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Eliica Electric Supecar vs Porsche 911 & Lancer EVO

Believe it or not, electric cars have been around since the late 1800's, but only in the last decade or so has there been a substantial push to produce quality hybrids and electric cars that are halfway exciting. For example, the Fisker Karma and Tesla roadster are two well-known examples of performance electric and gas-electric hybrid performance cars. Although these are respectable ...

Black Lamborghini Murcielago SV

This all black Lamborghini Murcielago SV was spotted at the Hallett Motor Race Track near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The race staff applied what appeared to be blue painters tape to the lower elements of the car which I would imagine was to protect it from rock chips. The car sounded amazing, especially when it was racing on the track, of which it absolutely flew by the other cars (Corvettes, ...

Hallett Motor Circuit Race Track

The Hallett Motor Racing Circuit is located near Hallett, Oklahoma (between Tulsa and Stillwater). For over thirty years this race course has hosted various go kart, motorcycle and automobile racing events including COMMA and SCCA. There are also a number of clubs that meet at Hallett race track such as local Porsche, Ferrari, Shelby, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Corvette and Viper car clubs. Perhaps ...

Interesting and Funny Garage Door Murals

Can’t afford to make your friends and neighbors jealous with a new Maserati, classic red Corvette, new yellow Lamborghini or perhaps a ski boat? No problem! Now you can simply slap on an adhesive photo cover to your garage door(s) to create a deceptively realistic garage mural. If you’re still not convinced that this will make your neighbors jealous then you may want to opt for an Indy Car, ...

Google Maps Exotic Car Hunt

You’re probably already familiar with Google Maps as the tool to find you’re a local business, plan your trip route or see if the see if the Google Maps car caught you walking to get the newspaper in front of your home. What you may have not considered is that exploring Google Maps can also be a great cure for boredom. Cruise down the street in Street View mode and you may discover a drug ...

Fake Car Crash Wake-up Pranks

As practical jokes go, few are as easy to implement or effective at getting a good laugh than a good old fashioned fake car accident prank. As someone who has does this a time or two I can say that it’s a pretty funny car prank and a great thing to spice up that long boring road trip! The following two videos take the fairly popular fake car accident wake-up prank to the next level by ...

Review of the DJ Grilles Predator Camaro Grill

CARiD Releases Camaro Predator Grille with DAC Technology Chevrolet’s Camaro has always been America’s sweetheart, and when GM introduced the new 5th generation Camaro in 2010, it was an instant hit, both critically and in dealer showrooms. California-based DJ Grilles has just introduced a stunning new front grille treatment that dramatically transforms the Camaro’s front facade, giving it a ...

Amazing All Black Murdered Out Cars

You may be a bit perplexed by the title of this post and asking yourself, 'What is Murdered Out?' Don’t worry this has nothing to do with killing, but rather is simply referring to a specific styling of a vehicle. A Murdered Out car or truck is one that is all black or “blacked out” as far as the exterior paint, windows tint (usually 20% or less), wheels, logo/emblems and sometimes other ...

List of Recent Dead, Defunct & Bankrupt Car Companies

Dead car companies have met their demise for a host of reasons. For some dead car companies it was not enough desirable selection, others too much selection and the high costs of marketing all of it, others a myopic focus on producing gas guzzlers as consumers swiftly changed their buying priorities to fuel sippers and still others simply blame the economy. Whatever the reason for the car ...

The Real Lightning McQueen Car?

A couple months ago I arrived at my friends house in my red Corvette. As I went inside to sit down for dinner I noticed that Sam, my friends enthusiastic two year old, was proudly sporting Lightning McQueen jammies and clutching his prized Lightning McQueen blankie. I commented on Sam's cool shirt and blanket as he subsequently smiled with pride. Evidently at this point Sam and his older ...

2012 Super Bowl Car Commercials

Did you watch the Super Bowl this year? Well in case you didn't get a chance, then you missed out on some relatively remarkable car ads this year. We have gathered all of the 2012 super bowl TV car ads for you to enjoy. The Superbowl game is now arguably more enticing to watch for the amazing high budget commercials, then the game itself. Last year the Super Bowl car commercial that stood out ...

A Timeline of Cars in Movies

For guys like us, cars just make movies better. Cars and movies have gone together well since the early days of Hollywood blockbuster movies simply because audiences can’t get enough of them. Whether the movie car is involved in an extreme car chase, or the car has supernatural abilities, or it’s driven by a superhero, or whatever the case may be; the right cars add an interesting dimension ...

2012 Car Safety Ratings

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the safest cars for 2012 range from large SUVs to sub-compact cars (see list below). Some of the cars included or not included on the 2012 safest car list may surprise you. For example, there are only two BMW's that made the list, no Porsches, no Rolls-Royces or Bentleys and no Range Rovers. If I was shelling out substantial dollars ...

Best Car Commercials

What are the best car commercials? Well, honestly we are highly biased, but nonetheless we have selected 4 car commercials that we feel stand apart from the rest each in their own unique way. The BMW car commercial, however, was actually a promo car video that you had to request from BMW to send you a DVD and was never aired on TV. All of these best car commercials have the common denominator ...

Cops and Donuts – Why Do Cops Like Donuts?

What is the deal with cops and donuts? There's always been an almost comical connection between police officers and donuts. So do cops like donuts or is this some kind of urban myth? Based solely on the photo I took at this Greenwich, CT donut shop one could establish that cops do like donuts seeing as how I caught a police officer eating a donut right as I took the picture. ...

2012 Best Car Resale Values Award

Kelley Blue Book researched 2012 car models and has now produced a list of the best resale values. Most of the brands listed on the informational graphic below are not surprising to us with the exception of Porsche. This is simply because generally high-end cars, particularly performance cars, depreciate rapidly with only a few exceptions. Although we hold Porsche in high-regard, we would ...