About a month ago, Joe Maddalena and his company ‘Profiles in History’ said they were going to auction off a DeLorean used in the Back to the Future III movie along with a bunch of other memorabilia. It turns out that the DeLorean used in the third part of the movie brought in a winning bid of a whopping $541,200.

While DeLorean had prepared a total of 7 DMC-12s for the Back to the Future series, this specific model was one of the only three remaining and the only one in private hands.

Part of the proceeds from the winning bid will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, known as the largest private funder of Parkinson’s research.

- By: Omar Rana

The Fast & Furious epic of vehicular drama is continuing full throttle with the upcoming sixth and seventh both being filmed at the same time.

Film number six has not even begun filming yet, but with complex story line and a growing cast, screen writer Chris Morgan ended up with a 110 page script that, according to main character Vin Diesel, the studio said simply wasn’t going to work in just one movie.

“With the success of this last one,” Diesel told The Hollywood Reporter during a photo shoot, “and the inclusion of so many characters, and the broadening of scope, when we were sitting down to figure out what would fit into the real estate of number six, we didn’t have enough space.”

After pulling down $626 million worldwide at the box office with number 5, there is no surprise that everyone involved in the project has no problem rushing forward. Both sequels may be filmed simultaneously, keeping director Justin Lin on the project, along with signing all the actors up for both six and seven. This should help keep costs down, and with these high-grossing films continually rolling into theatres, bet on seeing even bigger better action, and hotter cars.

The bonus here is that there are whispers that the Autobahn could be making an appearance in the upcoming films, with shooting in Germany. Expect to see Fast & Furious 6 in theatres by May 2013, and the seventh hitting theatres as soon as 2014.

- By: Alexandra Koken

On December 21, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol will hit theaters in the United States. BMW will have a range of new vehicles featured throughout the movie including the Vision EfficientDynamics i8 concept and the BMW 6 Series Convertible, which are driven by Tom Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt.

To coincide with the movie, BMW has launched a global Mission: Impossible-themed marketing campaign dubbed ‘Mission to Drive’ leading up to the film’s premiere.

The incentive will offer credit of up to $2,500 on select models at the BMW Mission to Drive Sales Event. The offer will self-destruct January 3, 2012.

Check out more details here.

Hit the jump for a video about the incentive.

- By: Omar Rana

Source: BMW

Joe Maddalena and his company ‘Profiles in History’ are preparing to auction off a bunch of spectacular items from the Back to the Future movie series at their ‘Icons of Hollywood’ auction that will run from Dec. 15 – Dec. 17.

The biggest item going up for auction will be the DeLorean Time Machine driven by Michael J. Fox as “Marty McFly” in Back to the Future III. There were a total of 7 DeLoreans used on-screen in the Back to the Future trilogy and only three units survived.

This particular one was used in the 1955 drive-in movie scene when Michael J. Fox drives it into the past and lands in 1885 to find Doc. The model was built completely for off road use.

The car comes with a Universal Studios certificate of authenticity and an original signed Bill of Sale with the VIN number. The model is estimated to fetch $400,000 – $600,000.

The other DeLoreans are still owned by Universal Studios.

- By: Omar Rana

Not all producers appreciate their actors. But as Johnny Depp recently finished The Rum Diaries, producer Graham King handed Depp the keys to the red ‘59 Corvette used in the film. This isn’t a form of payment, but rather a token of appreciation given to someone who certainly could afford to purchase several ‘59 Corvettes. King said that Depp was “pretty blown away by it.”

Depp plays a journalist who has escaped New York City for Puerto Rico, attempting journalism in a different climate. Depp can be seen driving the car in the film with actress Amber Heard riding shotgun, as depicted in the film’s trailer.

The Rum Diary opens in theatres October 28 of this year.

Follow the jump for the trailer.

- By: Sawyer Sutton

Source: Corvette Blogger

According to rumors Kim had bought herself a Ferrari as a wedding gift. Now we’re not sure whether Kim bought the car for her new husband Kris Humphries or she purchased it for herself – all we know is she picked up her white Ferrari 458 from Platinum Motorsport last night.

Click here for more news on the Ferrari 458 Italia.

Refresher: Power for the Ferrari 458 Italia comes from a mid-rear mounted 4.5L V8 producing 570-hp at 9,000 rpm with a maximum torque of 398 lb-ft at 6,000 rpm. Mated to a dual-clutch 7-speed F1 gearbox, 0 to 62 mph comes in just 3.4 seconds with a top speed of over 202 mph.

