Even if you’re not a fan of its mundanely shallow story line, if you call yourself a car enthusiast, then you should be excited about the announcement that the Fast and the Furious franchise is getting a fifth – and possibly, sixth – installment.
The fifth Fast and the Furious – the title has been penciled in to be simply called as ‘Fast 5’ - movie will once again be co-billed by Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Likewise director Justin Lin, the man behind the camera for ‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift’ and ‘Fast and Furious’ (a.k.a ‘The Fast and the Furious 4’) will also return to direct the fifth installment of a franchise that has become a surprising cash cow for NBC Universal.
There’s no word yet on whether Vin Diesel and Paul Walker will be joined by their old cast-mates, but wouldn’t it be a treat to see Tyrese and Bow Wow get into a drag race for their pink slips?
When it comes to Jay Leno and cars, we’ve come to expect just about anything. The comedian’s longstanding reputation as one of the world’s foremost car enthusiasts has pretty much been street knowledge for all of us.
So when Charles Morgan decided to drop by Jay Leno’s garage to show him his latest special-edition sports car, the Morgan Aero SuperSports, you could say that we weren’t totally surprised.
The new sports car, which was build in time for Morgan’s 100th year anniversary, comes with a 380-horespower version of BMW’s 4.8-liter V8, which, for a car that weighs just a step over a ton, is by all accounts, ridiculously fast.
And as someone who knows a thing or two about Morgan vehicles – he has, after all, a 1932 Morgan Three-Wheeler tucked in his garage – Leno didn’t waste time in getting behind the wheel of the Aero SuperSports and taking it for a leisurely spin out on Burbank.
Infusing both old-school design with new school technology, Morgan seems to have found a fan in Leno who was utterly impressed with the pace of the Aero SuperSports that it wouldn’t surprise us if we find one of these models find its way to his garage permanently.
Ever since Sylvester Stallone became America’s favourite underdog as Rocky, his movie credentials have taken quite a substantial dip with “blockbusters” like Get Carter, Daylight, and The Specialist counting on Sly’s resume.
Needless to say, Stallone’s taste for scripts leaves a lot to be desired but despite his monotonous, one-expression acting skills, we do have to give Sly credit for having good taste in cars.
These photos show Stallone with fellow action-man Jason Statham observing Rocky’s new ride, a special-edition super-charged Hendrick 25th Anniversary Camaro. Unlike other celebrities who prefer to keep their special edition cars tucked snugly in their garages, Stallone seems to take great pleasure in showing of his new digs, driving it in and around town for the whole world to drool at.
Reports have been filing in today regarding news that P.Diddy’s son, who recently celebrated his 16th birthday, was given a rather expensive gift – even for celebrity standards - by dear old Daddy-O to the tune of a $360,000 Maybach Exelero. Now, if you’re a car aficionado, you’re going to immediately raise a few red flags upon reading this report.
Red Flag no. 1: There’s only one Maybach Exelero in the world and it’s highly unlikely that Diddy gave it to his son as a birthday present.
Red Flag no. 2: The Maybach Exelero does not cost $360,000. Actually that price tag is just a shade under 5% of what an Exelero actually costs, which, if you don’t know, is around $8 million.
The report does say that the car Diddy got for his son, Justin, costs around $360,000 so we’re going to venture a guess that it might have been something along the likes of either a Maybach 57 or a Maybach 62.
But an Exelero? We sincerely doubt that Diddy even considered for one iota to get his 16-year old son a car that comes with a price tag of around four Bugatti Veyrons.
Last week, Conan O’Brien’s Bugatti Veyron Mouse became the talk of the town after it made an appearance at one the last episodes of the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. We’re thinking that the whole segment was O’Brien’s own way of taking a little dig on Jay Leno, who’s famously known for being a car enthusiast.
Well, consider this video as Jay Leno’s response to Conan’s little skit.
In the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Leno featured his very own Veyron, a 16.4 Grand Sport. The big difference is that while O’Brien loaned the one that appeared on the show from the Petersen Automobile Musem, Leno’s Veyron looks like it’s actually his.
We figured that this so-called Late Night Wars reached its end after Conan and NBC agreed on a buy-out settlement and the comedian was brought of his contract with NBC, but now it seems that it’s only heating up and don’t be surprised if Leno turns the table on Conan with a few skits of his own directed at the latter in the coming weeks.
Until then, consider this video of Jay Leno driving around in a Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport as the opening salvo.
If you haven’t heard about the controversial "Late Night Wars" between NBC, Jay Leno, and Conan O’Brien, then we have to ask you exactly what rock you’re living in.
