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		<title>Iraq Has Better Reality TV than Us.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Put Him in Camp Bucca While Iraq is often thought of an oppressive society that put it&#8217;s social progress on &#8220;pause&#8221; about 2000 years ago, their reality TV shows are 100% up to date, especially when it comes to pranks. Punk&#8217;d, move over. Jamie Kennedy Experiment? Forget it (you probably did after the pilot aired). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/iraq-has-better-reality-tv-than-us/</link>
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		<title>Video: Art Morrison 1955 Chevy Bel Air &#8211; Is It Faster Than a Ferrari?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire hits Supercar Sunday and the canyons with the Art Morrison 1955 Bel Air, one of the best handling hot rods around. We toss this 55 year-old car through some of the tightest curves in California to find out if there really is such a thing as a Hot Rod for drivers. Add [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-art-morrison-1955-chevy-bel-air-is-it-faster-than-a-ferrari/</link>
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		<title>If you cant Dodge it Ram it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These days its so hard to just jump out the window in New York to try and kill yourself, as this poor sap found out the hard way. On September 1st, Thomas Magill, 22, feeling not so chipper, decided to call it quits and jump 400 ft to his death. Witnesses and residents of Tom&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/if-you-cant-dodge-it-ram-it/</link>
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		<title>Matt Tries to Hook Up With a Supermodel, Fails Miserably</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite being fat, bald, and fuzzy, I&#8217;m actually pretty good at talking to girls. I have no shame, which helps. A warning: This story has nothing at all to do with cars. If all you care about is reading car news on this site, check out some other posts, but if you want some insight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/matt-tries-to-hook-up-with-a-supermodel-fails-miserably/</link>
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		<title>Video: Tanner Foust Slaughters The Competition at New Jersey Rallycross</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By now, we all know that Tanner Foust has some skills behind the wheel. From drifting public roads to winning two gold medals at X-Games Rally and Super Rally, Tanner is the kind of driver we like to get behind, and a damn good friend to The Smoking Tire. Tanner has been competing in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-tanner-foust-slaughters-the-competition-at-new-jersey-rallycross/</link>
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		<title>Hollywood Movie Cars Galore at Fireball Tim&#8217;s &#8220;Redster&#8221; Premiere &#8211; Mega Photo Gallery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Fireball&#8221; Tim Lawrence has built some of the most iconic movie cars of all time, from Ghostbusters&#8217; &#8220;Ecto 1&#8243; (pictured above) to the original Kitt. Now he&#8217;s teamed up with Autotrader Classics to build a new car for this year&#8217;s SEMA show, and he invited us over to his Hollywood Fantasy warehouse to check it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/hollywood-movie-cars-galore-at-fireball-tims-redster-premiere-mega-photo-gallery/</link>
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		<title>2011 Dodge Durango Revealed &#8211; Surprise! It&#8217;s Not Heinous&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chrysler has revealed images and information about the all-new 2011 Dodge Durango, and while this site doesn&#8217;t normally write about new SUV launches, it&#8217;s worth mentioning for one reason: It&#8217;s not heinous. Now in version 3.0, the Dodge Durango has an uphill battle to fight. The first generation SUV was an attractive, though shoddily built [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2011-dodge-durango-revealed-surprise-its-not-heinous/</link>
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		<title>Reviewed: 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you hear the name Buick, what comes to mind? If you get a senior&#8217;s discount you&#8217;ll sit back on your hemorrhoid cushion and say, &#8220;Ah yes, fine automobiles. All the luxury of a Cadillac without drawing attention from the IRS.&#8221; If you&#8217;re reading this while living in a house that&#8217;s worth 50% of what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/reviewed-2010-buick-lacrosse-cxs/</link>
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		<title>Aston Martin V12 Vantage Review &#8211; The Devil Wears Carbon **UPDATE**</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If someone tries to sound smart by telling you that the $240,000 $185,000 ** Aston Martin V12 Vantage takes .9 seconds longer to hit 60 than a Ferrari 458 for the same price, or .8 seconds longer than a Porsche GT2 for $20,000 less, punch them in the face right then and there, because they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/aston-martin-v12-vantage-review-the-devil-wears-carbon/</link>
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		<title>Backstage Pass to the American Le Mans Series at Mid-Ohio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American LeMans Series is probably the closest we can get to European-style LeMans competition here in the states. As such, we like it very, very much. The prototypes are cool and all, but our favorite is the GT2 class, where we can watch Ferrari, Porsche, Ford, and Aston Martin duke it out on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/backstage-pass-to-the-american-le-mans-series-at-mid-ohio/</link>
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		<title>We Find a Possum in TST Headquarters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit it: this has absolutely nothing to do with cars. I don&#8217;t know how, but for about 5 days, an Opossum was living in my house, underneath the furniture. Tom and I found and captured it. Here&#8217;s the video. Add this to 100 bookmarks Share this on Bebo Submit this to Bitacoras Share this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/we-find-a-possum-in-tst-headquarters/</link>
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		<title>Video: The Woodward Dream Cruise and the Firebreather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Woodward Dream Cruise, now in its 16th year, is the largest single-day car show in the US. Literally millions of people, and tens of thousands of cars gather on Woodward Avenue and cruise up and down the 8 mile stretch of road for hours upon hours. Spectators can pick a spot along Woodward and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-the-woodward-dream-cruise-and-the-firebreather/</link>
