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Daily DRVN #104 / Your Little Slice of Peace on Earth
VIP JDM Excelsior! + The Pace of Peace + F1 de Portimão + 88mph at 160pfs + Fast X2 (plus one)
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December 19, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes
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The coffee just hit different this morning. Maybe it's the cold December air, or maybe it's the fact that this issue is absolutely stacked.
Today we're diving into the VIP mindset with a pristine Toyota Celsior, exploring what it really means to build peace into your ride. Plus: F1 is heading back to Portugal, Ronaldo joins the Fast family, DeLoreans are ripping through Fortnite rifts, and Paul Walker's Ferrari 360 is about to go onchain.
Oh, and Eddie Murphy's garage? Pure collector-grade theater.
Now... Let's ride.
In This Issue
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📰 Dream Car Classified / JDM VIP Type-C LFG!
Presented by RevHard Motors
By Josh Juhasz
The epitome of late-90s Japanese luxury, this Toyota Celsior blends timeless design, precision engineering, and enduring reliability into one graceful package.
Powered by the renowned 1UZ-FE V8 with VVT-i, it delivers effortless power and refinement—a hallmark of Toyota’s flagship sedan before it became the Lexus LS400 for overseas markets.
Finished in Pearl White over a Black leather interior, this example presents beautifully inside and out. The cabin exudes sophistication with its factory wood trim, plush seating, and whisper-quiet ride quality that defined the Celsior’s dominance in the executive class. Modern upgrades like aftermarket chrome wheels add a tasteful contemporary touch while maintaining the car’s stately presence.
With only ~89,000 km (≈55k miles), this Celsior remains a pristine representation of Toyota’s golden era of craftsmanship. Ideal for collectors or enthusiasts seeking a true VIP platform, it offers both heritage and comfort—an iconic blend of performance, poise, and Japanese precision.
Market Snapshot
While the hero car market remains overheated, the Toyota Celsior Type C has quietly settled into a "smart buy" channel, with clean landed examples consistently hammering between $7,500 and $17,000.
It offers the bulletproof 1UZ architecture of the LS400 but adds legitimate VIP credibility and higher-spec interior options—like massaging rear seats—that domestic models never received.
We are seeing slow, organic appreciation rather than speculative hype here, making the Type C the perfect pick for enthusiasts who want a usable modern classic before the inevitable "nostalgia tax" fully kicks in.
Market data courtesy of hypercars.io
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🧠 Buster’s Based Metatations / VIP Pace = Epicurean Peace
Presented by the $BSTR token
By @Rext_Racer
Most people chase peace like it’s a destination.
Epicurus said it’s not. It’s a state. A kind of calm you build on purpose.
He called it ataraxia: freedom from unnecessary disturbance. Not numbness. Not laziness. Just a mind that doesn’t get yanked around by every loud signal in the world.
If you want the automotive version of ataraxia, stop looking at supercars.
Look at a late-90s Toyota Celsior.
That car is a philosophy lesson with leather seats.
The Quiet Cabin Principle
The Celsior isn’t trying to impress anyone. It’s trying to protect the vibe.
Outside, the world is all noise, stress, and performative chaos.
Inside, it’s quiet. Controlled. Composed.
That’s ataraxia.
Epicurus wasn’t telling people to hide from life. He was saying: stop letting life move into your head rent-free.
A quiet mind isn’t found. It’s built. Like sound deadening under the carpet.
You don’t “win” peace.
You engineer it.
The VIP Pace
Now combine the cabin with the pace.
VIP culture is misunderstood. People see the luxury and think it’s about flexing.
But the real VIP build is about glide. Smoothness. Comfort. Restraint. Dignity.
A Celsior isn’t in a hurry. It’s not trying to gap strangers to feel alive.
It’s moving like it has nothing to prove.
That’s the Epicurean lesson right there.
Ataraxia isn’t “doing nothing.”
It’s moving through life at a tempo that doesn’t shred your nervous system.
Most people drive their day like a panic launch.
Epicurus would tell you to stop stabbing the throttle.
Pick a pace you can sustain.
How It Applies in Real Life
The modern world profits off your agitation.
Everything is designed to spike your emotions, steal your attention, and keep you restless.
So the most rebellious thing you can do is build a quiet cabin and choose a VIP pace:
Fewer commitments, higher quality ones
Fewer inputs, more intention
Less comparison, more presence
Less flex, more fulfillment
Epicurus wasn’t against pleasure. He was against expensive anxiety.
He wanted simple, durable joys: friendship, calm, enough.
In Celsior terms: smooth idle, quiet ride, and a long cruise with people you actually like.
The Real Lesson
A loud life is easy. You just let the world drive.
A calm life takes craftsmanship.
🧠 Build your quiet cabin. Choose your VIP pace.
That’s ataraxia. That’s the flex.
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Portimão Is Back / Zandvoort Out, Algarve In
Formula 1 is officially heading back to Portimão, with the Portuguese Grand Prix locked in for 2027 and 2028 under a new two-year deal with the Portuguese government, Turismo de Portugal, and promoter Parkalgar.
The Algarve International Circuit replaces Zandvoort on the calendar, bringing back one of the most flowing, high-commitment tracks in Europe—the same place Lewis Hamilton scored his record‑breaking 92nd win in 2020 and doubled up again in 2021.
Organizers are selling the return not just as a fan favorite decision, but as an economic play, with Portugal expecting a major tourism and visibility boost from two more years in the global F1 spotlight. For fans, it means elevation changes, blind crests, and a proper “drivers’ circuit” are back on the menu in the middle of F1’s crowded, ultra‑compressed calendar.
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Great Scott! Back to the Future Crashes Into Fortnite
Fortnite’s latest car-culture crossover lets you literally drive the meme: the Back to the Future DeLorean is now roaming Chapter 7’s roads as a usable vehicle.
Spawns are randomized across streets and parking areas, but once you’re close, a DeLorean icon pops on your map—see it, sprint it, steal it. Hit 88 mph and the game triggers a mini time-travel cutscene, drops you through a rift, and rewards you with a Plutonium Chest on the roof that reliably spits out at least one Legendary item, making it one of the most fun (and valuable) side objectives in any match right now.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Enters the Fast Saga
Cristiano Ronaldo is officially joining the Fast & Furious “family,” with Vin Diesel confirming he personally “wrote a role” for the football icon in the upcoming Fast X: Part 2, the final chapter of the main saga due in April 2027.
Tyrese Gibson and other cast members have already welcomed Ronaldo on social media with a viral set photo alongside Diesel, The Rock, Statham, Ludacris, and Michelle Rodriguez—framing his casting as a deliberate play to supercharge the franchise’s global appeal just as it crosses the finish line.
Details of Ronaldo’s character are under wraps, but the setup is obvious: the world’s most-followed athlete stepping into the world’s biggest car-movie franchise is pure marketing nitro for both Hollywood and football.
⭐️ Celebrity Car Collection Showcase / Eddie Murphy
Presented by DRVN Labo
By @Ironmaiden1541
From stand-up stages to blockbuster sets, Eddie Murphy built a career on volume, timing, and presence—and his garage follows the same script, heavy on V12s, big personalities, and old-school grand touring energy.
This is not a random Hollywood flex; it is a curated stable of icons that would look just as at home at Pebble Beach as they would pulling up to a Beverly Hills premiere.
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