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The Blingiest: Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade and his 2006 Hummer H2 SUT

AutoWeek | Published 07/12/06, 5:13 pm et

Heard enough of the word bling and anything associated with it? We've pretty much had our fill of it too, but that hasn't stopped it from continuing on as a pop culture moniker for all things outrageously appointed with big, bold and shiny stuff.

For example: GM's star studded All-Car Showdown, held this week in L.A. in advance of ESPN's annual Espy awards show, which was capped by the crowning of the 'King of Bling.'

Hosted by noted blingmeister Shaquille O’Neal, the third-annual event featured celebrity auto buffs from the entertainment and athletic realms showing off their wide range of wildly customized GM vehicles.

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade was crowned this year's King for his 2006 white Hummer H2 SUT. For winning, Wade received a $10,000 donation to the Dwyane Wade Foundation, which provides support to various youth, educational, health and family service programs for the underprivileged.

Other winners included hip-hop star Ludacris, who took best exterior honors for his 1954 multicolor green Chevrolet Bel Air, while fellow rap mogul Snoop Dogg won the best interior for his 1966 white Cadillac Deville featuring three chandeliers. Cedric the Entertainer's 1952 midnight blue candy Buick B52 was judged best old school car.



Cadillac’s 2007 SRX, launching next month, features an upgraded interior hand-crafted in part through Cadillac’s ‘cut-and-sew’ interior process.

Coverings for components including the instrument panel, center console and door trim are cut, sewn and wrapped mostly by hand, according to Cadillac.

The process, also applied to Cadillac’s STS-V and XLR-V models, enables details such as French stitching and reduces of gaps and seams.

SRX also features multiple other interior materials upgrades, new flush mounted switches and controls and added storage bins. Entertainment options such as a Bose 5.1 surround sound system, DVD navigation and rear entertainment and auxiliary jack for MP3 players are also available.

The 2007 model also adds a six-speed automatic transmission (Northstar V8 models only) and a new Sport model featuring body-colored front and rear fascias and optional 18- or 20-inch wheels.

Source: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...12007/1024/rss

yaro1

[EDIT: Oops! Just saw this thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=222654]

BIG Difference!

The wood paneling reminds me off the Lexus GX (how it wraps around the doors and on the passenger dashboard)

OLD SRX


Lexus GX (Notice the wood)

J_RoK

Are those the TIS 30" rims?
Those look HUGE. I wouldn't want to drive over 30mph in that thing.. it looks crazy. i would like to have that if i lived in Vegas,

J

GS Kid 300

Damn Dwade doing big thangs. My partner Dwade keep a heat jersey on em!

rominl

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the wheels definitely look crazy. i almost wonder how can the car stop.... those wheels are stupidly heavy. maybe they have those truck brakes on it too? lol...

btw, i have to say, the interior looks pretty nice!

GSteg

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I can't even see the rotors. lol

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CHIS350

hahaha those kind of look like the ***** rims from the gay thread

tzu911

I like the tinted front wind shield.

pvmike1

Looks like Shaq's taste in mods has rubbed off on Wade. And that's a BAD thing.

GS Kid 300

His Range Rover is on ebay for 170k+

ebay link

GS300Rich

$170k for his range rover? Those wheels look HUGE on the H2, and thats a very bad thing

luciano

I wonder when this ghetto trend is going to end.