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		<title>Aston Martin V12 Vantage and Racing Rapide Appear in Los Angeles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the best parts about living in Los Angeles is that, in the weeks following Pebble Beach weekend, many of the cars make their way south, where their respective showrooms throw parties and invite really cool/rich/beautiful people to come admire them. Obviously, I wasn&#8217;t invited, so I went to Galpin Auto Sports anyway, wearing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/aston-martin-v12-vantage-and-racing-rapide-appear-in-los-angeles/</link>
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		<title>Our Kind of Hybrid: Lexus Powered Hot-Rod</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know what it is, but most &#8217;32 Ford&#8217;s just bore me to tears. They are all essentially the same, built off the same combination of Billet grilles, reproduction bodies, and mag wheels, with Chevy 350 power. It&#8217;s rare that I see one that really makes me stop and peek around for more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/our-kind-of-hybrid-lexus-powered-hot-rod/</link>
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		<title>Lifted F-250 Shows Us What&#8217;s Wrong With America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people I know, including about 99.9% of the females I&#8217;ve been in cars with, hate lifted Super-Duty trucks. And this photo shows us exactly why. The general attitude towards these trucks are that they simply take up a ton of space on the road, and for no particular reason. They are annoying to tow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/lifted-f-250-shows-us-whats-wrong-with-america/</link>
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		<title>Bizarre Roadside Sightings: Vision SZR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s sad to say but after living in LA for more than a year, my brain has become a little jaded. AMGs are so common I&#8217;m  shocked if I see a &#8220;regular&#8221; Benz, trucks are less common than 997 Turbos and Bentley Continentals are basically expensive cockroaches. However this car had me jump out in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bizarre-road-sightings-vision-szr/</link>
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		<title>McLaren MP4-12C Live Unveiling &#8211; What&#8217;s it Like to Touch and Sit In?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, The Smoking Tire had the pleasure of being invited to LA&#8217;s newest exotic car dealership, McLaren of Beverly Hills, to check out the new MP4-12C in the flesh, as well as learn some very interesting information about what could be a game-changing supercar. We were first shown a bare powertrain chassis with only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/mclaren-mp4-12c-live-unveiling-whats-it-like-to-touch-and-sit-in/</link>
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		<title>Video: Best of the 2010 Bullrun Rally! &#8211; All the Good Stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As most of you know, we recently competed in the 2010 Bullrun Rally from New York to Las Vegas. We drove a brand new 2011 Shelby GT500 Convertible, and we shot way more video than we had available air time. There was so much great footage that we just couldn&#8217;t use, that we&#8217;ve decided to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-best-of-the-2010-bullrun-rally-all-the-good-stuff/</link>
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		<title>VF Engineering Supercharged Audi R8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VF Engineering knows power. By strapping superchargers on everything from Porsche 911&#8242;s to BMW M3&#8242;s, they know how to give an otherwise stock car a major power increase without compromising any other part of the car. We&#8217;ve sampled all their Supercharger packages at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, and we filmed mini-segments with each of them. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/vf-engineering-supercharged-audi-r8/</link>
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		<title>The Smoking Tire Featured on G4&#8242;s Attack of the Show!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, I appeared on G4 TV&#8217;s Attack of the Show, which, if you haven&#8217;t heard of it, is essentially a show about cool tech gadgets, video games, and the best of the web. I spoke about the Camaro SS, Ferrari 458 Italia, some of our experiences on Bullrun including the ticket tally, and spill some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/the-smoking-tire-featured-on-g4s-attack-of-the-show/</link>
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		<title>The Raptor Diaries &#8211; Part 2: Raptor as a Grip Truck</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve heard that some Raptor owners don&#8217;t actually use their trucks as trucks; that they just drive them as cars, and then use them for off-road shenanigans. Now, I completely understand that, since, from the factory, the Raptor has a body-color painted bed and they don&#8217;t want to scratch up the paint. Fortunately, I went [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/the-raptor-diaries-part-2-raptor-as-a-grip-truck/</link>
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		<title>Quick Spin: 2011 Honda CR-Z &#8211; Could Forced Induction Be on the Way?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, Honda announced that they would try to do something different for its next hybrid car: make it fun to drive. How would they do that? By shortening, widening, and lowering the Insight&#8217;s chassis, make it a coupe, and provide a 6-speed manual transmission. Manuals have appeared in Hybrids before, in the first-generation Insight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/quick-spin-2011-honda-cr-z-could-forced-induction-be-on-the-way/</link>
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		<title>Do You Know This Porsche? 997GT3RS in Street Racing Crash in Venice, CA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is this your Porsche? Because if so, you&#8217;re a douche that doesn&#8217;t deserve it. And you know who you are. You were racing a black Ferrari through the streets of Venice, CA today, lost it, crashed into a Mercedes, and had your car towed out of there before the cops showed up. Just for good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/do-you-know-this-porsche-997gt3rs-in-hit-and-run-in-venice-ca/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Run From Cops On A Go-Kart. You Will Be Tased. Repeatedly.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve seen videos before of people outrunning cops on shifter karts. This isn&#8217;t one of them. A Minnesota man led cops on a several-mile police chase through downtown St. Paul on the kart pictured above. See any problems with that? On top of the driver&#8217;s obvious stupidity, this kart has a top speed around 20 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/dont-run-from-cops-on-a-go-kart-you-will-be-tased-repeatedly/</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year, Give me some Nuggets or I&#8217;ll Kill You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is yet another example of why meth and Eggos are a bad hangover cure. At 6:30AM on new Year&#8217;s day Melodi Dushane pulled up to a Toledo, OH McDonald&#8217;s and asked for an order of chicken nuggets. The employee informed her that they do not start serving nuggets until after 11am. Melodi seems to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/happy-new-year-give-me-some-nuggets-or-ill-kill-you/</link>
