tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42350060188154443202024-03-05T05:31:51.458-06:00Maximum rate of MotionEmma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-79832871003328817512010-03-03T13:01:00.004-06:002010-03-03T13:20:09.214-06:00The Zenvo ST1 the next greatest thing to come from the dutch since the Spyker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt-FMmcbcfsUnWtrxjX-6H6RC8MP83OwGUw60fOKgJNn_z6xrb-gCuInvh1sv2g6_mye6-bdaCaIXXocwYV2HDiMEAnVShw2ti1BPcmpbuUUiOSPv17shNpqkvLPjf_eJm2O3X_XvWsU/s1600-h/Zenvo-ST1_2010_1024x768_wallpaper_07.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484989133160658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt-FMmcbcfsUnWtrxjX-6H6RC8MP83OwGUw60fOKgJNn_z6xrb-gCuInvh1sv2g6_mye6-bdaCaIXXocwYV2HDiMEAnVShw2ti1BPcmpbuUUiOSPv17shNpqkvLPjf_eJm2O3X_XvWsU/s200/Zenvo-ST1_2010_1024x768_wallpaper_07.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3fSJKKDTqur_E8in70JzTRSmsv_ch93902prWfcoD_6Gel7gsLctzcq_zRVfr4BwmFhyTPEn9uiniQ3V4HoltvimpLLBIpgnfiD3IiTUMYLZT6WWWUrd6AGCxd7OULc00CDakEGcsko/s1600-h/Zenvo-ST1_2010_1024x768_wallpaper_03.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484929226397282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3fSJKKDTqur_E8in70JzTRSmsv_ch93902prWfcoD_6Gel7gsLctzcq_zRVfr4BwmFhyTPEn9uiniQ3V4HoltvimpLLBIpgnfiD3IiTUMYLZT6WWWUrd6AGCxd7OULc00CDakEGcsko/s200/Zenvo-ST1_2010_1024x768_wallpaper_03.jpg" /></a><br />Well there she is the Zenvo ST1 the greatest thing to come from the Dutch since that one Spyker company which only makes like one car, well variations on the one car, jk i just found and SUV concept car in there files the 2006 Spyker D12 Peking to Paris. And it turns out that they have had at least 5 different cars since 2005 and a bike, like an actual bike with no motor and two wheels the AeroBlade its called. Super Smashing name! </div><div> </div><div>Just for flow here are the 5 cars that they have made since 2005 even thought they could all be mistaken for being the same car they just are that similar.</div><ol><li>The 2010 Laviolette</li><li>The 2009 Aileron</li><li>The 2007 Zagato</li><li>The 2006 La Turble</li><li>And the original 2005 C8</li></ol><p>And then for the other dutch company the Zenvo people which that is just the coolest name ever i love it.</p><p>They have made so far the: um nothing really this is it so far.</p><p>All the articles talk about how amazing the lines are, and i agree the lines are amazing no sorry they call them "free flowing accelerating lines" because apparently there is a difference hmm yes i can see that.<br /></p><div></div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-1955400425605824462009-11-18T13:21:00.004-06:002009-12-02T10:58:21.115-06:00Forza MotorSport 3, with my baby.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KuZLpiQv16Ba9Jn4Cpx8tD6-g2n3-LaRnKK6aOPvAIzJaSLjhTWvIQBNxgFazj6SpcAhKdVsyv_qYmNrZR5qwDHqXPoGq3lJTIqNPm-JJpZ5mV41YoMSDUAALBBLmGmjaeu1v29L_go/s1600/forzamotorsport3-bugattiveyron-01-thumb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405529897688937538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KuZLpiQv16Ba9Jn4Cpx8tD6-g2n3-LaRnKK6aOPvAIzJaSLjhTWvIQBNxgFazj6SpcAhKdVsyv_qYmNrZR5qwDHqXPoGq3lJTIqNPm-JJpZ5mV41YoMSDUAALBBLmGmjaeu1v29L_go/s320/forzamotorsport3-bugattiveyron-01-thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>"The Bugatti Veyron is a technological masterpiece, not so much that it made 1,000 HP, cause that's not really that hard to do with an 8-liter engine. But more in the sense that it's drive-able as a 1,000 HP car. An automatic gear-box that can take a 4400 pound car at 987 HP and put it to the ground with all the Rev and not have it blow up, and it's got to do that for 120,000 miles. It's not even just like the power or anything. It's the SCALE this is a 1,000 HP, 16- cylinder, 4 turbo motor that is smaller than a big block Chevy. The Veyron itself is 5 inches shorter than the current market Jetta, it's not even a big car, to have such a beautiful design and be able to hit 250 mph without it just frizbeeing off the road . . . is it's just incredible."<br /><br />Aaron Brooks<br />-Vehicle QA Artist-for- TURN 10<br />Talking about the Bugatti Veyron that they modeled for the Forza MotorSport 3 game out on XBOX 360.<br /><br />Which i am considering being a convert and buying an XBOX 360 unless -when Gran Turismo 5 comes out in March 2010 for the PS3- its blows it out of the water.</div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-11487455814787166652009-04-01T13:41:00.004-05:002009-04-01T13:48:25.267-05:00Pleading NBC to renew Knight Rider 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQvQZpENUm43lzaHf8aprg66rWN_S1T0Kk47v6Tzw-NQ6WxOhSSTevAikesLRI9l7M8otbheekeOhP_GgfhZ6m1Am_7IMxlgW6dRI8hDqPASY70IpTknqTRh0u6JKqQbw4hZILCcZtg0/s1600-h/Ford-Mustang_Shelby_GT500KR_KITT_2008_800x600_wallpaper_05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319796503174248162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQvQZpENUm43lzaHf8aprg66rWN_S1T0Kk47v6Tzw-NQ6WxOhSSTevAikesLRI9l7M8otbheekeOhP_GgfhZ6m1Am_7IMxlgW6dRI8hDqPASY70IpTknqTRh0u6JKqQbw4hZILCcZtg0/s320/Ford-Mustang_Shelby_GT500KR_KITT_2008_800x600_wallpaper_05.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I can't tell everyone at NBC how much watching Knight Rider means to me. It's basically the coolest show ever, and I look forward to it every Wednesday. I love watching KITT pull off his tricks they make me scream; dance and sing, and I can’t wait to see more. The cast is also a wonderful group of people they have great chemistry with each other, especially Billy and Zoey. I enjoy how FLAG head quarters seems like such a vast complicated complex with all the rooms, and pods and things; very cool. I love KITTs report with the cast, they treat him like a member of the family, and it’s cool how he's slowly forming a sense of humor and an understanding of human emotions. It's sad that Sarah's dad had to die, but the team moved past it and now the show is better than ever.<br /></div><br /><div>So PLEASE bring back Knight Rider 2008 for a 2nd and maybe even a 3rd season, the show is my favorite, I’ve seen all the episodes at least two times. And I seriously can't live without it. In a world such as the state that ours is in, a show like yours has the power to make one day of the week, something fun and exciting to look forward to.<br />You guys have to bring it back. Because I need it and so many other people need it to. I just loves cars so much and your show is the epitome of every car fantasy I’ve ever had, only with a Bugatti, but I’ll take the Shelby GT500KR (Knight Rider) any day of the week (like Wednesdays).<br /></div><br /><div>Thanks so much for reading, 2nd season here we come---Right?</div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-28129188995370850062009-03-24T11:12:00.002-05:002009-03-24T11:33:46.746-05:00Another Need For Speed: undercover updateSo here the list of Need for Speed games i have, and haven't finished yet...<br />-NFS: Underground<br />-NFS: Pro Street<br />So here's the list of PS3 games in general that i haven't finished/ beaten yet...<br />-Lego Star Wars 3<br />-Lego Batman<br />-GTA San Andreas<br />-Marvel Ultimate Alliance<br />-Burn Out Paradise<br />- A host of other PS2 games that work on the new system<br />- Some Ratchet and Clank action<br /><br />Anyways what I'm trying to say is that i am a master of starting things and not finishing them. So this update is extremely important because we beat one. I say we because my brother and i sat done for about 5 hours and beat the last of the 5 bosses left in the NFS Undercover game. We did the whole thing with the tricked out Bugatti Veyron, its NOS is just amazing.<br /><br />One stupid thing though that i do have a major complaint about, well maybe more than one.<br />Firstly the Bugatti i brought and tricked for the game is so way faster then any of the stupid Porsche Police cars that caught me, that its not even close to being realistic. Hello, the reason i saved money in the game and didn't cheat was so i could have her and smoke all-ya-all. Which i did in the races, but the cops are apparently have super amazing cars that no matter the make or model can do what ever the hell they want. So your motivation for winning races, getting money, and parts is so that you can beat the cops- well you CAN'T.<br /><br />Secondly, once the game is beaten you can't just play the game, and drive around the NFS world because there is fricking cops everywhere. And you know what that means, once you get stopped by the cops three or more times your outta here. They TAKE YOUR CAR. So i save and i buy my Bugatti for a cheap 375,000 dollars and i drive her around because she is amazing. Then because all i want to do is drive fast ( its top speed is 253 plus) (seriously) they stop me, and take her away from me. What then, i don't know i haven't let it happen yet. But I'm guessing -and this pisses me off- but you have to save and buy it all over again.