DC5 vs. Tsunami
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Slippin' it Sideways...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 09, 2011
Revival of NSX
Takanobu Ito: Honda to revive NSX replacement plans
(like, finally...)
The Honda NSX deserves a successor, but plans for one were scrapped along with Honda’s Formula 1 involvement back in 2008. It was the power of the accountant, not dreams, that was stronger during that period, but since then the economy and car sales have rebounded, and many carmakers are even breaking records these days. So is it finally time for the NSX replacement?
According to a report by Asahi, Honda is revisiting plans to make one, and it was revealed by no other than company president Takanobu Ito at a motorsports function. The new model will be based on the HSV-010GT race car that is currently competing in Super GT. That racer was supposed to be the road going NSX before the detour, so it’s essentially a continuation of the project.
Ito said he wanted to commercialise the HSV because other automakers participate in the competition with racing versions based on cars sold on the market. “I think Honda should respect the history of the Super GT competition (as a stock-car race),” he said. Honda found a loophole in the regulations that allowed it to campaign a “production ready” model in the HSV-010.
There could be more good stuff besides the flagship, something more attainable. “There are two types of sports cars-affordable and high-performance. I hope we will be able to market both,” the boss was quoted as saying.
Pictured: HSV-010GT Race Car
Toyota Doesn't Want to Lose Supra Name
Car maker reportedly snaps up trademark on moniker.
(Supra™...)
Tossing a new scrap of meat to the eternally-famished Supra rumor monster, Toyota has supposedly applied for a trademark on the name here in the United States. To twist Mr. Samuel Clemens’s words, reports of the Supra’s return have been greatly exaggerated over the years since the model concluded its 23-year-long run in 2002; concept cars like the hybrid FT-HS coupe of 2007 were believed to have pointed towards a reborn Supra, but nothing ever came of the reports.
More recently, the Toyota-Subaru joint coupe project seemed likely to quash any chances of a return for Toyota’s beloved sports car, but if recent murmurs that the FT-86 will only be coming here as a Scion are correct, it’s possible there could be room for a new Supra on the Toyota side of the lineup. There’s also a chance the name could return in a new capacity—possibly as a honorific for a special trim level of a future hybrid sports car, according to insiders.
[via Motor Trend]
Pictured: 1994 Toyota Supra
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Its a thumbdrive?
Back To The Future HDD
(no you can really go back ..)
This is a portable HDD, 500GB that resembles the Delorean from Back To The Future III, Its a 1:18 Scale and the components like doors, bonnet, and tyre are fully operatable. This HDD is given the name Flash Rods and its sold for USD250 each.
This is gonna make me drool the whole day...
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