The Geico gecko, so cute you could step on him

There are a lot of good things about living in the USA, like driving on the correct side of the road or being able to own guns. On the other hand, living in the UK has its own unique advantages, besides being able to buy a Ford Focus RS.

We here at RideLust get a lot of questions from readers. Most ask how they can have a fabulous career as a jet-setting automotive writer, in which case we tell them that blackmail pics of industry execs having sex with farm animals is a really good way to start. Or to get really, really good with Photoshop so you can create blackmail pics. Sometimes people ask us what it’s like to drive the Bugatti Veyron, and all of us on staff can answer with authority, because we’ve flogged the snot out of one in Need For Speed: Shift. Not to brag, but we’re all pretty good behind the wheel of a Ford GT, Lamborghini Murcielago or McLaren F1, too.

There are going to be a proverbial ton of custom Camaros at this year’s SEMA 2009 convention. Everyone’s been almost constipated in anticipation of Chevy’s pony car returning to the streets, and now we can begin the regularity accordable any popular American muscle car–which means almost daily receiving news of some special custom and tuner model from every little father-and-son garage with a dream.

Let’s begin with the Defender Worx Camaros here. They have been working on their display models for sometime, and have just completed a professional photoshoot and posted those photos for all the fanboys at Camaro5.

So what do you guys think? Yeah, me too. The grille is a bit strange. But the wheels are cool. Yeah, the mirrors are neat, too.

Wait? You can’t see the car in that photo can you? Clumsy me. But the fact is, the hottest blond in these photo shoots is the one with the built-in dual air bags you see above you, and since Defender Worx was so kind to include clips of the dame slowly stripping down in front of the Camaro, we doubt very seriously you’ll care much about another wheel and fender job. And yes, I’m talking about the car. It seems that even they are aware that their cars are a bit boring and need ornate hood ornaments to make us look.

For more semi pornographic photos information and and a full gallery of Defender Worx’s two Camaros, click the jump.

Squatting: The Best Way To Appreciate Good Tires

The rather uncomfortable staging of this poor girl by the wheel well of a Mustang is a startling reminder of one of the most important and often overlooked aspects of car ownership. No, not the harmful effects of self-tanners on paint or the misuse of scissor doors on a Ford, but proper tire selection. Surely our Ridelust readership does not need to be reminded that a quality set of rubber is easily the most cost-effective way to add performance to your car. But as young Misty here can no doubt confirm by her vantage point, tire manufacturer Vredestein provides one of the more striking examples with their Ultrac Sessanta summer tire .

Which one would you rather see with a Turbo-Diesel powerplant?

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Lamborghini is taking its own steps to save the environment through the kissing of environmentalist-ass!

Like most companies, the Italian manufacturer finds itself under pressure to make-nice and reduce C02 emissions and increase the fuel-efficiency of their cars. Though Lamborghini is technically exempt from the harshest wave of Emission Laws in the European Union per a clause pertaining to “manufacturers of ’specialty’ vehicles (with fewer than 10,000 new cars made per year) who run their own production facilities and design centres, even though they are part of a group of associated producers,” Lamborghini nonetheless is doing their part to at least look like they care.

In a new press release, Lamborghini details their plans to clean-up their factories by attaching solar panels to the roofs of their plants, really a smart move considering factories make up the portly midsection of those Pollution Pie Charts.

But their plans involve the possibility of Lamborghini Hybrids as well.

I love auto show girls. Actually, I love all girls, but still… there is something especially appealing about the auto show girl. Maybe it’s because we see them next to a car and automatically assume they have some automotive knowledge? Or that they’re at least interested in the cars? We love girls who love things we love. Which is also why we love lesbians. It’s a complicated and bizarre thought process going on inside the male brain. Actually, I take that back, it’s not complicated at all.

Either way, the fact remains that men love auto show girls, and last month, the 13th biennial (it’s a word, look it up, it means “every two years”) Auto Shanghai was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Classy digs, apparently, and the girls were equally classy. Those Chinamen really know how to throw a party. So we snagged a few pictures of the scenery for you, loyal Ridelusters. Enjoy!

I’m not one to make fun. Deep down inside, I always felt bad for laughing at the Star Wars Kids and the Dog Poop Girl, but still, I laughed. I laughed at the recent caption contest girl too. All’s fair in love and the internet.

The interwebz brings us all together, gives us all access to the mass of information out there, allows for easy micro-lending and swarm computing… but it also has an infinite memory and the ability to spread our private moments around to the world, to become memes and little forwarded emails of embarrassing hilarity for the masses.

This unfortunate girl has joined the annals of internet meme-dom. Thank you Caption Contest Girl, you’ve brightened our lives and given us laughter. To you…

Enjoy the whole series:

Oh my… I don’t really know what to say about this one folks. It’s up to you, the collective hive mind of Ridelust readers, to come up with an appropriate caption for this… picture.

It’s in your hands people, let’s see what you’ve got.

Tamara Ecclestone for PETA

Thankfully, the Ecclestone in question isn’t Bernie [love ya Bernie, but only with your shirt on] but rather one of his daughters, Tamara Ecclestone. Pictured above wearing nothing more than a checkered flag, Tamara Ecclestone’s new set of racy ads were created for PETA in order to combat what is currently the nation’s most pressing concern – animal rights.

Part of PETA’s “I would rather go naked than wear fur,” Tamara’s dedication to the slightly irritating cause follows in the wake of similar devotion expressed by fellow Formula 1 family members, Jensen Button and the Schumachers.

Personally, I say: way to go Tamara! There’s nothing more courageous then a quasi-celebrity using her status as a public figure to champion a cause that’s completely irrelevant in today’s crumbling society. You go girl!

Unlike RideLust’s previous salute to the Auto Show Girl, this titillating pictorial is completely tame enough to avoid an awkward Monday-morning chat with HR, yet still guaranteed to take your mind off the daily grind.

Enjoy, and as I said before, you’re welcome in advance.

Full gallery after the jump