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Jaromir Cech Talks FT-86

The senior designer of the FT-86 project Jaromir Cech talks to Autocar UK about the design philosophies and ideals behind the European-designed Toyota concept. Interesting to see the enthusiasm for the concept to go directly into production ‘as-is’ from Toyota Japan’s directors, with the hope of not changing much (if anything) from the concepts exterior look. Lets hope they can get it past pedestrian safety checks and onto the road!

Skyline R34 vs Skyline R35

The new Hot version Volume 103 just hit the shelves and is a must see for all you GT-R enthusiasts out there. It features the Mine’s R34 against the MCR R35, Esprit R35 and the Garage Yawata R35. The drivers are Keiichi, Nobuteru, Orido and ‘Tarzan’ Yamada in the R34. It amazes me to see how these guys push their cars to the absolute limit.

I wonder how many of you guys guessed the right outcome before seeing the video.

How JDM you are Contest for all ttech members

We are proudly to present that our new Sponsor automotive stickers automotodeco.com has arranged a competition for all the tunedtech readers and forum members.

This Competition is very easy and simple to follow. All you have to do is express How JDM you are. to us. You can create videos, songs, drawing, Or even write a poetry serious or funny, anything you want will be accepted. You have your full freedom of your own imagination and creativity.

Regards about the prizes. tunedtech decals and Original Decals on the development and production studio of automotodeco.comwe will award three most original participants winners with shopping vouchers worth $15 (free shipping) for buying yourself something from automotodeco online shop.

You can write your ideas and creativity material here in our forum page. This contest will end March 26, 2010. We give it a month so that you have lots of time to express yourself, how JDM you are. So what are you waiting for, hurry up and make sure you get the hottest ideas.

Click here to participate.

Sample how you can express yourself using video:

Honda New Viral Dream

Honda Motor Company has launched an amazing viral campaign discussing subjects almost no company would ever consider for an ad. Failure. Its a widely accepted principle that failure breeds innovation. As seen in this video, the best and brightest engineers and drivers from Honda discuss the failures they have encountered in their professional lives. One of insights in the feature discuss the entry of Honda into IRL in 1994. It was safe to say, that could have been one of the worst seasons of racing Honda had ever encountered. After taking the lessons learned, Honda won their first race in 1995 and followed it with a series championship in 1996. Takeo Fukui, CEO of Honda Global, said it best, speaking in regards to the late Soichiro Honda, “We can only make fantastic advances in technology through many failures.”

Celebrating 50th big Canadian birthday bash

When most people turn 50, their thoughts might turn to early retirement, golf courses and can you believe what those gosh-darned kids are wearing these days? Since its reintroduction in North America in 2002, Mini has been the hip, young, cool brand, with hip, young, cool owners – or at least young at heart. So when Mini celebrates its 50th birthday, we get parties, DJs, thumping music and break dancing.

Owing to the youthful push, there’s even a celebratory 50th-anniversary song, and a documentary called Rebel Without Pause to view on the official Mini YouTube site.

Mini’s global birthday celebration was back in May at the company’s headquarters in Oxford, UK, where there were thousands of participants on hand. In Canada, one of the brand’s celebrations took place in Toronto in late August at Polson Pier on Lake Ontario, where the company arranged a number of events. According to Mini Canada, over 1,200 enthusiasts showed up with over 500 Minis of every vintage and flavour, a record-setting number.
For Mini enthusiasts across Canada, there were already similar events in Montreal earlier this summer, and Vancouver around the same time as the Toronto shindig.

Father and son Anthony and Vito Sestito from Toronto bought their 2005 Cooper S after their original ‘72 Volkswagen Bug died and Vee-Dub’s new Beetle just didn’t cut it. “We were immediately attracted to the Mini,” Anthony said. “It’ll hold four people, it’s comfortable… My wife likes to think it’s her car, so we fight over the keys.”
Mini also held a contest where five local dealerships were given free rein to customize current models however they saw fit. Despite some close competition from the Paul Smith-esque striped Cooper and the surfer-style Mini Clubman S complete with faux-wood paneling, the folks from Durham Mini were crowned the winners thanks to their Robocop-like Mini Cooper S JCW decked out like a stealth police cruiser.

