New civic 2009 : Car walllpaper 2009

New civic 2009 : Car walllpaper 2009

Tokyo Drift

A must-see movie for any car enthusiasts, the fast and the furious: Tokyo drift is the 3rd installment of the Fast and Furious franchise that started it all with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in The Fast and the Furious (2001) , and Paul Walker with Tyrese in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). I caught the film at the theater on opening day.

In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military officer father. In a low-rent section of the city, Sean gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing.

From the synopsis, you can pretty much guess that the story is expected to be pretty thin. Then again, anyone who is familiar with the franchise knows that this film is not about story, acting, or even realistic racing. In little less than two hours, though, you can expect lotsa phat cars and hot babes. Only this time the setting is in Tokyo, and instead of quarter mile drags, we have drifts ala Initial-D.

RX-7 drifting through busy Tokyo streets

The featured cars include a Nissan 350Z, Mazda RX7, Mitsubishi Evolution, Nissan Silvia S15, and a 67 Ford Mustang fitted with a Nissan engine (don’t ask). The racings were every bit as unrealistic as the previous two installments, however, the cinematography was excellent and the drivers displayed some amazing drifting skills. Watch out for the drift up the parking ramp that leaves only maybe 6 inches between the car and the wall both front and back.

same hot Japanese babes

Other than cars, there were plenty of babes. Not that most of them matters at all in the story, they’re just there mainly for eye candy, suits most of the audience fine. Keiko Kitagawa, though not doing much in the film besides hanging around in every other scene, was cute as a button. The leading actress, Nathalie Kelley, doesn’t hurt the eyes either. There were a tonne of mostly Japanese girls in the movie in various racing and party scenes.

Tokyo underground racing scene

As for acting, Lucas Black was quite a dissapointing choice as the leader actor. Bow Wow wasn’t much of an actor either. There were some attempts on character development, and a half effort on having a believable story, but at the end it didn’t matter. The movie was a treat for car enthusiasts and it ended well with the ultimate battle between the Mustang and the 350Z.

The battle between 67 Mustang and Nissan 350Z

As a bonus, Vin Diesel made an apperance at the end. Lets hope they can bring him back in a more involving role on the next installment.

Drifting???

Drifting (ドリフト走行, dorifuto sōkō^?) refers to a driving technique and to a motor sport where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while preserving vehicle control and a high exit speed. A car is said to be drifting when the rear slip angle is greater than the front slip angle prior to the corner apex, and the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction to the turn (e.g. car is turning left, wheels are pointed right or vice versa), and the driver is controlling these factors. As a motor sport, professional drifting competitions are held across the world.

Ford of Austria Prices the 300HP Focus RS at €39,000 and Releases New Performance Figures

Despite the fact that we're still a few months away from the market launch of the all-new Ford Focus RS (click here for more info and 22 high-res photos) that made its world premiere at the London Motor Show this past July, Ford's Austrian arm has released plenty of new and important details for the sport hatchback including preliminary pricing and revised performance figures.

When Ford introduced the vehicle in London, the company said that the Focus RS with its 300HP 2.5-liter turbocharged inline 5-cylinder engine would sprint from 0 to 100km/h (62mph) in under 6.0 sec and on to a top speed of 260 km/h (162mph) or more. According to the firm's latest tests, the Focus RS accelerates from standstill to 100km/h in 5.9 sec and achieves a maximum speed of 263 km/h or 164mph.

The fastest ever European Ford production car will be available in Austria from summer 2009 priced from €39,000 or $50,800 with the current exchange rates. Comparatively, the 225HP Focus ST which forms the base for the RS, starts from €29,980 in Austria.

The new Focus RS will be offered with three different exterior colors: "Performance Green", "Indianapolis Blue" and "Frost White" each with the choice of blue or green color matched interior. Alternatively, a full black leather option will be available for all three exterior colors.

