Selling a $375,000 Lexus against Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini may have seemed difficult but it has been proven easier than expected. Toyota has announced that it has already booked orders and taken down payments of all 500 units of the Lexus LFA. No details of orders by region were given but what we do know [...]
If you really want a background check on who or what EepyBird is, check out their About Us page here. The two guys behind the project, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, recently decided to take the Diet Coke and Mentos test a little further… and by further we mean building a vehicle (or a Rocket [...]
Want a more custom look to your Ford but don’t want to cash out the money for it? Well, you’re in luck. FoMoCo has announced that it is offering new vinyl graphics that offer the look of a custom paint job at half the price. The Ford Custom Graphics website, originally launched in November for [...]
After the failure (or demise) of General Motors’ EV1 electric-car, many Americans have grown skeptic of the capabilities of a battery powered vehicle. The EV1 was a huge flop for GM and it was too impractical, expensive and had limited range. But things have now changed. “Things are different today,” says Sean McNamara a product [...]
The Bugatti 16 C Galibier was recently spotted hanging outdoors in Molsheim, France. Unfortunately the photographer couldn’t get too close to the concept but managed to grab some shots from a distance. This is the first recorded outdoor sighting of the Bugatti 16 C Galibier ever since it made its debut. Power for the Bugatti [...]
We’re not really sure how much more Ford can prove its tough, off-roading skills as it already has made huge headlines with the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. However, according to sources, Ford will take it all a step further with a new Raptor R later this year that will be powered by a the [...]
In an attempt to reduce its over fuel-economy consumption figure for its lineup, the Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid will be joined by the 2011 Mercedes-Benz 350 BlueTec next year in the United States. The S350 BlueTec is powered by an upgraded version of the company’s 3.0L turbo-diesel V6 unit making 241-hp and 429 lb-ft of torque. [...]
After a huge demand from customers, the Aston Martin V12 Vantage will finally be going on sale later this year in the United States. Prices for the new Aston will start at $179,995, including a heavy $3,000 gas-guzzler tax and $1,350 destination charge. The looking to for the V12 Vantage Carbon Black package will have [...]
Later this month, June 17 to be exact, Land Rover will celebrate Range Rover’s 40th birthday. “It was the world’s first vehicle as good on-road as off-road,” Land Rover said in a statement, “The Range Rover was the first fully capable luxury 4×4 and was a milestone in the development of the SUV.” “The Range [...]
What you’re looking at is the creation of Victor Filipchenko as a part of his thesis work at the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan, Italy to earn a Master’s Degree in automotive design. Filipchenko’s work won him a 50 percent on a one-year masters course in automotive design. The project given to Filipchenko was [...]
