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PORTFOLIO 2011 :: ASATHOMAS.COM

BACK IN BLACK MERCEDES-BENZ SLS BLACK

UNLIKELY BATTLE LP670 vs STRATOS?

WILD STALLIONS ENZO, 430 SCUDERIA, 599, ETC.

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FIRST DRIVE LOTUS EVORA S

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EDITOR’S CAR MERCEDES-BENZ C63 AMG

GREEN CAR LAMBORGHINI LP570-4

3 DEPARTMENTS

Features 12 THIS MEANS WAR McLaren MP4-12C, Ferrari F430, Lexus LFA — ’nuff said.

20 BACK IN BLACK Blasting through the countryside in the new SLS Black.

28 UNLIKELY BATTLE We take liberties with the LP670 through London…and freak out over a minor ‘incident’ involving a real live Lancia Stratos.

114 FERRARIS. LOTS OF FERRARIS. The world’s largest on track Ferrari event. At Monza. You don’t want to miss this.

119 FEATURE # FIVE Meet the cast and crew of the latest high adrenaline blockbuster from director Justin Lin: Fast Five.

ON THE COVER MP4-12C, 458 ITALIA, LFA

Stories 90 GREEN LAMBO For once we really aren’t talking about the color.

108 EDITOR’S C63 AMG Things aren’t quite right with Dan’s C63 AMG. Not that there’s anything wrong with it either. Something wicked this way comes.

44 PAST TENSE On the track and on the prowl, Nissan’s GT-R proves to have a colorful history. We’re take the foreign exchange route, and head for Japan.

126 TO FUJI AND BACK IN THE LOTUS EVORA S The car with the most difficult to access engine is now faster. Read about our adventure in the far East on page 126.

132 THE FIFTH STORY

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We bring you the more about the man behind the legend.

Cold Hard Facts 133 AVANT GARDE (AUDI RS 6) Crazy cargo space. All-wheel drive. 580hp. An excellent all-rounder.

139 HONDA CIVIC TYPE R How many cubic feet of space is there in the passenger footwell of the new Civic Type R? We’re not sure. But we do know it’ll hit 60mph in 6.1 seconds.

144 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPÉ GT Number crunching in the Hyundai’s latest version of the Genesis Coupé. Arithmetic has never been this much fun.

150 iPHONE OPERATED CAR Yes, there’s an app for that too.

155 MONTHLY REAL-WORLD TOP SPEED RUNS BMW M5, Porsche Cayman S, Audi RS3, Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type RA Spec C, Porsche Cayenne Turbo S.

GODZILLA & ITS PREDECESSORS NISSAN GT-Rs

161 FACT SIX Tour BMW’s newest engine factory.

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EDITOR’s LETTER» Greetings fellow car guys & gals About the designer: From as early as age three, Asa has had an OCD-like obsession with the tidy and neat, a fascination for mechanical design, and a love for the flowing artistic line. Since then, he’s gained an interest in automobiles, aircraft, typography, technology, fashion and anything else that’s beautiful to his beholding. Asa graduated from Pensacola Christian College in May 2007. He currently works in the Creative Services department with the Northwest Florida Daily News under Freedom Communications.

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MINI

BMW puts together a bold new portfolio of (gasp!) mini-sized Minis

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ROCKETMAN

CRANK’d»

UP&COMINGÂť New shape is svelte, but unfortunately the hatch will not make a return to the US market.

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NEW A3 CONCEPT IS ROUGHLY THE SAME SIZE AS 1996 A4

“We’ve made some truly sizable advancements.”

Up & Coming A3 likely will not come standard with full LED lighting.

Same story for drilled brake rotors, oversized wheels and abundance of carbon fiber.

Only the sedan form is slated for the US Market.

Svelte exterior (and interior) is classic Audi and a big hit in our eyes.

Press release emphasizes a 5-cylinder. Expect turbocharged 4 standard. Carbon fiber hybrid wheels aren’t cost effective, but they do shed 8 lbs per corner.

