TRD Griffon Concept 014

Now, TRD have been working hard to get back into aftermarket world. Specially for Toyota 86. Not only just making a parts and sell it, they also try to prove that power isn’t everything for fast car, by making a track machine called “TRD Griffon Concept”. Fast car by how? Testing their knowledge, experience and their pride to Toyota 86 and see how fast they can run it in Tsukuba Circuit.

On January 31st (in Japan time), they had their 5th time test, they hit 58.407!! Now that’s pretty good for 230hp 4 cylinder NA car. To give you how fast that is here are few lap times from different cars.

Nissan GT-R: 1:00.73
Nissan Nismo R34 Z-Tune: 1:01.15
Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera: 1:01.60
Ferrari 458 Italia: 1:02.24
McLaren F1: 1:04.62
Honda NSX-R: 1:04.95

Some of them are stock form, so it’s not really apple to apple, BUT it’s pretty amazing thing to see 86 hitting under one minute mark in Tsukuba.

Now here’s the vid of the lap prove that TRD Griffon did mark 58.407

Gran Turismo 6 Pre-Order Details

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I’m not sure anyone saw this, but Gran Turismo 6 suppose to be coming out this holiday season! Which, I can’t wait for! In pre-order, you can get 20 cars… or get 1 million credits. Which one do you prefer to get?

Reference: PlayStation Blog

Gran Turismo 6 on PS3

GT Fans – Having announced Gran Turismo 6 in May at an event celebrating 15 years of Gran Turismo held at Silverstone Circuit, the game’s legendary designer Kazunori Yamauchi released further details and a new trailer at PlayStation’s E3 press conference recently. With over 1,200 cars available at launch (including new FIA GT3 cars), new locations on a grander scale (such as a fascinating location featuring the Gemasolar solar power plant in Spain), new physics, new tire, suspension and aerodynamic modeling, next generation 3D adaptive tessellation and an HDR dynamic range 50 times greater than GT5, Holiday 2013 cannot come soon enough.

To enhance your GT6 experience, we are proud to announce the most extensive and robust pre-order offer for GT to date through participating retailers.

To start, we wanted to make sure our GT fans start off with the most current and unique vehicles that only GT6 can deliver:

4-Car Pack

  • BMW Z4 GT3 ’11
  • Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 ’13
  • Tesla Model S Signature Performance ’13
  • Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (C7) ’14

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But that’s just the beginning. Check out the exclusive offers we have below:

GameStop Exclusive – 15th Anniversary Edition Upgrade

How would you like to start your Gran Turismo 6 experience this Holiday with 20 unique vehicles? To properly celebrate the 15-year legacy of Gran Turismo, the Gamestop-Exclusive 15th Anniversary Edition includes 16 additional cars as well as your own customized paint chips, race suit, helmet, PSN Avatar, and a copy of Beyond the Apex II app. Each of the combined 20 vehicles will have their own unique enhancements, either visually or performance upgrades.

We’ll have more information on the 15th Anniversary Edition at a later date. For now, check out the entire line-up of 20 vehicles when you pre-order through GameStop

  • BMW Z4 GT3 2011
  • Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 2013
  • Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (C7) 2014
  • Tesla Motors Model S Signature Performance 2013
  • Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale 2011
  • Alpine A110 1600S 1968
  • Aston Martin V12 Vantage 2010
  • Audi R8 LMS ultra 2012
  • Ford Focus ST 2013
  • Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 2013
  • Honda HSV-010 (SUPER GT) 2011
  • KTM X-BOW R
  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 2011
  • Lexus IS F Racing Concept 2008
  • Lotus Europa (type54) 1968
  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 2011
  • Renault Sport Megane Trophy V6 2011
  • SRT Viper GTS 2013
  • TRD 86 Racing 2008
  • Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 Race Car 2008

Amazon Exclusive – $1 Million In-Game Credit

Want to customize and build your own dream Gran Turismo garage? We’re confident a $1 Million In-Game Credit will help you do just that. In addition to getting the mentioned 4-Car pack, Amazon is offering our GT fans $1 Million In-Game Credit directly at start up, allowing you to buy, build, and race your own line-up of cars. Get a jump start in racing against your competitors online by reserving at Amazon.

For more info, check out www.gran-turismo.com/us.

The Ten Ultimate Automotive Dude Magnets

I’m kinda sad my favorite cars were listed lil bit and rest was meh…

Reference: Jalopnik

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10.) Mitsubishi Evo

Sure the Evo is one of the fastest cars you can get for the money, but girls will only ask you why you stuck a huge wing on your Corolla.

Suggested By: For Sweden, Photo Credit: chelle_1278

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9.) Toyota Supra

While a nicely-tuned Supra is a piece of art, all anyone knows them for is The Fast and the Furious, which is not a good look.

Suggested By: austin webb, Photo Credit: JAK SIE MASZ

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8.) Corvette ZR1

You might think that the fastest Vette would get them wet, but fanboys are the only people swarming the ZR1 every time it parks. If you want to pull middle-aged men, here’s your car.

Suggested By: ImSam, Photo Credit: Thomas Moller Nielsen

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7.) Old Jeeps

Finding a girl who’s into Jeeps isn’t the hardest thing in the world, but if you pull up in something blocky and old with a seven-slot grill, you’ll have to wade through a sea of Jeep-loving dudes to get to her.

