Motor Trend: Lexus LFA and Acura NSX Head 2 Head
Posted: August 1, 2012 Filed under: Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE | Tags: 2, Acura, Comparison, Head, Honda, Lexus, LFA, Mind, motor, NSX, Over, sound, Tec, to, Trend, V, V10, V6, video, VTEC 1 Comment »Some great insights and some truly epic sounds. Awesome video, enjoy.
-Nick
GM: Greatness is just a few good decisions away
Posted: April 30, 2012 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS, INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 3.6, 6.2, America, Australia, Caprice, Car, Charger, Chevrolet, Chevy, come, Commodore, Dodge, G8, General, GM, Holden, HSV, Impala, LSA, Maloo, Mind, motor, Motors, Muscle, new, Nick, Over, Pontiac, Supercharged, to, USA, Ute, V6, V8, Walker 3 Comments »
It's a Pontiac G8, but with a Chevy badge
Ever since Pontiac was killed off as a result of the financial crisis, GM has not had a proper American sedan to compete with the successful Dodge Charger. The Pontiac G8 had been in this segment, but it came out right as many people became wary of buying GM products, due to their economic uncertainty at the time. A replacement for it has not yet been seen, although there has been talk of it coming back as the Chevrolet Caprice. I think this would be a great seller now, if GM’s lineup were structured properly, because they have basically recovered at this point and have been doing great things. Read the rest of this entry »
Cars 101: Video games and real driving
Posted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: 2, 3, 360, a, aids, and, Best, child, Drive, Driver, driving, F1, Forza, Games, gaming, generation, Gran, How, kid, Learning, Mind, motor, Motorsport, new, Nick, Over, permit, person, Playstation, racing, real, reality, Road, Safety, school, simulation, student, teach, to, translate, Truth, Turismo, video, Walker, way, What, Xbox, young Leave a comment »
Forza's Kinect feature allows casual players to simply steer, and the game takes care of the rest. More hardcore players should stick with a controller though.
My generation was the first to grow up with video games that could really simulate reality to a high degree. There are titles out there now that can simulate the likes of ruthless combat, dog fighting a fighter jet, and of course racing a car. Every generation after us will continue to grow up with these simulating games, and will wind up trying to use the experience they have gained in these games when it comes time to get behind the wheel for real. Many people out there do not believe such games hold any real merit in such skills as driving a car, but they would be hugely mistaken. Much can be learned from experience in realistic video games, but it is important to understand what translates into reality and what does not. Read the rest of this entry »
The business of renting your dream car: Part 2
Posted: November 9, 2011 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS | Tags: area, Aston, attraction, Car, Cars, Classic, Dream, Exotic, Exotics, Ferrari, for, future, Gotham, hire, instruction, Jersey, Lamborghini, Las, Luxury, Market, Martin, Mclaren, Mind, motor, Motorsports, Muscle, Nevada, new, NJMP, NV, Over, Park, Porsche, race, racing, rent, Rental, review, school, Speedway, Sports, state, Superleggera, to, Track, tri, Vegas, where, York, your 1 Comment »
The Mercedes SLS AMG, you can have one for a day if you call up Gotham Dream Cars
After discussing some of the current realities in the exotic rental industry it is now time to consider what needs to be done in the industry and where it could be headed. Having experienced what two of the leading companies have to offer, I have thought for a while about this subject. These two companies, Exotics Racing and Gotham Dream Cars, are almost opposites in a few regards of their operations, and a lot of me believes that the best answer to the problems of this industry lie in between them. Read the rest of this entry »
Cars 101: How to prepare for a Hurricane
Posted: August 27, 2011 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: 101, 3, 4, Car, Cars, do, garage, How, Hurricane, Irene, Mind, motor, Over, packaging, Preparation, to, What Leave a comment »
My garage situation for the upcoming storm
As many of you are aware, Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the northeast right now. Everyone is preparing for a big hit from nature. My family has a situation where we have 5 cars and only a 3 car garage, so I took it upon myself to see what could be done. Read the rest of this entry »
The Clutch Pedal’s Decline
Posted: August 2, 2011 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS | Tags: 5, 6, 7, an, automotive, Balboni, box, clutch, decline, Drive, driving, DSG, end, era, Evo, evolution, F1, Ferrari, fun, gear, Lamborghini, Lancer, manual, Mazda, Miata, Mitsubishi, MX5, of, paddle, pedal, purist, sequential, shift, skill, SMG, speed, technology, to, Transmission 1 Comment »
For the entire existence of the automobile, the manual transmission has been the choice for maximum performance and efficiency. It was the enthusiast’s choice because it gave the driver much more control over a car than did an automatic. The manual transmission has served the same function for around a century, but now things are changing big time. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Cars 101: Proper Lane Merging
Posted: July 22, 2011 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: Change, defensive, Drive, driving, idiots, lane, laws, merging, Mind over motor, on, proper, Road, Safety, smart, the, to, Traffic, way Leave a comment »
Merge Sign
This is one of those things that should be simple and not worth talking about, but during my daily commute I have realized that it is, in fact, beyond the comprehension of a rather alarming number of people. Read the rest of this entry »
