Cars 101: How To Be A Ricer
Posted: July 29, 2011 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: 8, a, accord, Altezza, and, awful, be, BMW, body, bodykit, Camaro, Car, carbon, Cavalier, Chevrolet, Chevy, chrome, Civic, clear, customization, Dodge, Dominic, doors, dubs, Extreme, fake, Fast, Focus, for speed, Ford, furious, Honda, How, Hummer, Hyundai, kit, kitted, Lambo, lights, Mclaren, Mercedes, Mind, Mind over motor, Modded, Modification, Most, motor, Mustang, Need, Nissan, Nitrous, NOS, out, Over, Oxide, posers, rice, Riced, Ricer, ruined, Scion, series, SLR, spinners, spoilers, spray, Stang, Street, Stupid, tail, Taillights, the, The Fast and the Furious, to, toolbag, Torretto, tuners, underglow, up, Vin Diesel, Viper, Wanted, wings, xB 14 Comments »
Stereotype Ricer. It's not how you stand by your car, it's how you race your car. Monica!!!!!
Back in 2001 there was a little film called The Fast And The Furious that came out, and for all intents and purposes, it created the ricer fad as we know it today. Ricers are all about excessive automotive expression by any means unnecessary. Letting everyone know how cool your car is because of the, mostly useless (or obnoxious), upgrades you have made is the goal. Its like being a “diet car enthusiast”; you get to act like you know your stuff and have a cool car, but without putting forth the money and effort to actually have the real thing. So at this point you may be thinking, “Wow that’s so neat, but how can I become a full fledged ricer myself?” The answer may be simpler than you’d think. Read the rest of this entry »
Supercar SUVs: only one company can pull it off
Posted: June 30, 2011 Filed under: INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: Audi, Cayenne, Expensive, Extreme, Lamborghini, Mind over motor, offensive, outrageous, Porsche, Q5, Q7, supercar, SUV, turbo, Twin, V10, V12, Volkswagen, VW Leave a comment »
Unofficial artists rendering of a Lambo SUV. There are a few out there, but I like this one the most because it looks like an SUV, not like a high riding Gallardo with awkward proportions. It could stand to be a tad more extreme though.
In this craze of high-end manufacturers desiring to build SUVs, there have been many truly despicable propositions. Maserati and Aston Martin are among the worst offenders here, seeing as how an SUV could not be more wrong for each of their portfolios, and to suggest such things as a good idea is in fact a high crime in the car world. For these marques an SUV model would do nothing but water down the brand. There is however one company that should be making an SUV, and that company is Lamborghini. Read the rest of this entry »
