Saturday, June 23, 2012

Automotive Addicts

Automotive Addicts

A Video Two-Fer: Big Muscle Shows Us The Cars Of Queens, NY

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT


When you think of the muscle car and pro-touring scene, what part of the country comes to mind? Our guess is that you're thinking about southern California, not the gritty, overcrowded and pothole-filled streets of Queens, New York. The truth is, though, that there are muscle car and pro-touring guys in every part of the country, it's just a matter of knowing where to look.

Mike Musto, host of Big Muscle, hails from Queens, New York. In this two-part episode, Mike makes the trip from his current home in California back to his old neighborhood to drive four spectacular pro touring cars, including a 1968 Dodge Coronet, a 1966 Chevy Chevelle, a 1967 Buick GS and a 1969 Dodge Charger.

Whether or not you're in to muscle cars, you've got to admire the craftsmanship and amount of detail put into these cars. It's Friday afternoon, and you really weren't going to get anything else done today, so sit back, crank up the volume and enjoy half an hour worth of pro-touring porn.

New BMW M5 Recreates Slow-Motion Bullet Effect: Video

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:10 AM PDT


You ever watched those high-speed camera videos of a bullet piercing a glass bottle or other shattering objects? Stunning isn't it? What if someone took the world's fastest sedan and attempted to replicate the same "Bullet" effect? Well, BMW actually took on the challenge and simply exceeded my expectations. I guess  this is what you get since the new BMW M5 doesn’t make enough noise from the stereo exhaust to shatter glass like the Lexus LFA. Take that Lexus! Check out the BMW M5 "Bullet" High Performance Art video below. Enjoy!

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Top-Down 200 MPH Fun: Video

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:15 AM PDT


200mph with an open top? No problem. That is what you would say if you were the fortunate owner of the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. Road & Track set out to Spain to test the 1200 horsepower Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse at a high-speed test track with the top down as shown in the short video clip below. Enjoy!

Bowler Motorsport And Land Rover Make It Official

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:30 AM PDT


The Bowler EXR S. Image: Bowler Motorsport

Bowler Motorsport is best known for building really fast rally vehicles, (loosely) based on Land Rover models. Top Gear's Richard Hammond proclaimed the Bowler Wildcat made him a "driving god," even though his leisurely lap around an off-road course was soon decimated by a professional racer.

After two and a half decades of cooperation, Land Rover and Bowler have announced a formal partnership between the companies, with new Bowler vehicles now sporting a "Powered By Land Rover" badge. The first vehicle to get this distinction will be the Bowler EXR S, which also happens to be Bowler's first road-legal vehicle.

That doesn't mean the EXR S has gone soft, though. Under the hood lurks a 5.0-liter supercharged V-8, good for around 550 horsepower and capable of propelling the heavy-duty hauler to 100 km/h (62 mph) in only 4.2 seconds. There's a custom suspension with Bilstein and Eibach components and a Brembo brake system with six-pot calipers up front and four-pot calipers in the rear.

The Bowler EXR S. Image: Bowler Motorsport

Despite this go-anywhere-at-high-speed capability, buyers get a certain degree of luxury, too. The EXR S sports keyless entry and push button start, dual zone climate control, a Pioneer audio system, carbon fiber door panels and even leather trimmed sport seats. Unlike full-blown race cars, there's even enough room in the hatch for luggage, just in case you and the missus want to cross the Namibian desert for laughs.

The Bowler EXR S will make its public debut at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed. While U.S. sales are unlikely, the EXR S will hit the market in Britain at a price of £155,000, excluding taxes. That works out to be the equivalent of $242,126, which should seem quite reasonable to drug lords and military dictators worldwide.
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