Autoblog Becomes a Believer with the Nismo 370z

Jonny Lieberman, blogger at www.autoblog.com had a chance to drive the Nismo 370z and to quote him, "Meet the 2010 Nissan 370Z Nismo, far and away the best Z ever." Big words from a guy who hated every offering made by Nissan and Infiniti.

"This is the car enthusiasts have been hoping for ever since we learned that Nissan would be chopping four inches out of the Z's wheelbase and bumping the displacement by 0.2-liters over the outgoing 350Z. But the Nismo's even more than that. Really, the Nismo is the sports car the 370Z should have been right out of the box, but for various reasons isn't. One of those being that marketers have to hit their price points. Meaning that if the Z's competition (i.e. Mustang GT) sells for less than $30,000, Nissan has to sell something just as cheaply. This leads to all sorts of ironies, like oil coolers, big brakes and LSDs being options on supposed "sports cars." But the other reason is that the Nismo isn't for everyone. In fact, you probably wouldn't like it. Us? We love it."

To read the full article, go here.

New Wheel Day: WORK Emotion 11R Wheel

From www.iputinwork.com:
This new model, called the Emotion 11R, features an eleven spoke design with varying levels of concavity (semi-concave face and deep concave face). This wheel has sizes ranging from 17×7.0 ~ 17×9.0 and 18×7.5 ~ 18×9.5, along with bolt patterns available in 4×100 ~ 4×114.3, 5×100 ~ 5×120.

For sizing and offset choices, please view the Emotion 11R Sizing Chart here.

Standard finishes include Matte Bronze (MHG), Matte Black (MBL), and White (WHT). Special finishes include Glim Silver (GTRC) & WORK Metal Buff (WMB). Special colors are also available, please inquire with a WORK Authorized Dealer for options.

17″ applications start at $400 MSRP / wheel
18″ applications start at $430 MSRP / wheel

Feel free to contact a WORK Authorized Dealer for pricing.

Personally, I believe it looks somewhat similar to Volk CE-28N's. Also, I'm not digging the design of the centercaps. Makes them look cheap for some reason.

I just realized the bolt patterns offered won't fit the G, and the sizes are somewhat weak. So why am I posting this release here? I realized this too late after almost finishing today's entry... so might as well finish it. Besides, you Honda guys might appreciate it.

To see the official release, go here.

Don't Do This.

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After:




Two teens could face reckless endangerment charges for a car accident at New York City's first municipal airport that landed both young men in the hospital.

NYPD investigators say the two 18-year-old men were driving at "a high rate of speed" at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. But investigators stopped short of saying that the teens were drag racing.

Nevertheless, the two cars, both Infinitis, collided and one of the vehicles flipped, cops said.

For the full story on MSNBC, go here.


Please don't street race. Keep it on the track, people.

Back in the Day...

I used to be a sedan-guy, like our RC. Just reminiscing about my previous ride, a 2003 IS300 5MT. What's yours?





Specs
Mods:
18x7.5 Volk GT-C w/ Falken Tires all around
HKS Hiper Exhaust
Genuine L-Tuned front lip
TRD sideskirts
TRD rear lip
C-West Eyelids
TRD yellow sways
Altezza Sports Grill
JIC FLT-A1 Coilovers
JIC CF front strut bar
Cusco Rear Strut bar
Greddy CW Shift Knob
JDM dash kit with tray
Avic-D1 Nav w/ XM traffic and Xbox

GLANCE K1 Speed Go Kart Meet

We're going to have our next meet at K1 in Torrance. Please bring at least $50 for 3 races. Everyone's invited! See you all there!

When: Sept. 19, 2009 @ K1 in Torrance
Time: 1:00pm
Where:
K1 Speed Torrance
19038 S Vermont Ave
Gardena, CA 90248

Wangan Midnight Movie Trailer

Originally as an anime about street racing, Wangan Midnight is now a live-action movie. Although the anime was pretty popular in Japan, it never gained the same success as Initial D in the states. What really makes the movie for me is the old school Datsun Z. Expect to see androgynous boys with stone faced acting, cheesy jpop music, b-rated special effects and camera-work. All this=Fun.

Big OC G35/G37 Meet!

2c from the Outcast G's held a great meet, with invites to all crews and cars, including OCGs, Shyne, LA Gs and GLANCE. Several of us made it out and had a chance to gawk over some of the nicest G's in the planet. If you haven't made it out to one of these meets, you're missing out.

Some awesome cars at the meet:


2c with his badass G37 with great fitting MS1's.


I forgot who drove this, but her car turned out well put together. Love the hood.


Check out donpisto's fitments. Insane.


Shane's new kransen forged wheels. Super flushed.


Our very own RC doing it jdm style.


Kris looking hard by his LR coupe.


Speedraver's new suede interior. Sick.


Sam's clean aggressive-oem style G.


Dranom's ip coupe is one of the cleanest around.

For the full gallery, go here.