For those that are in the loop, you probably know the news that Conan O’Brien is leaving the Tonight Show after only seven months to job after being forced out by NBC and Jay Leno. We could go on and on about the story but we’ll save it for another time.
Anyway, seeing that his days as host of the Tonight Show are numbered, Conan spared no expense in racking up NBC’s bills by inviting special new characters to his show that are not so much as ’funny’ as they are ’crazy expensive’.
True to his word, Conan wasted little time inviting his first new character to the Tonight Show: the Bugatti Veyron Mouse!
Conan O’Brien’s newest Tonight Show character, the Bugatti Veyron Mouse, made some headlines recently not because of the shrill laughs it generated – although it did get a lot of ‘LOLs’ and ‘ROFLs’ all over the Internet - when it made its debut recently, but more so of how Conan was able to get a Veyron to appear on his show.
Now, if he really wanted to, we’re sure that Conan could afford to buy his own Veyron. But for a man who famously vouched his undying loyalty to a 1992 Ford Taurus SHO – a car he still drives, by the way - it’s highly unlikely that he would pay $1.5 million for the Bugatti supercar.
So the question on everyone’s mind is where did he get one?
Well, after a few hours of speculating, we learned that the Bugatti Veyron that was later dubbed as the Bugatti Veyron Mouse was actually loaned by the Tonight Show from the Petersen Automotive Museum.
Ever since the Late Night Wars between Conan, NBC and Jay Leno exploded into public consciousness, the whole world has been waiting breathlessly for the next twist in what has turned out to be a real-life soap opera. The introduction of the Bugatti Veyron Mouse, a character Conan introduced to the tonight Show because it was “crazy expensive” – a subtle swipe at NBC – has certainly gotten the world’s attention again.
The immediate celebrity status attached to the car has probably given the Petersen Automotive Museum smiling from ear to ear. Not only did the car generate free publicity for the museum, but it may have added a few more zeroes into the car’s value.
Ordinarily, Suri Cruise is someone we’re not too keen to talk about. It’s not that we don’t like her, but she’s just someone we don’t ordinarily associate with cars.
Apparently, we’re wrong.
Not only is the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes into cars, she’s actually a big fan of auto racing. You’re probably wondering by now how on Earth a three-year old is into something like that but her affection for the sport has actually prompted daddy-o to buy her a custom-made miniature replica of an open-wheel race car that costs a whopping $30,000.
That’s right; it’s the price of an actual car!
For the life of us, we have no idea how Suri ended up liking auto racing except that she may have watched one too many re-runs of Days of Thunder. But being given a replica of a open-wheel race car that costs $30,000? At an age where she can’t even spell NASCAR?
You can never mistake Travis Pastrana for being a reserved and conservative fellow. On the contrary, he is everything but those two things. One of the best that’s ever driven a dirtbike, Pastrana has a long list of death-defying stunts to his credit, a list that only a few equally crazy people in the world can boast of doing.
In time for the New Year’s celebration, Pastrana has decided to ring in 2010 with a bang…or, jump. Never one to back down from a new stunt, the all-world biker is planning on jumping a car off a ramp at the end of a pier into a waiting barge, covering a distance of over 250 feet of water in the process. Sounds like a routine day in the office for a man like Pastrana, right?
Naturally, a jump of this craziness requires some time for practice and as this video clearly shows, if Pastrana is looking to achieve his death-defying leap, he’s going to need a few more practices under his belt – and maybe even a few more cars to destroy, too.
Out of all the things we’re envious of Justin Timberlake – the singing voice, the movie credentials, and of course, Jessica Biel – his latest endorsement deal just might be the one we’re most jealous of.
The four-ringed car brand, Audi, recently chose Timberlake to be its new brand ambassador for the new Audi A1. Curiously, this announcement comes a few days after a report that the A1 may not be headed to the US.
Nevertheless, you can’t deny Justin’s international appeal, as evidenced by the global popularity of his one-time boy band group, N’Sync – Ok, we just had to put N’Sync somewhere in here - so even if the car doesn’t hit US shores anytime soon despite earlier reports saying on the contrary, who’s to say that his presence as Audi’s new brand ambassador won’t have an impact on the other parts of the globe.
According to Audi, Timberlake’s involvement will center on a soon-to-be-launched – possibly in the Spring of 2010 – Audi A1 Internet campaign, where as Audi put it, “Timberlake will play a leading role”.
Naturally, Justin himself seems to be very excited about his new partnership with Audi, saying that, "Audi has always been at the forefront of engineering and technology", says Timberlake, and I am very excited to be a part of the next evolution conscience with Audi and the A1”.
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