Pimp My Ride
Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it, as well as customizing it. The original American version was hosted by rapper Xzibit. Recently, MTV2 has begun airing episodes from Pimp My Ride UK hosted by DJ Tim Westwood, which features cars being customised in the UK, and Pimp My Ride International, featuring cars in central Europe, hosted by hip hop artists Fat Joe and Lil' Jon, as well as the related CMT series Trick My Truck.
- Created By
Bruce Beresford-RedmanRick Hurvitz
- First Aired on
Mar 04, 2004
- Popularity: 29.5898
- 88 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
MTV (US)MTV Россия (RU)MTV Europe
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
6 seaons till Nov 09, 2007
Last episode: Andrew's Cadillac Fleetwood Hearse (1970)
Seasons & episodes
Total 6 seasons, 73 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1The Tonight Show: John's Jeep Wrangler min
Ride Owner: John Melendez. Male. Owner's Ride: 1999 Jeep Wrangler. The Announcer, John Melendez for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno get his ride pimped. His ride has a big dent on it's door, side mirror is broken and taped to the car, and his tail light is smashed. He will have nothing to worry about when his ride gets hooked up by the guys in West Coast Customs. Xzibit is about to pimp his ride. Additions & Improvements: -Paint, true blue pearl -Suade interior with initials J.M. stitched on the head rests -Under carriage blue neon lighting kit -24-inch giovanni rims -23-inch flat screen in the back -Two 10-inch flip down monitors in the back -Four 8-inch woofers in the back seat -Touch screen with built-in navigation and 2 dvd players -Clarion sirius radio -Wireless P.A. system -A projector on the hood John has officially been pimped. Final Look -Norrin Radd
Episode 2Jimmy Kimmel Live: Guillermo's Pontiac Torrent min
Ride Owner: Guillermo, Male. Owner's Ride: 2006 Pontiac Torrent. Guillermo works for Jimmy Kimmel on the Jimmy Kimmel Live late night talk show as a parking lot security guard. His car is brand new, but Jimmy Kimmel asked Xzibit if he can pimp it out. How could Xzibit refuse?
Episode 3Green to The Extreme min
Governor Schwarzenegger visits Xzibit, Mad Mike and the entire "Pimp My Ride" crew at G.A.S. (Galpin Auto Sports), as they take aim on a '65 Chevy Impala, and give it a one of a kind ecological alteration. Ultimately proving that power and preservation can co-exist thanks to partners at Galpin, Imperium Renewables, General Motors and others, the Impala gets an 800 horsepower diesel engine that will run on biodiesel, turning it into one extraordinary clean machine!
Episode 4Biggest Heaps min
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Episode 5Most Insane min
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Crew & Team
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