tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:53:11 +0000http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Joe)Blogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-6932112268349233640Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:35:00 +00002008-10-17T09:41:34.582-07:00This is a good one. Unfortunately I can't take credit for it. (If you're reading this, claim it my friend!)Which came first? The Nissan GTR or the Chevy Cobalt?:http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/10/odd-design-inspirations-part-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-1643076980629784894Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +00002008-09-17T15:03:01.461-07:00Here's a recent long term blog entry on the Evo X by Edmunds.It appears that after all the "legit" automotive sources finished drooling over the Evo X, they have finally come around to admitting what we knew all along.So pick up your Evo IX's before more parachute kids grind the gears of these precious cars to a pulp.http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/09/who-said-it-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-6982356127471568956Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:47:00 +00002008-08-11T10:10:32.437-07:00...or girl! How's that for an excuse? This is going to change everything...well, maybe not everything...http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/08/oh-boy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-4067904641644719844Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:10:00 +00002008-08-08T10:22:48.709-07:00Yes, it's been a long time since the last post. I won't bore all 5 of you dedicated readers with excuses. (5 is just an approximation by the way. Who knows? By, now, it could be 6, or even 7. There's just no telling how quickly sites can pick up speed these days). I will say, however, that I have a pretty damn good one to be revealed soon.http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-know-i-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-2848522844437895713Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:23:00 +00002008-04-08T09:55:57.736-07:00-It's a fairly well known fact that Jay Leno is a big time car collector and enthusiast. So perhaps it's fitting that in the last few years Japanese automakers have been secretly honoring him in preparation for his impending loss of the driver's seat at the Tonight Show:http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/04/odd-design-inspirations-part-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-7631363514161533325Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:05:00 +00002008-04-01T09:01:15.541-07:00While we're on the Star Wars theme...I saw this and instantly heard James Earl Jones talking to me through a respirator: “(breathing)…Luke...(breathing)…I am your father…(breathing)…and you should have bought an Evo IX”I'm usually opposed to giving credit to anyone other than us for literary wit concerning automobiles, but I must give credit where credit is due, and for once the ultimate credit http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/04/odd-design-inspirations-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-1584516338157718667Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:34:00 +00002008-03-28T11:50:17.498-07:00I always felt that the Acura RDXand the BMW 3 Series sedanlooked ironically futuristic and dated at the same time, but for the life of me I could not figure out why. Then the other day, while sitting on the can (where I do my most brilliant thinking), it suddenly dawned on me…http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/03/odd-design-inspirations-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-69521649125836720Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:42:00 +00002008-03-27T13:59:52.389-07:00Personally, I find many automotive designs to be simply...well...baffling. So with continued bewilderment (at both designer genius and stupidity), I shall now begin a series of posts dedicated to exploring some of the more unexpected inspirations behind automotive design...Case #1: If I were to design a new supercar and wanted to model it after an animal, I think I would choose something http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/03/odd-design-inspirations-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-2144455159299756536Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:02:00 +00002008-03-24T16:05:51.830-07:00Since Subaru has clearly tried to make the 2008 WRX more family friendly than its predecessors, I suggest that they call up Disney and try to get it showcased on an episode of Rolie Polie Olie.Seriously, can you imagine a more perfect car for this cartoon? If you can, well...you're wrong, so let me explain. In a previous post on the 2008 WRX STi, I discussed its tendencies to roll over like a http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/03/next-up-in-main-street-paradethe-subaru.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-4431998304291552705Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:01:00 +00002008-03-19T08:16:04.064-07:00The Genesis of Korean Sexiness?Hyundai is hours away from debuting their new Genesis Coupe at the NY Auto Show, but the marketing execs in the Korean homeland, like overexcited virgins, have prematurely released photos of their new sexy coupe all over the internet in the past couple of days. The impact of waiting until NYAIS to reveal the Genesis would have really been something as it would have http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/03/sexy-hyundai-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ain't Chyo Mama)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-1865160092519994649Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:18:00 +00002008-08-08T10:37:46.930-07:00(sigh)…I don’t know where to