Posts Tagged ‘gt’

Driven (over there): The 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Sedan

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

“Say what you will about the tenets of National Socialism dude, at least it’s an ethos”-Walter Sobchak The Big Lebowski.

I love companies with an ethos.  BMW with rear wheel drive. Coca-Cola with Stalinesque world domination. Google for having to remind themselves not to be evil. Dolce & Gabbana with making pants that only fit 14 year old street urchins (which is a nice change to companies whose clothes are made by 14 year old street urchins).  The list goes on and Subaru is firmly on it.  It’s patented and ubiquitous All Wheel Drive System is second only to quattro perhaps. With Audi bringing out the next generation of its game changing system on the RS5 soon, the new Legacy would have to be better than its last incarnation.  That’s kind of the point of making newer versions of cars isn’t it?  The brilliant (and not because I just bought one) previous gen has dedicated fan forums all over the world.

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Gratuitous car porn: The 2011 Audi R8 GT

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

It’s lighter, faster, more powerful due to blah blah blah technical stuff blah blah stiffer springs blah blah polycarbonate rear window etc. It also costs 193 000 Great British Pounds. Which is quite a bit for an Audi, if we’re honest.

But just look at it.

Dear God.

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Bring sexy back, please

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Why do so few, if any, car manufacturers care about Sexy? Have a look around. Which modern cars make your pant area tingle? Almost none. Maybe the Aston Martin Vantage, and that’s about it.

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That’s the 1967 Toyota 2000 GT. Yes, Toyota. And what do they make now? The Yaris, the Verso and the Vasectomy.

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