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February 17, 2009
Arrival at the Toronto Autoshow!
By Steve Neill
Steve Neill
After we arrived through the rain and sleet and Jaguar badged Kias, we immediately set out on the daunting task of taking pictures of uninteresting green cars. It was horrible nice to stand at the manufacturer booths and listen to the executives drone on and on introduce the new economic models!
It was immediately apparent that green was the new trend this year, so we took lots of pics, and for your time wasting pleasure, here they are!
More pics after the jump!
February 16, 2009
Was Junior Responsible For Daytona Catastrophe?
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
Oh my god, the Daytona 500. I’ve been looking forward to it for months–months!–and apart from the rain delay that handed Matt Kenseth the win (congrats to him anyway), Daytona’s fabled superspeedway did not disappoint. One point of contention was the “controversial” wreck on lap 124 triggered by Brian Vickers and Dale Earnhardt Jr. that sent race cars scattering like marbles and swept out a quarter of the field, including past champs and credible contenders for the win. No one who witnessed Fox Sports’ two-dozen-or-so replays can help but have an opinion about the hellacious crash. From what I saw, Vickers basically ran Earnhardt off the racetrack and then got his just desserts when Junior bobbed back up from the infield shoulder, clipping Vickers in the left rear and sending him into a spin that caused a ten-car pileup. But the prevailing buzz is that Junior’s “pent-up frustration” after an entire week of pit mishaps was what compelled him to orchestrate the disastrous wreck, a perspective echoed by Vickers himself (that redheaded stepchild) who accused Earnhardt of “intentionally wrecking in front of the whole field” just so that he could benefit from the ensuing caution. I dunno, it just don’t sit right: Earnhardt typically isn’t a driver who fights that kind of dirty. And from the broadcast, it was pretty clear (especially from the No. 88 car’s on-board footage, which we didn’t get to see until after the race) that Earnhardt had a legitimate run on Vickers, who dove to the bottom only at the last possible moment, becoming the instrument of his own undoing. It was too late for Junior to check up, and if he he’d tried, it was more than likely that the subsequent shockwave would’ve caused an equally catastrophic wreck in the back of the field, albeit one that Vickers would have conveniently sailed away from, unscathed. But hell, I’ll admit that my opinion is biased by my guarded admiration for Earnhardt and my impression of Vickers as “one of those Red Bull Toyota yahoos” who get recruited on the basis of image and swagger rather than on any real chops as stock-car drivers. I dunno: was it a boneheaded move by Vickers that wrecked the field? Or is Junior really that much of a dick?
Pagani Zonda R
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
This might not exactly be news, but this thing looks amazing. A ton more pics after the jump, and if you want new wallpaper, head over to World Car Fans.
CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot: the 1969 – 70 Mercury Marauder X-100
By Jim Brennan
UDMan
Welcome to the CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot, a regular feature which aims to expand the notion of what a muscle car is, and maybe to change your thinking in the process. Up until now, there hasn’t been a Ford product covered in this series. Is it because almost almost all of the obvious performance Fords are accepted as true muscle cars, or is it because the obscure ones haven’t been discovered yet? It’s really the latter. While this car isn’t a Ford badged product, it was produced by the Ford Motor Company. Let me introduce you to the Mercury Marauder X-100.
Continue reading after the jump!
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Parts Car
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Kind of sad, but kind of cool, too. Check out all the pics of this hacked-up Vega on Dwight’s ride page.
February 15, 2009
'67 Mustang SCCA Trans Am Racer
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Mike built this Terlingua tribute car between 1991 to 1998. Looks sweet and I bet it’s a blast on the track. See all the pics on Mike’s ride page.
February 14, 2009
On the Way to the Autoshow
By Steve Neill
Steve Neill
Turns out Toronto does live up to its Canadian heritage! Sure enough, the drive was filled with sleet and snow, and getting there was quite shocking! Toronto is filled with lots of interesting things, and if you’re a car guy/girl, they’re easy to spot. We saw this weird Kia Magentis wearing (can you guess?) Jaguar badging. The woman had removed every single Kia logo, except for the one in the grille, and slapped on a Jaguar logo everywhere. Worst part was the gold leaping Jaguar, which made my heart ache. Who does this to a Kia?
See the Kia and continue reading after the jump!
Frankendart
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
This cool vert is one of none, since Dodge didn’t build a Dart convertible in 1970. Jerry is in Seattle, but I don’t remember seeing it at any local Mopar shows—maybe I was too busy looking at B-bodies. Check out Jerry’s ride page to read more about what went into building the car and see pics of it done!
February 13, 2009
In the CarDomain Garage: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS 2.4L
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
We just got our hands on this cool little Lancer. We’ve only had it a few hours, but I would say for $18k this thing looks great and it’s a hoot to drive. First swap would be the exhaust, though—it’s so quiet and smooth at idle I kept thinking I’d stalled it. More on this ride next week!
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Mustang Beats the Genesis Coupe on CarDomain
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
This week’s Showroom Showdown ended up being a bit closer than I expected, so props to Hyundai. Still, the Mustang posted a solid win, with about 25% more votes than the Genesis Coupe. But I’m sure this battle will heat up on the streets later this year.
