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A Virginia lawmaker is going to introduce a bill that will make it harder to show everyone else just how bad ass your truck is. Yep, they might ban those swinging truck nuts.

 What has this country come to when a man can’t even affix a pair of fake testicles to the back of his car or truck?

All sarcasm aside, I’m in support of this goofy and tacky trend to end. Sure, cars and trucks can stir passions with people much like another human can, but the personification of your Ram can end there in my eyes.

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The two biggest problems people seem to be having with the Hyundai Genesis are:

1. It’s a Hyundai

2. The pseudo-Maybach’esque grille

AutoWeek reports that two different grilles were being showcased in Detroit. The variant looks quite a bit better, but now it is pseudo-Lexus IS’esque. I am a big fan of the second grille and the general public will also probably prefer it over the Maybach front-end.

The Genesis, was also the answer to our name the interior, some stumbled around and other’s claimed it was too easy. Regardless, it’s a pretty good looking interior for a sub $30k car.

What do you guys think of the new grille treatment?

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HOT! Hollywood Extra somehow scooped up a spy shot of the Aston Martin Rapide. This car is really coming together. Aston Martin still hasn’t decided where the vehicle will be manufactured, but as long as it looks like this I could careless.

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As many fellow gadget nerds might know, Apple released their new ultra-thin notebook this morning at the 2008 MacWorld Keynote. Rumors ran wild the weeks before the show as usual, and not surprisingly a lot of them came true.

The MacBook Air boasts as the “world’s thinnest notebook,” and certainly lives up to that mark. When I first saw the pictures of the slim computer, I was impressed. I’ve always thought my MacBook Pro was thin, but this really blew it out of the water. However, it was soon that my excitement would begin to fade. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rumor has it that NBC has ordered a pilot of “Top Gear” which will be announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (January 19-27).

The cast is yet unknown but the American Top Gear will follow the original by offering a mix of cars, humor, and celebrities.

The pilot will be filmed at a secret location around Los Angeles equipped with a race track and hangar where the show will be filmed in front of a audience.

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Road Kill (yup that’s a trademark) is in the business of making some of the weirdest stuffed animals on the market.  The plush animals feature a zip up pouch in which you can pull the organs out… or put them back in, to have the semblance of a kind of normal stuffed animal.  Twitch (the raccoon), is the first available Road Kill (yup still a trademark) plushie thingy, but Grind and Splodge are coming soon.  If you want to scar someone, plan on spending roughly $50.  Check out Roadkilltoys for more info.

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I hate to pick on people, because we all make mistakes, but this is just too much. A guy on a Tampa car forum had his friend’s dad put 75w90 transmission fluid in his 2002 WRX, and apparently the motor didn’t like that heavy goop in there. Yes, I said motor.

The result was a spun rod bearing and a deflated sense of self worth.

Did I mention the guy has a Calvin pissing on ricers avatar? He also “Eats RICErs For Lunch.”

How did he not notice “transmission fluid” printed on the bottle before it went in his engine? How did he not notice the exorbitant $11 per quart pricetag? The world may never know.

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People spend literally thousands of dollars on pearl coat and other various shiny paint options. So why is it everytime I see something sprayed in a blah’esque matte black, I begin to drool? This Gemballa Mirage GT done up in matte black is incredible. And I guess the plus side of matte paint is that it doesn’t require as much keep up. Or how do you even take care of matte paint. A slew of pictures and specs… Read the rest of this entry »

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