Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it and customizing it. The original United States version was hosted by rapper Xzibit . In 2005, 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. This show picked young car owners living in Los Angeles or elsewhere in Southern California and... customised their vehicles at no cost to them. An episode of Pimp My Ride generally began with the participant showing his or her car off, and convincing MTV why it needed to be "pimped". After this segment, the host arrived at the participant's house, inspected the car himself, made wisecracks about the particular things that were wrong with it, and promised the owner a complete makeover of the vehicle.
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| On the air: | March 4, 2004-May 24, 2007 |
| Number of seasons: | 6 |
| Network: | MTV, SPEED Channel |
| Producer: | Bruce Beresford-Redman, Rick Hurvitz |