start. So much rage, and then depression, and then rage…The airbag warning light in my car started to blink this week, so I left my beloved Miata[picture here taken from a play date]with the automotive doctors at Sierra Mazda. And now, my story begins…Mazda says they will need a few days and will hook me up with a rental from Hertz. Naturally, I ask for a Shelby GT-H,http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/03/it-hertz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-1543831930637330926Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:12:00 +00002008-03-14T20:07:17.141-07:00you see this:Remember what I wrote a few posts ago about braking distance? This is what I'm talking about. And by the way, what possesses a person to ruin a truck that is already so perfectly inadequate by design? How does society break a man down to such a degree of shamelessness that he decides to load up his credit card for this craziness? Seriously, I wear a shoe size 8, sometimes even a 7-1/http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/03/you-know-youve-gone-too-far-inland-when.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-3014139850210417559Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:03:00 +00002008-03-03T16:10:19.396-08:00http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/03/irony.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-1080999685114436892Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:50:00 +00002008-03-13T15:02:42.395-07:00I drive a 2006 Mazda MX-5 (or Miata) which I absolutely adore, sexual ambiguity be damned. But I will save a thoroughly comprehensive ode to the utter joy factory that is “Mia” (I know, 2 points to Joe for creativity) for another time. In this moment, I shall focus on something utterly different. Something ugly and menacing both in its ability to kill and its propensity to kill with the most http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/plea-to-end-life-threatening-boredom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-6235417704869072073Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:56:00 +00002008-02-15T11:52:15.990-08:00I truly have a heart for Honda. Growing up, my dad's first new car purchase was a 1985 Honda Accord LX. It was metallic blue. Together, we loved that car for what seemed like an eternity at the age of 12. When we sold it, I sobbed as if I had lost a brother, and I have a feeling my dad did the same behind closed doors. So please know that these last couple of posts come not from a flippant desirehttp://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/does-mdx-come-with-cup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-3609868243366777955Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:10:00 +00002008-02-13T15:47:00.472-08:00You've got to be kidding me. There is nothing remotely "refreshed" or "restyled" about this design. Enough with the "re"-marks. All Acura has "revealed" is that they are willing to redo someone else's design ideas. The only redeeming quality about this regurgitation of design is that it provides Chris Bangle yet another chance to realize the repercussive stench emanating from the refuse of his http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/acura-have-you-no-shame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-8497127595894725977Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:10:00 +00002008-01-14T22:02:18.061-08:00Please understand, I really do like the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi. Sure, it looks like the spawn of some minor role Transformer and Robocop’s twice decapitated head, but nonetheless, a practical 4-door hatch that does 0-60 in 4.8 seconds and goes 72 mph through the slalom is nothing to laugh at. I would even go as far as saying the STi has the potential to look attractive: swap out that nasty http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2007/12/theres-spur-in-my-slalom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-7841891038051857618Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:00:00 +00002008-01-08T12:27:56.878-08:00Let us at last take a moment to pay our respects to the last great Mitsubishi Evolution...<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--> <!--[endif]-->The 2006 Evolution IX arrived on our shores like a tourist whose fashion sense was more than a little lost in translation. Frankly, the IX looked like the hormonally http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2008/01/evolution-2nd-law-of-thermodynamics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-625038227477973049Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:30:00 +00002008-01-04T11:35:55.877-08:00At the end of the last article, I stated that I would explain why auto enthusiasts mourn the death of cars like the pre-1999 Porsche 911: and the soon to be deceased Mitsubishi Evolution IX:But oddly, perhaps the most effective way to convey the greatness of these cars is to focus on the oxymoronic nature of their successors. The 996 brought a newfound sense of civility and evenness to the http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2007/01/evolution-2nd-law-of-thermodynamics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712529713437182196.post-2839085476526571754Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:00 +00002008-01-24T12:59:53.972-08:002008 sees the arrival of the eagerly awaited and much applaudedMitsubishi Evolution X:The “Ten” is a complete redesign. Dimensions have increased. The new interior could only be described as luxurious compared to the one it replaces. Gone is the old iron-block 4G63 that has powered all Evos since 1992. In its place sits the new aluminum-block 4B11: a lighter, more capable engine working out a http://chyoandjoes.blogspot.com/2007/12/evolution-2nd-law-of-thermodynamics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0