Jason Smith on CarBuzz (104 comments)

Jason Smith

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2014 BMW 5 Series Lineup Refreshed (May 20, 2013) Yep, my chipped 330d (06) has around 280hp..
Screen Cars: Pontiac Trans Am (May 20, 2013) Exactly. I also have a friend who attended a party hosted by 'The Hoff' many years ago and he was handing out signed photos of himself - and I don't think he was doing it ironically....
Screen Cars: Pontiac Trans Am (May 19, 2013) A Journalist once told David Hasselhoff that the car was more important to the show than he was so he said 'go and interview the f*!*ing car then!'...
22 Loud and Sexy Exhausts (May 19, 2013) It's more than likely high grade titanium, hardly cheap...
Lamborghini Anniversary Tour Finale (May 16, 2013) Check the plate...
Lamborghini Anniversary Tour Finale (May 16, 2013) This was on my wall as a kid, still looks good.
Nashville Cars and Coffee May Meet (May 14, 2013) That's the one for me..
Lamborghini Egoista is Pure Insanity (May 13, 2013) Next Lamborghini will have 3000hp, missile launchers and be fully submergeable. You have to love their ambition..
Lambo Veneno Starts its Engine (May 10, 2013) I'm just trying to work out who I WOULDN'T kill to own one of these.....
Dubai Cops Add Aston One-77 to Fleet (May 10, 2013) Just like the Recent Grand Prix, it's a publicity stunt to legitimise their hideous government.. Maybe they could use the cars to round up all of the 'illegal protestors'...
Pininfarina Phantom DHC Spotted (May 07, 2013) Why are modded luxury cars almost always hideous...?
Tesla Offers Performance Plus Pack (May 07, 2013) True, but logic (and physics) suggest that a Car that is mid-engined with an extremely low centre of gravity will out-handle another that's front engined and has a comparatively high centre of gravity.
SSC Tuatara Coming This Winter (May 06, 2013) It's great for news headlines but what does the difference between, for instance, 267 and 275mph actually mean in the real world? Surely handling, acceleration, comfort etc are also important considerations? What's the point in holding the record if your car has to have a team of mechanics prepare it each time you use it or can only be driven on a track..?
Tesla Offers Performance Plus Pack (May 06, 2013) The Tesla is a great car but out-handle a McLaren? I seriously doubt it. Putting bigger wheels on a car does not always guarantee increased grip (anyone who's ever driven a Lotus on relatively skinny tyres would agree) and the McLaren is a mid engined, track machine.
Revolution STI Breaks Ring Record (May 06, 2013) We used to have these as track day cars for corporate customers alongside the Lotus Exiges and AC Cobra. The problem with 4 wheel drive cars is that they don't handle like a traditional rear wheel driven car and are just not as much fun. When you lose grip they are completely unforgiving..
Seat Reveals Leon Cup Racer (May 06, 2013) 330hp through the front tyres - better hope that diff is really trick...
Seat Reveals Leon Cup Racer (May 06, 2013) Wow, I used to have a Leon but it didn't look like this.
Brits Obsess at Auto Italia (May 06, 2013) It's a De Tomaso Pantera right?
Brits Obsess at Auto Italia (May 06, 2013) 80s excess but god dammit, I love those things.
Brits Obsess at Auto Italia (May 06, 2013) Saw one of these last week - stunning.
McLaren 12C Special Sports Camo (May 06, 2013) It's be great for a couple of weeks and then you'd be sick of it....
Porsche 918 Spyder Will Likely Sell Out (May 05, 2013) Hydrogen is really efficient but putting in the infrastructure will likely cost billions....
More Exclusive LaFerrari on the Way? (May 05, 2013) God this thing looks like it means business...
Brabus Bugatti EB110 SS for Sale (May 02, 2013) Retro cool.
DRIVE Returns with Paganis (May 02, 2013) Try taking that to your local mechanic for a tune-up....
DRIVE Returns with Paganis (May 02, 2013) No compromise car.