<br /><br />Seriously, what the hell.Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-15720480289579959282009-02-16T12:09:00.003-06:002009-02-16T15:51:06.238-06:00I am so scared of myself sometimes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BRCuJ5A292R9an165G5T2lIj-R-u3UL7b5OtWE5_FCiwHmHW1SNou3LZ7q627_HdImY2Tk35g3scOfCaHbAcTvokzkAbWLB0hM65Z1C2G-2OZ0wxRb6HDm73424PwdPf_gKGYKh0TdM/s1600-h/03_dodge_ram_white.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303515992929449650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BRCuJ5A292R9an165G5T2lIj-R-u3UL7b5OtWE5_FCiwHmHW1SNou3LZ7q627_HdImY2Tk35g3scOfCaHbAcTvokzkAbWLB0hM65Z1C2G-2OZ0wxRb6HDm73424PwdPf_gKGYKh0TdM/s320/03_dodge_ram_white.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Last night I was watching the news with my parents, shocker I know because I rarely if ever watch the news (it's too depressing). So on came a story about a father and daughter who were going ice fishing but the ice was to thin and their truck fell straight through the ice. The depressing part they both died, the scary part for me comes next. When they were pulling the truck out of Lake Winnebago (I think) all you could see was the shinny silver bumper, the color of the vehicle (white) and the left rear tail light. On the news they didn't put forth the make or model of the said vehicle, and by now you can guess where this is going. At the end of the news cast I commented to the rents' FYI the truck they were pulling from the lake judging by its left tail light was a late model Dodge Ram truck. Please kill me now. (Joking)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Also the truck seen driving away from the scene to get more emergency personnel was also a Dodge Ram, but it was black, not white. </div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-17984945612499882012009-02-16T11:42:00.002-06:002009-02-16T12:08:02.585-06:00Need For Speed UpdateAs I was saying about having enough money left over to buy the Bugatti and deck her out. Well after I completed that mission that I told every one about in the previous blog post, I did some more racing. It was hardcore racing it took buying all pro parts for my Porsche Turbo, and she was this amazing candy tangerine color, and I was in love with her. But sadly I only ending up driving her for about ten races give or take. Because after I completed these races and put away some of the competition, even my supposed girl friend in the game. Guess who was unlocked after that?............................................. THE BUGATTI VEYRON (HOLY SHIT)<br /><br />Totally not kidding. And I'm sorry to say that I already got a ticket for evasive driving, in my defense it was during a mission, it wasn't like I went looking for trouble, I would never purposely put her in harms way like that. But it was in a mission that they finally brought me down after 20 min with a tack strip (I know i fell for it) (I am so ashamed). On the plus side I had enough money left over after tricking out the Porsche that I could put all pro parts on the Veyron, with a sexy paint job to boot. And I got the NOS that the Veyron I had to steal before had, the one that makes it look like its a jet car cause its got flames coming out the butt. Cool thing though is that I get to try out all of my fav Bugatti paint combos because each time the cops get hot to the beat I'm driving I just change the paint combos, its like a new car. I could put decals on the car to make it harder or easier to find? But I won't because its sacrilege to deface a Bugatti.<br /><br />Segway--- I'm in love with inanimate objects.-- it gets worse-- I'm in love with inanimate objects portrayed in video games. Which just so happen to also be inanimate objects as well.Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-33820358397114360722009-01-17T22:04:00.004-06:002009-01-17T23:01:41.115-06:00I'm back from an exhilarating break.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuhIXMR3IyQI07Tewd7l4Xc0L24UGms6BriFXs9nzNuB5TtvihmnnBilFXNewoKGaJ5ZUS2Zm1-oasxqS4tu8JIB5-or6iKmgstHUAxLVuvS-w5hw0J8aBedOst9mVBBnG9k-UNgjDXY/s1600-h/need-for-speed-undercover.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292492577395808178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuhIXMR3IyQI07Tewd7l4Xc0L24UGms6BriFXs9nzNuB5TtvihmnnBilFXNewoKGaJ5ZUS2Zm1-oasxqS4tu8JIB5-or6iKmgstHUAxLVuvS-w5hw0J8aBedOst9mVBBnG9k-UNgjDXY/s320/need-for-speed-undercover.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The exhilarating part of my Christmas slash J-term break is do majorly in part to a gift that i received for Christmas day. The gift that i received is a video game and not just any game, only the greatest game ever. Why is it the greatest game ever? Well because if you have by any chance been keeping up with my blog then you should have noticed a few things. 1) I am slightly obsessed with cars, 2) My favorite car is the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 (of any production year, and any sub-design), 3) I tend to gravitate towards things that involve cars: like magazines, models, games, movies, books, posters, and clothing. So its no surprise then when i tell you that for Christmas i got the game Need for Speed: Under Cover. Why is it amazing? Well its the first game to technically put a drivable <strong>Bugatti Veyron in it. </strong>Oh and i say technically because for corrective purposes only the game Need For Speed: Pro Street (which i also have, and thoroughly enjoyed) has a down-loadable section from the PlayStation store full of extra cars that can be added to the game, and the Bugatti is one of them. Who wants to buy a download or go through the work, they put one in NFS Under Cover you just have to unlock it, and price wise its really cheap compared to the real world, its at like a 85% discount.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Back to the exhilarating part well that happened when i made it to a part in the game where completing a mission was required of me. Now when the scene cuts to the people, the game is so well put together that i can't tell if the people are just thoroughly computer generated or if they filmed real people under a funny lamp. Anyways the mission was to steal four cars in 48 hours and get them to a dock to be delivered in time. Now before this mission started i was supposed to buy a tier 2 car and i could have, i had the money and the new car would have increased speed and handling and other things that i needed. I decided after several debates on whether to buy or not that if the game stopped progressing in missions then i would buy the tier 2 car. Not before that though because with the updates i made to my tier 3 car it was still technically better then all but 2 of the tier 2 cars. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Those cars being the Viper, and the Porsche Turbo, which would have been a hit to the wallet that was uncalled for. Because even with my lowly Evo w/ the upgrades, i made it to the car stealing mission, which was a big deal it was at 78% through the game. They had me steal these four cars, in varying degrees of hard scenarios that took several tries. The 2006 Corvette Z06, the 2006 Zonda F, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, and the 2006 Ford GT, now bear in mind that all of these cars have been modified to perfection, including the NOS on the Bugatti which makes it seem as if shes spiting flames. So i made it to the mission and after several tries i stole all the cars, and what happens at the end, well the actors come back on and tell me "we like to reward our employees" so i got a choice of 6-8 tier 2 cars, for free. Which means i used all that money i saved by not buying one, to modify the car i got which was the Porsche Turbo, and i still have enough money left over to buy the Bugatti (once i unlock it of course).</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This game is rad and every car enthusiast should buy it and play it. Even when i have beaten the game i will go play it again from beginning to end and pick different cars because their are 55 different ones to choose from, which could have the game playing be a different experience every time. Oh and everyone needs to factor in the screaming that will undoubtedly take place when the Bugatti revs her engine and appears on screen- you know i screamed- all decked out and ready to drive.