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Celebrity Cars Blog

A so-called media family media watchdog activist group is calling on some action against Chrysler. Apparently one of the Auburn Hills brand’s commercial campaigns have been causing concern because they’re being shown during NBC’s “The Playboy Club.”

“Members are being asked to call, send letters and, in the case of Chrysler/Dodge, make personal visits to dealerships,” the activist group announced today.

On contrary to its name, the new show is limited in its sexual exposure and is more of an attempt to capture a particular interest in the 1960s, something that AMC’s “Mad Men” has seen success from. Either way, because Chrysler advertises cars for families and younger generations like the Dodge Journey, the Fiat 500, and the Chrysler, the activist group found controversial to when the Chrysler ads were airing.

And to make things more interesting, NBC’s Salt Lake City affiliate, which is owned by the Mormon Church, apparently has chosen not to air the show at all. Oh c’mon.

- By: Chris Chin

Source: USAToday

We’re not usually the sort of news outfit that reports on Hollywood. But when cars are involved, we pay some attention. So as for this bit of news, word is from TMZ.com (ugh) is that John Travolta’s Mercedes-Benz was stolen in L.A.

Claiming to cite “law enforcement sources,” Travolta supposedly left his 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL for a few minutes in Santa Monica, California, only to return to it missing.

If this hold to be true, being a Mercedes-Benz enthusiast, I demand justice be upheld!

- By: Chris Chin

Source: USAToday

Drive, a new film featuring a Ryan Gosling as a getaway driver, came in way further down the box office list than the 3-D release of The Lion King this weekend.

While Drive got good reviews from movie goers and many critics like The Hollywood Reporter’s “exhilarating ride” comment, others pointed out some negative spots. The Los Angeles Times‘ Kenneth Turan says Drive “doesn’t spend a lot of time on mayhem, but what does get put on screen is intense, unsettling and increasingly grotesque and graphic.”

The $11 million that Drive made may have been enough to top Sarah Jessica Parker’s latest, I Don’t Know How She Does It, but the film didn’t come close to the $29.3 million The Lion King brought in. Looks like the mixed reviews made it tough for a newcomer to compete with a classic.

- By: Alexandra Koken

Source: Inside Line

Next summer, when The Avengers hits theaters, moviegoers will be a seeing a lot of Acuras and that’s because the brand has been in the Marvel Comics Universe films as the official car of the fictional law enforcement agency called S.H.I.E.L.D.

As comic fans very well know, Iron Man Tony Stark is a part of the Avengers and he will indeed be getting rid of his Audi R8 for a new Acura convertible sports car. We’re pretty sure that Nick Fury (played by Samuel L. Jackson) didn’t want to disappoint one of the sponsors of the S.H.I.E.L.D., in turn making Stark give up his Audi for an Acura.

Our take? The Acura doesn’t look bad at all. In fact it seems to have many touches of the Audi R8 itself with a little bit of Aston Martin One-77 in the back.

Hit the jump for a sneak peek at The Avengers.

- By: Omar Rana

Source: GeekRest
Image Source: ComingSoon.net

The final installment in The Dark Knight series is on its way with Batman: The Dark Knight Rises. We’ve already seen a video of the Tumbler driving around in Pittsburgh and we’ve seen Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Today, we see the team filming a take on the new Batwing craft.

The movie will be released on July 20, 2012.

Check out the video after the jump.

- By: Omar Rana

If you’re a James Bond and car fan like I am, then you’ll like this bit of news. The National Motor Museum of UK has just announced that they will stage the largest display of MI6’s Q-Branch car collection ever.

Planned to run at the museum throughout 2012, the display will include some of the most iconic cars in the franchise, which include the likes of the 2002 Jaguar XKR with SFX weapons from Die Another Day, Bond’s original 1964 Aston Martin DB5 from Goldeneye, and the 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III from Goldfinger.

A total of 50 cars will be on display during the exhibition and this event comes as the National Motor Museum marks its 40th anniversary in 2012.

James Bond Cars:

- By: Chris Chin

Jay-Z (Hov) and Kanye West (Yeezy) have released their new anticipated collaborative album called ‘Watch the Throne.’ The album knew no borders on Apple iTunes on Monda with fans from all across the world rushing to buy it, making the album number 1 on iTunes in 23 different countries.

