Friday, December 06, 2013
Separated at birth
Is it just me, or does the Toyota Corolla S share a lot of styling cues with the Chrysler 200 S?
Thursday, December 05, 2013
When cops go on strike
Check out the 1980s Argentine Ford Falcon. These are all over the place in rural Argentina.
Cops in the Argentine city of Cordoba went on strike, and this is what happened. The social dynamics of looting-- material culture, mob mentality, a breakdown of social norms, class system, human nature-- fascinate me to no end.
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Cadillac Performance Lab
I went to a CTS-V event today at Sears Point/Infineon. I'll do a full write-up on Hooniverse. Here are my pictures.
Coincidentally, S, the gentleman who bought the Popemobile, was also going to the event. So he gave me a ride at 6:30 in the morning.
Lots of CTS-V wagons, coupes, and sedans for us to sample.
We started with two laps in the coupe.
While we waited our turn behind the wheel, there was this racer for us to gawk at.
Waiting room. The power seats work!
Supercharged V8. Over 550 horsepower.
Racer's engine.
We also sat through several classes and presentations by Michelin, Recaro, Brembo, and BWI (formerly Delco, maker of the magnetic ride dampers).
We did slaloms, mini drag races, and obstacle avoidance maneuvers in the ATS.
Then another three or four laps in the wagon (we had a choice between the wagon and the sedan). A few manuals were available. I only tried the autos.
An XTS on display.
S was thoughtful enough to give me these, which he picked up at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. A lifestyle magazine and two chocolates for me!
Coincidentally, S, the gentleman who bought the Popemobile, was also going to the event. So he gave me a ride at 6:30 in the morning.
Lots of CTS-V wagons, coupes, and sedans for us to sample.
We started with two laps in the coupe.
While we waited our turn behind the wheel, there was this racer for us to gawk at.
Waiting room. The power seats work!
Supercharged V8. Over 550 horsepower.
Racer's engine.
We also sat through several classes and presentations by Michelin, Recaro, Brembo, and BWI (formerly Delco, maker of the magnetic ride dampers).
We did slaloms, mini drag races, and obstacle avoidance maneuvers in the ATS.
Then another three or four laps in the wagon (we had a choice between the wagon and the sedan). A few manuals were available. I only tried the autos.
An XTS on display.
S was thoughtful enough to give me these, which he picked up at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. A lifestyle magazine and two chocolates for me!
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Monday, December 02, 2013
Colombia, it's calling me
Here is an ad I saw on TV today. Magical Realism is its new slogan.
It sure beats the slogan I saw when I was in Bogota for a brief layover a few years ago:
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