Some of the other displays, like the live mural spray-painting, were organized by local youth group The Remix Project. According to Mini Canada, it’s “an organization that helps youth achieve their goals of working in creative and cultural industries,” and more than $7,000 was raised through the on-site charity BBQ.

Other activities included free go-karting, a break-dancing display by local group Supernatural, and Mini Bingo, put on by the Southern Ontario Mini Club (SOMC). Once the sun went down, Polson Pier’s drive-in screened the ultimate Mini movie, The Italian Job – albeit the 2003 remake.

But the most entertaining had to be Mini owners talking to other Mini owners. Seeing an original Austin parked next to a BMW-designed Mini is shocking, but even though the two share nothing more than a name and a similar concept, there was plenty of love between owners of each. Some Minis were modified, others were left bone stock. Some had stickers, others had stuffed animals, and there was at least one Austin Powers spotted grinning lecherously out of a sunroof. One teenage girl walking with her family back to their car could be overheard asking, “Which one’s ours?”

Few new-Mini owners probably know the Mini’s history. The car’s father, Sir Alec Issigonis, brought his vision of economical transportation to the masses with the Austin Mini in 1959, a revolution in packaging and vehicle design. The fact that you could fit four people and luggage into such a small footprint was revolutionary and it helped popularize front-wheel drive. By the ’60s, the Mini was hip and cool thanks to the Beatles and other Brit stars, and now featured sporty ‘S’ models created by John Cooper of Formula One fame. The Mini was a world-beater on track too, going up against the ridiculously large Ford Galaxies in British touring car racing, and winning the Monte Carlo Rally three years in a row.

Like the original Volkswagen Beetle, the first Mini continued in production in Britain until 2000 when it was finally retired to make way for the new Mini. When the ‘new’ Mini launched in 2001, it was 55 cm longer, 30 cm wider, and weighed nearly twice as much. But Mini fans have been smitten ever since. It took the ‘new’ Mini the same amount of time to sell one million vehicles as the original did way back when.

Real estate agents Chris and Les Sohar from Waterdown, Ont. – who coincidentally have a series debuting on HGTV called Realtor vs. Realtor – said their new 2008 Cooper Convertible is “something just for us. At this stage of our lives, that’s something we appreciate.” They both love late-night drives with the top down, and have even featured their ride in the new television show.

German Riveros, who originally hails from Colombia, said his red 2002 Cooper is a car he’ll hold onto for a while yet. “I love the design,” he said. “It’s fun to drive, and I still get plenty of looks!”

That doesn’t sound like someone ready for retirement.

Ferrari 458 The Sound Makes Me DROOL

For all of you out there who saw the Ferrari 458 Italia post this morning and were drooling over the pictures well, Ferrari just helped you out a little. You can now hear this gorgeous engine! You get to hear this new Mid Engined, 4.5-liter V8 running up and down the gears, I know I was drooling by the sound of this amazing engine.

There’s something uniquely intoxicating about the screeching wail made by 562 Prancing Italian Horses galloping along at a full 9,000 rpm. Thanks for sharing, Ferrari.

Turn your speakers up!

Marcus Gronholm on pikes peak

I’ve been waiting for this since Sunday night and its finally out Marcus Gronholm in a ford fiesta on pikes peak on you tube HD turn up your laptops or desktops speakers and enjoy the short video.

Tribute to Rally Group B

This video was made thanks to amjayes a WRC rally enthusiast, giving us throwback videos when rally was rally great man drive great cars. The memorable Subaru impreza, Mitsubishi evolution, the innovation of the AWD Audi Sport Quattro S1 that made rally more faster and better, Lancia Delta S4 made the short wheel base hatch much cooler, The toyota Corolla and the Celica GT4 , Ford escort cosworth and RS200, Renault 5 and many many more.

Top Gear: Ken Block Takes James May Sideways

Ken’s a master of sliding sideways in his specially-equipped Subaru. And as you can see, he gives May the ride of his life — even if he doesn’t have the guts to say it. And by guts, we mean of course playing his role as the anti-stereotypical “Captain Slow” by decrying his inability to drive fast in a straight line.

What would you feel like if you sat in a car with Ken Block? After seeing that video, it makes me want to learn how to drive like him!

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