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		<title>The Raptor Diaries: Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 5th, 2010, I bought a 2010 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2L from Galpin Auto Sports. This wasn&#8217;t just on a whim, as I had been lusting after this truck since we borrowed one from Ford to drive on the 2009 Bullrun Rally. On that trip, we learned that, not only does the Raptor have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/the-raptor-diaries-part-1/</link>
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		<title>2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After we posted our 2011 Mustang GT review and the subsequent Mustang GT vs. Camaro SS Drag Race video, we got lots of comments that the race was unfair, or that we drove the wrong Camaro. You see, that particular Camaro was an automatic, which means that instead of the 426 horsepower LS3 engine underhood, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2010-chevrolet-camaro-ss-review/</link>
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		<title>Skip Barber Offers Lifetime &#8220;Fast Pass&#8221; for $295,000</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Racing is expensive. Very, very expensive. Even at its most basic levels, racing can cost a driver/owner thousands upon thousands of dollars a year. The Truth About Cars columnist and racer Jack Baruth told us last year that for all the money he spends racing his 1996 Spec-Neon every weekend, he could have bought a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/skip-barber-offers-lifetime-fast-pass-for-295000/</link>
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		<title>New Ford 5.0 Liter Crate Motor: Awesomeness To-Go</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a regular reader of The Smoking Tire, then you probably know what this is a picture of. It&#8217;s Ford&#8217;s new 5.0 Liter V-8 that was so generously provided as the power-plant for the new 2011 Mustang GT. The phrase &#8220;5.0&#8243; is to Ford fans what &#8220;18 year old quintuplets&#8221; is to Hugh [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/new-ford-5-0-liter-crate-motor-awesomeness-to-go/</link>
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		<title>Video: Ferrari 458 Italia Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire takes Ferrari&#8217;s newest supercar to an appropriately exotic location for a thorough road test. Somewhere home to celebrities, billionaires, and guidos. Somewhere like New Jersey. Host Matt Farah wrings the 458 Italia out on New Jersey&#8217;s beautiful roads to find out if it is truly the best Ferrari yet. *If we had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-ferrari-458-italia-review/</link>
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		<title>Video: Ken Block, Tanner Foust, and Brian Deegan Practicing for X-Games Rally</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, we were fortunate enough to head down to the Metal Mulisha compound in Temecula, CA to watch Team Ford Rally practice for this weekend&#8217;s X-Games competition. This place is literally a car/bike/toy guy&#8217;s wonderland, with acres and acres of dirt, foam pits, garages, and jumps. It&#8217;s literally perfect. Ken Block, Tanner Foust, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-ken-block-tanner-foust-and-brian-deegan-practicing-for-x-games-rally/</link>
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		<title>Quick Spin: 2011 Infiniti M37</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Infiniti “M” series, now into its third generation, has had a rough run so far. The first-generation car was closely based on the JDM Nissan Gloria, so much so, that the design was considered outdated by the time it hit US shores. It was considered a sales flop, which is sad because it’s actually [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/quick-spin-2011-infiniti-m37/</link>
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		<title>Volvo C70 Review: A Great B+ Student.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s something about convertibles that make people feel glamorous, exclusive and special. I don&#8217;t get it. My feelings on Volvo and convertibles are similar: strong, passionate indifference. The term&#8221;open air motoring&#8221; makes me think of an old British man trundling down a road in the cold fog on wheels made of wood. There are exceptions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/volvo-c70-review-a-great-b-student/</link>
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		<title>Samuel Hubinette and Andrew Comrie-Picard Practice For X-Games Rally</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the X-Games coming up this weekend, drivers are practicing all over Southern California in preparation. Unlike a skateboard, cars need to be thoroughly run-in before competition, and sometimes things break at the last minute. So, thorough practice sessions are necessary, and I just happen to be one of the lucky few  that BF Goodrich [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/samuel-hubinette-and-andrew-comrie-picard-practice-for-x-games-rally/</link>
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		<title>2011 Shelby GT500 vs. 600HP 2011 &#8220;Firebreather&#8221; Camaro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire hits the Mailbu canyons for one last hurrah with our Shelby GT500, and we brought along our closest competitor: the Classic Design Concepts/Exxodus Pictures &#8220;Firebreather,&#8221; a 600-horsepower Firebird-converted Chevy Camaro. Add this to 100 bookmarks Share this on Bebo Submit this to Bitacoras Share this on Blinklist Engage with this article! Blog [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2011-shelby-gt500-vs-600hp-2011-firebreather-camaro/</link>
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		<title>Se7ens, Tesla&#8217;s, Ferrari&#8217;s, and an Ultra-Rare Alfa at Supercar Sunday!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Supercar Sunday, that &#8220;other&#8221; Southern California car meet, features a new marque every last Sunday of the month. This month&#8217;s marque was pre-1973 Muscle Cars, just about the most boring marque you can imagine. I mean really, if you&#8217;ve seen one 1968 Camaro, haven&#8217;t you seen them all? So I didn&#8217;t take shots of any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/se7ens-teslas-ferraris-and-an-ultra-rare-alfa-at-supercar-sunday/</link>
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		<title>2011 Ford Explorer Launches in Venice Beach Amongst Sand Castles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, in 9 cities across America simultaneously, Ford unveiled their long-awaited 2011 Ford Explorer. As you all know, the current-generation Explorer was once Ford&#8217;s top seller, and the recent success of the Flex and Edge hasn&#8217;t helped the poor, aging Explorer&#8217;s sales numbers much, in part because people are waiting for the new Explorer. Ford&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2011-ford-explorer-launches-in-venice-beach-amongst-sand-castles/</link>
