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Spy Hunter

At some point in our lives we all wish we could be Christian Rado. Um…er...I mean James Bond. Face it bro, 007 has it all. He travels to exotic places, hooks up with gorgeous women, kills bad guys with hella cool gadget weapons, drives awesome cars and of course drinks his Martinis “shaken not stirred”. There’s a little JB in all of us and some have the means to fully exploit it. Enter Rado’s “Spy Car”. Yeah, yeah, we know this gem has been covered before but we figured since this is the Technology issue after all, what the hell. Plus, you’ve never seen it in gloss black have you? Didn’t think so.

According to Chris, “This car has all the stuff James Bond’s cars have plus other stuff BOND wishes he had.” Take the Retinal Scanner for example. The only two eyeballs in the world that can start this car are in Rado’s skull. And what about an on board Flame Thrower that’s capable of melting your face from more than 40 feet away? “We went through 17 different flame throwers before we got the one I wanted. I was going for After Burner type shit.” Mission accomplished.

I asked Chris if he had the chance to use any of his on board weaponry without consequence which he would chose, and he said “Definitely the oil slick. I’d lay down a bad ass oil slick on some punk and watch him slide right off the road.” Personally, I’d like to see that. The really sweet part is that all of this stuff is controlled by an onboard computer complete with a full keyboard that folds out of the center armrest. “The car is fully online” said Chris, “it has wireless Internet connectivity. I could call an air strike in if I wanted to.” Well, not really. Actually, maybe he could. I chose not to test him.

When experiencing this car one can only wonder how much of this technology was just purchased and installed vs. what was actually fabricated from scratch. “We used a combination of technology in building the gadgets in the car. Some is proprietary and some already existed.” So there you have it. The infamous Chris Rado “Spy Car” complete with a new coat of paint and just as trick as ever.

SPECIFICATIONS

EXTERIOR
Extreme Dimensions Rado Series Wide-Body Kit, Graphics by Stick It

ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN
Scion tC 500+ hp 2.4 Liter Engine, Clutch by Advanced Clutch Technology, 5-Speed Manual Transmission, NX Nitrous System with Automatic Bottle Opener and Regulator

TURBOCHARGER
Descendent Turbo Kit featuring BorgWarner S200, WORLD electronics TBC-1 Turbo Boost Controller

EXHAUST AND SUSPENSION
007 Rado Series Flame Thrower Exhaust by Twins Turbo, Fully Adjustable Tanabe Coilover Suspension

WHEELS, TIRES AND BRAKES
HRE Wheels; 19” x 12” Rear; 19” x 10”, Front; Tires: 305/30ZR 19, Rear; 275/25ZR 19 Front, Brakes; 14” Rotors, 4 Piston Calipers

INTERIOR
Seats, Shift Knob and Peddles by MOMO, Audio System by Rockford Fosgate featuring 15” T2 Subwoofer and 6 ½” Front and Rear Components and Amplifiers, Interior Motorization & Suede by J&G Customs, Two Intel Mobile Centrino Processors running Windows XP, Global Positioning System, DVD RW, Broadband Internet Access, Mobile Audio

SPY TECHNOLOGY
Smoke Screen, Oil Slick, Flame Thrower, Night Vision, Thermal Imaging by FLIR Systems, Actuated Covert Passenger Computer, Visor and Rear View LCD Monitors, Retina Scan Authentication, Fingerprint Identification, Rear View Camera, Police Scanner, Radar Detecting Technology