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Detroit Auto Show Continues To Dominate, Snags New Toyota Prius And Lexus Hybrid Debuts
The Detroit News is reporting group vice president and general manager for Toyota of the Americas, Bob Carter, has confirmed the 2010 Toyota Prius will be debuting at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show and will be joined by a uniquely styled and appointed version for Lexus. The Prius was set to move upmarket relative to its former iterations, but with a Lexus version now on the way, Toyota's own marketplace may be getting crowded. But the bigger story is how this news makes things far more interesting for January's Detroit Auto Show.More »
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Peoples Republic Of Los Angeles Doubles Rolling-Right Fine, Tickets Via Camera
Across the greater Los Angeles area, rolling right-hand turns — failing to come to a complete stop when turning right at a red light — will now be recorded using traffic cameras. As many as 32 camera-equipped intersections across the city will be ready to automatically dole out a $381
video games
Rockstar Drops "Midnight Club: Los Angeles" Trailer
Thanks to the folks at Rockstar, we've got our grubby mitts on the second trailer to this year's new hotness combining the might of motoring with the multiple buttons of a joystick, Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Check out Ford Mustangs go head-to-head with Dodge Challengers, an Audi R8 and yes, a Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor below the jump. Plus, note the quasi-realistic crash simulations. Got to love the magic of video games, right? It's coming out October 7th for Playstation and XBOX 360. More »
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LA Gangs Experiment With Pedal-By Shootings
Faced with ever increasing fuel prices and pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, LA gangs have begun to explore non-traditional means of going about their day-to-day operations. As one of the many possible changes being examined, a pilot program of using bicycles to take on tasks once only done by car is underway. This initial step has been showing promise, with the successful "Pedal-by" shooting occuring on LA's East 43rd St., near Hooper Avenue on Monday. The two targets were not badly injured, as it was a simple warning pedal-by, but initial response has been positive. More »
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Porn Valley Citroen SM Drives To The Strip Mall Like Any Other Car!
When you spot a Citroën SM parked in front of a Starbucks in the San Fernando Valley (also known as the Pornography Capitol Of The Universe) and it's nighttime, what do you do? I'd set a huge gas-soaked tire fire on the pavement to provide enough light for photography, but LateralGPhotography had the gear and the chops to get some great photos just with ambient lighting. Make the jump to see the whole gallery and get a Valley Bonus!More »
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1967 Firebird Wears A Coat Of Orange Blossoms In West Hollywood
You don't often see a '67 Firebird convertible parked on the street, but SoCal-based SOS10 has managed to find what appears to be a Ram Air 400 car, complete with hood tach, Halibrands, and a layer of flower petals. Yes, that's a tow-away notice on the windshield, and no, we don't like the idea of this jewel getting trashed in a tow yard full of abandoned Achievas and Excels. Make the jump to see all the photos and get SOS10's description.More »
gaming
Midnight Club: Los Angeles Gets Pushed Back; Saleen Sheds A Tear
The latest addition to the Midnight Club series, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, is getting its previously announced release date pushed back a month, to October 7 in North America and October 10 in Europe. That's the bad news. The good news is what you get to drive once it finally shows up in stores.More »
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Two-thirds of California's population lives in the southern part of the state, so it stands to reason that the Down On The California Street series would have to return to SoCal after a few Bay Area machines. Makeopalpyse, of Team Make:Way fame, shot this car in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. Yes, folks, you're looking at a hyper-rare Electra King here, with a blistering top speed of 18 MPH. Hmmm... wonder if it would be possible to stuff enough electrons in it to beat Plasma Boy's electric Datsun? Jump to read Makeopalypse's description.
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday: B&Z Electric Car Electra King
Two-thirds of California's population lives in the southern part of the state, so it stands to reason that the Down On The California Street series would have to return to SoCal after a few Bay Area machines. Makeopalpyse, of Team Make:Way fame, shot this car in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. Yes, folks, you're looking at a hyper-rare Electra King here, with a blistering top speed of 18 MPH. Hmmm... wonder if it would be possible to stuff enough electrons in it to beat Plasma Boy's electric Datsun? Jump to read Makeopalypse's description.More »
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Maniac Cyclists Take To The L.A. Freeway To Protest, Or Something
If you were stuck in L.A. rush hour last Friday, there's a chance you encountered the folks from Crimanimal Mass, who took to the freeway, on bicycles (and in-line skates), as part of some sort of demonstration. One of the organizers said the purpose was to raise questions of transportation infrastructure. Aren't there better ways to protest than pissing off the already unruly L.A. commuters? We generally try to treat everyone equally around these parts, but cyclists on the roads need to GTFO. Sidewalks, son, sidewalks. [LAist]
industry news
Lamborghini Picks Los Angeles For U.S. Headquarters Despite Potential For Interruption Of Italian Afternoon Naps
Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Automobili Lamborghini was in the city of angels on Friday for the press event launching the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. While in town, Winkelmann dropped the news that Lambo's finally decided to create a separate sales arm for their North American operations. What took them so long? Our little slice of the global pie of land mass represented 41% of sales of the 2,406 units sold last year by the bull-headed brand and California represented almost one-third of those. So, where else would they choose to place their new U.S. headquarters? Detroit? Right, not so much. But Stephan did have at least one concern about plopping the new HQ in L.A., "we will have to wait until the afternoons to call California from Italy." Yes, well, sucks to be Stephan, right? [via Automotive News (sub. req.)]