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		<title>What Do You Want to Know About the 2010 Camaro SS?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week in The Smoking Tire garage, we&#8217;ve got a Rally Yellow 2010 Camaro SS with a 6-speed and the RS package. It&#8217;s pretty much loaded at $36,000. We&#8217;ll be filming with it tomorrow, and I&#8217;d like to answer some viewer questions about it. So, what do you want to know about the 2010 Camaro [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/what-do-you-want-to-know-about-the-2010-camaro-ss/</link>
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		<title>Ebay Find of the Day: Are You Crazy, or Just Stupid Edition?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wish you could go back to 1994 and buy a like new Ford Mustang Cobra?  (No? Me either. &#8211; ed) Though this may not be a dream for a lot of people, the Mustang is our eBay find of the week.  What evidently makes this particular Mustang worth its asking price of $39,900, is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/ebay-find-of-the-day-are-you-crazy-or-just-stupid-edition/</link>
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		<title>Roll Like A Porn Star for $9800!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve got functioning sex organs, chances are you&#8217;ve heard of Peter North. If you haven&#8217;t, here&#8217;s a quick bio: Peter has appeared in over 1,600 films, most of them titled something like &#8220;Backdoor to Hollywood,&#8221; &#8220;2 Tons of Fun,&#8221; or &#8220;Pumping Irene&#8221; (all real films). Well, not only does he have a great career [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/roll-like-a-porn-star-for-9800/</link>
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		<title>Bizarre Roadside Sightings: The Worst DeLorean In History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;re back from Bullrun and things have calmed down a bit, we&#8217;re finally going through all the photos taken on the rally. This little gem right here was spotted cruising (repeatedly) around the Ritz Carlton, where our rally cars were parked, bumping some dirty south rap. There isn&#8217;t much I can say about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bizarre-roadside-sightings-the-worst-delorean-in-history/</link>
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		<title>Bullrun 2010: Video Recap &#8211; All 7 Videos In One Place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you&#8217;ve been hiding under a rock for the past week, The Smoking Tire just finished the Bullrun Rally as Team Black Magic. The Bullrun is a cross-country checkpoint-style navigational rally with 50 other cars, some exotics, some not, and full of great personalities. We shot, edited, and uploaded a video every day from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bullrun-2010-video-recap-all-7-videos-in-one-place/</link>
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		<title>Bullrun 2010: The Black Magic Celebrity Photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who&#8217;s that sexy man? And that clean car! I can remember 7 days ago when all the Bullrun cars were nice and clean with our fresh stickers on them. It doesn&#8217;t look that way now, but here&#8217;s the Black Magic Celebrity Photo Gallery on Facebook so we can all reminisce about what our cars should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bullrun-2010-the-black-magic-celebrity-photos/</link>
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		<title>Bullrun 2010: Funniest News Articles About Bullrun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bullrun Rally attracts all types of media attention, from online car shows like The Smoking Tire giving you full coverage of the event start to finish, to local newspapers and blogs. Some of them are fairly straightforward and boring, and others are absolutely comedy gold. For Instance: This gem from online blog (if you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bullrun-2010-funniest-news-articles-about-bullrun/</link>
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		<title>2010 Bullrun Rally: Day 7 &#8211; The End</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Black Magic wakes up in the firey heat of Scottsdale to discover someone played a prank on their car&#8230;. We visit the Taser factory to watch Flag Girl Karen get shocked, we have a little run-in with the cops, and we have the most unique Bullrun finish of the year. Add this to 100 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2010-bullrun-rally-day-7-the-end/</link>
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		<title>2010 Bullrun Rally: Day 6 &#8211; Telluride to Scottsdale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Bullrun departs the beautiful resort town of Telluride, Colorado for Scottsdale, Arizona. On the way, we stop at Monument Valley for a little of that southwest Americana&#8230;. Add this to 100 bookmarks Share this on Bebo Submit this to Bitacoras Share this on Blinklist Engage with this article! Blog this on Blogger Mark [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2010-bullrun-rally-day-6-telluride-to-scottsdale/</link>
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		<title>2010 Bullrun: Day 5 &#8211; Boulder to Telluride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day 5 begins with some high-speed kart racing at Bandimere Speedway just outside of Boulder, CO. Then the boys hit the road, snaking through the gorgeous Colorado mountains to the high-altitude paradise that is Telluride. On the way an unexpected TV crew interrupts the Ferrari&#8217;s fun, and the last car you would expect to get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2010-bullrun-day-5-boulder-to-telluride/</link>
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		<title>2010 Bullrun Rally: Day 4 &#8211; Omaha to Boulder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 Bullrun: Day 4 Omaha &#8211; Boulder It&#8217;s day 4 of the Bullrun Rally. Tom takes the wheel first, hoping to continue the good fortune and success of the previous leg. The Maserati shows off it&#8217;s Bond-like gadgets, and an old friend surprises us by joining the Bullrun mid-way. You&#8217;ll understand when you see who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2010-bullrun-rally-day-4-omaha-to-boulder/</link>
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		<title>2010 Bullrun Rally: Day 3 &#8211; Chicago to Omaha</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bullrunners depart Chicago, in a mess of lost, for Omaha, Nebraska. There&#8217;s never a shortage of surprises on the Bullrun, and today doesn&#8217;t upset. We get lost and angry, drive the tires off our car, and finally figure out a good strategy. Add this to 100 bookmarks Share this on Bebo Submit this to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2010-bullrun-rally-day-3-chicago-to-omaha/</link>
