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Yeah, I think I'd take one.  I never thought I'd be a fan of hybrids, but after owning the Prius I find it difficult to go back to a car that gets 20-30 mpg.  And realistically, driving a Prius isn't all that bad.  I actually loved what Honda did with the CR-Z when it first came out, but the idea of cramming stuff into a tiny coupe has lots it appeal over the years.  But the Mugen CR-Z is pretty killer, sporting 197-hp and 158 lb-ft of torque.  That's pretty impressive out of a hybrid that still sports a 1.5L (albeit rebuilt) and still gets 42 mpg in "eco" mode.  "Mugen" mode as they call it only nets 29.4 mpg, which is in line with your old school Integra Type-Rs with the same power output.  But the idea of having the option of saving a ton of gas, or having a little fun all in one package is pretty neat.



The Mugen CR-Z features a beefed up 1.5L and Mugen's iCF system.  iCF stands for Integrated Centrifugal Forced-induction, which basically sounds like a hybrid-friendly supercharger to me.  Mugen's claiming performance numbers that rival the Civic Type-R and really this car to me proves that modifying and tuning hybrids isn't a thing to just laugh at.  By being able to combine performance with reliability and saving fuel, the cars of the future may still have a relationship with tuners all around the world. Then, once you have the ideal car to drive and have got insurance like RAC breakdown cover, you can take it for a spin. Feel stylish and adventurous in your new model and enjoy your trip. Even if it's just to the shops, you will be the envy of the otwn.



Mugen also outfits the CR-Z with their aero kit, a set of 17-inch GP wheels, carbon fiber hood and doors.  I could do without the rear spoiler though.  For suspension, they throw on a set of five-way adjustable dampers and beefs up the braking performance with larger disc rotors and 4-piston calipers.  For the interior, Recaro seats outfit the driver and passenger side while a Mugen shift knob and three Mugen gauges are just bonuses.

Just plain stupid.

Having had the opportunity to drive the Lexus LFA out at California Speedway and riding passenger while Scott Pruett hit 178-mph on the track, I have to say firsthand that the LFA is one of the most brilliant and well-built machines in the world.  Sure its price tag is pretty extravagant, but if you have that type of money anyways, it's a nice car to add to your collection.  I still haven't had a chance to blog up about my experience with the LFA, but the world famous Gene Tjin has, so his post is worth reading. Anyways, there are rumors flying around that Lexus is already working on an LFA II and I can only hope when and if it comes out that I'll have an opportunity to get behind the wheel of that too.  As for now, check out the render and hit the read more link to check out a video that I did when I did my ride-along with Scott Pruett.

SEMA 2006, Chargespeed Booth.

While making my normal rounds through my Google Reader, I came across this JDM Acura Integra Type-R up on Fatlace.com and knew I had to post it up.  I have a huge soft spot for JDM Integras, I still think the Integra body is one of the cleanest cars around, and it's really sad that the JDM front-end wasn't standard issue in America.  Even after all these years, I still find them to be one of the most attractive cars around.  I still hope to one day get my hands on a mint body Integra Type-R, throw on a JDM front end and that's it. 



I'm not a huge fan of the major camber kicking off on the car, but it does sport a nice flush fitment of gold BBS LM wheels.  As you can probably tell, I love gold-faced wheels too and the contrasting red is really interesting on the car.  Of course you can't mess up with a step-lip on a BBS wheel.



The bay is clean as hell too featuring a tuck and shave and a '98 Spec ITR powerplant.  I sometimes wish I didn't go completely overboard on my Project Integra and just stuck to the original plan of a JDM front-ended sedan with a K-Series swap and HRE wheels.  Oh well, one of these days I'll build an Integra the way I want to and actually be able to drive it around.



Source: Fatlace.com

I finally got off my ass and dug up some photos and wrote up a little thing on my G35 Coupe and what I did with it.  It wasn't a huge project by any means, but even in this day it would have been the perfect daily driver.  An intake, axle-back exhaust, springs, front lip and wheels/tires was all that was needed to make the G35 an awesome car for the money.

So last week I had to do some computer cleaning, and while rummaging through old hard drives I dug up a lot of old material.  I decided it might be worthwhile to archive some of my stuff online to look back on a period of time where I actually enjoyed photography.  I figured the best place to start would be my first published feature shoot ever: Enjuku Racing's Drag S13.  Back then Modified Mag was somewhat in its infancy, but gaining a lot of ground on the bigger publications like Super Street and Import Tuner.  Ever since I could remember I always wanted to have a feature shoot in a magazine and while working at Enjuku Racing I actually had the opportunity to work my way into one.

Work Wheels USA has just updated their website's gallery with a photo of the Prius.



Wraptivo also posted up a photo on their Facebook page of the Prius at this past weekend's Formula Drift Long Beach event.

Decided to take some slightly better photos of the Prius' interior outside in the sunlight today.  Since I no longer own an SLR, my Epic 4G is about the only camera I easily have access to.  Car will hopefully be shot by Super Street sometime in the near future, and after the feature runs I'll get something up on Tunerzine including photos of the wrap install and some write ups.  Check out more photos of the interior after the break.