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Since those few lucky bastards have begun taking delivery of the much hyped GTR stateside, the question on everyone's mind has been - "Which sucker is going to drop 100 large to be the first to own one?" There are a few listed already on eBay, the one above is at $101k, 22 bids with less than 2 days to go. The smart thing would have been to take out a 2nd mortage on the house last year,

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What happens when a bunch of kids decide they're JDM-tite-initial-d-yo and run the Touge (aka a stretch of canyon highway that has claimed 268 lives since 1968)? Evolutionm.net reader LakerRaider soils his panties when the rear of his Evo 9 hits a patch of sand and causes him to slide right up to the precipice of a 3000ft drop. Tofu-boy's reasoning? "i just thought it was ok as long as

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Ok folks, it's been an entire year since the Auto Forum Spy & Review opened its virtual doors. If you're a regular reader, please leave a comment below. Rant? Rave? Some good old fashioned props? Leave a comment! I've more or less been doing this for fun. Some constructive feedback encourages me to step things up. For those who haven't been following, here's the year in review. Our first

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Wow, what a testimony to Toyota engineering and reliability! Supraforums member StarletGTT posts an account of his Supra hitting 300k miles - this from a car reknown for crazy single turbo conversions and putting out unholy amounts of power on the stock 3.0L bottom end. While it's not entirely uncommon to see imports hitting 300k miles, its rare to see any performance-able specimens doing so.

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After a certain period of time, most cars will reach "beater" status as they age, fall into disfavor, and invariably decompose, all while providing their owners with cheap, (emphasis on cheap), semi-reliable (emphasis on semi) transportation. The 1G DSM has reached the stage AFTER beater status, which makes it all the more surprising to find one this clean. Evolutionm.net user Kook picks up

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As far as aftermarket body conversions go, this is a pretty clean kit. Note the enlarged front openings, and provisions for dual exhaust in the rear. More pics from Fishdizzle over at All Wheel Junkies.

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With 350zs running rampant everywhere in great abundance, its become quite a challenge to build a 350 that isn't played out or just plain lame (billet front grills, anyone?). Jtuned user MethodRN posts some pictures of a well executed specimen of a Z. Note the Volk wheels, Bride interior, and Project Mu brakes, and some $$$ invested where it counts - forced induction under the bonnet!

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Club RSX member JayDM-'06 details the acquisition and installation of his latest goods from King Motorsports - a Mugen High Performance airbox. Keep in mind, this is just for an airbox - it's not even a complete intake as you can see the factory rubber intake pipe is retained. In a nutshell: it's clean, its rare, its handcrafted from heat-soak free fiberglass. Oh yeah, and it's $700 fracking

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Making its debut in late march of this year, the Time Attack Forums are dedicated to all things Time Attack. Essentially, a ton of guys devoted to building machines designed to do one thing - lay down the absolute fastest lap time, physics and common sense be-damned!

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What more can we say? It's clean. It's vintage. It's packing enough rubber to shod four other cars. This particular pony car has been brought into the 21st century in almost every aspect, including an updated interior and Roush 427 smallblock. Tons more pictures here.

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It looks like GM is poised to deliver some automotive value and giving Nissan some 370z competition with the upcoming base model camaro that packs a 3.6L direct injection v6 under the hood. This will let the entry level Camaro buyer walk away with over 300hp without having to pony up the extra dough for the V8 models and undoubtedly jumpstart the aftermarket support that is probably already

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M3post member ngl1145 (although we've sworn we've seem him post this on more than one messageboard) posts pictures of his stock, but oh-so-clean Lexus IS-F. Blue skies + black car + HDR = incredible reflections.

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Eric Hsu and his merry band of time-attack-tuning-junkies over at XS has teamed up with Carter Jung from Import Tuner Magazine to bring you one of the first GTR dynos stateside. All things considered, the 412awhp/388 lb-ft of torque its pumping out is pretty impressive. The HP curve climbs all the way to redline with a nice flat torque curve starting at 3000 RPM.

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S-chassis.com member 240's"r"us posts pics of his charcoal grey kouki 240. We find it hard to believe that a) it's eleven years old and b) relatively unmolested.

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According to Car and Driver, Nissan may be increasing output on the 2009 R35 GTR to 2400 units a year, up 900 from the previous estimate of 1500. While that may be good news for those who didn't get their deposit in on time or refuse to pay the ridiculous dealer markups, Nissan North America plans to allow demand to outstrip supply. Better act quick, as 1400 cars have already been spoken for.

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Hondatech member cruiseMain posts some pictures of a set of Soarers (better known to you and me as the SC300/SC400) cruising down the coastline. With all the shine and every rim sporting more lip than Angeline Jolie, it's hard to believe that these things haven't been made in over ten years.

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Mazdas247 member mikeyb has posted a ton of images of the upcoming Subaru Legacy STI S402. Note the massive six pot front calipers, bilstein suspension, and IHI turbine. With the mixed reviews of the new WRX-STI (image-wise), this is definitely one Subie to look forward to - especially in wagon trim!

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Spanning many venues over several days, One Lap is _the_ event all automotive junkies should aspire to. With its hectic timelines and demanding events, One Lap pushes both car and driver to the limit. Take a look at the results here. Not surprising: Top two spots are occupied by a 911 and a Viper. Interesting: 10th place is occupied by an STi 11th place is a 2009 GTR VERY Surprising Coming

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As you can tell, we've got a sick, dirty, lust for anything Volk Racing. Jtuned forum member Archiebabes is one of the Evo X pioneers (aka people who sleep on bags of money) with this particular specimen. Archie's X comes complete with a plethora of bolt-ons, as well as almost every Ralliart trim piece in the book, BC Racing coilovers, and 18x9.5 Volk Racing TE37's in bronze. Clean!

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The GTR Blog has details on the inroads Haltech has been making with the new R35. Apparently, after cracking the factory ECU in a matter of days, the engineers managed to prototype a full engine management system that handles ignition, timing, and fuel maps while the factory brain is relegated to managing ABS, ATTESSA awd, and various other accessories. Despite having the launch control shut

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With the upcoming R35 GTR taking top billing, this R33 isn't content to fade into obscurity. With a freshly rebuilt 500+whp mill under the hood and shod with ultra-rare-jdm-unobtanium TE-37 mag wheels, this GTR makes a timeless statement. Tons more pics posted by honda-tech.com user Hondizzle!.

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The Pontiac G8 is poised to take the American sport sedan market by storm with it's spot-on lines, agressive stance, and impressive powerplant. my350z.com user paranormal posts details of the stateside-bound aussie sedan showcasing the well-engineered twin turbo, twin intercooler setup along with a dyno chart that boasts 557hp and 583 ft/lbs of torque.

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My350z.com member TXSTYLE posts some pictures of someone taking delivery of a Lamborghini Reventon #1 of 20. Apparently it comes in a crate, on a truck, with its own crane, unboxing staff, and form fitting car cover. If you had spent that amount of cash, would you expect anything less?

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The auction may have ended, but the description and the pics are still up - check it out while you can. In a nutshell: 42k miles on a 2001 S2k, full 2JZ swap with GT45 single turbo and stock Supra 6spd getrag tranny. Seller claims this is the 6th (and latest) 2JZ S2k in existence. It's a shame that it closed without meeting the $28k reserve (which IMHO is a steal for such a beast). The

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It's a great way of keeping up to date and giving us an idea of how many people care about the rss feed (vs just coming straight to the site). OK, I lied. I just want you to subscribe so I post more. Sheesh, I can be so shallow sometimes. There's an option to the left to subscribe, or just click below!

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