A Movement Misunderstood
I’m going to preface this article with a personal note. Before all the exotic fans nonchalantly click the back button, I highly encourage you to see this through and learn about something that, from my experience, is one of the most miscommunicated divisions in the automotive enthusiast culture. The movement of stance. Now that we’ve…
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2014 OC Auto Show
While many were off enjoying what the prestigious Paris Motor Show had to offer, our local Orange County Auto Show showed off some of finest vehicles the current production line has to offer. In particular, the show boasted some of the rarest and most exotic cars you could lay your eyes on. These qualities banded together…
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Vorsteiner Wheels
My phone rang. It was Uzzi, one of our marketing guys. “What’s up Uzzi?” “I was just talking to our friend over at Vorsteiner. I mentioned that you are driving our new F80 M3 up to Monterey for Car Week. He wanted to know if you want to show off some Vorsteiner wheels while you’re…
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A New Challenger Has Appeared
I know this statement may come as a surprise to some, but anyone who is a car guy, at one point was not. Even if that portion of their life was from birth to age 3, it did exist. It just so happens, that time period for me was up until about three months ago….
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CarNinja Review – 2015 BMW F80 M3
Engine roaring. turbo spooling. 6000 rpms. The low mountain range blurring to my left. I shifted into third as I straightened the wheel leaving the sharp left hand corner. 70 mph, I laughed out loud. Kept it in third with my right foot pressed to the floor. I didn’t look at the speedometer anymore, it didn’t matter….
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McLaren P1 GTR: 2014 Pebble Beach Concours
One of the stars of this past weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was the McLaren P1 GTR, a hardcore, track-only version of the British supercar that will be built in an extremely limited run and offered only to original owners of the P1 road car. McLaren is offering the P1 as a way of acknowledging its most…
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Daily But Not Boring
Okay, I made a mistake. I thought dailying a Honda CR-Z would be a good balance to my GT-R weekender. Boy, was I wrong. Going from liberal amounts of power, handling and features to an underpowered hybrid was a jump I just didn’t have the stomach for. And so, 3 months into CR-Z ownership and…
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BMW i3 First Drive
BMW has finally emerged into the electric world of automotive excellence. Simply put, it’s the i3. In keeping with their engineering superiority recognized throughout the world they unveiled their first production model electric car to the European market in July, 2013. The i3 made it across the Pond to the US market in May of…
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Owning a GT-R – Chapter 1
“How much do you love this car?” quipped a man at a gas station. “So far, so good.” I replied, weary of the constant questions that seem to be standard equipment on my brand new GT-R. And it’s only day two.
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