Shit Y'all, My Bad

Lets just forget that happened.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Being a NYC Subway Train Conductor

Reddit has a very interesting IAMA from a New York City subway train conductor.  Its a good read, discussing such matters as falling down onto the tracks, suicides, and various code words for unsavory things.

Skateboards Are a Poor Form of Transportation Vol: 2

Jason Dill has one of the most odd bird personalities in skateboarding and a really distinct style of skating.  I ran across this the other day via Slap, and thought it was great.  It does a great job of capturing his style and some tricks from his classic parts.  Props to whoever "Unreal Estate" is who's behind this.

Best Hot Wheels Track Ever

Sweet Looking Audi Concept

Autoblog has some nice pictures of an Audi A1 variant which they're reporting to possibly be a RS1.  We in the poor ol' US of A won't get a sniff at this thing so we can at least enjoy the pictures.  The general body shape reminds me of BMW's E36 318ti, which I always liked.

Check it out here.

General Motors Answer to the Leaf

According to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, General Motors announced today that the Chevrolet Spark, which is sold in Latin America, Europe as well as Asia will be sold on United States soil.  The gas version is a 1.2 liter powerplant that bangs out just over 80 ponies.  The big news though, is that G.M. plans to release an EV version for the 2013 model year, a move that puts Nissan's Leaf in their crosshairs.  No word yet on pricing.  Myself I wonder how it stacks up against and fits into the current lineup with the soon released Sonic.  The Sonic hatch starts out 14,635 for a turbocharged 1.4 liter powerplant.  You can even option up to a six speed manual.  So if you're down with gas, or even if you're not, you have to admit that the dino fuel version of the Spark probably doesn't need to exist.  It would have to undercut the $13,735 that the sedan version starts at to make it worth the downgrade in engine equipment and really, $13,735 for a brand new car is strikingly cheap.  The '13 release for the Spark will be in limited quantities, to contrast, Nissan's Leaf should see a more robust inventory for 2013.

Gnarly Vol: 7