</div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-16440685668144754822008-12-07T19:21:00.004-06:002009-05-13T15:53:28.481-05:00This I Believe . . .In these uncertain times I believe in the written word, written in books, magazines, and essays to create fantasy worlds in which we can escape into. When the worlds walls are crumbling down around us, especially during the "great recession" we need a place to go to. A place that isn't very expensive or hard to get to, as long as we don't go into ourselves and become socially inept. Be it a place like your own little cave, nook or cranny, a place that's all your own preferably in your own house. A place where nothing and everything doesn't matter anymore, for about the next hour or so. If I had a choice between taking a cat nap that's over by the time your head hits the pillow, or filling the time with a few chapters out of the book I'm reading; i choose the reading. When your reading, your relaxing, your laying down or in some kind of prone position, its technically sleeping only your head is not par-taking.<br /><br /><br /><br />Some negatives will come to light after following this regimen for a few months, one i consider is how i confuse my waking world with my reading world. It usually goes that people confuse their dreaming world with their waking one, but my dream world ironically seems really similar to my reading one. Even more so if i read right before i go to bed, then i dream about what i just read. Reading may also come across one negative connotation when the book your reading is so good that it eclipses other more important things in your day. Like food consumption, homework indulgence, work repulsion, basically just everyday activities that need to happen.<br /><br /><br /><br />I have found out though that people with really good self control don't have to worry about it. So guess what human capacity skill i have been working on, because i seem to have very little of it. I bet when my third grade teacher Bebe Fieling taught me how to read and i excelled at it, i don't think she knew it would take me this far. i have a bad day at school maybe i fail something, i go home and read. My family has a conversation a.k.a. we yell loud sentences across the house at each other, i go read. My dog has a seizure that brings him this much closer to an early grave, and i gather my emotions and lay them into the pages of my book. My favorite time to spend reading with myself is when the weather outside is really cold, then i go crawl under the blankets in my bed and suck myself into an alternate reality. A reality where everything is emotionally friendly and its a fantasy realm where people can stay as long as they need to, or wish like me to never be heard from again. A realm with no government, no economy, and they haven't been able to find their 401K, social security, or retirement plan in years.Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-76651780476959936962008-12-04T16:20:00.009-06:002008-12-05T23:14:57.531-06:00The funny pod cars<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVsPADDyRZVSexWB72NRtcalURlOoXfMgkXWORVT44Sd_4EBAdCEazgy8tfM59TMZ_uAWuPs6rW3DXpZGuqB4QqZNmvElcmLoYEbQ-FY5pNPPNasWcze0rxeVFaarKvAVIAdfKY9NQZM/s1600-h/peapod.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276538240113636482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVsPADDyRZVSexWB72NRtcalURlOoXfMgkXWORVT44Sd_4EBAdCEazgy8tfM59TMZ_uAWuPs6rW3DXpZGuqB4QqZNmvElcmLoYEbQ-FY5pNPPNasWcze0rxeVFaarKvAVIAdfKY9NQZM/s320/peapod.bmp" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUC3YI8GDPxOr1_haUdN0le4H26H_4NVaqJ-ssctyz29RHj_K7ZGt3mgRcnOi_VwGeXHlLI-8z_tJHrTaRLUoBaPfTYod-MTLbbg4INjaUQlT0SZrsJU669PbqqDKvkforwWJiiPoeCY/s1600-h/nissan_pivo_2_7_park-thumb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276540338916312738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUC3YI8GDPxOr1_haUdN0le4H26H_4NVaqJ-ssctyz29RHj_K7ZGt3mgRcnOi_VwGeXHlLI-8z_tJHrTaRLUoBaPfTYod-MTLbbg4INjaUQlT0SZrsJU669PbqqDKvkforwWJiiPoeCY/s320/nissan_pivo_2_7_park-thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The funny pod cars are designed to be environmentally friendly and supposedly people consider them to be "cute," yeah right. I'm not sure if anyone has seen Jeff Dunham the comedian, but he does a sketch with some puppets, and one is concerning his wife's car. His wife drives a Toyota Prius, and Jeff drives an original H1 Hummer, and when gas was really high he drove her car too. His puppet makes the joke that when a man drives down the street in a prius all anyone hears is the sound "i'm gaaaaaaayyyyyyy" instead of the small cars usual wine. Now I've been seeing a lot of funny pod cars come out recently, so I've made my own joke, not only is their top speed just about 45 mph but you hear this when they drive by "i was born a human, but ultimately decided to live life as a fairy." "Go figure." Instead of its usual wine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I call them funny pod cars because one of them is actually referred to as the Chrysler GEM PeaPod (ha), "hey look I'm driving around in a peapod, next I will sprout a growth from my tires!" What is a GEM PeaPod? well its a . . . I'm not sure, but i will include some pictures of these interesting vehicles, while the names of the others will be provided if you feel so inclined to look up the pictures yourself, you know feed your curiosity. (if you can call them that)(vehicles, i mean, because they sure are interesting. . . looking.)<br /><br /><br /><br />These cars are funny because they at most could hold one and a half regular sized people, or one football player. What they seem to be originally designed for are four smaller sized people, or a fraggle of faeries (which i estimate to be about 100 at max). And not only do these cars not hold very much but they look RIDICULOUS seriously some of these cars are just a big funny looking joke. Yes, i get that they are mostly concepts and are supposed to look futuristic, but come on people whose going to drive something that looks like a big blue bouncy ball that sprouted tires, it un-natural, and un-ethical, and dumb.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Example: You drive into work one day in the near future and park next to your friends new mood car (idea from previous blog post) even though it shows that he's sad, he brightens up the moment he sees your car. The big blue bouncy ball that sprouted tires, changes his expression from gloomy to ROTPL rolling on the pavement laughing. Then when he asks you what it is you reply well it is environmentally friendly, like that will make up for that fact that you just climbed out of a clown car. Except nobody crawled out behind you, continually proving that only faeries, not clowns or humans can fit comfortably into the bubble car. Some of these funny pod cars are so insane that they only have one door that opens to the front of the vehicle, some even have just three tires (isn't that a tricycle, not a car).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is the list of shame, the list of funny pod cars, the list of the big maybe blue bouncy ball cars. So far as i can tell anyways.<br /><br /><br /><br />----------Chrysler GEM Peapod (pictured above)</p><ul><br /><br /><li>Ford Ka</li><br /><br /><li>Toyota iQ, Rin, Hi-CT</li><br /><br /><li>Suzuki Alto</li><br /><br /><li>Renault ZE Concept</li><br /><br /><li>Nissan Nuru concept, Pivo 2 (pictured above, below the first), Mixim</li><br /><br /><li>Honda Puyo</li><br /><br /><li>Subaru G4e concept</li><br /><br /><li>Chevy Beat, Matiz</li><br /><br /><li>SEAT Tribu</li><br /><br /><li>Mazda Kiyora concept</li></ul><br /><br /><p>Did you notice that its not just the Japanese making these cars anymore?</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-21526708117425037362008-12-04T15:13:00.000-06:002008-12-04T16:13:11.355-06:00She's sad, I could make her happy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSrPIorNciZanuGcuCGCrW2p6pKSgu4MvtRAi0n1hG3FSTfkfeqrGsxQlHhDJHDqyDOchIKqzDnagKYBY3vnFzfaOm2Q-E6TmtnSwOglpFiKGfliyHaBpYJkb-J97ZYvW8sDWCDD4Nkw/s1600-h/Aston_Martin-One-77_2010_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276054075799576850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSrPIorNciZanuGcuCGCrW2p6pKSgu4MvtRAi0n1hG3FSTfkfeqrGsxQlHhDJHDqyDOchIKqzDnagKYBY3vnFzfaOm2Q-E6TmtnSwOglpFiKGfliyHaBpYJkb-J97ZYvW8sDWCDD4Nkw/s320/Aston_Martin-One-77_2010_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg" /></a><br /><div>The Aston Martin car company has a new vehicle, so new that there are a limited amount of pictures to found of it, the ones i can find are breath-taking. Aston Martin is famous for making the amazing Vanquish, Vantage, Volante and the DBS editions that everyone sees in the super cool Bond, James Bond movies. Now while looking at their new car anyone comparing it the the ones mentioned above can see where its gets some of its designs, but then again some of them are new and different from the older models. Last time i checked the site where i get my pics from they had three which included deep shadow effects cloaking most of the car from view. Now they have seven images, and the new four you can see the actual car, and holy crap. