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

McLaren P1

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McLaren shown little teaser of P1 testing out on the track.

I have a mix feeling about P1. I’m not 100% into that exterior. It’s… unique… but weird at the same time. It’s odd-cool? What do you guys think? Yay, nay, IDK?

The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2013

Jalopnik did another Ten Cars list. This time is for future car that’s coming about next year (or 2014).

Referece: Jalopnik

The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

10.) Jaguar F-Type

The smallest Jag will likely be a critical car for the now-Indian company, so there’s no question it will be talked about in industry circles. No need to wonder if regular folks will talk about it, because, hey, it’s drop-dead gorgeous.

Suggested By: Hammerheadfistpunch, Photo Credit: GF Williams


The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

9.) McLaren P1

It’s the successor to the McLaren F1. Either the P1 will live up to its predecessor’s name or the bar has been set too high for this hybrid hypercar. You’re going to hear that debate, as well as the one arguing F150 Ferrari vs. Porsche 918 vs. McLaren P1, ten bajillion times next year, for sure.

Suggested By: TheBaron2112, Photo Credit: GF Williams


The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

8.) Alfa Romeo 4C

This is another car that’s going to be talked about whether or not it succeeds. Possibility One: the car never makes it to the US, Alfa’s relaunch in America flops again, and everyone gives us the same talking points we’ve been hearing since the 8C. Possibility Two: the car makes it here, is a success, and we get to talk about the continuing rebirth of small, light sportscars that the Toyobaru Twins got started.

You know which scenario we’re hoping happens.

Suggested By: wisc47, Photo Credit: Jalopnik


The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

7.) Tesla Model X

It’s all well and good that Tesla has been breaking into the sports car and performance luxury sedan markets with the Roadster and the Model S, but the real money these days is in the crossover segment. Tesla’s venture into jacked-up pseudo wagons may be its toughest challenge.

Suggested By: twinturbo2, Photo Credit: Jalopnik


The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

6.) Mazda6 Diesel

The next Mazda6 will be a decisive car for our favorite struggling Japanese automaker, but it’s the diesel that we hope makes the headlines. It would be the first major non-German company to pull American hearts towards diesel. Much as we love VW, Audi and BMW’s efforts, this pretty Mazda may be more important.

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The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

5.) Chevy Silverado

GM’s new full size trucks may be more conservative than a Tea Party representative, but since it’s the critical offering for the company, we’ll be hearing a lot about it, especially since Chevy’s midsize family car has been a bit of a flop so far.

Suggested By: adidas, Photo Credit: Chevrolet


The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

4.) Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Mercedes makes its name on its humongo S-Class, with all its technology and leather and prestige. Mercedes makes its money on smaller cars that sell themselves on the S-Class’ name, but with Hyundai-esque styling and even smaller size, the new A-Class may stretch the brand too thin for us Americans.

Suggested By: Bobby Ang, Photo Credit: Mercedes-Benz


The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

3.) Ferrari F150

You can preach all you want about the McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918, but the most anticipated hypercar of 2013 is going to be the replacement for the Ferrari Enzo. Why? Because it’s a Ferrari. Eight year olds in Gambia know that Ferrari is going to debut a hybrid world-beater next year with the same name as Ford’s big truck. The car is going to be huge.

Suggested By: downgoesavery, Photo Credit: Ferrari


The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

2.) 2014.5 Mustang

The next Mustang will fully debut in 2014, but even now we’re getting overloaded with speculation and renderings. The Mustang is certainly the most searched-for car on the Internet already, and the debate over its slightly more international style will be ceaseless all through next year.

Suggested By: racer-esq, Photo Credit: Jalopnik, based on work by Josh Byrnes


The Ten Cars Everyone Will Be Taking About In 2013

1.) 2014 C7 Corvette

You know the upcoming Corvette is going to be wildly talked-about because hardcore Corvette enthusiasts already hate the thing and can’t stop complaining about the angular looks. Everyone from Jeremy Clarkson to your grandma will be blabbing about the most radical revision of America’s Sportscar in decades. We’ll see if it lives up to the hype.

I do agree that, all of those ten cars will be talked about in next year… but top ten? I don’t know. There are other cars will come out that will be talked about more. Which one? I, myself, can only guess… but I think, Nissan will bring something in one of International Auto Show

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

McLaren 12C Spider

McLaren launched the official vid of McLaren 12C Spider, so here you go.

Out of that vid, amazing thing was “WHERE DID THEY HIDE THE ROOF?!?!”

Now, we’re talking bout mid-ship RWD car length of this car is 177.4 inches… that’s not long… and it have V8 twin turbo behind w 7 speed dual clutch.

McLaren 12C Spider… amazing