Subaru of America will be headed to the 2010 SEMA show with a couple of customized cars including the “Fastest STI Ever” and Travis Pastrana’s New Year’s Eve jump car. The “Fastest STI Eever” is the same model that holds the record breaking Nurburgring lap the Ring in 7:55:00. “SEMA is the pinnacle of the aftermarket [...]
So remember the fleet of six new models that Lotus debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show including the Elite GT, Esprit, Elan, Elise, Eterne and the City Car Concept? Well, it turns out that only one of them is really in development as of right now. According to insiders only the Lotus Esprit is said to have serious engineering work [...]
BBC’s Top Gear is working hard to find a replacement for the third Stig, who recently ousted himself as Ben Collins. Top Gear presenter and Sun columnist Jeremy Clarkson recently joined fellow presenters of the show to inspect a herd of carefully bred of the show’s tame race car drivers. A source said: “Fans don’t know [...]
Porsche’s list of special-edition 911 models is never ending. Hoping to place the Continental GT in the same niche as the Porsche 911, Bentley is planning to offer more special-edition versions of the new model, which goes on sale in 2011. Bentley sold 23,000 units of the outgoing Continental GT in 7 years and is [...]
We’ve known for sometime now that Tesla Motors plans on building a crossover SUV based on the same ‘Adaptable Common Platform’ that will underpin the Model S sedan. The platform will also be used to produce a Tesla convertible and commercial van. Speaking at the opening of its factory in California earlier this week, Tesla [...]
Around two months ago, we heard reports that Aston Martin has shelved plans to build the all-wheel-drive Lagonda SUV Concept that made its debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Well, it seems like Aston took the idea back off the shelf and is considering building the model based on the Mercedes-Benz GL platform. The [...]
Oh yes, we’re going to keep these 2010 SEMA Show previews coming – Toyota will be in Las Vegas next week with what they call the RK Collection Toyota Camry NASCAR Edition. The two-door Camry NASCAR Edition was produced by RK Collection to help Toyota Racing Development (TRD) in exploring a standard Camry for a [...]
If you’re not already annoyed (bored) with all the SEMA previews we have some bad news for you – there are plenty more to come within the next couple of days. Scion will be heading to Las Vegas on Nov. 2 with a total of 8 customized vehicles including a stretched xB limo and five [...]
Lexus announced that it will return to the 2010 SEMA Show with an impressive lineup of custom build vehicles following the brand’s official debut at the 2007 show. As the only luxury maker to offer five hybrid vehicles, Lexus will feature six electrifying hybrid vehicles at its exhibit. The luxury Japanese brand is also celebrating the launch [...]
Cars are often defined by “likes”: because cars are often considered soulless, we compare them to animals, or works of art, to give them meaning. One would think a car like the Lamborghini Murcielago needs no justification. But when JB Designs decided to modify the LP 640, they figured their new machine would need to [...]