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The new car is called the Aston Martin One-77 project, and it was originally purposed in august of 2008. It will be officially begin production in the fourth quarter of 2009, and be called a 2010 car. It comes with a version of an engine they have used before a V-12, only this one is new, it has 7.3 liters. It will have a complete carbon-fiber body to help with Aero-dynamics and weight, top speed excess of 200 mph. As can be expected by the name they will only make 77 models, and each one will be individually numbered and delivers start end of 2009, so I assume the orders will be taken before then, so everyone pay attention.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Back to the new noticeable design features of the car, what strikes me the most is the front side cuts, they start at the head lights and continue down to the front bumper of the car. Now they say first impressions are everything, and when i first heard she was coming out i went in search of her picture, and my first reaction to it was. . . why so sad? Because the front side cuts i mentioned, sincerely resemble tear ducks if a car were to have any, it seems as if she's crying. Now side note i know its odd, but i frequently talk to my cars, try to understand their feelings, give them names and so on. (i have a blue Chevy Cavalier named Chip) So if by any miracle i were to own one of these cars i would forever be trying to make her happy. It basically looks like shes going to cry, almost like a basset hound dog, they also have pretty droopy eyes. Maybe instead of changing the whole front end of the car just so the person driving her doesn't feel inclined to be depressed all the time, they could just paint her a happy, cheerful color. I suggest red, yellow, or white, because fun colors like pink, and orange i have found don't seem to take well to Aston Martins. A grayish blue color would look good to.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>And if in the future they did decide that this car does look rather sad, well then they could remake the car with some super cool new technology into a mood car. The car's expression changes with that of the drivers. Almost like that movie 'Cars' except the car doesn't drive itself, you drive it and it is an ultimate reflection of your personality. Example drive into work, someone sees you coming and without having to talk to you, can decide to avoid you the rest of the day based on the frown you drove up in. Cool right? I think so. I'd buy one.</div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-81494141504948478702008-11-25T11:18:00.003-06:002010-03-03T13:00:40.918-06:00I Regress, my heart the cd player<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy_Vr6_GXkr47k81qWsVgmC1DmECdPJmmSWMe72IuqyfKYUAB5c2J3xQGNL-cj4h0MpNIQe3wk_A2PKa5xBntM0Vi_OzraZ33ld_mKSZtOCUTl9CBICbuek3PHc8-OEt1BTDpgdGOd0E/s1600-h/heart_interior.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 148px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272653772266632354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy_Vr6_GXkr47k81qWsVgmC1DmECdPJmmSWMe72IuqyfKYUAB5c2J3xQGNL-cj4h0MpNIQe3wk_A2PKa5xBntM0Vi_OzraZ33ld_mKSZtOCUTl9CBICbuek3PHc8-OEt1BTDpgdGOd0E/s200/heart_interior.gif" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7DIYeg3ynaoGMU2GItv7IdBr9oJToJA4zaaV__13qHDmasZsVqJFKk0PKzjTDMvbHEINedCwj-dB3He7N3KlekgCD1BCDfQR1s28YloS-q5bog0A63rarjZtzVix_jx84Ih1ZwUOFBQ/s1600-h/MOSCD040-300.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272653846933647666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7DIYeg3ynaoGMU2GItv7IdBr9oJToJA4zaaV__13qHDmasZsVqJFKk0PKzjTDMvbHEINedCwj-dB3He7N3KlekgCD1BCDfQR1s28YloS-q5bog0A63rarjZtzVix_jx84Ih1ZwUOFBQ/s200/MOSCD040-300.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br />There is an event that happens frequently to me, i think up amazing theories and ideas right before i lose consciousness (when I'm going to sleep). I've taken to keeping my cell phone next to me when I'm going to go to sleep, because with a full texting keyboard its easy to write myself notes, either to blog about later like i am now or to just contemplate when i have free time. </div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>I need to lay the background for this one first before i explain my theory. Otherwise it will just seem as though i'm insane which i am really not, atleast i don't think, I am. When i was a senior in high school my mother convinced me to take Anatomy and Physiology, because she said it would be good to learn about my body and how to better take care of it. And i did learn all of that, along with being better associated with my body. So that now I'm coming at everything it does from a different angle. Almost like an out of body experience, which i think i had when we visited the cadaver lab as a field trip. One of the main points that struck me the most, and now I keep the idea with me always, is the heart. In class we figured out how many beats your heart does in an hour, a day, a week, and even a year. It boggles the mind to think that there is this thing inside of you that you've never seen before, that's keeping you alive, and if your lucky never falters.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>When i was falling asleep i was contemplating my heart beat apparently because, i was thinking about how amazing that one muscle in your body really is, It Never Stops. Every second, of every day, of your entire life, it keeps beating. Now things can happen to it, of course they can, heart disease, stoke, and heart attacks (that depending on the severity may require major surgery) to name a few. So in my late night musing i was determining what my heart reminded me of, and this is what i came up with (don't ask-because i don't know) a CD player.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>If a CD player is made correctly of out good strong materials it can last for a very long time. Cd players are born much like hearts. CD players are put together in a factory and then sent to a store. While Hearts are put together inside your body by your mothers body, and then sent to the hospital. To ensure that your CD player has a long life it is good to always keep fresh batteries on hand in case it runs out. Along with keeping the inside sensor clean, and the Cd's un-scratched, it should be in good shape. To keep your heart going it is always good to keep fresh blood flowing into the muscle so that its always at full power. Also keeping oxygen and sustenance around is good to. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Now to avoid any mishaps with your CD player it is always good to keep track of it, don't drop it, step on it, or run it over with your car, just basic maintenance stuff. If a person tries successfully to keep their player out of danger zones then it will last considerably longer. With your heart its the same way, take aspirin if need be, don't eat to many fatty foods, watch your blood pressure, and check your cholesterol regularly. Just basically stay out of the danger zones.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>But if you do accidentally drop your player and it needs fixing where do you take it, either the store that your got it from, or buy the broken part from the factory. If your heart enters a danger zone and needs to be fixed, you would either go back to the hospital it came from or one like it and they can fix it, or you would have to go back to the source to find the similar missing section.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>As once said by the energizer bunny "keep going." If you take care of a CD player the way that everyone should be taking care of their heart, both machines will "keep going" for a very long time.</div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-18643607063096638462008-11-16T20:49:00.000-06:002008-11-25T10:12:03.470-06:00Believe It or Not: I'm an AutomaticI've been driving for like four years now and I have finally decided to take the time to learn to drive manual, the reason its taken so long is because most of the cars in my family care are automatic. And because i didn't feel like it; honestly. I decided it looked like to much work, some people just take to it like a fish to water, I've taken to it like a fish to corn syrup. So i keep trying and not really failing, because i swear I think I've almost got it. Anyways in the mean time, and just for the hell of it i have been convincing my dad that one day in the near future automatics will rule the world and manuals will be extincted. Which is true, some day it will happen. So my continuing argument against him is that I find sports cars that are automatic, that would normally be manual. His argument is-and its a good one- "that what if someone is dieing and you are the only one that can save them, you must rush them to the hospital, and the only vehicle around is a manual." Now what?