Spyker Planning B6 Venator Spyder (Apr 30, 2013) Great looking GT
McLaren P1 Tests in the Snow (Apr 30, 2013) Just. Look. At. It..
Stolen "Pulp Fiction" Malibu Recovered (Apr 30, 2013) "Don't be a square, daddio..."
AMG Centre Opens at Brooklands (Apr 30, 2013) You just know this is easy to fishtail around.....
Top 5 Most Iconic Racing Liveries (Apr 26, 2013) Great cars but sad that all the liveries are from evil big tobacco and oil...
Alfa Planning Ghibli-Based 6C (Apr 26, 2013) Now that's a good looking GT...
Cinquecento Packs a Lambo V12 (Apr 25, 2013) Ah, hell yeah!
Expensive Failures: Rolls-Royce Camargue (Apr 16, 2013) Looks like 2 different cars welded together... Imagine the depreciation.
McLaren Offers Qualified Program (Apr 14, 2013) That extra $11k was the only thing stopping me slapping down the cash.... ;)
Gallardo Rides on New PUR Wheels (Apr 14, 2013) Great wheels but wrong colour combo...
Unique of the Week: 1977 Lotus Eclat (Apr 14, 2013) Back in the 70s these were cool, in fact ANY Lotus was cool...
One-Off Lamborghini Pregunta For Sale (Apr 14, 2013) No uglier than a Diablo....
Expensive Failures: Aston Martin Lagonda (Apr 14, 2013) The only good looking bit is the front grill....
Veyron SS Stripped of its 'Fastest' Title (Apr 08, 2013) Regardless of the Argument over whether or not the Hennessey is a production car or 'merely' a tuned special, I'm sure they would not want to be awarded the record over a technicality, especially a spurious one like this....
Lamborghini Miura Burns in London (Apr 07, 2013) Don't worry, it'll polish out.....
Venom GT Hits 265.7 MPH (Apr 04, 2013) @david parenti - I stand corrected! The US speed limits seem to be faster than the UK's in a fair few states! Just seems that every time I travel to the US everyone drives slower than me.. Must just be my crazy speeding. I hear that your speeding fines can be pretty harsh to.... ;)
Venom GT Hits 265.7 MPH (Apr 03, 2013) As deeply impressive as it is, there is still a big question over whether or not this is a production car... Also, does anyone else think it's ironic that the fastest car in the world is from a country that has some of the slowest legal speed limits...? :)
Ronaldo's Wrecked Ferrari For Sale (Mar 29, 2013) That's what happens when a tiny-brained footballer is allowed to own something this powerful. He should be forced to spend 5 years driving a people carrier as punishment...
Track-Spec LaFerrari EVOXX Rendered (Mar 29, 2013) Now THIS means business...
Ferrari California by Tunerworks Performance (Feb 19, 2013) No stupid stickers, flames, stripes or over sized alloys - classy.
Ferrari California by Tunerworks Performance (Feb 19, 2013) I normally only like Ferraris as Maranello intended, but this is nice. Like the power upgrade to...
First Corvette Stingray Crashes in Arizona (Feb 14, 2013) I agree with Jack. Supercars are bought with passion in mind, not BHP per $. Vipers and Vettes might be cheaper than any supercar Europe can build but there are good reasons for this....
5 China-Only Special Editions (Feb 14, 2013) Look at me!! Look at me!!!!
5 China-Only Special Editions (Feb 14, 2013) Chinese gangsters - form an orderly queue......
Worst Veyron Replica Ever? (Feb 14, 2013) I'm guessing that top speed is down on the 257mph of the original...
Lola Le Mans Film Car Up for Auction (Feb 12, 2013) Just one lap before I die...
Most Beautiful Supercar Award Goes To... (Feb 12, 2013) Better looking than a Ferrari 458? Really? It's also a lot of money for something with that level of performance, ie average in supercar terms.
Arab Supercar Attracts 100 Orders (Feb 12, 2013) Looks good, reads well, but can it really achieve 245? Many have claimed outrageous top speeds but until it is officially tested.....
