Posts Tagged ‘carbon fiber’

Adventures in re-branding: The caption contest

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Click image to enlargeMany thanks to all who commented and, in some cases, sent links to various (mis)adventures in re-branding they've seen in their daily travels. They're always good for a laugh. Special thanks to Bryce, who e-mailed us the above photograph, which he says he took outside his loca......

Speed up your refresh rate with carbon fiber desktop wallpaper

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Carbon fiber, that uber-cool mix of graphite fibers and epoxy that used to be reserved for exotic race cars and fighter jets, is seemingly everywhere these days. Lightweight and space-age, the material is now directly associated with speed and performance. If you are an automaker offering a high-per......

Aston Martin CEO confirms production for V12 Vantage RS and DBS Roadster

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS.Rumors began swirling late yesterday that Aston Martin CEO, Dr. Ulrich Bez, had confirmed that the V12 Vantage RS was headed to production. Unfortunately, the cited sources spanned from the totally obscure to the remarkably unlike......

Lotus releasing entry-level 2-Eleven track tool

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lotus 2-Eleven.Lotus' original 2-Eleven track toy went on sale soon after its official unveiling last year in Geneva, complete with the same 250 hp, supercharged engine found in the Exige S. While it was hard to argue with the 2-Eleven's performance, particu......

Pagani gets into hi-fi. We likey.

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
We've grown used to seeing automakers with a reputation for designing beautiful cars branch out into other consumer products. Porsche is a fine example, and Ferrari is no stranger to peddling assorted branded wares. It looks like Pagani will be adding its name to this list with a new hi-fi home audi......

Bugatti Veyron sales reach 220

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click image for a high-res gallery of the Bugatti Veyron Congratulations, and a toast with a pair of champagne glasses, to Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. for selling 220 of their ultra-exotic Veyron 16.4 models. With 132 examples sitting safely in customer garages worldwide (except for this one...doh!),......

Geneva 2008: Japanese ambition, the K07 Spyder

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for a gallery of the K.O. 7 and 8.When we make the trek to Switzerland each year, there always seems to be one particular car that stands out. It's generally something unexpected from an independent automaker far removed from the spotlight. This year, tucked away in a corner cubicle of t......

Geneva 2008: Weak in the knees for the Artega GT Intro 2008 Edition

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Artega GT Intro 2008 EditionWhat started as an innocent crush last year in Geneva and blossomed into a budding romance in Frankfurt, has finally turned into a full-blown obsession. Our first introduction to the Artega GT proved love isn't blind, particular whe......

Geneva Surprise: Christian von Koenigsegg speaks about the Edition

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click image above for high-res gallery of the CCXR EditionCovering a show like Geneva has its ups and downs for a journalist. Most of the time you are trying to follow a very tight schedule of press conferences that has you shifting 50 feet every fifteen minutes for about 12 hours a day. The upside......

Geneva 2008: Mansory displays a few supercar transformations

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for high-res galleryOK, we've seen some of their previous work so we probably shouldn't have expected much more this time around, but when we heard that Mansory had gotten its hands on an SLR and a Ferrari 599 GTB, we certainly hoped that it would figure out a way to enhance their gotta-......