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well in that case i guess i would have to bite the bullet and clumsily drive the herky-jerky manual to the emergency room; trying not to become a road hazard myself. While at the same time dreaming of my future which will some day be saved by one of these beauties. And anyone can feel free to disagree with me on this, but if you are proficient at driving manual and never have had problems learning to drive one, then you have no idea. Granted i am a 100% car enthusiast, and it doesn't look good for me not to know how to drive one, which is why I'm still trying. Remember this though, find something that you have had trouble doing, something you just couldn't learn, something like calculus. Have you ever wished for a better way? Well i have and that's how i feel; and automatics are my better way.<br /><br /><br /><br />And don't go as far to call me a pansy either, i hear people that drive manual say that to people who prefer automatic. If you still feel so inclined to call me a flower at least make it a good one, like a birds of paradise, a yellow rose, or a lily, these are all good. Just make it a flower that is prettier than a pansy.<br /><br />So i am in the process of compiling a list. A list of vehicles that will add themselves to my cause, even though most of them are sports cars. This just proves my point even better, if they can do it, so can normal civilian cars. One another really good point is say your a sports car and you need to achieve the best time going from 0-60, so you would want all of that torque and power you generate in one gear to more swiftly to the next with no loss of it. Well if you leave it to a regular guy, just shifting his manual, there will be a great loss, even if you leave it to a professional race-car driver there will be some loss of foreward motion. So how do you solve this problem, well here is a genius idea try building an autiomatic sports car, a car that shifts itself so fast that it loses nothing. A car like the bugatti can do just that, it shifts itself from gear to gear in 8 milliseconds, count them 8, but you can't because their so fast. A race-car driver can't do that, a normal person can't do that, because that 8 milliseconds is faster than a blink of an eye. And if a bugatti can do it then you bet your butt other sports cars will be able to do it to.<br /><br />So back to the list. One of the good things here is that so far two of the vehicles on the list are two of my favorite cars. Yes ! (you say two of my favorites well that must mean that one of them is the Bugatti, and you guessed right)<br /><br /><p></p><p>1. The Bugatti Veyron can be driven as a manual or an automatic, and it is possible to switch between the two. The manual uses paddle shifters behind the steering wheel, and the automatics shifts its self in 8 milliseconds. Its a seven speed, dual clutch (like semi trucks, ordinary people don't know how to drive these), and a direct-shift gear box.</p><br /><br /><br /><strong>Side Note:</strong> Sequential manuals <strong>do</strong> have a clutch, but it is only used to start from a stop, the other shifting occurs with paddles, or sticks operated by the driver. That means its not an automatic, but also means that the driver doesn't need to know a H pattern shifter, just how to engage a clutch. Engaging of the clutch is something i can accomplish, so by that fact i am including Sequential Manuals in my list.<br /><br /><br /><br />2. Bristol Fighter: six-speed manual <strong>or</strong> four-speed auto.<br /><br />3. Brabus SLR: five-speed auto with Speed-Shift.<br /><br />4. Bentley Azure: four-speed auto.<br /><br />5. Ferrari Superamerica: six-speed sequential auto<br /><br />6. Ferrari FXX: six-spped sequential manual<br /><br />7. Maserati MC12: six-speed "Cambiocorsa" sequential manual.<br /><br />8. Bentley Arnage: four-speed auto.<br /><br />9. Rolls-Royce Phantom: five-speed auto.<br /><br />The list is not done yet, i'm still researching and looking through my massive car library of books.Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-56113061864611238472008-11-06T23:46:00.001-06:002008-11-08T16:48:26.315-06:00So you say your a soccer mom?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvgpzbpUx1RpP7bU4chdm0gk2Za31l3k6qHPz9WjJiX4G5BvJD2PStr8vNfTs1zSoxaDNZ3T6tgJ8WNkfajAJHVZFD0pklnMJB7SHJm-cpy079rARJSNmERbS16jsNaXNu-jwxZAqDJM/s1600-h/Lamborghini-Estoque_Concept_2008_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266169850050522450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvgpzbpUx1RpP7bU4chdm0gk2Za31l3k6qHPz9WjJiX4G5BvJD2PStr8vNfTs1zSoxaDNZ3T6tgJ8WNkfajAJHVZFD0pklnMJB7SHJm-cpy079rARJSNmERbS16jsNaXNu-jwxZAqDJM/s400/Lamborghini-Estoque_Concept_2008_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2nnFW9KAyphbYCAffcgfenksVW2qsUQyeV9RLVZ1fTZpW2PUJ6YzEJ_MyTvPXmfUOZJw5b1uHQjmIvlpm2_7Ve_ftrhr_J1xE5OKfQgMS_P2vDOMOa95-cVDHKNePYevzlUzzYecYP8/s1600-h/Lamborghini-Estoque_Concept_2008_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg"></a><br /><div>Lets just fantasize for a second that your a newly initiated PTA member and soon to be soccer mom. Lets also say for the sake of argument that you are considerably well off, and spending upwards of $450,000 dollars on a vehicle is not a big stretch for you. So, with a few of your daughters, more well behaved friends and no known way to get them to practice in style what's a mom to do? How. About. A. Four. Door. Lamborghini.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Also for the sake of another argument, if you just feel so inclined to be a single well to do mother, lets just say several males may follow the carpool home from practice.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>This is what you ask for when you drive into your local Lamborghini dealership, the Estoque. Another good technicality for me personally involving the Lambo, is how they all have the tendency to look so very similar, well they've changed the mold with this one. Its even long for a Lambo as they say, which means ample leg room for your little soccer players, while still managing to have the leg room up front. They saved enough space for the sports duffel bags in the trunk. That's what I call functionality and style. The interior boasts "Nappa leather" for the young girls delicate skin, perfect for long comfortable trips to . . . away games?</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Don't forget every mom's dream to have a little get away power. Maybe a crazed fan or more commonly, a pissed parent from the other team; you won't be disappointed. Next time you take your precious carpool vehicle in for a check up take time to look under the hood with your mechanic and you'll be pleasantly surprised: a 560 horsepower, V-10 engine with a top speed of 190 mph. I'd like to see that mean little girl's mommy's Escalade catch that. She will be kissing your rear view mirror.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>One more thing to worry about, what will the other mothers think when you drive up in this gas guzzler, other than the fact that you could care less about what they think. Well no worries. I have looked into the future and it seems bright for you with the strong possibility of a Lamborghini Estoque Hybrid; what now PTA moms.</div></div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-15693354418768741762008-10-17T22:51:00.000-05:002008-10-25T23:39:43.898-05:00CISWIDHFW (Cars I See When I Drive Home From Work)<div><br /><br /><div>Granted it was dark out, but that's never stopped me before. Lets just say I'm good at noticing things specifically to do with a cars exterior. Example: I was with my mom and we were leaving my cousins Christmas party it was dark as pitch outside. A car pulled out of its drive way and went down the hill in front of us, judging by the tail lights i said with 95% certainty it was a Volkswagen Jetta, my mom's reaction was and i quote "What the hell!" She didn't question it either cause she has no idea about cars, and I've been this strange for awhile, so she's kind of used to it.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I was driving home from work one night this last week or so, and I was turning on to Losey Blvd. and there she was-- granted its not what I would have wished for-- but in La Crosse you can't get to choosy. So she turned right in front of me, and I turned in behind her and followed closely for miles (stalker) I can't help it (drooling on my steering wheel the whole way)(until I had to turn off at my street). She is the closest car I will get to an actual Bumblebee Camaro, she was a 2008 Dodge Challenger. Which looks surprisingly like...you guessed it a 2010 Chevy Camaro. Any die hard Camaro fanatic will argue this point with me, which is OK, because i completely agree, the finer points of their body work do look different. But if your my mom or anyone with similar less experience with cars, and about 20-30ft away you'd swear its the same car. I know I've seen far away pictures and I can deduce the same notion.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnblX_0eHW7RN4mvNTUBXLnhQ2d76VuRQOnbuUQ3jDWwZllZzm9hQtn0Nt6GAGpltzGwoBxYVmrgfLa2Id5qS8LcrVoa2EHZbs8H8h0XO3q_Iz9k1jxWVrTIahv_dcV5vXz41bR-XNQOU/s1600-h/red+camaro.