Posts Tagged ‘flares’

Nissan GT-R owners manual warns of messing with perfection

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
We just experienced firsthand the unbridled awesomeness contained within the body shell of Nissan's new über-Mechagodzilla, the GT-R. Apparently, Nissan is a true believer in the car's kickassedness and would prefer if owner's didn't eff it up with superfluous wings, flares and other accoutrements ......

Chicago 2008: Audi A4 Special Edition

Thursday, November 29th, 2007
click above for more high-res shots of the Audi A4 Special EditionOne of the unexpected Chicago announcements this year is the 2008 Audi A4 Special Edition, an obvious model run-out push in advance of the new A4's arrival. The specialness comes from an extra equipment package that adds value via sta......

Details of new 280bhp Ford Focus RS revealed

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Autocar claims to have the skinny on Ford's new Focus RS that may debut as soon as this summer's London Motor Show. The new Focus RS will get all the updates seen on the 2008 Ford Focus in Europe, which means it will combine the standard car's new Kinetic Design styling cues with big intakes, flares......

Lorinser goes big with the smart fortwo

Friday, August 31st, 2007
Lorinser has been tuning anything with a Benz badge for a while, so when it came to injecting the new smart fortwo with a bit more aftermarket flava, they were all too happy to oblige.Beginning with the exterior "enhancements," Lorinser opted for the firm's usual dose of gaudy sportification, with a......

Random Wackiness: Pretty peculiar Prius

Sunday, May 13th, 2007
Every once-in-a-while we come across something wacky enough to get us to stop in our tracks, suppress a giggle, and point-and-shoot. While at the Art Center Car Classic this weekend, we had one of those moments. A Prius with a pretty pronounced proboscis caught our eye while we were checking out the......

Car Costume: Audi 90 Quattro becomes Audi 90 IMSA GTO

Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Old Audis are cool, and old racing Audis are even cooler. A Swedish Audi fanatic seems to think so, too, and has gone to extreme lengths to transform a workaday Audi 90 into the IMSA GTO version of that car. Not wanting to go the stripe-and-bodykit route, this Audi's flares were painstakingly constr......

New York Auto Show: Hidden basement treasures

Friday, February 16th, 2007
Sure, most of the folks here at the NYIAS are interested primarily in the stuff that hasn't yet appeared in showrooms, but one of our favorite cars of the show was a twenty-year-old gem tucked off in a corner on the lower floor. What you see here in these photos is a genuine 1987 Buick GNX with all ......

Wide Load: Techart Widebody Cayman S

Saturday, October 21st, 2006
The Porsche Cayman is a gorgeous little coupe, with classic Porsche lines that would be near impossible to improve upon. That hasn't stopped TechArt from releasing its decidedly un-subtle Widebody based on the Cayman S. The add-on fenders add 8cm of width to the car, while also improving evacuation......

Wide Load: Techart Widebody Cayman S

Saturday, October 21st, 2006
The Porsche Cayman is a gorgeous little coupe, with classic Porsche lines that would be near impossible to improve upon. That hasn't stopped TechArt from releasing its decidedly un-subtle Widebody based on the Cayman S. The add-on fenders add 8cm of width to the car, while also improving evacuation......

Official Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe pics pop up - UPDATE

Saturday, May 20th, 2006
What have here are the first official pics of the new Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe that were unofficially leaked on the internet this morning. It shares many mechanical bits with the S-Class sedan, though it seems softer and more of a visual match for the last generation S-Class than the current one with ......