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		<title>2010 Bullrun Rally: Day 2 &#8211; Cleveland to Chicago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire heads out from Cleveleland, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois on the 2010 Bullrun Live Rally. We  get pulled over, help Ice-T change a tire on an Aston Martin (with a Lexus donut!), and drive our faces off&#8230;. Follow our Twitter Live Feed Friend Matt on Facebook Add this to 100 bookmarks Share this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2010-bullrun-rally-day-2-cleveland-to-chicago/</link>
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		<title>Signs You Bought the Wrong Vehicle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Motorcycles are incredible. They can be called beautiful and bad-ass simultaneously. They provide an almost un-matchable thrill on the road and for a few thousand dollars you&#8217;re faster than a car 100 times as much. They have nostalgia, character, history and mystique. But despite their economical gas mileage, they are not exactly practical. This couple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/signs-you-bought-the-wrong-vehicle/</link>
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		<title>Bullrun Rally 2010: Day 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire hits the road as Team Black Magic for the 2010 Bullrun Live Rally from New York to Las Vegas. We&#8217;re uploading a video every day from the road, so be sure to check back every day to get the best Bullrun updates in near realtime. Also, friend me on Facebook, or Follow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bullrun-rally-2010-day-1/</link>
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		<title>TST Dream Garage:Mercedes-Benz 1992 W124 500E/E500 Sport Sedan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The category of so-called &#8220;super sedan&#8221; is one of my favorites. The e55AMG, M5, XFR, CLS AMG, etc. I just plain like them. With 4 doors, big seats and often loaded with gadgets they provide comfortable, practical daily transportation. But underneath their often demure exterior is an athleticism usually reserved for cars with fewer doors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/tst-dream-garagemercedes-benz-1992-w124-500ee500-sport-sedan/</link>
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		<title>Come See Us at The Start of Bullrun in NYC!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The winner of the &#8220;Your Design, Our Shine&#8221; contest, and the look of our Shelby GT500 We&#8217;re counting the days until the start of the 2010 Bullrun Rally from New York to Las Vegas. As we&#8217;ve mentioned before, this year, we&#8217;ll be driving the 2011 Shelby GT500 Convertible, and sponsored by Black Magic. As we&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/come-see-us-at-the-start-of-bullrun-in-nyc/</link>
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		<title>VF Engineering Supercharged Wide Body E92 M3 620HP and Supercharged Porsche 911 Carrera S</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire heads out to Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, where VF Engineering has provided us with an entire fleet of supercharged sports cars. Matt Farah takes a 510hp blown Porsche 911 and a 620 hp blown wide-body M3 out on the track to see what 30% more power does to two already great cars. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/vf-engineering-supercharged-wide-body-e92-m3-620hp-and-supercharged-porsche-911-carrera-s/</link>
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		<title>Ebay Find of The Day: Swiss Army Truck for $14,999!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for a 6-wheel drive, 5-speed manual, 4 cylinder high mobility all-terrain vehicle from 1982?  Is your answer an undoubtedly strong &#8220;NO&#8221;?  Well keep reading, we might change your mind.  It is a 1982 Pinzgauer 712 6&#215;6.  Never heard of it?  Me neither…  After a little research, they are military vehicles that are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/ebay-find-of-the-day-swiss-army-truck-for-14999/</link>
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		<title>How To Drive a 911 on Dirt &#8211; Pikes Peak</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While everyone&#8217;s attention this past weekend at Pike&#8217;s Peak was focused primarily on the overall record attempts, some other records were actually broken, including one by Jeff Zwart, who destroyed Rhys Millen&#8217;s previous record time of 12:09.40, in his Hyundai Genesis Coupe, with a 11:31.095 in his Porsche 997 Cup. A friend of the site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/how-to-drive-a-911-on-dirt-pikes-peak/</link>
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		<title>Bizarre Roadside Sightings: Eddie Murphy&#8217;s Giant Head</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is either a hilarious movie prop, or the late Rick James&#8217; estate is sending over a little present as one final &#8220;Fuck Yo Couch!&#8221; Thanks, Brett, for the tip! [Source: YoVenice] Add this to 100 bookmarks Share this on Bebo Submit this to Bitacoras Share this on Blinklist Engage with this article! Blog this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bizarre-roadside-sightings-eddie-murphys-giant-head/</link>
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		<title>TST Dream Garage: 1966 Shelby Cobra</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The question that Matt mentioned- &#8220;What is your favorite car?&#8221; &#8211; is, for me, an all-too-common source of headaches. As soon as you tell someone you love cars, read about cars, or write about cars, you can safely bet your own genitals the next sentence from their mouth is that question. And it&#8217;s something I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/tst-dream-garage-1966-shelby-cobra/</link>
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		<title>Chrysler&#8217;s &#8220;Man Van&#8221; &#8211; You&#8217;re Kidding, Right?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For most men, a minivan means castration. Why did SUV&#8217;s get so popular in the last two decades? Because men, who were buying a set of wheels for their family, would rather spend twice as much money each week on gassing up a Suburban than buy a more practical minivan. The Wall Street Journal is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/chryslers-man-van-youre-kidding-right/</link>
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		<title>Volkswagen Touareg TDI &#8211; Top Speed Dry Lake Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire takes the 2010 Volkswagen Touareg TDI to El Mirage Dry Lakebed to see how it behaves on the road and off it. We also see how fast it will go in the one place we could think of with no speed limit. Video after the jump. Add this to 100 bookmarks Share [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/volkswagen-touareg-tdi-top-speed-dry-lake-test/</link>
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		<title>Audi A3 TDI Review &#8211; Can We Drive to the Grand Canyon On One Tank?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of The Smoking Tire, we decide to test Audi&#8217;s version of an economy car to its limits, by attempting to drive to the Grand Canyon from Redondo Beach, CA, 550 miles, on a single 14.6 gallon tank of diesel fuel. We then take the Audi to Adams Motorsports Park for a timed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/audi-a3-tdi-review-can-we-drive-to-the-grand-canyone-on-one-tank/</link>