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261316876153329810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnblX_0eHW7RN4mvNTUBXLnhQ2d76VuRQOnbuUQ3jDWwZllZzm9hQtn0Nt6GAGpltzGwoBxYVmrgfLa2Id5qS8LcrVoa2EHZbs8H8h0XO3q_Iz9k1jxWVrTIahv_dcV5vXz41bR-XNQOU/s200/red+camaro.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh5GWDfoW1WiQ7OjL9nn8YzByICWASZB_cknh1umerGTDq7jCCDL9Jkhhawr-DnYp8Rm23ZB3Eonzltx9nnEo9FZZzAdiV8xWw02kefccxVKZKcqQXqI3MC5g_u0fq5z1i0nSWM0TQa0/s1600-h/red+challenger.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 116px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261317063268054002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh5GWDfoW1WiQ7OjL9nn8YzByICWASZB_cknh1umerGTDq7jCCDL9Jkhhawr-DnYp8Rm23ZB3Eonzltx9nnEo9FZZzAdiV8xWw02kefccxVKZKcqQXqI3MC5g_u0fq5z1i0nSWM0TQa0/s200/red+challenger.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Yeah they even look different from here, but I do see some similarities and I blame Dodge for that.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh5GWDfoW1WiQ7OjL9nn8YzByICWASZB_cknh1umerGTDq7jCCDL9Jkhhawr-DnYp8Rm23ZB3Eonzltx9nnEo9FZZzAdiV8xWw02kefccxVKZKcqQXqI3MC5g_u0fq5z1i0nSWM0TQa0/s1600-h/red+challenger.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh5GWDfoW1WiQ7OjL9nn8YzByICWASZB_cknh1umerGTDq7jCCDL9Jkhhawr-DnYp8Rm23ZB3Eonzltx9nnEo9FZZzAdiV8xWw02kefccxVKZKcqQXqI3MC5g_u0fq5z1i0nSWM0TQa0/s1600-h/red+challenger.jpg"></a> </div></div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-11381630420977912132008-10-17T16:36:00.000-05:002008-10-25T23:16:04.813-05:00Update: Another ConvertibleWhen you saw the summer blockbuster movie Iron Man-- (i assume everyone in their right mind saw it because it's awesome)-- you don't have to be overly observant to have noticed one of Tony Stark's many super cars, the one he drove the most was the Audi R8. If you haven't guessed the subject of this post yet, well guess what, the Audi R8 went topless.<br /><br /><br /><br />Yes indeed and not a Targa top either as many had thought, but in actuality a fabric top was chosen. Several sections of the original car were converted in order for the convertible-ness to happen, they include a new engine cover, the fuel cap being moved from the side pillar of the car to the rear panel on the same side, and new design lines cut into the side panels. Another area of the car that has been changed are these two side intakes called "side blades" which were removed to make the storing the top an easier feat. This topless beauty will be available March 2009, same as my other Convertible update candidate, you know who, the Bugatti. But in the US the date is being pushed back to mid 2010. Also depending on how this convertible does they will later put a V-10 into it... sweet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Any-who, for those sad people that can't visualize what this "change" will look like here are your before and after pictures courtesy of Me.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZftev8kLAVvhX3aYwEgFnckWjKk6d_KVyKL7VpTaTWgCr9zdq03Fk48FByO3As-wlmB87wdtevOLuWXuGBQE3pjvRABPX266bJbRjTJ1g9c_xujFOmE6HJ1C_knvNEr9M11XSab5lCb8/s1600-h/021320071655319104.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261309440613930418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZftev8kLAVvhX3aYwEgFnckWjKk6d_KVyKL7VpTaTWgCr9zdq03Fk48FByO3As-wlmB87wdtevOLuWXuGBQE3pjvRABPX266bJbRjTJ1g9c_xujFOmE6HJ1C_knvNEr9M11XSab5lCb8/s200/021320071655319104.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pv_f_W3bcn3D9HvWN-FQAEU46UCdIpa1v2im6TgnxZr7Yd1x4rpoUY6YMaAXBeM0Bys5X0CfmwpU8qEz4JGuWY0cBsbOroYaJy_7Vxeq8vr0pFCVZuV73Yax6-qEBQT4GgOI2l_JUBM/s1600-h/091120082025147909.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261309847885114114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pv_f_W3bcn3D9HvWN-FQAEU46UCdIpa1v2im6TgnxZr7Yd1x4rpoUY6YMaAXBeM0Bys5X0CfmwpU8qEz4JGuWY0cBsbOroYaJy_7Vxeq8vr0pFCVZuV73Yax6-qEBQT4GgOI2l_JUBM/s200/091120082025147909.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Before--See the "side blades?"--After</div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-88825552692913066682008-10-17T15:22:00.000-05:002008-10-25T23:17:45.766-05:00Update: Convertibles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_cNWSz0SRQjXNXRByX8ToAPXxcYFGB5_YYmrOHLlrN2e7E5zR9c0Cpfn6Igaebg-jf_q7MC-61B-2cRp0iNx4-C8QDDSP2MQCEcug6UG_sfS3rq9FqYibrNOtkBgk6P_Y-VmfKgKwEA/s1600-h/bugatti+grand+sport.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258231645962199810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_cNWSz0SRQjXNXRByX8ToAPXxcYFGB5_YYmrOHLlrN2e7E5zR9c0Cpfn6Igaebg-jf_q7MC-61B-2cRp0iNx4-C8QDDSP2MQCEcug6UG_sfS3rq9FqYibrNOtkBgk6P_Y-VmfKgKwEA/s320/bugatti+grand+sport.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>If anyone has by any chance been keeping up with my blog, or has ever glanced at it they would realize that i am a sports car enthusiast, and that my dream car is a Bugatti Veyron. On the subject of Bugatti Veyrons, i am reminding everyone that there are est. 325 in the world, and not all are up for sale. Many other similar minded people like myself think there should be more of them, or more varieties, of the original scheme. The current flavors being the Pur Sang, Fbg par Hermès, Sang Noir, and now the new one is the Grand Sport. The unique feature of the Grand Sport is that its an answer to a request posed by current Bugatti owners, they want a convertible super car. So they got one. </div><br /><div>The roof is a hard top, polycarbonate, see through, removable masterpiece. Also known as a Targa top, because only a section of the roof is removable while the roll bars stay in place. The Grand Sport has no roll bars because there is no need, the car is already built with its high-mount carbon-fiber intake valves which stick out farther then the rest of the car anyways. So if by some act of God you do feel the urge to roll your $2.4 million dollar vehicle, just know that the air intake valves of your engine will be their to protect you. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The specific car seen in the picture was put on display at the Pebble Beach Concours weekend auction in Monterey. It went for $3.2 million and all the proceeds from the car sales that day go to the Pebble Beach Company Foundation.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Some other changes that can be seen in the Grand Sport includes a tweaking of the carbon-fiber monocoque, basically they made the chassis stiffer, to with stand the whole not having a roof and going really fast thing. With the top off the top speed is sadly reduced to 224mph instead of its amazing 253mph, but hey it's still the fastest convertible in the world. More changes include a higher windshield, different LED headlights, and a new style for the rims called "horseshoe." </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>So what happens if your driving in your worlds fastest convertible and the sky starts to rain on your parade, well of course Bugatti thinks of everything. How about a limited use soft top, according to Bugatti just store it in your truck like an umbrella. Now Bugatti fans, they are building 150 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport vehicles, but the first 40 are reserved for the current Bugatti owners. So if we add 150 to the 325 already floating around we get 475 Bugatti Veyrons in the entire world (whether or not their available still remains to be seen). If you by chance want a Grand Sport issue of the Bugatti Veyron you can expect it to run you about $2.1 million dollars, and be available March 2009, happy hunting.</div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-86526238582814664452008-10-10T22:41:00.000-05:002008-10-10T23:39:22.581-05:00World Class Driving (Technically an advertisment, but not a bad one)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJmDFPT-dXwLJsrIf-6tp4q_SPQBcXs0GvOP-5MP7IqCfdi5VC2Jip3vprusvZ6gXxQwy6MPRqK-nQihR_enPY9hJPODL5r_O622VDQNAAcZKm6paFsZAcLWXHbEod2bQaePsdiTonFI/s1600-h/cars-road.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255751184780632818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJmDFPT-dXwLJsrIf-6tp4q_SPQBcXs0GvOP-5MP7IqCfdi5VC2Jip3vprusvZ6gXxQwy6MPRqK-nQihR_enPY9hJPODL5r_O622VDQNAAcZKm6paFsZAcLWXHbEod2bQaePsdiTonFI/s320/cars-road.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vWhHt1LmOCt7awgQ5moq5RY0iEWT-T0GzQ8jcg1atQPZgaB-QYYWvPdGykUtwkrajlBE_xig0Q1z0hkO5SOS9sd2BxN0ynMiyFs8OlNUSj_oIySWnwfQz2sWty2AXZ-FNimKiQNbLdE/s1600-h/cars-road.