Let’s face it, most scooters are not the “coolest” rides out there. You say the word scooter to most people and they think of some effeminate guy with an ascot on a Vespa. Although there is one scooter that has really caught on with the import crowd, the Honda Ruckus.
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We are a matter of days away from receiving a 4 very special packages from our friends at Air Runner Suspensions. They left Cali on Wendsday 3/10 and are expected to arrive at my office on Tuesday 3/16.
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I randomly check the apple APP store to see if anything Orlando or Car related new is out. Yesterday I ran accross this little app from the Orlando Infiniti dealer. Since I have and Infiniti I just had to download this to see what it was all about.
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In part one of our suspension guide we covered the cheapest way to lower your 03 M45, springs. Springs are great and will take out some of that nasty wheel gap but you are stuck at whatever height the spring was made for and none of the one for the m45 seem to get the drop just right.

So in part two we showed you another more adjustable option in coilovers. Coilovers eliminate the need to settle for one set height. With a wrench, jack, jack stands and say 30 minutes you can change your ride height as often as you like. Coilovers also offer you the ability to fine tune your suspension via dampening. The drawback is that 30 minutes it takes to change the ride height, not very handy if you come up on a speedbump or steep incline.

Enter Air Suspensions.
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I don’t know why they keep releasing previews and trailers for Gran Turismo 5, we all know it is never going to come out. I think sony realized that there is no way it can live up to the hype so they figure they will just release a new amazing trailer every few months and never release the game. The trailer is after the jump, watch it if you want to be pissed.

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It sat under boxes collecting dust for over 2 years, missing a front bumper and in rough shape. Vinny acquired it fro Sean and is in the process of resurrecting it. Vinny brought it out to the Titan Motorsports grand opening and I shot this quick video of it in its current form. Check the video after the jump.
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Hot on the heels of the Tron trailer Robert Downey Jr. premiered a new trailer for Iron Man 2 on Jimmy Kimmel after the Oscars. In this full trailer we get a look at Sam Rockwell’s Justin Hammer and Scarlet Johansen as the Black Widow. We also see that there will be an army of suited baddies for Iron Man and War Hammer to deal with in addition to Whiplash. Check the video and some stills after the jump.
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If you watched the Oscars live then you probably saw the first official trailer for the upcoming Tron Legacy movie starring Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges. I have already said that I am super excited to see this movie. In the trailer they showed during the Oscars we see that Flynn has a son and his dad has been missing for years. The trailer is pretty cool showing us a glimpse inside Tron world but what you didn’t see is the second trailer.

The second trailer features an amazing light cycle battle that is going to rock in 3D. The videos are after the jump.
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This one comes from the Jade mail bag. We get lots of mail at Jade asking all kinds of things but I thought this one was worth sharing. It comes down to an unwanted accessory and the void left behind when it is removed. The original email is after the jump along with my suggestions.
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We decided to stop by and see what the boys at Titan Motorsports have been up to, and they have been busy. Titan started off as a small shop that really only specialized in Supras and has grown into a huge operation with a full race team and enough stock to modify half the cars in Orlando.

On this sunny Saturday I packed up the gear in Project VIP and set out to Titan’s new headquarters in the shadow of the Orlando Airport. The only other Jade ride to make it out was Vinny and his widebody STI. It was nice that Russ and Chad were in town to celebrate their mothers birthday. It was fun chilling with the boys again, felt like old times.

UPDATE: Video 1 Added (part 1 the shop)
UPDATE: Video 2 Added (part 2 the rides)
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Toyota, trying to find a way to crawl back from this embarrassing recall fiasco, has release this press release along with a “family photo shoot” of the FT-86. They are really trying to to make that link with what people like us would consider their great cars of the past.
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It has been pretty busy lately and as I was working on the site I got to wondering “How long has it been since we went to this design?” Almost 1 year ago exactly we embarked on changing the Jade site from a stic page about just our cars to a full on automotive portal.
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My boy Vinny has stated that he hates hybrids but I wonder what he thinks about this one. Meet the Porsche 918 Spyder a hybrid like no other. Most hybrids are gas sipping little pansy green machines, more worried about saving the planet than putting a smile on your face. The are more pictures and video after the jump.
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I hope that this does not end up filed under the “cars we don’t get” section but unfortunately it is leaning that way. I still don’t understand why every automaker seems to refuse to give us the fun cars. We don’t get the Focus RS or the FQ400 and it looks like we may not get the fire breathing Audi RS5.
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Check out this new Iphone Game called Drift Sumi-e. It combines drifting and and the art of Sumi-e or Japanese brush painting. The game is pretty straight forward. There are tracks and on it they show you the proper clipping points for drifting. You try to drag your finger across the track tracing a proper drifting line. You are judged on speed and line. After that you get a score.
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If you are a car guy you have either heard it or said it depending on the car you drive. “Yeah your car is faster than mine, until you have to turn.” It was always an annoyance for those of us who set their cars up for more track or auto X than drag.

Unfortunately the 1/4 mile track is really the only affordable method for “testing” two cars side by side. Its affordable if you have a track near by, its still $10 to run any car at Orlando Speedworld and there is something about the rush of seeing the other car and trying to beat it.
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Check out this a french video clip of some new footage from the upcoming Iron Man 2 Movie. As you all know the first one had lots of automotive fun in it and the sequel looks like it won’t disappoint.

Apparently in Tony Starks “off time” he also owns and is the driver for his own F1 Team. In the trailer this is where Whiplash attacks him in dramatic fashion.

Hit the jump for the video.
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BMW’s wish the were M’s, Mercedes all want to be an AMG and now VW’s will dream of being an R. According to autoblog VW will be launching their very own performance division.
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The boys over at Titan Motorsports have done very well for themselves by building and racing some very nice cars. Due to their success they have opened a big new facility here in Orlando and they are having a big party to celebrate. The party will include a dyno shootout, display cars and even a car show.
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This one is for Ben, someone beat you to it. For years Ben has joked about doing crazy things to our cars to make them stand out and one of his “ideas” was to add a hibachi grill since we like to eat so much. He would say “It would be perfect, we roll up to the show and while everyone is busy cleaning we are grillin’ Kobe Style!”. Check out the “Kogi BBQ Scion XD” from our friends at Air Runner Suspensions.

You can check this ride out in person at the DUB show on March 7th in Anaheim Stadium.

Full gallery and video of the car after the jump.
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