Posts tagged: cars

Ferrari 458 Italia — Carpornstar of the Year, 2010

I love Fer­rari race­cars, and the 458 Italia is the new “pro­duc­tion model Berlinetta” (aka “cheap” Fer­rari) in the elite sta­ble from Mod­ena, Italy. Watch­ing videos of cool race­cars that get your heart rac­ing, but which you aren’t likely to own or drive any­time soon, is the very def­i­n­i­tion of watch­ing car­porn. This year’s star, […]

Sunday April 18th, 2010 in , , | Comments Off

F1">Advanced Driving Lessons From F1

Since I’ve been on a bit of a car & dri­ving tiff for the past few days, I thought I’d share some­thing meatier with every­one: some actual dri­ving lessons! This first one is about the impor­tance of bal­ance in your car, under­steer and over­steer. This is why you want to get a sports car — […]

Sunday February 21st, 2010 in , , , , , | Comments Off

F1 Car">Road Car vs Rally Car vs F1 Car

Sports cars come in a vari­ety of shapes and sizes. On a road track, you know that a consumer-level sports car can’t com­pete against a WRC rally car. You also know that nei­ther of them are going to be able to com­pete against a For­mula One car. What you prob­a­bly don’t know is just how badly […]

Sunday February 21st, 2010 in , , , , , | Comments Off

F1 or Ferrari Enzo? Maybe Neither.">McLaren F1 or Ferrari Enzo? Maybe Neither.

As I’ve got­ten older, I’ve found that dream cars, or dream any­thing for that mat­ter, aren’t really all they’re cracked up to be. I’ve writ­ten before about how brands don’t have the same appeal or pull on me any­more. I think for the same rea­sons that previously-favorite brands lose their emo­tional power, dream cars lose […]

Sunday February 21st, 2010 in , , | Comments Off

Red Bull Gets Automotive Enthusiasts’ Hearts Racing

Car-porn is designed to tit­il­late. It gets guys’ hearts rac­ing, it puts smiles on their faces, and it’s pure visual & audi­tory plea­sure.  Dif­fer­ing from porn of the more fleshy vari­ety, the coolest car-porn is made with slick camera-work, good sound­track, and expert edit­ing.  The end result is a lit­tle morsel of pure, mean­ing­less pleasure […]

Saturday February 20th, 2010 in , , , , , | Comments Off

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