Adam’s shop is very cool, with interesting things around every corner, and numerous projects in various states of completion.

We brought out the STILLEN GT-R, STILLEN 2009 Maxima, as well as our in-house 370Z with all of the STILLEN bolt-on items, and that is being used for body styling for upcoming STILLEN urethane items, including the prototype 370Z rear wing.

The Adam Carolla CarCast podcast will release in a week or so, and is available for free through iTunes and their website.  Additional video coverage of Adam and Steve discussing the cars will be available at the Motorator website.

Some behind the scenes preview is up on the Motorator website now:  http://www.motorator.com/videos/1007

Here’s some photos from our iPhone’s at the event:

 

Spyker chose AP Racing as their brake technology partner from the beginning, and that relationship continues with their second generation supercar:

The C8 Aileron’s brakes are supplied by AP Racing, a partner from day one. Black brake calipers with Spyker script are standard. Colour-coded calipers with Spyker script can be ordered as an option. Carbon ceramic brakes will be available as an option soon.

Those AP Racing brakes provide ample stopping power for the C8 Aileron Spyder, which is powered by an all-aluminum Audi derived 4.2L V8 (400HP/354TQ).  This pushes the car to a 300 km/h (187 mph) top speed with 0-60 ticking off in 4.5 seconds.

In addition to their road-going supercars, Spyker also uses AP Racing brakes in their race efforts with the Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R.

See after the jump for additional photos, and a video walkaround.

Several of us in the office had questioned why a blue wasn’t an option for the current GT-R, and this owner decided this wasn’t acceptable and took matters into his own hands, or rather the hands of extremely capable Wet Works Garage here in Costa Mesa, CA to handle the color change.

We knew Wet Works was working on one, and we first caught site of it from the guys at GT-R Blog who posted some pictures earlier today, and couldn’t wait for it to get here, which it promptly did earlier this morning.  Quickly shot a horrible quality walk around with a point and shoot camera here in the office, and some additional photos.

Photos

 

For more information on the build, visit the owners blog here.  There are photos of each stage of the paint, from initial masking to final polishing.

Hopefully you are following our build of the 2009 Nissan GT-R as we prepare it for the upcoming Targa Newfoundland Tarmac Rally in mid-September.

We decided it would be a neat idea to build a promotion around sending a lucky person and a friend along with the STILLEN team.. and the STILLEN 2009 Targa Newfoundland Sweepstakes was born!

The grand prize winner receives an all-expense paid trip for two to the Targa Newfoundland Rally to follow the STILLEN race team, along with covering the airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, rental car, and $500 in spending cash.

But it doesn’t end there.. rounding out the 114 prizes, there are gift certificates, autographed and framed pictures from the Road & Track Photo Store, and subscriptions as well.

Follow the link below to get your entry in.. and good luck!

Click Here To Enter The Contest

As always, special thanks goes out to the sponsors on the STILLEN GT-R:

• Road & Track
• NADA Guides
• Nissan North America
• AP Racing Brakes

Special thanks also goes to Nissan for making this vehicle available to us before the LA Auto Show this weekend. Below is some of the photos from the day, as well as some quick videos of the car.

And for those of you who asked (almost all).. the “weird black thing” in the center of the rear valance is the spot for the mandatory European fog light, but isn’t necessary for the U.S. so it’s simply blacked out.

EDIT:  Here are some interesting spec sheets and 350Z vs. 370Z comparison numbers we created for the mini-event.

 

Video: Walking around the 370Z

 

Video: Interior of the 370Z

 

Video:  Engine bay of the 370Z 3.7L

 

EDIT: Newly released STILLEN 370Z Exhaust System.  Click here for Video!

Also newly released STILLEN Gen 3 Intake System – Click Here for Info!

EDIT 11/19/08:  Pictures and Video of the 370Z are up as well.. CLICK HERE

more information, date, time and directions after the jump…

On Tuesday, November 18th from 12:00pm until 4:00pm, Nissan is bringing down the new 370Z for us to host a preview for our customers, and we invite you to come out and join us.

This is a unique opportunity to be one of the first to see a production-ready 370Z in person!

STILLEN
2010 Nissan 370Z Debut
11/18 – 12-4pm
3176 Airway Avenue
Costa Mesa, California 92626
714-540-5566

Excerpt from the online article:

On MotorCity Speed’s Mustang dyno in Commerce Township, Michigan, GT-R No. 4 produced a peak of 415 horsepower at the wheels. Based on our 20-percent loss estimate, the engine output was 519, or 39 horsepower more than Nissan’s stated 480.

More information and dyno sheets after the fold…

They go on to state they felt this more accurately explains the testing results they’ve had against the Corvette Z06, where their test GT-R outran the Z06 in both 0-60 (3.3 vs. 3.4 seconds) and in the quarter mile (11.5 at 124 mph versus 11.8 at 125).

As a side note, it’s been our experience that Mustang dynos generally show lower horsepower numbers compared to other dynamometer companies, such as Dynojet, Dynapak, etc.

Click these links for more information and to see the entire story:

• Car & Driver Article Online
• Nissan GT-R Dyno Sheet
• Nissan GT-R Boost Pressure
• Article Photo Gallery

Photo from Car & Driver, Jeffrey G. Russel via caranddriver.com

Using the built in accelerometer housed in your iPhone or iPod Touch the Dynolicious Performance Meter makes this and more possible! Available from the iTunes app store!

More info after the jump…

This program is really cool, and the virtual skid pad alone definitely makes it worth the price of entry. We’ve been playing with it around the office and will post some updates as soon as we put it in a car and get some numbers.

Also available is WordPress for iPhone and iPod Touch which this particular post was entirely created and published with.

Check out these and more on Apple’s Web Apps Site.

While at the event, Brian Sullivan from Fox Business sought out Steve to discuss the GT-R.  Check out the video of the interview below:

Over 1,500 employees and community members were on hand for the event, with Nissan showing off the new 10 story 465,000 sq. ft. facility which will be the US / Mexico / Canada Headquarters for Nissan. Some pictures courtesy of nissannews.com:

 

]]> http://blog.stillen.com/2008/07/fox-business-interviews-steve-millen-at-nissan-hq/feed/ 0 http://blog.stillen.com/2008/07/steve-millen-discusses-gt-r-corvette-porsche/ http://blog.stillen.com/2008/07/steve-millen-discusses-gt-r-corvette-porsche/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:37:34 +0000 Josh@STILLEN http://blog.stillen.com/?p=34 Yesterday Steve Millen was out in Los Angeles for the first delivery of the Nissan GT-R, and while out there Adam from StreetFire.net got a chance to interview Steve regarding the recent controversies surrounding the Road & Track and Car & Driver testing of the Nissan GT-R versus the Corvette Z06 and Porsche GT2, and various other topics.

Video of the StreetFire.net interview is below:

EDIT:  It would seem that this is again creating some buzz in related forums, listed below:

- NAGTROC – Steve Millen Answers the Skeptics on the GT-R
- NAGTROC – GT-R faster than 997 GT2 at Willow Springs
- FerrariChat – GT-R beats 911 GT2 at Buttonwillow