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		<title>Update: The Greatest McLaren F1 of All Time?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the heels of our latest entry into The Smoking Tire dream garage, a friend of the site sent in these photos from a recent Florida car show. This is McLaren F1 #73 of 73, the last F1 built. Hard as it is to believe, the owner wasn&#8217;t satisfied with the car, so he sent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/update-the-greatest-mclaren-f1-of-all-time/</link>
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		<title>TST Dream Garage: Matt&#8217;s Favorite Car of All Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most common question I get (aside from requests to drive certain cars) is, &#8220;What is your favorite car of all time?&#8221; Well, obvious as it may be, it&#8217;s the McLaren F1 LM. If there was ever a car that brings a sense of occasion to the driver, it&#8217;s definitely the McLaren F1 LM.  Just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/tst-dream-garage-matts-favorite-car-of-all-time/</link>
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		<title>Blastolene Brothers At It Again: The Rocket II Trike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We love the Blastolene Brothers&#8217; sense of adventure and madness, it all translates very well into how they build hot rods. That is to say, their hot rods are better and more original than everyone else&#8217;s hot rods, a point we reinforced by awarding &#8220;Piss&#8217;d Off Pete,&#8221; their last creation Best In Show at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/blastolene-brothers-at-it-again-the-rocket-ii-trike/</link>
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		<title>TST Dream Garage: All Good Benz Rally Cars Come in Pairs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people ask us about our favorite cars, and so we&#8217;ve decided to put together a &#8220;Dream Garage.&#8221; It will be a recurring feature here on The Smoking Tire, as we continue to add our favorite cars to this never expanding list. Today, we start the list with a matching pair of vintage Mercedes racing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/tst-dream-garage-all-good-benz-rally-cars-come-in-pairs/</link>
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		<title>The Most Amazing DUI Loophole We&#8217;ve Ever Seen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[See this smokin hot blonde? Her name is January Jones, and she stars on the AMC hit show Mad Men. Last night, she was involved in a car crash when her Range Rover struck 3 parked cars. She left her license with a witness at the scene, and went home on foot, claiming the paparazzi [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/the-most-amazing-dui-loophole-weve-ever-seen/</link>
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		<title>For Sale: Matt&#8217;s 2007 Suzuki SV650A Motorcycle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that I&#8217;ve got a new daily driver / camera car, we need some more gear to further improve the production quality of The Smoking Tire. That means my beloved motorcycle has got to go. We&#8217;ve had a good run, and I&#8217;d love to see her go to a good home. Hit the jump for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/for-sale-matts-2007-suzuki-sv650a-motorcycle/</link>
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		<title>Bizarre Roadside Sightings: Good Samaritan Edition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This VW Squareback was spotted by my girlfriend crusing around LA, and it sports an important message: become an organ donor. I am, and always have been, and not being an organ donor is one of the most selfish things anyone can do. All it requires is a signature on a piece of paper, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bizarre-roadside-sightings-good-samaritan-edition/</link>
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		<title>EBay Find of the Day: What&#8217;s Under That Lambo?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were going to chose a donor car to build into a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, what would you chose? Obviously, you&#8217;d want something mid-engined, probably a convertible at the very least.  I&#8217;d say a Porsche Boxster, since 1st generation models can be had cheap, and at least it has a leather interior and some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/ebay-find-of-the-day-whats-under-that-lambo/</link>
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		<title>Update: Ferrari 250 GTO Revealed as a Z?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After we ran our &#8220;Ford GT vs. Ferrari 250 GTO&#8221; video last week, there was immediate action in the comments section, as well as our TST Fan Forum, HybridZ.org, and FerrariChat.com, about the authenticity of the car. George, the owner, claimed that an original 1968 Ferrari 365 was wrecked in the early 1970&#8242;s, and that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/update-ferrari-250-gto-revealed-as-a-z/</link>
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		<title>Study: Pot Has &#8220;Little Effect&#8221; on Driving Skills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study by Hartford Hospital reveals something we&#8217;ve known for a long time: that driving while under the influence of Marijuana has &#8220;little effect&#8221; on driving skills. 85 participants in the study, which was conducted with the help of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, were asked to smoke some (probably really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/study-pot-has-little-effect-on-driving-skills/</link>
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		<title>Honda Fit Sport Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we went to San Francisco last month to drive the all-new Ford Fiesta, Ford provided a Honda Fit and a Toyota Yaris for comparison. The Yaris was a joke, but we liked the Fit a little more than Ford would have preferred. We promptly booked one for a review. How does the gold-standard Honda [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/honda-fit-sport-review/</link>
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		<title>Bizarre Road Sightings: L.A. Keeps It Classy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the Bizarre Road Sightings began, I felt a little left out. In a city filled with morons, douche bags, crazies, pill-addicted housewives and more &#8220;artists&#8221; than Xanax prescriptions I had missed out. Matt saw Santa Claus being pulled by a plastic horse with a smoke-stack spine for god&#8217;s sake. W.T.F mate? But out of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bizarre-road-sightings-l-a-keeps-it-classy/</link>