Watch This Russian Porsche Driver Be an Ass (Feb 07, 2013) I'm guessing they are either undercover cops or mafia types...
Listen to the Ferrari F150 Roar on the Track (Feb 05, 2013) I hope the Mclaren boys are taking notes.....
Listen to the Ferrari F150 Roar on the Track (Feb 05, 2013) Can you imagine doing that for a job!?
Final LFA Finds a Home (Feb 04, 2013) Hell yeah.
McLaren SLR by RENNtech (Feb 02, 2013) This says one thing to me - sideways....
5 G-Power Tuned BMWs (Feb 02, 2013) I don't care for SUVs but there is something about a 4x4 BMW with 725 hp that you have to love...
Button Drives P1 at F1 Car Launch (Feb 02, 2013) Goddamit that looks fierce..
Super EV Showdown: Bike vs. Car (Feb 02, 2013) I can see a future for electric/hybrid cars but trying to squeeze decent power to weight ratios out of this technology for bikes - I don't think so. They are where hybrid cars were 10 years ago and having ridden many super bikes - it's all about the noise and mind bending acceleration.
Classic Supercar Matchup: Countach vs. Ferrari 512 BB (Jan 27, 2013) The Countach was my childhood dream car but that Ferrari 512 is looking really good - a lot better than it's replacement, the Testerossa. Looking at the driver struggling those old supercars around that track makes you think they weren't really built for circuit work. Could you imagine the fear of reaching 190mph is that Lamborghini..?
Classic Supercar Matchup: Countach vs. Ferrari 512 BB (Jan 27, 2013) @will will - the Lamborghini certainly did not have great reliability and an engine rebuild is around $12000. They also didn't rev it hard off the line as a clutch is around $5000 and they went through these every 5000 miles or so. For my money, the Ferrari sounded much happier on that run and was clearly faster.
Top 5 1000-HP Supercars (Jan 25, 2013) Still the daddy.
Top 5 1000-HP Supercars (Jan 25, 2013) It's all very well claiming 275mph - you have to prove it...
Top 5 F1-Derived Supercars (Jan 22, 2013) Blasphemy? Oh yes.
Top 5 F1-Derived Supercars (Jan 22, 2013) Tricky getting it over a speed bump...
Top 5 F1-Derived Supercars (Jan 22, 2013) This is the daddy. 20 years old and still arecord
Porsche Announces 918 Spyder Pricing (Jan 22, 2013) That Martini livery is awesome.
Porsche Announces 918 Spyder Pricing (Jan 22, 2013) People pay millions of dollars for paintings... Think I'd rather have one if these....
New Details on McLaren P1 Hypercar (Jan 20, 2013) If this thing is anywhere near as revolutionary as the F1 it will take some beating.
New Details on McLaren P1 Hypercar (Jan 20, 2013) This has to be the most anticipated Hypercar of 2013 (apart from the Enzo replacement maybe...). As to the type of engine, who cares? Mclaren know a thing or two about making things go around twisty tracks in record time....
Unique of the Week: MGB GT V8 (Jan 20, 2013) My Dad had one of the original MGB GT's and he always said it was one of the least safe cars he'd ever owned as there was far more power than grip. Sounds perfect to me....
Unearthed: 1985 Merkur XR4Ti (Jan 20, 2013) ...and then have one of the tuning companies extract 500+ hp from it :)
Unearthed: 1985 Merkur XR4Ti (Jan 19, 2013) This was sold as a Ford Sierra XR4i in the UK and was pretty successful, leading to the Sierra Cosworth. Now THAT was a monster in it's day...
918 Spyder Spied in the Cold (Jan 19, 2013) The environmental 'shit' is what we'll all be using when we run out of fossil fuels (or when the price of petrol hits unaffordable levels...). Besides, this car rocks with or without electric power.
Cars that Defied the Norm: Bugatti Veyron (Jan 18, 2013) The point with the Veyron is that Bugatti built it because they COULD. it was designed to be the fastest, most powerful, technologically advanced production car ever built and they achieved all of this despite it probably not even making a profit for Bugatti. It is an amazing statement of intent that goes against the current trend of efficient hybrid supercars.
