Culture|Garage

So, as y’all may or may not know, grad school is now fully upon me, so I won’t be updating the blog as often as I’d like. However, when I find interesting tidbits, I’ll do my best to throw them on the site. Today, I found this video posted over at Mustangblog.com, of a “new edge” Mustang lighting the hides in slo-mo. Allegedly, the car is good for 10-sec 1/4 mile times, but the real grabber here is the artistry of such a simple shot, showcasing the smoke hanging in the air, and the excellent choice of music to go along with the film. Please enjoy!

Bonus remix:

via: mustangblog.com

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Ok, being a rally driver in its own, is pretty freaking cool, right?  But I guess there are other perks.  Like going to Willow Springs and beating the crap out of some Subarus for a test session.  Awesome.

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There’s a segment of the muscle car domain that breaks from the norm, in that going around corners is just as important as going fast- it’s called “pro touring.” Although they are much-hyped, Air Ride Technologies has just completed the latest “pro-tourer,” and although I am loathe to offer praise to a car built solely for marketing purposes, I have to admit, this car is (in my best preteen parlance) freakin’ awesome. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Alfa 8C Competizione. Probably the finest Alfa-Romeo to come out of Italy- it flows, it’s powerful, and it is the sweetheart of many auto-journos worldwide. In fact, Alfa-Romeo has a proud history of being the heartthrob of any and all car enthusiasts who hate themselves enough to go through the perpetual struggle that is an Alfa. So what about you? Could you give up your STi for one? Read the rest of this entry »

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Up for sale on eBay is one of the original KITT Trans Ams used in the classic Knight Rider series. This KITT comes exactly as it was back when the show aired. It is the same car recently featured in the travesty movie The Benchwarmers. Buyer Beware, Jon Lovitz’ odor may still be present. Act fast, as the bidding ends tomorrow. If any of our readers buy this, we’d be happy to send you a free culture|garage sticker.

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Volkswagen/Audi has been real busy with 3 super-hot unveilings at this year’s Worthersee GTI meet in Worther Lake, Austria. Audi first showed off the Audi A3 TDI clubsport quattro concept and then the near-production ready Audi TT clubsport quattro, and now Volkswagen debuts the Passat .:R36 Variant.
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So, I have been a bit absent lately, it’s coming into finals week for my last semester of graduate school and on top of that, things have been swamped at work. I just spent a few days in California filming some stuff for work. We were lucky enough to do the filming at the Streets of Willow Springs. With some pretty talented Rally America drivers. I will share the films and commercials once they are blessed and ready to go public, just like I did last time.

Anyways, this bad ass SUV is called an ultimate arm. The company has a few of these, among them is a matte blacked out Cayenne Turbo. For this shoot we used a MB ML55AMG with some fancy HD camera. Anyways, the arm has a ton of motion and reach capabilities and is pretty funny to watch chase cars around the track. One more picture after the jump.

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Here’s another taste of traditional rodding for y’all out there- in this case a 1928 Ford “Sport Coupe.” The unique look of this thing, coupled with the gorgeous burgundy paint job and period-correct flathead mill all add up to one great car. The DuVall style windshield and latch-securing hood assembly add another zillion points to the cool scale. Dig that dashboard! This appears to be a homebuilt creation, masterfully executed. I’m off to go autocrossing this weekend, hope you all have fun as well!

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