Posts Tagged ‘Acoustic Research’

Takuma Sato gatecrashes Autocar’s party

Friday, September 5th, 2008
Steve Sutcliffe was wrapping up Autocar's annual 0-100-0 test when a well spoken Japanese gentleman wandered over and started checking out the cars. Now what would you do if you had a car park full of supercars, a private track rented for the day and a Formula 1 driver hove in to view?Give him the k......

Dunhill creates luggage for Bentley’s lords and ladies

Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Click above for more images of the Bentley luggage collection by DunhillDunhill, the English leather goods maker, has worked with then Bentley Design Team to create a five-piece luggage set. Huzzah! Not only does the fluting on the bags echo the fluting on your Arnage's seats, but the luggage trim ......

Top Gear terrorizes London with tank to kick off live tour

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of Top Gear's tankYou may remember our report from a few months back about Top Gear developing a live arena show for the U.S. We still don't know if that's going to happen, but Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are taking the Top Gear show on the road fo......

Lotus broadens production, market for Jim Clark Elise

Monday, September 1st, 2008
Click for updated gallery of the Lotus Clark Type-25 Elise SC Lotus has a dedicated following around the world, and many of them were undoubtedly disappointed that the first special edition of the new supercharged Elise was limited to just 25 examples, all of which were sold within the UK and Irela......

Ultimate rally car collection hits the block

Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Click above for a gallery of David Sutton's rally car collectionIn the eighties, the late David Sutton owned the company that prepared rally cars for Audi UK. It turns out he was collecting cars at the same time as he was preparing them, and putting them in his Historic Motors Ltd museum. The assor......

Alchemist: the company that turns cars gold

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for more gruesome shots of gold-plated exoticsDo you ever wonder what company actually does the 24-carat gold plating jobs on those gilded exotic and luxury cars that surface on the web from time to time? Perhaps you're looking for someone to do the same to your Camry? Alchemist is the a......

20-mile-long convoy of Subarus to celebrate life of Colin McRae

Sunday, August 24th, 2008
The picture at right was taken a just a day after the rally legend was killed in a tragic helicopter crash near his home in Lanarkshire. Without prompting, rally fans from across the UK drove to Scotland to hold a memorial in the McRaes' hometown, which quickly filled up with Subarus, most of them W......

Project Kahn and Lotus team up on 60th anniversary Elise

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Click above for a gallery of the Lotus Elise by Kahn.Special edition Elises are becoming a dime-a-dozen, but Lotus decided Kahn Design should be tasked with creating its own bespoke version of the Elise to celebrate the automaker's 60th anniversary.Kahn, primarily known for its body-kit-equipped Ast......

Tesla Roadster to appear on Top Gear?

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson has had nothing but bad luck when it comes to testing electric cars. Maybe the problem is that he's never gotten his hands on the right one. Reports are coming in from across the pond that the popular television series has recently procured a Tesla Roadster for Mr. Clarkso......

Trident diesel sports car not vaporware, still sounds too good to be true

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Click above for more images of the Trident IceniIf the name 'Trident' has visions of Maseratis and vintage Triumphs dancing through your head, you are in for a big surprise. When we first looked at the Trident Iceni, it was powered by a 375-hp GM turbo diesel V8 mounted up front and producing 520 lb......