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255750141514797586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNY8-DCw5_bcB-yyT6Zo2FI6IHlgSt0ibKWyqFvfp1WjOqdlH1ehZc0-WPSVnCb4i34h_wybPUJjyIsUzg_kluY_TpDiPW_D3K3o_G_gg1P_HWAioe2CjX1Cv4coBr0FYdReGiXS37y4/s320/world-class-driving-trio.jpg" border="0" />I quote the actual ad when i announce that anyone with the right amount of change can "drive five exotic cars, in one extraordinary day." That's what it says, and then it has a picture with all of the beauties in a line waiting to be cuddled, by some lucky car enthusiast who is not me, darn. The article also shows them moving and shaking down the road in all their exotic car glory, and hotness, don't let me forget their hotness.<br /><br /><br />So let me guess what you might be thinking, what pray tell are these beauties, well for starters we have the car that made the Ironman movie kick that much more butt then the other summer movies- may i introduce the Audi R8. Coming up next is one of my personal favorites if anyone car could have a look that could make you feel afraid and excited at the same time, well take a gander at the styling in this car- may i introduce the Maserati Grand Turismo. (For some reason you don't actually get to drive that one but they include it in the ad anyways).<br /><br /><br />I have never actually come across this car, in my extensive knowledge of the exotic car platform, but judging by the picture it's almost like a Corvette only more cute- may i introduce the Callaway C16. This other car is everyone's dream whether they know it or not, this particular car garners more attention then your garden variety Lambo- may i introduce the Ferrari 599GTB/F430 Scuderia. Less exciting then the Ferrari, but only because some how over the years, even with all the different names and models, they all tend to resemble the same basic car- may i introduce the Lamborghini Superleggera. Out of all the cars this particular company makes this is the only one i personally think look astonishingly similar to a rocket, or a mongoose; maybe its the pointy nose- may i introduce the Mercedes McLaren SLR. (also according to the guys on Top Gear this is one of their favorite cars, it drives great for such a fast car).<br /><br /><br />Well that's basically it except for the technicalities, which always seem to screw up my day, because now that I've totally psyched us all up about these cars, comes this...<br /><br /><br />"Spend the day behind the wheel of five late model exotic cars for only $1495." Not bad, yet still expensive, at least it is for me at the moment. So how does an average car luster like you and i get our feet into one of these, well log on to <a href="http://www.worldclassdriving.com/">http://www.worldclassdriving.com/</a> or call 1-877-597-6403. This is not a joke i got both of these information portals out of a reputable magazine known as Road & Track. i believe that if one were to sign up that they could still get into the 2008 world class driving season.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for reading.</div></div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-66490146087066942262008-10-01T21:18:00.000-05:002008-10-01T21:45:59.308-05:00The Batman HandbookMy brother was gone in Portland, Oregon for about a week, and while he was there he went to Powell's City of Books, which is the largest book store in the United States. I exclaimed to him when he called to tell me this, that it was extremely un-fair because I have read 2 books a week since I learned to read in 3rd grade. I suggested that he should buy be something there just for fun, but he reminded me that he's not really sure what i like to read. So that was the end of that conversation, and i went on about my day and completely forgot until he got home a couple of days ago, and remembered to give me a BOOK today. I was like sweet , i though you weren't going to get me a book, but he did and he also got me a map of the store. The map shows an entire city block, separated into four sections, two of the sections have two floors, the other two have three and one floors respectively. There are nine rooms in the building, separated by genre's, examples include the Pearl Room (music, art, culture, architecture, dance, drama, film, and photography). Or how about the Orange Room (careers, business, cooking, interior design, crafts, gardening, weddings, and home construction).<br /> Anyways, he got the map and a BOOK, the book is "The Batman Handbook: the ultimate training manual" and if you don't know me which I'm sure you have yet to, I Love Super Hero movies, comic books, costumes, t-shirts, socks, shoes, coloring books, shorts, books, basically anything to do with their stories. In other words getting "The Batman Handbook" from my brother in totally B.A.<br /> I am now going to list some or all of the table of contents because not only did it make me laugh hysterically, but they are not kidding (its not a joke book, yet its not a DIY book either).<br /><br />Ch. 1 How to make a bat suit, how to make a bat-signal, how to bulletproof your bat mobile, how to maintain your alter-ego.<br />Ch.2 How to throw a grappling hook, how to make a quick costume change, how to drive the Bat mobile on two wheels, how to execute a back flip.<br />Ch.3 How to win a whip fight, how to take a kick to the head, how to win a sword fight, how to survive a shoot out, how to take out a roomful of goons.<br />Ch.4 How to search for clues, how to determine the time and cause of death, how to collect blood samples, how to extract a confession.<br />Ch.5 How to win a coin toss, how to withstand poison kisses, how to survive a poison gas attack, how to withstand hypnosis, how to blend into the shadows and slip away.<br /><br />So who wants to take a stab at it, just FYI its by: Scott Beatty, if you want to go buy it yourself, or if you have a fascination with Super Hero stories like i do.Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-65581093946735408232008-09-27T23:43:00.000-05:002008-09-29T00:34:45.818-05:00Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long BlogSo if anyone has left the music on my blog playing long enough to hear the first song, then you would realize that its a guy singing about his video blog, and that guy is NPH (Neil Patrick Harris)(who is amazing). Anyways there is a new show on the net and its called Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, and its the greatest thing ever put onto the World Wide Web. Its a 45 minute tv show in 3 different acts, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day.<br /><br />Its about NPH and he is Dr. Horrible and his mission in life is to get into the Evil League of Evil, run by the master himself "bad horse." His other mission in life is to talk to the girl of his dreams named Penny, whom he does his laundry with every week. But he later on in-advertenly introduces her to his nemisis Captain Hammer (corporate tool). Captain Hammer played by Nathan Fillion, and Penny obviously played by Felicia Day. This used to be available online for free to watch, but then it became seriously popular and now everyone wants to watch it, you can see it in six parts on UTube in very bad quality. Or you can buy it on i-tunes in 3 acts in amazing quality for 2$ an episode, or 5$ for the whole shibang. (i bought it and i love it)<br /><br />Its also called a sing along blog for a reason, because its basically a musical and they have songs in it every three minutes, that are amazing and written by the Whedon brothers, who also wrote the show. they are known from the tv show firefly which was a cult classic, and they wrote the follow up movie called Serenity, which was good too, even if you haven't seen the tv show. The songs are only about 2 minutes long, which is actually a good thing because you can listen to them religiously and memorize all the words like i do, and sing them to your friends until they scream and yell at you to stop because they claim its extremely annoying.Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-80542727653886223002008-09-18T19:47:00.000-05:002008-09-20T13:15:02.005-05:00Diesel...You Say?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCDinVt_U14aqG3XCXZsjlmBYfj3C4QkzJZbtE2JxHo8IdhjDwniMll4_E1IbD5ku-yDkZlfi1UR2SqQKpo7b5v_t5PmPEVwDpnnD5PF4dDIqo0rltJ9pk-X1TWAeU2a7F4yV0d1y7Fs/s1600-h/how-clean-diesel-fuel-works-8.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247552352417799970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCDinVt_U14aqG3XCXZsjlmBYfj3C4QkzJZbtE2JxHo8IdhjDwniMll4_E1IbD5ku-yDkZlfi1UR2SqQKpo7b5v_t5PmPEVwDpnnD5PF4dDIqo0rltJ9pk-X1TWAeU2a7F4yV0d1y7Fs/s320/how-clean-diesel-fuel-works-8.jpg" /></a><br /><div>One could say that Mercedes-Benz is getting into some funny stuff. I mean what else would you think if you heard that in the new Mercedes you bought, that they are putting urea (human waste) into your exhaust- personally I'd freak. Well to freak or not to freak they are doing it regardless, in four new Mercedes-Benz vehicles, 1 car and 3 SUV's. These four new cars will meet all of the new 8 emission standards for 45 of the United States, and the 2009 models will meet the 5 emission laws placed by the other five states basically making them available in all 50 states.