Category: Automotive

Check out this video clip of a guy pulling off a nice long wheelie on his CBR motorbike on the Gulf Road here in Kuwait. [Video 814kb]

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Jeep’s unfortunate use of water

I just watched this amazing video of a slot car race which under normal circumstance would be normal except the guy had mounted a tiny camera on the tiny slot car. It was really cool watching the video from that perspective but if only it was a bit brighter. [Link]

I just found out that the new Jaguar XK uses Macromedia Flash for its interface. The touch screen control panel uses Flash and with it you can adjust the audio, navigation, climate control, telephone and vehicle settings. I just really hope it doesn’t start up with a stupid flash intro page. [Link]

My friend told me about this place in Kuwait that can pimp out your car by making your doors open vertically instead of horizontally.. like Lamborgini’s. I think he said it costs KD1000 per door or something. So today on my way back home from work I saw this pimped out envoy with the doors open and I took a quick picture.

Oh and earlier tonight I was crossing the traffic light (walking) behind this old Ford Bronco when I saw a sticker on his rear window that said “Don’t Look Inside”, so I looked inside and wow, the guy had the whole interior of the car laid out with speakers on the bottom and the amps all around the inside windows. There were atleast 12 subs and an equal amount of amps all laid out. Really cool shit.

What the fuck, this sucks!

I happen to think that the Jeep Wrangler is about the gayest thing on the road, and not just because I own one. It’s the kind of car that’s so self-conciously rugged and masculine that it starts veering into camp. Unless you’re straight, and then it’s just a rough ride. But I love my big gay Jeep.

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Autoblog has tons of pictures of the new Nissan GT-R concept. Supposingly the production car is going to look very similar to this. So far it looks like they have retained most of the characteristics of the previous model which is a good thing. [Link]

Here are two videos for your pleasure:

2005 M5 vs 575 Maranello [1.8MB]
Crazy Guy in White Sedan [3MB]

Ever wondered how much a forklift or an electric golf cart costs? I always did so I past by a place yesterday that sells both and here are the prices. You can get a forklift for KD9000 ($30,800) while a golf cart would set you back KD2200 ($7500).

Nibaq just told me Jeremy Clarkson is in Kuwait. Does ANYONE know ANYTHING about this?? Any info would help.

Theories on what he is doing in Kuwait:
– Came to see the worlds largest Aston Martin Collection
– Came for the Mercedes S-Class launch
– To meet with British soldiers

Anymore theories?

Here are two pictures of a Ford GT parked outside of Marina Mall.

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BMW Thailand are cool, they have cut-outs of your favorite BMW car read to download. [Link]

This is another picture I took from the scene of this car wreck which I just posted about on Miskan. As you can see, the other half of the car is lying on the other side of the street.

1. Saleen S7 Twin Turbo — $670,384 (Europe)
2. Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 Convertible — $598,025 (Global)
3. Koenigsegg CCR — $562,659 (Global)
4. Koenigsegg CC8S — $522,120 (Global)
5. Porsche Carrera GT — $484,151 (Europe)
6. Maybach 62 — $457,991 (Europe)
7. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren — $456,526 (Europe)
8. Maybach 57 — $389,226 (Europe)
9. Rolls-Royce Phantom — $328,750 (Global)
10. Spyker C8 Double 12 S — $325,560 (Global)

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Shot in Kuwait, video courtesy of Q8speed. [Video 176KB]