Archive for December, 2005
Friday, December 30th, 2005
Ariel Atom for USA
Earlier this week, Brammo Motorsports - the manufacturer of the Ariel Atom, sent out an email to prospective buyers with details on the US version of the Ariel Atom: it is to include a 2.0L 245hp Ecotec engine sourced from GM. Furthermore the company has just finished testing the new states bound car at the […]
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Friday, December 30th, 2005
Pontiac Solstice Turbo
So, here it is. The Pontiac Solstice GXP - which packs a little extra something for all us boost fiends (I am one for sure). A turbocharger mated to the standard engine set to develop 260bhp / 260ft lbs torque. Interestingly the Solstice is not selling, not due to lack of interested buyers mind you. […]
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Top Gear for USA
Okay, as you may (or may not) know, i am a big huge fan of BBC’s Top Gear - not only for the cars, but particulary the very VERY british commentary, it gives the show a character that is very addicting. The strong opinions that are expressed on the show are welcomed compared to the […]
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Top Gear Video
This is it, the top gear video where they race a plane accross europe. Yes, its good. some things to note about the bugatti:
- 2x vw 4.0 v8 TDI blocks together in W16 running 4x turbos at 1bar of boost.
- 10 radiators (3 for intercooling, 2 standard radiators, 1 motor oil, 1 transmission, […]
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2005
Hamann 620bhp Ferrari F430
if the 490bhp from the f430 just wasn’t enough… German tuner hamann will in march release a dual supercharger / dual intercooler kit for the f430 which includes all the nicities you might expect from such a pricey package, exhaust, intake and computer chip upgrages among the accessories.
With the already high compression ratio of the […]
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
Mazda sport compact the Mazda2
Mazda has released photos of a new concept that they plan to release in the USA - the Mazda 2. this model line looks to directly compete with the GTI and other “hot hatches” This model is way similar to the mazda 3, so it will be an interesting series of events on how they […]
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Sunday, December 25th, 2005
Fluid Superconductor Created and Observed
As reported at The Science Daily
“For the first time, researchers at Rice University have succeeded in creating and observing an elusive and long-sought quantum state - a superfluid of fermions with mismatched numbers of dance partners. Despite more than 40 years of theoretical musings about what would occur in such a case, the result - […]
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Saturday, December 24th, 2005
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Friday, December 23rd, 2005
Crazy jap man drifts f430, soils himself
So this guy is comparing the honda nsx type R and the ferrari f430 on a track. haha, winner anyone? anyways, the reason this video is worthy is that the guy drives the nsx with great confidence. drifting it all about, i bet he could do it one handed, i mean why not? he is […]
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Friday, December 23rd, 2005
Hillbillies crash into tree on back road
hahaha… just a few quotes, in order:
“DAT DERE WAS A BUMP!!!”
“WOOO DOG DAT WAS FUN”
“TREEEEEEEE!”
“and thats the end of our weekend!”
“my dad is going to kick my ass”
oh what a wonderful world we live in
TREEEE! (google video)