seeing it. Few other Asian imports command the respect and awe that the Skyline GT-R does.

The right-hand drive Skyline GT-R is coveted by many and this particular 1998 is available to anyone willing to put forth the $39,000 asking price. As the day came to an end on Saturday it had not appeared that any takers were in attendance at this years Turkey Run. If you are on the look-out for your own Skyline GT-R or cannot afford the new Nissan GT-R then this might just be the winner for you. Follow the link for additional photos. (more…)



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Massachusetts Legislature looking to Muffle Modified Exhaust Systems

Tailpipe

If you just bought that new Mustang or Civic you have been dreaming of and you are thinking of mounting up a bit more rumble to your exhaust system you might want to think twice about it if you live in Massachusetts. After enduring much stalling from Sema a law that would ban modified exhausts on cars or trucks  “which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust” has just been introduced in the Massachusets Legislature.
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