Television MotorQR: Entourage's Lloyd

If you're as much of a TV fan as I am, you're probably looking forward to the start of the new series of Entourage this weekend. It's a Hollywood show that pokes fun at Hollywood life. It's full of hot boys and girls, incredibly hot cars and bikes, and Lloyd, one of my original inspirations for MotorQR...

Lloyd is a gay hero. His ethnicity and sexual orientation are targets for his boss Ari Gold's constant verbal assaults, yet Lloyd remains unfazed. What's more, Lloyd's loyalty and support is what ultimately keeps Ari sane. Details about Lloyd's character are scarce - we learn he IS NOT Japanese, IS a top, and is definitely a motorqueer. When Ari loses his job and had his Mercedes confiscated, he needs a lift home. "I drove to work in an $80,000 Mercedes," Gold replied. "I'm driving home in a prop car from The Fast and the Furious."

ForbesAutos discusses Lloyd's 2003 Hyundai Tiburon:

For the great majority of recurring Entourage characters, the vehicles they drive serve as confirmations or outward projections of their one-in-the-same personal and professional demeanor and industry station.

Enter Lloyd's tuner car. "It instantaneously told you something about him that you didn't expect," said series creator Doug Ellin.

Indeed. Black with red stripes, a red roof and sporting a rear wing, Sparco seats and Veilside and Street Concepts decals, this vehicle stands far out amidst the monotony of monochrome — and conservative, luxurious conformity — that the rest of the cast steer.

We love you Lloyd!