</div><br /><div>The system in these cars that is making this "gross" technology possible is called the Ad-Blue System, which is used in conjunction with a v-6 diesel engine. What the system does, is it adds pre-measured amounts of the urea based compound into the exhaust that is emitted from your cars exhaust pipe. When the diluted solution is injection into the exhaust stream it gets mixed with the heat of the exhaust causing the Nitrogen Oxide and Urea to reform as a harmless plain old Nitrogen. </div><br /><div>The Ad-Blue solution is kept on board your vehicle in a tank, (hopefully a tank that doesn't leak, that would be gross). The Urea tank holds about seven gallons of the stuff and then at every 10,000 mile oil change the stuff gets re-filled at the Mercedes-Benz service station. This is to be comparable to that of diesel, if you were to run the tank dry, a counter on the car would let it start 20 times before refusing to run. To get a Mercedes with the Ad-Blue system it will be an added cost of $1500 dollars over the regular gasoline vehicle, but you will get 20-30 percent better fuel economy on the car. Sweet, its an environmentally friendly pee car, i want a pee car. "Hey how does your exhaust stay so clean? Well interesting you should ask, i just mix urea aka pee into it, to neutralize the harmful effects." "No way, can i pee on my exhaust too? "Nope, only Mercedes-Benz service stations can." </div><br /><div>So the European car companies started this trend of Ad-Blue (Eu-ro-pee-in)(ha), anyways they are putting it in their vehicles that have larger diesel engines examples including the Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC, and the BMWX5 xDrive35d (both are SUV's, though) </div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-83864407378432865562008-09-12T07:58:00.000-05:002008-09-12T22:14:24.820-05:00The English Homework<div>So i wrote my descriptive paragraph about a certain car (shocker). Well you see i couldn't really help it,- it comes naturally. But my other problem is that the paragraph wasn't long enough for me so once, i finished it, i wanted to continue it or write another one. You see i wrote it about a certain car and its many finishes. My paragraph only described one of the finishes though and there are at least two more.<br /> So at most i could write a short paper with an intro, 3 main body paragraphs, and a closing summary thing. So do i get extra credit if i do that? Probably not but i might do it anyways and turn it into my online class on cars; they should appericiate it. One other thing, if you like cars like me and you know which car i am talking about, then you will be pleased to know that out of the 320 cars that they made (that includes the rare finishes) there are two sitting in a Bentley dealership in downtown Chicago @ 834 N. Rush St. Yes i memorized the address so sue me.<br /> P.S. i don't have any money, i am a poor college student. But if anyone wants to donate about a million dollars to the Buy Emma a Car Fund then by all means, feel free. (i accept PayPal)<br /></div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-6619719232322966872008-09-04T12:49:00.000-05:002008-09-09T10:57:39.310-05:00This is so James Bond<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06-YEhyphenhyphenw7o0zl1fK2nQ6Qcsrh2rjZLEGXhLECYufWGOuaYLqHJ-LEZmduy5OwhtplSjUT0ZPaipk94mQd7G0VRVkFBgfLRzunijNza1yu9W_Vwj6SiwUYVMbek6EUnDZawrIwDaDnCHQ/s1600-h/squba-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242233128428156962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06-YEhyphenhyphenw7o0zl1fK2nQ6Qcsrh2rjZLEGXhLECYufWGOuaYLqHJ-LEZmduy5OwhtplSjUT0ZPaipk94mQd7G0VRVkFBgfLRzunijNza1yu9W_Vwj6SiwUYVMbek6EUnDZawrIwDaDnCHQ/s320/squba-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Check this out, its called the sQuba, its made by Rinspeed (Rinspeed is a Swiss company that specializes in modifying production cars to create high-performance or novelty versions). It will never go into production (to expensive and all that) but that doesn't take away from the fact that it totally should. Its an underwater car that's completely submersible, the cockpit isn't enclosed its open to the water-so how to i breath? Well don your scuba suit and your tank, then jump into the completely water resistant seats (even resistant to the salt water) and drive into a lake. The reason its so James Bond is because its a take back from the movie"The Spy Who Loved Me" where guess what? they had an underwater car, only this ones for real. I don't know if you've figured this out yet but the reason for no roof is all about pressure and how to equalize that pressure (which is really hard to do, and would require a bunch of extra stuff in the car that you just don't need).<br /></div><br /><div>How does it work-well it has five separate electric motors, one for the rear wheels of the car when they are on land (like a normal car). On land the car can reach speeds of 75mph.<br />Two for the underwater propellers which shoot the car forward at about 3 mph, and two more for the steering jets on either side of the front of the car.<br /></div><br /><div>All you need to do to get underwater is, get the breathing apparatus from behind your seat, grab your diving goggles, drive down a smooth ramp and flood the driving compartment. To get back out of the water just point your front jets down,(do the opposite if you want to go deeper) and once you reach the surface, the water in the driving compartment is drained back out, so the car is once again buoyant like a boat. Then just get back to your ramp and drive yourself back out of the water. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Cool Right? So does the sQuba look familiar? Well it should they built it from a Lotus Elise, and Rinspeed has no immediate plans for production, the only one in existence costs 1.5 mil. According to Rinspeed though if the car did go into production it would be marketed to the more well off people of the world for a cost less than the Rolls-Royce.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlZZrTrZiY0f6LL2pJzc1ofqqkvrheJl1NzhcLN5APiZB6ulC8m2jKbtwv_a0hS9-kXmZQYsO1NbshbcK5WvXESI0C4qM-80gNqsRp4DRMqSRblvJNMMlov7JXLlChpxq9HRER2AfqjI/s1600-h/squba-convertible.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242232558490083698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlZZrTrZiY0f6LL2pJzc1ofqqkvrheJl1NzhcLN5APiZB6ulC8m2jKbtwv_a0hS9-kXmZQYsO1NbshbcK5WvXESI0C4qM-80gNqsRp4DRMqSRblvJNMMlov7JXLlChpxq9HRER2AfqjI/s200/squba-convertible.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3mL_GhGbX7v4BcEGn0dB6xR_D48A1i1CT9K-wZdIa7-Bda30cRAOOttLshIcZuZqIPjKfoHVU_G6eg0_Jq8uk1OyT2scU-A9yoosYzmgfKGa0DhOYe0Iqp3Uu5G0vkRbeXwMqFtIjmY/s1600-h/squba-dash.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242227316128997650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3mL_GhGbX7v4BcEGn0dB6xR_D48A1i1CT9K-wZdIa7-Bda30cRAOOttLshIcZuZqIPjKfoHVU_G6eg0_Jq8uk1OyT2scU-A9yoosYzmgfKGa0DhOYe0Iqp3Uu5G0vkRbeXwMqFtIjmY/s200/squba-dash.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is your water proof dash board-<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGALuZdEVhamoNju6iEhMLMD_n5-0Az4xziVaYpSychVEyGbubFggbJYH7YhNt3hh5-wEpxQeq2Q85z5wXF2312EUY3ZoCuooLdVHsWCBMm6LD6-XJ-BIoZsi3wfycm2Q-SkN0Py4Vus/s1600-h/squba-1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235006018815444320.post-84978593059648494762008-08-28T12:30:00.000-05:002008-08-28T12:59:05.239-05:00A new Beast<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjCMvuyIMZgPvXX_UK9S2lVbT8Gi3LmKDgjgdb3Dg-rI5llM_IOgQn0iS-MQA7GBlqU2ooARAI2gn9drD1dlbOkuuu4dDfV3Q3uaNGsWaIaJXjbkkAkqRPY_jKrjDPCspZjRT7mWnq_Y/s1600-h/2009-Nissan-GT-R-30.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239629250991391154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjCMvuyIMZgPvXX_UK9S2lVbT8Gi3LmKDgjgdb3Dg-rI5llM_IOgQn0iS-MQA7GBlqU2ooARAI2gn9drD1dlbOkuuu4dDfV3Q3uaNGsWaIaJXjbkkAkqRPY_jKrjDPCspZjRT7mWnq_Y/s320/2009-Nissan-GT-R-30.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So here she is, isn't she just beautiful, may I introduce to you the new 2009 Nissan GT-R. This car is a Japanese automotive salvation for everyone, and came out originally in Japan only 39 years ago- well guess what? now for the first time will it be sold in the United States...yes!<br /><br /><br /><p>So what should you expect from probably the the best Japanese performance car ever, well.... lets try an est $70,000 base price with a twin turbo charged V-6, carrying the horsepower of 480bhp @6400rpm. Even better is the 6 speed transmission with a twin clutch- semi automatic, probable paddle shifters for that. 0-60mph in 3.5 sec, 0-1320ft in 11.7 sec, top speed of almost 200mph with the car actually topping off at 193mph. This car was originally modeled after the Porsche 911 Turbo but means to surpass it in all areas- it went on sale in the United States in June of this year.</p>Emma Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00778672362359281122noreply@blogger.com2