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New Screenshots Appear of Midnight Club: Los Angeles
We heard about the release date yesterday, but today we've stumbled upon some of the screenshots from the latest addition to the Midnight Club series. These screenshots feature the likes of the Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R, Saleen S302 Extreme and S7, Dodge Challenger SRT8, 2010 Chevy Camaro and a 2008 Cadillac CTS even appears blurry in the background. Wow, that's quite the repertoire of drivable vehicles in the open-world racing game.[via Rockstar Games]
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Saleen-gasmic Midnight Club: Los Angeles Gets A Release Date
Remember GT5 Prologue? Old news now that another big racing video game for 2008 has finally gotten a release date. Midnight Club: Los Angeles will be available September 9 for the United States and September 12 for Europe. This is the game that features a DUB-customized Saleen S302 Extreme among other vehicles (including motorcycles). Sure, GT5 Prologue may be a more "real" driving simulator, but you can't deny the fun that is had with more arcade-y titles like the Midnight Club series. Click through to see the full release. [Kotaku] More »
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wheel controller and a have a test drive of a DUB-customized S302 Extreme— in the upcoming Midnight Club Los Angeles video game. We thought it was a good opportunity let our oldest most life-experienced Jalop, Matt DeBord, have a hand at the game. He knows LA pretty well, so we figured he'd have an advantage driving through the virtual city of angels. We soon found that while Matt may have life experience, he doesn't have so much experience with modern video games. Maybe we should have someone else here give the game a proper review.
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Jalopnik Plays Midnight Club Los Angeles
After checking out the new S5S Raptor and the Dan Gurney Mustang at the Saleen stand, we decided to get behind the
4:21 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Mark Arnold
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Latest by OneWithNature: i like forza 2 better.I still own mc3 but i havent played it in a couple years. more »
media
Dan Neil Can Now Talk Dirty All The Time
Dan Neil, the LA Times' Pulitzer-winning car critic, is among staffers at the embattled paper looking forward to heeding the the example of new owner Sam Zell and tossing around the salty language a bit more freely, according to The New York Observer. Here's the salient quotable: "There's a certain lasciviousness descending on the newsroom—I just look forward to using rude words in everyday conversation." Which makes us wonder: If the LAT newsroom needed the car guy to bring back crude inky repartee, perhaps Zell's affection for argot—he effin' loves the effin' eff word—is precisely what the joint needs. Official newsroom bar of soap, now officially retired. Let the filthy verbal hoonage commence! [NYO]
classic ad watch
Go See Cal, Go See Cal, Go See Cal!
We wrote about Southern California car-dealership-ad legend Cal Worthington a while back, when the New York Times saw fit to honor him with a big story... but now we've found a collection of clips from his old Los Angeles-area Worthington Ford ads, complete with his "dog, Spot" and every single variation of the "Go See Cal" song. Enjoy.
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Britney Abandons Car On Sunset Boulevard, Lets It Get Towed
You know, it's boring getting a flat tire. That's why Britney Spears, upon discovering that a non-round tire makes for a bumpy ride, simply left the Mercedes where it sat and hitched a ride home in a following paparazzi photographer's vehicle. The police, however, were less than sympathetic about her choice of parking spots (blocking a lane of Sunset Boulevard), and hitched up their dirty ol' tow truck for a trip to a very expensive parking lot. No word on whether the incident took place in front of Norma Desmond's house. [ShowbizSpy]
offbeat news
Firefighters Apparently Missed Dead Woman Towed Away
When we first reported on the sad story of a dead woman towed away with the car she died in, reports seemed to indicate that the first responders knew that there was a dead woman at the scene. According to the LA Times, not so much. In fact, it looks like there were firefighters on the scene for more than an hour and never noticed the dead woman underneath the airbag of the 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis.More »