The duo have now released the first video off the new album called ‘Otis.’ In the video, Hov and Yeezy take a Maybach sedan and chop of the hood to create their very own, mean looking Maybach Landaulet. They even took the grille off the front and put it on the back.

The Maybach used in the video will be offered up for auction with proceeds going to the East African Drought Disaster.

Check out the video after the jump.

- By: Omar Rana

Word has been bouncing around involving Christopher Nolan’s latest entry to the Batman franchise and we’ve seen some preproduction photos of the crew hard at work. A new photo has popped up, compliments of Warner Brothers Studios.

The photo is of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman riding Batman’s prized bike that came from the damaged Batman Tumbler assault vehicle in The Dark Knight. However, not much else came with the photo release in terms of info. So of course, we can expect some more information pop up about the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises.

This does raise some questions though however for the movie itself. Nolan has been known in his last two Batman films to cram as many back story characters as possible. Could he be doing it again? Either way, I still leave my trust in the hands of Nolan.

- By: Chris Chin

Source: TopGear

I know some of you Batman fans will love this one. Over the years, we’ve seen a number of replicas of the infamous Batmobile pop up. Some were actually fully functioning with modern day engines and tech. But this one is a little different.

So there’s this man. And one day, he decided that he wanted his own Batmobile to come home to, but not one that is pretentious, like the others. This man’s name is Casey Putsch of Putsch Racing, a restoration and design firm. Upon this thought, he bought a jet engine.

Yes, it’s a big’ol Boeing turboshaft turbine engine taken from a decommissioned naval drone helicopter. And then, Mr. Putsch slapped on his own bodywork and the result is a Batmobile frome th the 1990s era. Power is rated at 385-hp while the vehicle itself only weighs in at 2,800lbs—not a bad power-to-weight ratio, considering it’s a Batmobile.

The outside isn’t the only thing that’s tricked as well. Step inside and you can feel like this car was truly made from the modern day equivalent to Wayne Industries—like its center console-mounted Apple iPad integrated multi-info display. Pretty neat stuff.

Grab a look at Putsch’s work by hitting the jump.

- By: Chris Chin

Source: Putsch Racing

According to insiders, a special-edition Victoria Beckham version of the new Evoque is pretty much imminent. Sources say that details have been finalized but the launch has been delayed until she’s ready to go back to work. Beckham recently gave birth to her daughter, Harper Seven.

You can definitely expect to see some posh interior touches and a higher price tag.

Click here for more news on the Range Rover Evoque.

Refresher: The 2012 Range Rover Evoque is powered by a 2.0L Si4 turbo (aka 2.0L 4-cylinder turbocharged Ford EcoBoost) making 240-hp. Mated to a 6-speed automatic, the 2012 Range Rover Evoque 5-doord goes from 0-60 mph in the 7 second range. Prices for the 2012 Range Rover Evoque 5-door start at $43,995 and $44,995 for the Range Rover Evoque coupe.

2012 Range Rover Evoque 5-Door:

- By: Omar Rana

Source: AutoCar

Besides the first Transporter movie, where Jason Statham drove a classic BMW 7-Series, the other two installments in the series saw the Audi A8 become Frank Martin’s ride of choice. However, now there is a TV series for the Transporter in the works and last week, Cinemax revealed it has the cast for the lead male and female for the roll.

British actor Chris Vance will be playing Frank Martin, while Hungarian actress Andrea Osvart will be playing Martin’s handler and former CIA operative.

Click here for more news on the Audi A8.

What will Martin be driving? While there is no official confirmation from Audi or anyone involved with the Transporter TV series, a promo shot released from Cinemax showing an Audi A8 in the background should be proof enough.

Here’s to hoping that the Audi S8 will be out soon enough.

2011 Audi A8:

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Fortitude

I have, you have – we probably all have. In fact, I’ve even imagined what my own car (the 2011 BMW 135i) would look like if it was in Pixar’s Cars series. With all the buzz around the new Cars 2 movie, a site by the name of ‘Next Movie’ has put together a photoshop of 7 famous movie cars as if they were casted for a new roll in a Pixar movie.

You can check out all 7 cars here.

Let us know in the comments section which other cars you’d like to see as Pixar Cars.

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Next Movie