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Cars of the Candidates: Who Drives What?

With the most important election of our lives closing in quickly, we have to take time to reflect on the facts, to set aside the emotions and rhetoric, and get to the very core of the issues. The most important issue of all, obviously, being what cars these men of power choose to drive.

A note: I despise politicians to my very core. Politics a game of pandering and lying and using the resources stolen from the many to help the very few who can afford lobbyists. It’s disgusting, but you have to vote for one of the major candidates, right? You wouldn’t want to throw your vote away, right? Ugh, you people disgust me too.

Anyway, let’s get this over with, here are the cars that these ridiculous plastic ambition-bots drive:

Goldenboy, aka, the Manchurian Candidate, aka, Barack Obama used to drive a Chysler 300C, which is actually a respectable choice. It’s a nice car, powerful, good looking, etc. But he made a speech back on May 7th basically chastising Detroit for failing to anticipate rising oil prices. It included this little tidbit: “While foreign competitors were investing in more fuel-efficient technology for their vehicle, American automakers were spending their time investing in bigger, faster cars. The auto industry is on a path that is unacceptable and unsustainable. And America must take action to make it right.”

Unfortunately, when someone pointed out that he actually drives a bigger, faster, gas guzzling V8 beast, he promptly threw away the 300Ca and switched to a Ford Escape Hybrid, which is to politics what the Cadillac Escalade is to hip hop. Apparently Al Gore and John Edwards drive the Escape Hybrid too. I can almost picture the meeting where they decided on that car. “Ok, it’s American, it’s a hybrid, and yet, it’s big enough to say you’re strong, you’re no little Prius driver, you won’t fold to Iran, YOU CAN LEAD”. I can’t stress this enough. I hate politics.

As for the old snapping turtle himself, John McCain, he hobbles around in exactly what you’d think a 90 year old curmudgeonly war veteran hobbles around in, a Cadillac CTS sedan. An old man in a Cadillac? It’s almost too perfect, but it’s true. I bet he leaves his blinker on for hours at a time too, just in solidarity with the rest of the very very old voters.

Now, say what you will about Ron Paul, but if you’ve ever taken an economics course in your life, you realize he’s the only one that makes any sort of logical sense. Granted, he never had a chance, but the facts are still there, and there’s a reason that people with higher IQ are more likely to be libertarians. Because libertarianism is based on sound economics.

Whatever though, this is about cars, not about the nation of sheep that set out every 4 years to pick between two colors and pretend like it matters. THIS IS ABOUT CARS. And Ron Paul drives a Buick. All anyone could get out of him was this nondescript quote when asked what he drives: “a Buick while in Washington and a second-hand Lincoln car and Ford truck back home.” That’s all he told anyone, you know why? Because he doesn’t want the gawrd’dang government all up in his business, tracking his car movement with their elec-tro-tronic sat-e-lites and what not. An interesting side note, Ron Paul also says he keeps a 1979 Chevette at home for “sentimental reasons.” I love you Ron.

If you’re wondering what Ralph Nader drives, he actually claims he doesn’t own a car; he just flies around on his broomstick powered by massive amounts of government regulation and virgin blood. It keeps him young. Nader is actually as old as time itself, he was created in the big bang as one of the major universal forces “Governmentium” hes the reason government always gets bigger, it’s a law of nature



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2008 Subaru WRX STi: Alphabet Alpha Dog

To the joy of all WRX fans who have been disappointed with the cars lagging performance in relation to its competitors as of late, Subaru has followed up the release last year of its redesigned WRX by adding a few more letters to the badging and a few horsepower to the car.

Subaru optimized the STI’s powertrain for better performance and a higher degree of driver-selectable control. The STi’s 2.5-liter, turbocharged and intercooled, 4-cylinder, boxer-style engine now has a Dual Active Valve Control System (Dual AVCS) and Subaru’s Intelligent Drive (SI-Drive) system which achieves 305 horsepower, a gain of 12 hp over last year’s model.

SI-Drive allows the driver to alter the car’s driving characteristics. A console-mounted dial offers three settings, varying from one that offers optimal fuel economy to one that provides lightning-quick throttle response.

The STI’s response to aggressive acceleration is lightning-quick and the 6-speed manual transmission. In testing the STI, Car & Driver magazine recorded a 0-60-mph time of 5.1 seconds, and a quarter-mile time of 13.6 seconds at 102 mph. Top speed is electronically limited to 151 mph, though I’m sure some bright-eyed youngster will find a way to dispense with that.

The EPA rates the STI’s mileage at 17 mpg city and 23 mpg highway using premium gas, which will probably encourage some restraint and is achievable with conservative use of the throttle.

Physically, differences between the WRX and the WRX STi are subtle. The Aero package, previously an option, is now standard on both sedan and five-door models as is a new STI-style grille.

Starting with the Impreza’s new hatchback bodywork, the STI gains a trim look but still with bulging fenders and quarter panels. The hood scoop, front brake air intakes and engine heat outlets are all functional, as they should be.

STi interior
STi interior

The interior of the STI comes with special front seats designed with tight side bolsters and integrated head restraints. The upholstery is cloth with leather trim. The instrument cluster features a 9,000-rpm tachometer and 160-mph speedometer, along with indicators for the driver-selectable functions.

Whether the $35,640 sticker price, basically a 10 grand option over the WRX is worth it, remains to be seen.



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Two-in-One Luxury Camper allows you to take it all with you

Два в одном.И ненадо некакого дома... / Two in one. And no house is needed

Finally, the ultimate solution for those who are anxious to hit the American highways and want to take ALL the luxuries of home along the way. You will never need to lug that trailer again. No more rock chips or rocky handling to worry about. Just tuck your roadster or sport coupe beneath your camper and explore.

Два в одном.И ненадо некакого дома... / Two in one. And no house is needed

If you are a Nascar team of one on a limited budget maybe this is the new ultimate transport for you. Since that is an unlikely scenario then this all-in-one transport-camper is the ideal means to pack your Benz and see the sights.  The other alternative is to sell your house and live on the road with your own mini-garage.

To get a larger glimpse of what luxury camping is all about (besides caviar wishes, grey puopon and tacky gold leaf) take the leapto the site. While the site may not all be in English the pictures really do tell the whole story. And if you are really eager to get your hands on one of these campers and are looking for a driver you need look no further.   …no, really. I am right here.



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The worlds first production model flying car in search for a niche

Flying Car

Moller International has announced that it has begun production on a flying car called the M200G Volantor. The saucer shaped car is built to launch and land vertically and to fly 10 feet off the ground with a top speed of 50mph. It is reported to be able to fly over any terrain with a flight duration of 40 to 90 minutes. If you are looking to use this to avoid that morning traffic you better have a short commute and plenty of discretionary income; say $125,000 in discretionary income.

One of the exampled uses for the M200G is a yacht scenario. If you are out on your yacht along the coast and wanted to spend some time on the beach you can simply hover your way over there. But with a weight limit of 250 pounds the car would potentially be limited to to thin girls or one average man.

Moller International reported that it has received the deposits for orders of 67 of these Jetson-esque saucers. While its shape may not scream practicality its novelty may at least yield more of that movie-stunt action people seem to enjoy so much. Ofcourse after watching the video of the car in action it might take a lot of camera or CGI work to give the car more ACTION!

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