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		<title>Rumormill: Ferrari 458 Spider To Use Hard Top?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you fit a retractable hardtop in a rear/mid engined car? That&#8217;s the question we&#8217;re hoping the boys from Maranello can answer. TeamSpeed is reporting that Ferrari plans to use a retractable hard top for the forthcoming 458 Italia Spider, much like the California&#8217;s unit. Power will be the same, 570 hp 4.5L V8 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/rumormill-ferrari-458-spider-to-use-hard-top/</link>
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		<title>Matt&#8217;s New Ford SVT Raptor 6.2!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every show needs a camera car, right? Well here it is, Matt&#8217;s new Ford SVT Raptor 6.2L. Back on the old show, Matt said that his next car purchase would be a Ford SVT Raptor. True to his word, the new 6.2L beast is now at its permanent home here at The Smoking Tire HQ. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/matts-new-ford-svt-raptor-6-2/</link>
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		<title>R.I.P Mercury &#8211; The Brand That Never Stood A Chance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ford has announced that after 71 years in business, they will be closing the doors on the brand that Edsel Ford built, Mercury. This should come as a surprise to approximately no one, since Mercury has not had a bespoke car since the 2002 Cougar, and we all know how well that one went. We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/r-i-p-mercury-the-brand-that-never-stood-a-chance/</link>
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		<title>Jeff Koons Unveils 17th BMW Art Car with M3 GT2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here at The Smoking Tire, we love art cars. Especially BMW art cars. We love art cars so much, we even made one ourselves. Nothing is quite as official as the real thing though, and last night in Paris, artist Jeff Koons unveiled the 17th BMW Art Car, joining the ranks of Warhol, Calder, Lichtenstein, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/jeff-koons-unveils-17th-bmw-art-car-with-m3-gt2/</link>
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		<title>Ford GT vs. Ferrari 250 GTO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire hits the Malibu Canyons with two hugely different, yet equally amazing cars: The 2006 Ford GT and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. Modern horsepower meets vintage finesse in this beautiful drive in two of the best sports cars of all time. Add this to 100 bookmarks Share this on Bebo Submit this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/ford-gt-vs-ferrari-250-gto/</link>
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		<title>Presenting: The Slowest Porsche in the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Speed, lots of power and&#8230;. GREEN? The hottest cars on the market today push the envelope when it comes to performance, fuel economy, technology. With cars like the Porsche 918 Spyder looming on the horizon, promising rediculous performance figures (198 MPH, 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, 718 HP, all while giving us 78 MPG), the future [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/presenting-the-slowest-porsche-in-the-world/</link>
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		<title>Video: Proof That Yugo&#8217;s Can Do Burnouts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the Yugo went on sale in the US, its largest engine offered 65 (crank) horsepower. That&#8217;s not much better by contemporary standards than it is by our current ones, but as this video proves, it&#8217;s more than enough to smoke the tire (s) of this Yugo for over 3 minutes, until they both explode. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-proof-that-yugos-can-do-burnouts/</link>
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		<title>Update: NASCAR Driver Who Led Police Chase In Trouble Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember Jimmy Neal? The former NASCAR driver who led cops on a 50-mile high speed chase from San Clemente, CA to LaJolla, only to surrender when the engine on his 2003 Corvette grenaded? Well, he got out of jail at 1:30 this morning, and was arrested again within 5 hours, this time for false imprisonment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/update-nascar-driver-who-led-police-chase-in-trouble-again/</link>
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		<title>Dear Dad, I&#8217;m Sorry I Crashed Your Press Car.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever damaged someone&#8217;s car, especially your parents&#8217;, you know the feeling it leaves in your stomach. Your stomach sprints out the back door, your lungs puncture themselves and your balls (if you have them) retract, leaving only your terrified heart and brain to take the inevitable verbal blows. Even if you have the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/dear-dad-im-sorry-i-crashed-your-press-car/</link>
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		<title>Kids Crash Car While Holding Breath</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four teenagers driving through the suburban NY hamlet of Garbutt thought it would be a really good idea to try to hold their breath for the entire length of the town (3/10ths of a mile). Well, they didn&#8217;t make it. The driver, Bryan Parslow, fainted and the car crashed into a boulder. All four kids [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/kids-crash-car-while-holding-breath/</link>
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		<title>Rare Kit Car Sighting: Fiberfab Aztec 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Warren Goodwin founded Fiberfab in 1964, when he started making lightweight body panels for Muscle and hot-rodders. It wasn&#8217;t long before they moved on to Kit Cars with their first effort, the &#8220;Jamaican,&#8221; which sat atop either a Triumph, MGA, or Austin Healey frame. They designed a GT-40 replica body to fit on a VW [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/rare-kit-car-sighting-fiberfab-aztec-7/</link>
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		<title>2010 Volkswagen GTI Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Tire heads out to Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside, CA to test the most requested car of 2010, the Volkswagen GTI. Will it beat the Mazdaspeed3&#8242;s standard-setting lap time? Watch and see&#8230; Add this to 100 bookmarks Share this on Bebo Submit this to Bitacoras Share this on Blinklist Engage with this article! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/2010-volkswagen-gti-review/</link>
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		<title>Bizarre Roadside Sightings: Christmas Come Early Edition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It never snows in Redondo Beach, home of The Smoking Tire. So clearly, Santa would have very little use for a sleigh on runners pulled by livestock. No way. In California, Santa&#8217;s sleigh is pulled by a big block engine, open headers, and 18&#8243; velocity stacks sticking out of a carnival horse&#8217;s saddle. This Hot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bizarre-roadside-sightings-christmas-come-early-edition/</link>
