Fast Cars

Powered by a 5.0-liter V8 engine, the new Lexus IS-F sports sedan is clearly aiming at BMW M5 and Audi S6 high-performance vehicles.

The trip, despite the delays, has been wonderful. We’ve seen things we never would have seen on our own, including the most breathtaking scenery I’ve ever seen. The wedding of our friends, Berry and Kim, was fantastic, and we had a ton of fun exploring the area on our own. Yesterday was the most intense drive I’ve ever made in pure white-out conditions, and all I can say is that I’m glad we decided to upgrade to a four wheel drive SUV with a GPS unit. It certainly helped us find a way around the closed mountain to Reno from Tahoe.

Having said that, I don’t support the “SUV’s equal Satan” movement in this country, or buying an overpriced vehicle that has the power of a golf cart. I’ve noted that some of the new hybrids are starting to at least resemble a car - in terms of power and performance. We’ll get there someday.

Cadillac deserves much credit. For over a hundred years they have made cars. Cadillacs in our lifetime have gone from gigantic road liners to tricked out sports sedans. I have always been a Lincoln fan but always thought Cadillac had a niche. The twist is that one of the niches I have discovered here in Arizona is that people from away come to live here in the winter and drive their Cadillacs in ways that would boggle your mind and haunt your dreams.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it appears that the AutoSpies rumor of iPhone integration into the new BMW 7-series is a hoax - well the image is anyways.

Thousands of aftermarket parts and new advancements in automotive technology have made swapping engines in Hondas easy and a great bang for buck. Jerry Nguyen purchased this 1996 Honda Civic Hatch as a platform for what was to come.. a naturally aspirated drag car.

I am feeling poor today. I didn’t really spend that much money today. I just feel it. There are a few big birthdays coming up in March. I am feeling the squeeze. If my I-140 gets approved and over with, the next step’s fee will be knocking as well. Then comes D’s birthday. Then my car insurance premium. Ugh!!!

Yours truly is finally a licensed driver. I know, it took me forever and a year, but I got it! I had my permit since I was 15 so this was a long drawn-out expensive task. I also have a car. What’s next? I plan on picking it up next weekend. I’ve been looking into getting some car insurance because my Aunt isn’t sure about keeping that car under her current provider. It all depends on how much it costs.

Drag racing is best described as a tournament consisting of a two-car straight-line race. It is an all-out acceleration contest from a standing start between two vehicles over an exact distance. Professional drag strips are available for public use all over the world, but the illegal street racing culture has popularized drag racing nowadays in such a way that most common folks think of drag racing as a bunch of sticker-clad street cars causing mayhem at night. Well, whatever gets you going, it is a fact that the launch becomes the deciding factor in any drag race where the machinery is equal.

Christie’s has estimated the value of the 1939 Auto Union D-Type, one of just two remaining examples of this legendary Grand Prix racing car, at between £5.78-7.88 million, which would set a new record. Formed in the Thirties through the amalgamation of four German automotive marques, Auto Union was a precursor to the modern day Audi brand, and its memory is kept alive by the German prestige manufacturer’s heritage division, Audi Tradition.

Here’s another helpful hint. Don’t drive your SUV on Irondequoit Bay after two days of freezing temperatures. If you do, it will cost you lots of money, your SUV will be destroyed and people will laugh at you. Also, the DEC might fine you for polluting the bay.

This Rolls-Royce was created by the skilled craftsmen at P & A Wood (UK). Round headlamps give it a similar front to Bentleys Arnage, but were not complaining because it looks great!