CarTransportQuotes.com – Easy Solution for a Happy Car
November 1, 2011 by Chris
Filed under Automotive, Automotive Help, Technical
Whether you’re moving cross-country or relocating your vehicle to a buyer, CarTransportQuotes.Com is your answer. This new innovative company takes the pain out of shopping around for car and truck transportation by allowing you to use their site for quote comparison and browsing without contracts or fees. It’s a completely free and no-hassle way of shopping around online for a major move. Use the site at your own pace and convenience. You will breathe a sigh of relief knowing your won’t have to sit on the telephone for 30 minutes with a barely comprehensible customer service agent. We give you the tools to help yourself and are there in case you have questions or need any guidance.
A White Knuckle Ride: The Iconic 1973 Porsche 2.7 RS
June 27, 2011 by Chris
Filed under Automotive, Porsche
A Guest Post by James Wharton at Drivenlab.com
Cars. To most people, that is all they are. Transportation, and nothing more. People buy them as they would a washing machine, for to most, a car is yet another appliance. For the masses, the experience of “car” means talking to a man in a bad suit, listen to rehearsed answers to questions you haven’t asked, and haggling over specs, colors and paint protection packages – all before going home swearing you will never do any of it ever again. How something so dear to my heart can be such a chore to others defies my comprehension. For me, the automotive experience holds a deeper meaning.
There is a burning lust that automotive enthusiasts hold for particular vehicles… an unexplainable emotional connection to a seemingly cold metal machine. Case and point, while out for this weekends drive, I stumbled upon an all time love; the iconic 1973 Porsche 2.7 RS.
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Video: Formula Drift’s Tony B takes Lexus LFA sideways around Infineon Speedway
May 2, 2011 by Chris
Filed under Automotive, Lexus, Video
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When you purchase a new Lexus LFA you get a chance to access the exclusive Lexus LFA Driver Development school. In other words, you not only get to drive one of Japan’s most exotic cars ever, but you can learn how to properly drive it to ultimately take advantage of its amazing performance capabilities. To demonstrate the outcome the Lexus LFA Driver Development school, Lexus has released a new video of Tony Brakohiapa (Formula Drift driver) drifting a new yellow Lexus LFA around Infineon Speedway. SICK!
Video: Lexus LFA LCD Tachometer 0-160mph Acceleration
February 20, 2011 by Chris
Filed under Automotive, Lexus, Video
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Ever wondered what the instrument display (cluster) of a new $375,000 Lexus LFA looks like in action from launch all the way to 160mph? Wait no more. Check out the video below from the French magazine ‘Motorsport Magazine’ of Lexus’ Supercar doing what it does best.
Jay Leno Takes Delivery Of His New Chevy Volt
Who else but Jay Leno has such a large car collection and has recently opted to purchase a new Chevrolet Volt? I can’t think of anyone. Jay is a one-of-a-kind person who never flaunts the fact that he has millions to spend however he pleases. Instead of Jay taking delivery of the latest exotic or luxury car, he decides to be a little on the economical side of things this day by taking delivery of his brand new Chevy Volt.
In Jay Leno’s Garage: Ford Police Interceptors
December 22, 2010 by Chris
Filed under Automotive, Ford, Video
Jay Leno gets to talk with Gerry Koss, Ford’s Marketing Manager for Fleet Operations. They introduce the two new Police Interceptors which Ford has been working with advisory board to create vehicles with three key points: reliability, safety and durability. The new Ford Taurus and Ford Explorer Interceptors provide many options for outfitting based on a police unit needs. With over 365 horsepower, the new Interceptor vehicles can keep up with anything a criminal can throw at them.
Video: Ken Block’s Gymkhana Grid Premier – Irwindale, CA
December 22, 2010 by Chris
Filed under Automotive, Motorsports, Video
For all you drift-heads out there, here is something for you including the infamous Ken Block featured at his Gymkhana Grid in Irwindale, California. You have probably already seen Ken Block and his latest Youtube sensation ‘Gymkhana 3’ and wondered how you could see more of that stunning action. Ken Block and other world renowned drifters bring his Gymkhana to you with a hoon-filled event that keeps you at the edge of your seat. Check out the premier of Ken’s Gymkhana Grid event that went on at the beginning of this month in this one-of-a-kind competition. Enjoy!
The Smoking Tire Drives 710hp STaSIS Engineering Audi R8 V10 Spyder
December 5, 2010 by Chris
Filed under Audi, Automotive, Video
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The Smoking Tire’s host Matt Farah is another guy with a better job than me. He gets to drive insanely crazy-fast sports cars such as the Audi R8 V10 5.2-liter Spyder only the latest one he drives happens to be tuned by STaSIS Engineering. STaSIS provided Matt with their latest creation, a supercharged Audi R8 V10 Spyder that produces 710 horsepower. In the video review Matt gets all giggly and can hardly contain himself when he accelerates in the STaSIS V10 R8 as I am sure any other car enthusiast would including myself.