Chevy Unveils C7 Corvette Stingray (Jan 14, 2013) I'm not orally a fan of 'Vettes but this looks pretty decent...
Pagani Huayra vs Ferrari F12 on the Track (Jan 13, 2013) Also, in Evo's cars of the year 2012, the 12c lapped Blyton Park (UK track) only 0.2 seconds slower than the Pagani. Not bad for a £170,000 car....
Pagani Huayra vs Ferrari F12 on the Track (Jan 13, 2013) They are both absurdly beautiful, incredible performance cars but it seems hard to justify the massive cost of the Pagani over the Ferrari. If you watch the video, the Pagani seems to catch the Ferrari on every straight but struggles to keep traction out of the corners, probably due to the extra torque. For my money, I'd take the screaming V12 Ferrari and buy an Aventador, 458 and spend the rest on a massively tuned Godzilla GTR :)
Viper GTS Hits the Dyno (Jan 03, 2013) @ those dissing Euro exotica - how many US muscle cars are exported? Why is the US car market in such a terrible state (Fiat saved Chrysler from bankruptcy)? Your cars are only relevant for the US and have little appeal elsewhere. it is the cheapest way of buying something new with 600+ hp however....
Aventador Gets New Vellano Rims (Jan 03, 2013) Oh god yes.
Ferrari 458 Spider by Different Car (Jan 03, 2013) I don't think it's possible to ugly-up a 458.... It would still look great in pink.
Lister-Chevrolet is the Fastest '50s Roadster (Dec 31, 2012) Imagine how this bad boy sounds....
MT's Quickest Cars of 2012 (Dec 30, 2012) How can anyone consider a Viper to look as good as the Aventador, Mclaren or the greatest sub £150,000 car available today - the Ferrari 458? It looks like it was designed in the 80s.
Slot Car Ignites Hydrogen Balloon (Dec 30, 2012) Is this available in one of the Scalextric sets..?
Sesto Elemento Arrives in London (Dec 19, 2012) Ludicrous, pointless, overblown..........but god, I want one.
Hot Hatches: Citroen DS3 Racing (Dec 17, 2012) Looks great but the Renault Megane RS Trophy is 265hp for the same price and is the current Nurburgring champion for front wheel drive cars. I know what I would choose....
McLaren P1 Spotted on the Road (Nov 29, 2012) Exactly. I suspect that they are pandering to the US market. Sad.
DRT: Super Drag Race in Poland (Oct 30, 2012) Put them on a short, twisty track and the Lotus would eat them all alive.....
Hennessey Tests the Limits of Texas Toll Road (Oct 30, 2012) Least exciting acceleration video ever... Where was the noise? Different angled shots? Tyre smoke? Anything! Good ad for a toll road I suppose...
Bugatti Developing 1600HP Super Veyron? (Oct 29, 2012) ...and in 2014 the Veyron will become a hover car...
Unique of the Week: 1991 Maserati Shamal 3.2 Biturbo (Oct 20, 2012) I'll bet it doesn't handle like a Countach...
Student Envisions a Future Lamborghini (Oct 12, 2012) For all the haters.... Post up your design projects before you criticise others.
Maserati MC12 up for Auction in London (Oct 12, 2012) I think I would kill for one of these....
Jay Leno Drives Lexus LFA Spyder (Oct 08, 2012) Jay Leno - all that money and he wears the same shirt in EVERY video......
Grid 2 Previews the Next Generation of Driving Games (Oct 07, 2012) If you want realism then you need to stick with GT5. However, Grid is more fun for the casual gamer...
TC Concepts Boosts SL65 AMG to 670 hp (Oct 05, 2012) Twin turbo as standard! You know that someone will squeeze a LOT more than 670bhp out of that motor.
4 Paris 2012 Supercars (Oct 05, 2012) Looks great but we all know they won't build it like this...