Sam Hubinette


Formula Drift, Las Vegas: A sideways primer

There needs to be a good reason for us to stand in 117-degree heat ingesting particulate rubber and inhaling the tangy stench of tire smoke. An invite to the Las Vegas round of Formula Drift didn't appear to be reason enough, until we realized we didn't have the faintest clue what drifting is really all about. So, with education as our aim we headed into the heat of ten thousands suns to learn what the high-powered slip-n-slide entails. We came away with two findings: one, drifting takes enormous skill; two, drifting isn't a motorsport ... Read more →

Autoblog enlists in Sam Hubinette's 360 Performance Driving Academy Jonathon Ramsey

Write about cars long enough and it is ineluctable that you will partake in some manner of driving exercise accompanied by a "professional driving instructor." This is often not nearly as ...

Mopar pulls sponsorship of Sam Hubinette's drift team Damon Lavrinc

In an unsurprising turn of events, Chrysler has pulled its sponsorship of Sam Hubinette's drifting team as part of the company's restructuring plan. The bankrupt automaker's Formula Drift program ...

Nissan 300ZX Longtailghini spotted in Beijing Frank Filipponio

Call it the Lamborgawdy LP300ZX. This "tuned" Nissan was spotted at China's version of SEMA, the Beijing Automobile Accessories and Decorations Show. It's from a firm called MPS, which stands for Max ...

SEMA 2008: Sam Hubinette's new ride an '09 Mopar Drift Dodge Challenger Frank Filipponio

Using the slogan, "if you can dream it, you can build it with Mopar," the Dodge boys introduced Sam Hübinette's 2009 Mopar Dodge Drift Challenger. Team owner Shaun Carlson and driver Samuel ...

VIDEO: Sam Hubinette cuts it real close 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to witness Hubinette's drifting skills We know Sam Hubinette has incredible drifting skills. The Crazy Swede is a two-time champion in Formula Drift and makes a living doing stunt driving, but that still doesn't mean we would put our life in his hands. Streetfire.net's Creative Director ...

VIDEO: Sam Hubinette in Formula D action 1 year ago on Autoblog

When you're winging a vehicle as expensive and powerful as a purpose-built Dodge Viper drift car, being fearful will only lead to a bad ending. Sam Hubinette doesn't have any such compunctions while sliding sideways at 90 miles per hour. Should he inadvertently hit the wall, whoops. Fretting over ...

Sam Hubinette's Lamborghini LP-560 drifting video 1 year ago on Autoblog

When Jaguar's "Gorgeous" campaign TV ads came out a few years back with the XK, some ad critics questioned the none-too-subtle message they contained: older, distinguished gentleman gets to frolic with beautiful young women when he drives this car. Whether or not that's the case -- concerning the ...

Sam Hubinette filming Gallardo drifting commercial for Lamborghini 1 year ago on Autoblog

He usually spends his time behind the wheel of a Dodge Charger, but recently Samuel Hübinette made an exchange for something with a lower roofline. Lamborghini asked him to take a seat in a 2009 Gallardo for the filming of a European-market commercial set on the streets of Los Angeles and Palm ...

Spring Festival of LXs: Yep, they ALL have Hemis in them 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the above image for a high-res gallery of Drew Phillips' photos from the event Spring Festival of LXs – that's the official name of the event, but we doubt many will make the connection to Chrysler's current crop of Hemi cars – you know, the hot-selling, multi-configurable, ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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