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		<title>Amazing Forum Thread &#8211; Miura Kit Car Build</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world of kit cars is a funny place. On the one hand, modern replica vehicles allow people to enjoy the spirit and performance of the original, and at a small fraction of the price. On the other, they have little collector car value and suffer ridicule from purists. A good one, such as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/amazing-forum-thread-miura-kit-car-build/</link>
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		<title>Are You Getting Maximum Usage From Your Vehicle?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Americans have a bad habit of buying more car than they could ever need. In suburban New York, new mothers habitually trade in their sedans for gigantic SUV&#8217;s with seating for seven, assuming they need all that room to haul around a kid and some diapers. However, in places like the far east, or eastern [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/are-you-getting-maximum-usage-from-your-vehicle/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official: Matte Black No Longer Cool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s it, matte black paint is no longer cool. Remember in 2006, when flat black paint first came on the scene? Oh man, you weren&#8217;t cool unless you were flat black. Lamborghini started offering factory matte-finish paint jobs, Harley-Davidson released their Night Rod, which is a V-Rod, just in, you guessed it, matte black. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/its-official-matte-black-no-longer-cool/</link>
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		<title>Another WTF from Craigslist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of a Toyota Starlet? If yes, you&#8217;re knowledge of cars imported to the US when I was a 2 year old trounces my own, for which you win this pretty rock. If not, don&#8217;t feel bad. The Starlet was a small hatch-back produced by Toyota from 1973 to 1999, but it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/another-wtf-from-craigslist/</link>
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		<title>What Do You Want to Know About the Audi A3 TDI?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Interactive Car Reviews, where we ask our readers what they would like to know about the car as soon as it arrives in our garage, and over the course of our week-long evaluation, we try to answer those questions as best we can. In our first installment, we discussed the Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/what-do-you-want-to-know-about-the-audi-a3-tdi/</link>
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		<title>Retired NASCAR Driver Leads Police on 50-Mile High Speed Chase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[James Neal raced in NASCAR, somewhat unsuccessfully, in the 1980&#8242;s. Not used to leading races, he&#8217;s decided he&#8217;d rather lead chases, which is what he did on Monday in his 2003 Corvette. Neal led authorities on a 50 mile chase from San Clemente, CA to La Jolla, at speeds up to 140 mph, before blowing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/retired-nascar-driver-leads-police-on-50-mile-high-speed-chase/</link>
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		<title>Video: Crazy Arab Drivers Take Over Dubai Road</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve seen some crazy Arab driving before. Whether it&#8217;s Carrera GT&#8217;s and BMW M5&#8242;s drifting through downtown Dubai, or Shiekhs running Formula One cars on closed sections of desert highway, Arabs clearly know how to have fun in a car. (I should know, I&#8217;m half Arab &#8211; MF). Here&#8217;s another good one. A bunch of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-crazy-arab-drivers-take-over-dubai-road/</link>
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		<title>Video: Win a Trip to New York for the Bullrun Rally!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, The Smoking Tire went on the Bullrun Live Rally from New York to Austin, Texas. We drove the first production Ford SVT Raptor right off the assembly line, 10 hours to New York city for the start, and made a video each day, which can be found on Black Magic&#8217;s YouTube Channel. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-win-a-trip-to-new-york-for-the-bullrun-rally/</link>
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		<title>Video: 2011 Shelby GT500 Posts Uber-Fast Lap at VIR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ford&#8217;s on a real roll with their 2011 Mustangs. The 412 HP Mustang GT is being compared to the M3, a car that costs nearly twice as much. Their V6 is the first car in history to come back from rental-car-dom. The new 2011 Shelby GT500 has been on a diet, dropping 120 pounds from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-2011-shelby-gt500-posts-uber-fast-lap-at-vir/</link>
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		<title>Exclusive Mega-Gallery: The Worst Car Show In History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh yeah, he&#8217;s sponsored by Mountain Dew for sure. With a title like &#8220;The Worst Car Show in History,&#8221; this can&#8217;t be any ordinary posting. What do all the photos in this amazing gallery have in common? They were all taken at a single car show. That&#8217;s right, all the suck in these pictures can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/exclusive-mega-gallery-the-worst-car-show-in-history/</link>
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		<title>Video: What Car can You Get For $1,000?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of people ask us about cheap cars. Like, really cheap cars. So cheap that we didn&#8217;t even know what was possible. So we called in the experts. Chris and Jorge from CarsForAGrand.com stop by The Smoking Tire with their 1973 Cadillac Eldorado purchased for, you guessed it, $1,000. Chris and Jorge have just completed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/video-what-car-can-you-get-for-1000/</link>
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		<title>For Sale: The Perfect Vintage 911?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you do when you&#8217;ve built yourself the perfect vintage 911, that you intended to keep forever, but times force you to sell? Well, you call us, because this car is just too nice to not go to a great home. This 1972 911 is restored and modified to really incorporate some of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/for-sale-the-perfect-vintage-911/</link>
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		<title>Bizarre Roadside Sightings: Worst. Sebring. Ever.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we thought we had seen the worst Sebring ever. As usual, our readers showed us we were wrong, and there&#8217;s always something worse. Well, here it is. Heinous bodykit, cheapo chrome wheels, a useless hood scoop, and gigantic rear wing (on a FWD car no less), make this right up in the running [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/bizarre-roadside-sightings-worst-sebring-ever/</link>
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