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The 2009 Audi R8. Alternate title: When a Man Loves an Audi.

Beautiful eyes, gorgeous hips, and a stunning profile have me completely in love

No I am not referring to a woman, but to the 2009 Audi R8. It has a polarizing appearance that quite literally causes people to shout nonsense at me when I am driving down the road. They crane their necks, twist their bodies, point at the car … and then turn into incoherent puddles of stupor. It all sounds quite dramatic, but their reactions are nothing compared to my own. I am a drooling, slack-jawed mess adrift in a beautiful sea of carbon-fiber and aluminum. More...

The 1980 Ferrari 308 GTSi is at my office and the owner wants me to drive it. Alrighty then.

“So I have a friend who owns a 1980 Ferrari, would you want him to bring it by the office?” asked my co-worker.

Yes. Yes I would.

I have ridden in a Ferrari once, but I have never been behind the wheel. However, a 1980 Ferrari 308 GTSi just showed up at the NADAguides.com office and the owner is handing me the keys More...

2009 Aston Martin DBS

There are only a handful of words that can be used to best describe the Aston Martin DBS. Breathtaking, exhilarating, heart pounding, exciting, sexy, fast, speed, elegant, classy, sophisticated, unique, special, unparalleled, luxury, performance and horsepower. Just a few right? How about just perfect!

So, I guess, there are more than a few words that describe this supercar, but words can’t really describe the overall experience of driving the DBS. The NADAguides.com team was honored to be behind the wheel piloting such a magnificent piece of machinery and we hope that our review gives the DBS the justice it deserves. More...

2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible
March Spring Preview

The all-new 2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible (C) was the talk of the auto industry in early March as the media spent a day behind the wheel of several first generation G37 Cs. Launched at the 2008 Los Angeles International Auto Show last November, the G37 Convertible that will hit the market in late June will be the most technologically advanced G37 to date.

So, what better place to launch the G37 Convertible than in beautiful Southern California, where the temperatures hover in the 70’s and it’s always a perfect day to drop the top of a convertible?More...

It's very early in the morning but I am wide awake…

I’m up at dawn…
I have coffee beginning to course through my veins but for the first time in a long time, I don’t need it. The air is brisk as I stand in the parking lot of a random southern California beach. My eyes are adjusting to the early morning light which is a beautiful blend of muted orange and a deep dark blue, however it is my sense of hearing that is causing my pulse to quicken. I hear a burbling exhaust note of an idle engine...potent yet patiently waiting. My coffee empty, my eyes open, I enter the cockpit of the 2009 Nissan GT-R and suddenly everything stops.More...