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Jan 27 2010, 11:45 PM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 36 comment(s)
If there is a will, there is a way. The Team Takeuchi Lexus IS you see here is quite an interesting car, it was created out of need, and as we will see shares very little with the Lexus IS you and I know. The project was handled by Shift Racing , a highly technological outfit that for years has been building cars that participate in Super GT, Super Taikyu and the Japan Porsche Cup. With the phasing out of the little MR-S, used by some teams up until 2008, Shift knew that they needed to look to the...
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Jan 20 2010, 07:15 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 51 comment(s)
Time to shift our TAS coverage to Toyota, one manufacturer that has won back the respect of car enthusiasts since the announcement of the FT-86 in fall last year. To everyone's surprise Toyota's new tuning outfit, G's, created a turbocharged version of the new hachiroku , leaving most stunned at just how damn hot this car can look dressed up with some tasty carbon parts. The G Sports Concept gets a more chiseled front bumper with a carbon fiber contoured central air damn to help convey...
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Posted
Dec 18 2009, 02:52 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 69 comment(s)
At the beginning of each year, Super GT teams flock to Malaysia to undertake harsh preseason testing at the Sepang Circuit. This, however, is not one of these cars. I hope you’re seated ladies and gentlemen, because what you’re looking at is actually a Malaysian street car, dramatically modified in homage to the steroid-fed racers of Super GT....
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Dec 17 2009, 08:16 AM
by
Kevve
with 26 comment(s)
A Lexus LS430 like this would be right at home in any wicked gang-banger, gun-toting computer game, but for lucky owner Jun Lu this car's sultry good looks is actually his reality up and down his local Texan streets. Bad ass! That's the only way to describe it, really. Up close with eyes closed, the burbling 4.3-litre V8 under the bonnet goes some way to allude to the intoxicating villany that stands before you, which then makes itself apparent as you slowly raise your eyebrows to visually...
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Posted
Dec 03 2009, 12:45 PM
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Mike Garrett
with 17 comment(s)
Yesterday at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the North American auto show season kicked off as the LA Auto Show opened its doors for media days. The overall mood at the show is one of subdued optimism, with the auto market finally showing signs of recovery after a disastrous period of bankruptcies and losses. While some automakers like Nissan decided to sit the show out completely, others debuted some very important (and exciting) cars in LA....
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Posted
Nov 20 2009, 07:29 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 51 comment(s)
Hello Speedhunters! My name is Gary Bonner and I live in good ‘ol Houston, Tx. I’ve grown up with a special love for cars and racing. My parents have always had some sort of 60’s or 70’s hot rod as a daily, even till this day. My dad and his 6 brothers all loved to build cars and hot rod around town & the track.. Oddly enough, I’ve found myself doing the same things now that I’m all grown up. Dad and I have built many of projects together, so it wasn’t...
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Posted
Nov 17 2009, 09:10 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 24 comment(s)
Well I'm glad the slammed BMW post from yesterday has gone down a treat... you can never tell with you guys are going to respond sometimes! So here's a quick look at a car from the opposite end of the spectrum to the BMW... It's a good example of an USDM Air Ride VIP styled machine. We spotted Vinh Vo's ground hugging Lexus IS350 last month at the Access Zero 42 car meet in Houston, Texas and instantly knew we had to move it to the opposite end of the parking lot for a quick photoshoot...
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Posted
Nov 10 2009, 02:15 PM
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Mike Garrett
with 32 comment(s)
Have you had enough coverage of slammed Japanese luxury cars yet? Hopefully not, because here's some more photos from Sunday's VIP Festival held at Autofashion USA in San Diego. Personally I was pretty excited for this event, as I was itching to get my first real VIP car fix since moving back from Japan in the spring. Sure, you can flip through the pages of VIP Car or VIP Style at the local Japanese book store, or look at cell phone pics from Japan on the internet, but nothing beats the real thing!...
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Posted
Nov 09 2009, 11:37 AM
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Mike Garrett
with 24 comment(s)
I'm going to be honest here, four or five years ago when the first VIP style cars started popping up in the USA, I doubted that the style would be able to catch on here. The key to having a legit VIP car is attention to detail, and I just wasn't sure us Americans were capable of it. I guess you can blame several Fast and Furious movies and years of over the top Spocom rides for that. In 2009 the US VIP movement still isn't quite "mainstream", but the following continues to grow, and the quality of cars is getting higher and higher. Nowhere was this more evident than at Autofashion USA's 3rd annual "VIP Festival" held this weekend in San Diego....