Suggested By: Who needs sway bars anyway?, Photo Credit: Raphael Orlove

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6.) The DeLorean

A DeLorean DMC-12 seems like it should be a perfect car for pulling chicks. It’s not too fast, it looks cool, and it has a big nostalgia factor. I mean, it was even in that one video with that guy with the fur coat.

Sadly, the car is going to get mobbed by Back to the Future nerds more than anything else, or people who want to re-tell you the story of how John Z. got tied up in a cocaine scandal.

Suggested By: NoFear365, Photo Credit: pyntofmyld

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5.) Ford Lightning

We might think that factory sport trucks would be a hit with the fairer sex, but Lightning owner Jstas says we couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Even on the street, you get looks and heads snapping around as the truck rumbles up to a stoplight or passes a school bus and it’s always the boys pointing and you can see their mouths forming “WHOA!” as you pass by. It’s always guys that give you a thumbs up or a “Nice truck!” when you pull up to the 7-Eleven. Girls will glance at it and just shrug it off or think you’re just some asshole redneck with a little penis.

Suggested By: Jstas, Photo Credit: Greg Myers

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4.) Dodge Viper

Reader JoeyJoeJoeShabadu says he used to work for Chrysler corporate, where he saw the ultimate failing of the old SRT-10.

Sure it’s an absolute track beast. Fast, stiff, and will thread any needle so long as the hole you’re aiming for is eight feet wide. But pull into the gas station and its almost magnetic the number of bro’s asking for me to pop the hood or take’m for a ride.

It’s painful.

The jury is still out on the new SRT Viper, but we’re not optimistic.

Suggested By: JoeyJoeJoeShabadu, Photo Credit: Thomas Møller Nielsen

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3.) Nissan GT-R

Non-car loving girls have no clue what it is, until you tell them you drive a Nissan and they look away. The people who do know that the car is capable of are almost all college dudes. Unless you carry a GameCube in your backpack and want to chill, that’s not great.

Suggested By: emanresu, Photo Credit: Shawn Ashley

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2.) New Lamborghinis

You would think that something like a rusty rat rod would only interest nine-hundred-year-old hot rodders named Clarence and a showroom-fresh Aventador would pull women like you wouldn’t believe, but you’d have it backwards. Hot Rod Magazine’s Roadkill put it to the test and found a new Lambo only attracted bros.

Suggested By: The Swedish Bandit, Photo Credit: Roadkill/Hot Rod/MotorTrend

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1.) Any ’60s Muscle Car

There’s an exception here: if your ’68 Mercury Cougar is sitting on 22s with some kandy paint and a redone interior, you can definitely pull some ladies in the right part of town. If you’re the kind of guy who talks about your 4:11 Positrac outback, 750 double pumper, Edelbrock intake, bored over 30, and 11 to 1 pop-up pistons, give up hope now.

 

Did your favorite car made it into the list?

What Are the Top Five Cars in Your Fantasy Garage?

I was reading Jalopnik and read that title and thought to list my fantasy garage.

1. Toyota Supra (MKIV)
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I love Toyota Supra. I loved it since first gen (Celica Supra), but last gen Supra really hit the spot. Toyota really put a ton of effort to make this car what it is. Supra gotta be in my fantasy garage.

2. Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)
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This car brought excitement back to Nissan! Beat time records in several different tracks… but now, it’s understeer rusty AWD sports car… that doesn’t mean they’re not a legend.

3. Subaru Impreza WRX STi 22B
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Another legendary car. Subaru Impreza, specially 22B! The 22B was used to commemorate both Subaru’s 40th anniversary as well as the third consecutive manufacturer’s title for Subaru in the FIA World Rally Championship.

4. Lamborghini Miura
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Why went JDM to Italian? Why not? Look at this beautiful car! Who wouldn’t? Just don’t let the beauty get to you, Miura has 4L v12 to keep you in your seats.

5. Ford GT40
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When you think “Ford”, most people think “Mustang”… maybe “Focus” or maybe recent would be “Fiesta”. Me? GT40. The original GT40 (old = GT40. new = GT). Co-joined by British, American made hellova sports.

Now, how about you? What’s your fantasy garage looks like?

2012 Motor Trend Best Driver’s Car

First thing first, was any who blog here had a hard time logging in yesterday? I tried to log in yesterday all day and it didn’t let me. It just load and it kept it that way.

Anyways, back to automobile stuff. Motor Trend did another Best Driver’s Car this year. This car, Subaru BRZ was picked and compete against other high end cars like Nissan GT-R, McLaren MP4-12C, Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 and so on.

How Subaru BRZ do and who’s the winner? Check it out and see for yourself

2012 Motor Trend Driver’s Car

Perfect Day for…

Today, while I was driving, I saw Celica convertible, S2000, Miata, & Rx-7 convertible (FC3S) driving. From the looks of it, they’re prob hitting the canyon and do some picnic or something. It’s wonderful day, I totally understand that feeling!

Now, here’s another question blog. What kind of convertible do you want to have? Maybe S2000 or Miata and hit the canyon road fast and do some initial-D fun? Maybe 458 Italia or Gallardo convertible for some power! Maybe Mustang or Camaro and listen to the V engine while you drive…

I’ll prob choose this car:

Toyota MR-S
Last gen MR-2 didn’t come w turbo or high output (in US), but it wasn’t less fun to drive than other MR-2. For cruise and calm driving, it was perfect! It sure didn’t win any look award for sure. Some people can’t the if they’re looking at the front of the car or rear of the car. BUT how light this car was, if you want to attack the canyon, it’s great! Mid-engined, RWD, plus lightweight equal to pure fun!

How about you?