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Motor Trend, Stop Making this hard!

Adam — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:46:59 +0000

I was very excited to see the new Motor Trend test to find “America’s best handling car”…. though I think it’s silly to not include the Vette, since the ZR1 is just as new as the Shelby 500KR and Viper ACR. That said I was SUPER ANNOYED by the lack of a clear leaderboard. Sheesh, stop trying to placate everyone, man up here and stack these cars properly! Since Motor Trend is too something, to do this, I’ve done it for them based on their own data.

Subjective Ranking
Car	Track Time	Subjective	G
R8	01:40.9	1	0.61
M3	01:43.0	2	0.593
RX8	01:50.4	3	0.524
911 TURBO	01:42.5	4	0.589
GT-R	01:40.5	5	0.628
EVO MR	01:47.7	6	0.559
VIPER ACR	01:35.1	7	0.658
MINI COOPER S	01:52.0	8	0.515
COBALT SS	01:47.8	9	0.545
SHELBY GT500KR	01:44.7	10	0.591

Track Time Ranking
Car	Track Time	Subjective	G
VIPER ACR	01:35.1	7	0.658
GT-R	01:40.5	5	0.628
R8	01:40.9	1	0.61
911 TURBO	01:42.5	4	0.589
M3	01:43.0	2	0.593
SHELBY GT500KR	01:44.7	10	0.591
EVO MR	01:47.7	6	0.559
COBALT SS	01:47.8	9	0.545
RX8	01:50.4	3	0.524
MINI COOPER S	01:52.0	8	0.515

G-Force Ranking
Car	Track Time	Subjective	G
VIPER ACR	01:35.1	7	0.658
GT-R	01:40.5	5	0.628
R8	01:40.9	1	0.61
M3	01:43.0	2	0.593
SHELBY GT500KR	01:44.7	10	0.591
911 TURBO	01:42.5	4	0.589
EVO MR	01:47.7	6	0.559
COBALT SS	01:47.8	9	0.545
RX8	01:50.4	3	0.524
MINI COOPER S	01:52.0	8	0.515

America’s Best Handling Car – Track Testing – Comparison – Motor Trend.

The GT-R at SEMA

Adam — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:34:56 +0000

GT-R is coming to SEMA

I recenlty made a post on NAGTROC.org to see if any GT-R owners had plans to visit the SEMA show. Didn’t realize there would be so many planning to attend. Watch this space come November for photos and videos of the event.

GT-R at SEMA? – NAGTROC – The Nissan GT-R Owners Club.

Samuel Hubinette performs surgery while drifting

Adam — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:17:49 +0000

This is simply amazing. Tape a scapel to the back of Samuel Hubinette‘s car and he’ll surgically removed your kidney.

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GT-R hits 447RWHP on Dyno

Adam — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:07:02 +0000

MC performance ran a RWD dyno of their brand new GT-R with less than 500 miles on the odometer and (worse) 91 Octane Gas. On a cold start, Godzilla hit 447hp at the rear wheels with the front driveshaft removed. I would assume that disconnecting the front wheels would give you some more power to the rear, but I’m very surprised the computer didn’t have a problem with this. Each successive run gets slower as (I assume) the car heats up, with a third run hitting 427hp at the rear wheels. Cool video though.Found via 2009gtr.blogspot.com

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Fast and Furious 4 trailer

Adam — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:48:48 +0000

Speaking of Fast and Furious, Episode 4 is coming soon to a theater near you. I like the use of the Buick Grand National this time instead of the Honda Civics. Much more genuine choice of an under the radar criminal car with a bad attitude. Hopefully this latest version of the movie will have a decent car enthusiast Subject Matter Expert. Something sorely lacking from the first movie.

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Animated Nissan GT-R vs. Porsche 911

Adam — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:32:32 +0000

Fast and Furious animation of a Porsche 911 Cop car chasing a Nissan Skyline GT-R R34. Pretty cute.

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Funny Car picture Slideshow

Adam — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:43:54 +0000

You see these collections from time to time, here is a slide show of some of the web’s silliest moments in motoring. Click for full screen.

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Dodge Charger 950 hp Street Insanity

Adam — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:52:07 +0000

When you need a pit crew to start up your “street car” you may be pushing the definition a little thin. Jump to 6 minutes 10 to see the action.

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Fifth Gear Porsche 911 GT2

Adam — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:58:30 +0000

Mental, absolute nuts. Fifth Gear is right about this car. They took off the AWD “safety feature” added power and increased lag just to keep you on your toes. What a nut case car!

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Lamborghini Murcielago on SuperSpeeders.com

Adam — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:26:45 +0000

This is how you do an intro! Sort of reminds me of Johny Knoxville with a Lambo. Check out SuperSpeeders.com for more.

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