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Posted
Nov 09 2009, 06:00 AM
by
Linhbergh Nguyen
with 23 comment(s)
While out running a few errands around Southern California, I spotted this Imperial Jade Mica Lexus LS400, with a Youzealand SS kit, in the parking lot of a local electronics store. I noticed it had a "Goodfeeling" vinyl in the rear window and instantly recognized it as a local Orange County hard park crew......
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Posted
Nov 06 2009, 03:00 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 16 comment(s)
I spotted this Ings-kitted Lexus LS this last summer at the Okayama round of D1, parked up in the VIP lot. It was probably running a ride-height controller to get the air-suspension to drop to their lowest setting I thought it looked pretty menacing. I think it could have done with more offset to get those 20-inchLS Sport LM VIII to sit a little more flush. Ings Website -Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Nov 03 2009, 06:58 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 41 comment(s)
I can remember way back, I always followed a website called Teamrice.org after it was featured in a edition of the HCI magazine. They always showcased amazing looking cars and had a video that accompanied each feature. I always loved that site until it went offline. But thankfully this was followed up by an affiliate site called DOHCresearch.com and after checking it again not too long ago I came across some fine automobiles from Hawaii. I'm still amazed at the quality of the builds they have...
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Posted
Nov 02 2009, 09:22 AM
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Andy Blackmore
with 10 comment(s)
Welcome to Slammed Month on Speedhunters! Linhberg captured Vinh Vo’s Lexus IS350 at the recent Access Zero 42 show in Houston. Standard and wide screen versions of the calendar can be located in our desktop section. -Andy
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Posted
Oct 21 2009, 11:30 AM
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Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 18 comment(s)
Check out this video of Jamie Corstorphine of Autocar magazine behind the wheel of the LF-A. That V10 is a true screamer!
Autocar.co.uk
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Oct 05 2009, 03:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 12 comment(s)
My latest browse through the Minkara database came up with this Kyushu-based UCF30 Celsior sporting Job Design aero and dropped on Bold World suspension. The wheels are Work Schwert SC1's in a unique 21" size. One-off touches include the fender ducts and colored wheel lips.
Just another example of modern VIP style at it's best.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Sep 25 2009, 08:00 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 28 comment(s)
On Thursday morning I woke up extra early to pick up a friend and head to Germany. Our destination was the famous Nürburgring. I'm not sure what it is but when you get in the vicinity of the circuit there is something in the air, you just know you're getting close. All of a sudden you see Porsches and other special cars driving through the twisty roads that surround the circuit. First we headed out to the village Nürburg itself and from there we headed out to some cool photo locations...
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Posted
Aug 26 2009, 03:15 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 4 comment(s)
I'm really finding it hard to believe that we're already way past the half point of the 2009 racing season, to me it seems like just a bit ago we were working on our preview stories for the season. Anyways, the Super GT series was in action last weekend during its annual summertime trip to Suzuka Circuit for the Pokka GT Summer Special.
Here's a quick look at what went down....
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Posted
Aug 14 2009, 03:03 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 22 comment(s)
Check out this short teaser clip of Mr. Jay Pizarro's latest drift car project - an LS1 powered Lexus GS! If you've seen any of Jay's past projects then you already know what to expect here.
Can't wait to see this thing at Formula D Sonoma.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Jul 29 2009, 02:34 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 9 comment(s)
Last weekend the Super GT series was in action again, this time at Sportsland Sugo in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture. Being round five, this race would be the midpoint of the 2009 Super GT season. So far '09 hasn't been the dominant year that '08 was for the GT-R teams, but most people still consider them favorites in the GT500 class....
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Posted
Jun 30 2009, 10:39 PM
by
Linhbergh Nguyen
with 12 comment(s)
As we bring Exotics and Luxury month to a close, I bring you this shot of the Auto Fashion Lexus LS430 rolling down a street in San Diego. This is what luxury motoring is all about, looking so cool in your extremely hard looking car. Just imagine rolling around this laid out car around town. Heads will turn, necks will snap, and maybe, just maybe, a lucky lady will step into such your machine to accompany you to get a few cocktails......
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