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CONTENTS | EDITOR’S LETTER | CRANK’d

Medium is the new small

10 :: THREE WAY VS

THIS MEANS WAR OF COURSE YOU KNOW

WORDS BY CARLTON BANKS PHOTOS BY HENRY JONES JR.

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CONTENTS | EDITOR’S LETTER | CRANK’d | UP & COMING | FIRST LOOK

• COVER STORY | PAST-TENSE | COLD HARD FACTS | EPILOGUE

You have no idea how difficult it was to get this shot. Henry just wanted you to know that.

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Can you believe all these shots came from the SonyÂŽ PS3â&#x201E;˘ title Gran Turismo 5?

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15 Enjoy the shapely front end while you can. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the side youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see often.

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Active spoilers work together with carbon brakes to provide colossal stoppage.

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COVER STORY :: 17 McLAREN MP4-12C » PRICE :: $231,400 ON SALE :: Now ENGINE :: 3.8L 32v DOHC twin-turbo V8, 592hp @ 7000rpm, 443lb-ft @ 6500rpm DRIVE :: Rear-wheel TRANSMISSION :: 7-speed dual clutch automatic SUSPENSION :: (F&R) Control arms, coil springs WEIGHT :: 3009lbs MADE FROM :: Carbon fiber, aluminum LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT :: 177.5/75.1/47.2in 0–60MPH/TOP SPEED :: 3.0sec/205mph 1/4 MILE :: 10.9sec @ 135mph FUEL ECONOMY :: 15/24mpg

FERRARI 458 ITALIA » PRICE :: $241,500 ON SALE :: Now ENGINE :: 4.5L 32v DOHC V8, 562hp @ 9000rpm, 398lb-ft @ 6000rpm DRIVE :: Rear-wheel TRANSMISSION :: 7-speed dual clutch automatic SUSPENSION :: (F) Double wishbone, (R) Multi-link WEIGHT :: 3042lbs (mfr.) MADE FROM :: Carbon fiber, aluminum LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT :: 177.5/75.1/47.2in 0–60MPH/TOP SPEED :: 3.0sec/205mph 1/4 MILE :: 10.9sec @ 135mph FUEL ECONOMY :: 16/23mpg

LEXUS LFA » PRICE :: $371,800 ON SALE :: Now ENGINE :: 4.8L 40v DOHC V10, 552hp@8700rpm, 354lb-ft @ 6800rpm DRIVE :: Rear-wheel TRANSMISSION :: 6-speed single-clutch automatic SUSPENSION :: (F) coil springs, double wishbone, (R) multilink, coil springs WEIGHT :: 3263lbs MADE FROM :: Carbon fiber, aluminum LENGTH/WIDTH/HEIGHT :: 177.4/74.6/48.0in 0–60MPH/TOP SPEED :: 3.6sec/203mph 1/4 MILE :: 11.8sec @ 124mph FUEL ECONOMY :: 15/24mpg

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»Asa Thomas

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37 7th Street | Shalimar, Florida 32579 850.420.3821 | asathomas84@gmail.com

To obtain a design postion that offers creative variety where I can effectively utilize my strength for logical, communicative, and uncluttered graphic design.

qualifications Knowledge of Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, Freehand & Word Comfortable with either Mac or Windows OS Customer service experience Proper literary skills Detail oriented

education Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, Florida Graduated May 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Arts with a concentration in Graphic Design and minor in Advertising

experience May 2009—PRESENT PACE CHAMBER Pace, FL Freelance Designer Work with chamber staff to layout/design monthly newsletter; files sent over FTP to be printed by Panama City press | 850.994.9633 October 2007—PRESENT NWF DAILY NEWS Fort Walton Beach, FL Graphic Artist Design print & web based ads for small businesses; Layout/design local Chamber of Commerce newsletters | 850.315.4454 May—August 2005 (internship) FAIRCHILD (Children’s Business) New York, NY Intern Introduced to fundamentals of magazine design and production | 212.630.3659