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Maserati Slips Into Rear Of Latest Top Ten Most-Researched Gay Cars List

The guy-loving guys and gal-loving gals over at Gaywheels.com (did we mention they’re gay?) took a look at their search records for the third quarter of 2008 to pull out their latest list of the sits' ten most researched cars. So what's changed since the last list? Well, for the first time, an exotic car cracks the list, as the Maserati GrandTurismo brings up the rear with the tenth spot. The rest of the list below the jump. More »

2:20 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Wes Siler
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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

Alfa Romeo Officially Returns To US Market This Month With 8C Competizione

Alfa Romeo made it official a year ago when they announced plans to return to the US auto market after a 13-year cooling-off period. But now it's actually here, as the Italian automaker begins to rekindle its romance with the US auto market later this month, when they import 84 copies of its exclusive Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. The lusty — and already spoken-for — sports cars will be made available through the existing Maserati dealer network, with another run of 8C Competizione Spyders and 8C Competizione GTAs planned as well. As we've already told you — this impromptu return may act as the lead for additional models to hit US shores in the late-2009/early-2010 time frame (right about when the DOW will hit 200 and gas will be hovering around $9 a gallon). So that'll work well.


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1:40 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
181 views, 13 comments

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Down On The Street Bonus Edition

Trusty Justy!

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. I've been going back and forth on the DOTSworthiness of a Subaru Justy I keep seeing in Alameda (and on 80s Subarus in general, for that matter, though I'll probably go ahead and include a few in the series), but there's no doubt that the Trusty Justy, which Bubs shot in Key West, deserves some glory here. The name alone! Make the jump for Bubs' description.


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1:20 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Murilee Martin
238 views, 15 comments

Latest by softredvelour: My neighbor had a "Fun Justy". I'm not sure if it came from the factory with that written on the more »

Novelties

Kiko The Cheetah Poops Through Land Rover Sunroof

We suspect this exchange between "the big cat team" and Kiko the cheetah will not be making the Land Rover promo reels, but it should. Here we watch as "that bloke in that car that the cheetah poo'd through the roof hatch on" earns his moniker the old-fashioned way — by catching a falling cheetah choad. With his hand. In a napkin. At this point typing is incredibly difficult, what with the spontaneous bouts of uncontrolled, juvenile chuckling, so we'll just let you watch for yourselves. [Youtube]

1:00 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,248 views, 31 comments

Latest by mattmacklind: Good a place as any. more »

Top Gear

Top Gear Australia's Ratings Slump Despite Holden Vs. Ford Shootout

If we lived down under, we would have tuned in to SBS on Monday at 7:30 to watch the Top Gear Australia shootout between the iconic Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon...but we don't. Watch the clip and judge for yourself, but we think that even though it may not be quite as polished as the UK original, this segment wasn't all that bad. So why did the ratings for this second episode drop off significantly from the series premiere's, even though they were actually expected to go up? More »

12:43 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Mark Arnold
989 views, 30 comments

Latest by jduffy13: The show feels forced and lacks a good flow from one piece to the next. Clarkson, May, and Hammond do more »

In Brief

1970 Chevelle to Appear in Magnaflow Booth at SEMA

FROM CARDOMAIN CAR BLOG: By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Miranda Built in Fort Lauderdale is building a burly 1970 Chevelle for the Magnaflow booth at SEMA. It looks like they started with a fairly clean and straight car, but it's getting the full treatment, with a powdercoated frame and suspension, air bags, big Wilwood br... More »
GEM Peapod Photoshop Contest

GEM Peapod Photoshop Contest: Vote For The Winner Of The iPod Touch!

After a week of heavy polling through four rounds of entries, the final 20 contestants in the GEM Peapod Photoshop Contest have been determined. Beginning today and ending Wednesday at 11:59 PM EST, you get to vote for your favorite chop of the smiley, enviro-friendly GEM Peapod concept. The winner will take home a sweet new iPod Touch, offered up by the fine folks at Chrysler's GEM division. When the clock passes 11:59 PM EST, all voting will be complete and we'll announce the winner the following day. Remember, standard contest rules still apply. Congratulations to those who made it to the finals, and good luck in the final round of voting.

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12:00 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,000 views, 22 comments

Latest by YotaLoLux: FREE WILLY! FREE iPOD! more »

Question of the Day

How Much Did It Cost You To Fill-Up This Week?

Crude oil dipped earlier this week to below $90 but is now on the rise as the markets improve today. Though there isn't a direct and immediate connection between the price of crude and the price at the pump, gas prices have started to creep down in the past few days. According to GasBuddy, the lowest gas price in the US was $2.96 per gallon in Kansas City, Missouri. Have you seen it? How much did it cost you to fill up this week? Take a picture before it goes back up. More »

11:40 AM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Matt Hardigree
877 views, 92 comments

Latest by Unregular: that's in Dorchester (Boston) - Adams Street Shell station. 87 oct was $.25/gal cheaper. so for my 15 gallons i more »

In Brief

10 Strange Snow Vehicles

FROM OOBJECT.COM: A list of unusual snow vehicles, from Sno Cats and bizarre Russian snow cars to the amazing antarctic snow cruiser which is powered by a aircraft which is literally bolted to its roof. More »

11:25 AM on Tue Oct 7 2008

Ferrari California

Ferrari California Collection Lets You Show Everyone What You Can't Afford

Of course you can't afford a new Ferrari California, but you can still afford to let everyone you meet know that you're a strong supporter of Maranello's latest creation. That's right, the Ferrari California Collection allows the broke-but-discerning enthusiast to choose among distinctive Chinese-made baseball caps, t-shirts, sweats and jackets, all carefully adorned with representations of the car you'll never be able to afford. And the true Ferraristi will choose the handcrafted model California to lovingly place in the curio cabinet so it can be admired by your wife's 300 Precious Moments figurines. Prices run from $35-340, an absolute bargain compared to the real thing. [Carscoop]

11:20 AM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Andrew Stoy
301 views, 9 comments

Latest by fembot: A single discrete article is acceptable. Somebody decked out in lots of Ferrari gear is known as a Ferrari F@g. more »

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