Sunday Poll: Choose your coupe-ish four-door

Click above for a hi-res gallery of tonight's poll entrants

This weekend's Porsche Panamera photos have everyone talking, and it had us thinking it's time for a Sunday Poll. Sportier, coupe-like four-doors are no longer a novelty; everyone's doing (or plans to do) it. So, given the choice, which one would you pick. Our candidates are a mix of cars already here, cars on the way, and one concept that seems like a lock to come to fruition. Are you beguiled or bewildered by Stuttgart's new four-door? Maybe you like Fisker's green-but-beautiful approach. How about the Mercedes CLS, which basically started this trend? VW's now in the game with the CC, and Aston's busy cooking up the production Rapide. Let's not forget Jaguar's wide-eyed kitty, the XF. And we'd be remiss if we left out the Lamborghini Estoque, a concept that has cash cow written all over it for Sant'Agata. So, throw all those pesky restrictions like budget and availability out the window. In your opinion, who's got the best take on the coupe-sedan look so far?

New Mazda3 5-Door Hatchback: First Photos and Details

A week after the debut of the 2010 Mazda3 Sedan (known as the Axela in Japan) at the LA Auto Show, the Japanese automaker issued the first photographs of its new '3' hatchback that will make its world premiere at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy on December 3, 2008. Not surprisingly, Mazda's new Ford Focus and VW Golf rival adopts the same fresh and more aggressive styling characteristics as its saloon counterpart.

The Japanese firm claims that under-the-skin changes include "more efficient powertrains, Mazda-typical weight saving engineering solutions and fine tuned 'best in class' aerodynamics." When it goes on sale in Europe in the first quarter of 2009, the Mazda3 5-door hatchback will be offered with a new range-topping 2.2-liter turbo diesel engine available with 150 and 185HP versions.

European buyers will also be able to opt for the existing 1.6- and 2.0-litre petrol engines and the 1.6-litre turbo diesel. According to Mazda, all petrol engine versions of the new '3' will offer further environmental performance, including the world's first vehicle catalyst to be constructed using single nanotechnology.

In the North American market, the Mazda3 hatchback is expected to be offered with the same 2.0- and 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engines as the Sedan model.

2010 Mazda3 Sedan: The Rejected Design Proposals

Rarely do automakers disclose redundant design proposals for a vehicle that has just been introduced to the public like the all-new 2010 Mazda3 Sedan (click here for our high-res image gallery and here for the video). But it appears that Mazda's people are so confident with the outcome that the Japanese company decided to publish a selection of rejected sketches for its new compact sedan that premiered less than a week ago at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.

If these proposals are indeed the designs that made it to the final round, we reckon that Mazda's execs made the right choice. Click through to see what other designs had been considered for the new Mazda3 Sedan along with photos of clay models and sketches of the actual production model.

2008 Maserati Gran Turismo Car

Maserati teamed with Italian design company Pininfarina to style its latest model, the Gran Turismo, which is influenced by another of the companies' collaborative efforts, the Maserati Birdcage 75 concept car of 2006.
The 2008 GranTurismo, designed by Pininfarina, is set to debut at the 2007 Geneva Auto Show in early March. Looking like an angry Quattroporte on steroids, the Maserati GT Coupe will have excellent performance. 2008 Maserati engines powered by the same Ferrari-derived 4.2-liter V-8 as the Coupe, the Gran Turismo has 405 horsepower, and Maserati says it can accelerate from zero to 62 mph in 5.2 seconds and reach a top speed of 177 mph. A six-speed automatic transmission adapts gear changes to driving style and conditions

Best Car : Peugeot 908

There are Peugeot 908 Pictures. The Peugeot 908 RC is a concept car of the French car manufacturer Peugeot, which was first presented at the Paris Motor Show in 2006, was.
The vehicle is a sedan with four seats, the body styling has been included in the design studios of Peugeot developed. With the Peugeot 908 RC is on the Peugeot 908 coming out in 2007 when 24-hour race at Le Mans at the start is gone. The abbreviation RC is always for the sportiest version of a model.
As the engine, the concept car use a V12 diesel with 5.5 liters engine capacity. The engine is transversely in front of the rear axis. Directly under the engine sits a six-speed automatic gearbox. According to the manufacturer, the rated output of the engine over 700 horsepower, the maximum torque over 1200 nm. Two other peculiarities of the engine, the cylinder angle of 100 degrees and two exhaust particulate.