Thursday, July 30, 2009

Genesis Coupe and 370z Sport Coupe













We did a little comparo for the website, more images and a nice write-up on the automobile site soon! stay tuned!



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370z Roadster













Nissan Did this car right, inside and out.. a great car




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Another Pony Car in the Mix..













Shots will be up on Automobiles website at somepoint


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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Prius













Golf Course, Just outside of Ann Arbor

took some shots, should run with a story at some point on the automobile mag site

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Random












So i got a little bored today, made this from an image i shot yesterday, just to practice pulling a car out of a shot and placing it in another scene, even though this scene is just a photoshop made gradiant.. anywho.. i'll post some of the regular images of the Camaro and a prius later...

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Monday Updates

Images and stories of the Roush 427r and the Subaru SPT wrx are now up on the automobile website, follow the links below to check them out!

Mustang
http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/editors_notebook/0907_2010_roush_mustang_427r/index.html

WRX
http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/editors_notebook/0907_2009_subaru_impreza_wrx_spt/index.html


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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Alot of Car for the Money


























So this is going to seem rather bias i guess coming from me. So take it how you will. Anyways..

Yesterday I took out a 2010 VW CC sport, 2.0T 6spd

Fun car, thought it might be underpowered since it is using the same motor found in various smaller audi's and vws.

Not underpowered at all, very responsive, and pulls nicely, also, such a big car with a manual tranny is always a plus, makes it not just a touring car, but a nice drivers car.

The interior, albeit not real leather, a leatherette in this package is soft, doesnt make your back sweat, sporty seats with mildly agressive bolsters, very well designed, great two tone seats and carpets on the interior.

The real fact here that seals the deal that the base vw CC sport is a killer car, is the low price. The VW CC sport in the same trim level that we have is the very base model, and it starts at only 27,000.

this is one of the best4 door sub 30k sedan that i have driven, I am now hunting around on leasing availability on this car.

Just to give you a better understanding of the price..

the horrid ford fusion, posted a couple days back is a few thousand dollars more expensive.


Volkswagen Really hit the mark with this car, if you are infact looking to buy or a lease a car and this is in your price range, i urge you to do to your local dealer and take it for a spin, you will not be disapointed.


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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Speechless.. well.. not quite..
























Amazing Car

Amazing Car...

Really, I cant say it enough...



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Cube Krom













A strange little car, not sure how I feel about it.

Interesting None the less.


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Fusion Sport













Shot a Ford Fusion Sport for the Magazine today, not a bad car.. But not a great car either, especially with the 30k+ price tag...


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XF?!















Images and reviews of the 2010 Jaguar XF Premium I shot sometime ago have made their way to the web, check out the photos!

Click here for Story and Images


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Monday, July 20, 2009

Updatez










A group of shots I took of the BMW 335i Coupe have been posted with the story on the Automobile Mag website.. However I am little bit ticked as they did not use a couple of the shots that i considered to be the better of the bunch...(see my website for those images) oh well, thats not my call, that is the editors and web guys call.. hmm..

Click here to see story and Images


Ah so a new week begins, keep an eye on here for updates in the coming days.. my schedule of cars to test and shoot this week is as follows...

-2010 Nissan Cube Krom
-2010 Porsche Boxter S
-2010 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE COUPE'
-2010 Volkswagen CC
-2010 Ford Fusion Sport..
...and whatever else happens to float on past my desk.. possibly a 370z and a couple others...

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Genesis Coupe Track Package






















Sooo Hyundai finally showed up to the party..




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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Wrx.. a different one.. i swear























Ok, so last month I shot some "ok" images of a 2010 Subaru WRX Spt edt. Today I took out a standard 2010 WRX to photograph in ann arbor. Despite the lack of options the only thing i really seemed to miss with this wrx is the STI exhaust and the short throw shifter.. anyhow, check it... more stuff on my site..

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Monday, July 13, 2009

Cayman Revisited...














So a few years back when the Cayman originally was released i had the opportunity to take it for a spin and spend a couple days behind the wheel of it. However I did not get the chance to photograph it as i was far too busy driving it. Today I spent part of my morning photographing a 2010 Cayman S.

Despite this car not having most of the factory options, it was still a great car to rip around ann arbor. Clutch was a little mushy, but after all it is a press car, the clutch could be on its last leg. The cayman is a great little ride, much more porsche than the boxter and dare i say more porsche than some of the fat sloppy 911's that have come about of late. Its a twitchy, responsive and uber-quick little rocket, and it better be for that price tag that comes along with it.

More pictures of the car are on my website and will be on Automobiles site and Mag in the coming weeks...


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Friday, July 10, 2009

American Muscle











So with the American car companies in dire straights ford and roush have tried to inject some life into their names by releasing the 427r, and interesting ride. Did it work?

Photographed it today, should be in print/web in the next issue or two..


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Q7 tdi published on web














Q7 images are posted on automobile mag's website...


Click Here For Pics and Story



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Friday, July 3, 2009

British Name, American Design, Indian Owned, who wouldve thought...



























Jaguar, a name that carries with it a history of racing glory, advanced design, and upperclass refinement, however in recent years Jaguar has become the laughing stock of performance and luxury brands in the auto industry, with substandard cars, borrowed and shared designs with of all companies, Ford. This more recent history almost drove the company out of buisness. But recently, they have been purchased as some of you know by the indian investor group known as TATA, one of the first cars that was produced under the new ownership was a modified design by ford that had never been used. TATA had jaguar amend the design and produce the vehicle, the results are astounding.

Having not cared for jaguar most of my life, i was hesitant to step foot inside this car, but once i did, I was throughly impressed. To all of the Nay sayers and jaguar haters I dare you to go take this car for a drive still have negative feelings for the car, for inside and out it is a true work of british er... um indian, art.

ladies and gentleman, here is the 2010 Jaguar XF Premium...



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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Italian Lux Rocket
























Another fine piece of italian machinery... the masarati quattroporte s, with an interior that rivals bentley's and rolls royces and an engine designed and built by ferrari, it is truely a special car..



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