Happy New Year from AutomotiveAddicts.com
December 31, 2009 by Malcolm
Filed under Automotive, Featured
All of the staff at AutomotiveAddicts.com would like to wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year in 2010!
Motor City Motors: Chop It and Build It in Detroit
December 31, 2009 by Larry
Filed under Automotive, Video
The Discovery Channel has a new series called Motor City Motors that follows internationally renowned fabricators and custom bike builders Dave and James Kaye to assemble a team of local Detroit builders and specialists. Together they will push the boundaries of automotive engineering to create custom one-of-a-kind vehicles within the realm of their physical abilities and broad imagination. Each build will be contained within a 5-day time limit. Check out this new series that will redefine ingenuity under pressure that premieres (Monday’s at 10pm) Monday, January 4th at 10PM ET/PT on the Discovery Network.
The Fast and the Famous: Jay Leno’s Hidden Racetrack (Nurburgring)
December 30, 2009 by Larry
Filed under Automotive, Featured, Mercedes Benz, Video
Jay Leno is known for late night and his test driving excursions. In a new video called “The Fast and the Famous”, Jay creates his first car mini-film where he starts off by saying “Every major city must have a great race track hidden in it somewhere”. That somewhere is the streets of Los Angeles in a homage to Claud Lelouch’s 1970’s C’etait un Rendez-Vous (Rendezvous).
In Jay Leno’s Garage: Pre-Production Chevy Volt (Video)
December 28, 2009 by Larry
Filed under Automotive, Chevrolet, Featured, Video
Jay Leno gets all of the toys to drive, even the ones that he can’t buy right now including the new Chevy Volt. Due out in 2010 as a 2011 model, the new Chevrolet Volt looks to be a promising break-through vehicle.
“Rollin, In My 5.0″ – 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 V8
December 28, 2009 by Malcolm
Filed under Automotive, Featured, Ford, Video
“Rollin’, in my 5.0 with my rag-top down so my hair can blow” Yes, that was one of many favorite songs in the 1990’s. For those who just adored the Ford Mustang 5.0, they were even more thrilled to have the honorable mention in Queen’s “Under Pressure” oops, I mean Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice baby”. Now the Ford Mustang 5.0 is officially back and all it needs is a new catchy song made by someone who samples someone else’s music without permission.
Japanese Tuner Hints at Carbon Fiber Wide Body Nissan GT-R R35
All of you Carbon Fiber junkies come and join me on the Nissan GT-R bandwagon as a Japanese tuner Original Runduce hints at a full carbon-fiber wide-body Nissan GT-R R35.
VW Scirocco by Caractere in the Flesh
December 24, 2009 by Larry
Filed under Automotive, Featured, Volkswagen
One of the first VW Scirocco’s to hit the streets in Malaysia has already gone under the knife to get an aftermarket makeover.
Those living in Malaysia expected to see their first VW Scirocco riding around in stock form. Well, that whole idea has been shattered by one of the very first VW Scirocco’s to make it to public roads being modded by Euro tuning company Exotic Mods.
2013 Nissan GT-R Will Be Hybrid Using Electric Powertrain from Infiniti Essence
2013 Nissan GT-R Artist Rendering
Just about every car enthusiast loves the Nissan GT-R but as far as ownership goes, well, that’s another story. Either way, car enthusiasts love to hear the latest buzz about the infamous Godzilla “supercar” from Japan. The recent rumors that have been circulating for some time now will tell you that the next generation Nissan GT-R (2013 model year) will be a Hybrid. According to InsideLine, the 2013 Nissan GT-R will still use the same 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 plus a new battery powered electric drive powertrain as found in the 2009 Infiniti Essence Concept.
