Posts Tagged ‘ProfessionalGrade’
Click above for more shots of the '33 Hot Rod from Factory Five RacingFactory Five currently sells the most popular Shelby Cobra kit by far. One of the reasons that more people build the FFR Cobra than all other Shelby kits combined is that it's the easiest one to finish, as it comes with everything......
Lumma releases teaser of CLR X650 BMW X6
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Opinions about the BMW X6 are split around the Autoblog virtual water cooler and this teaser from Lumma Design hasn't helped. The German tuning haus will be unveiling a production model of its CLR X 650 at the Paris Motor Show later this year, and much like the standard X6, you'll either love it or ......
British Army replaces Land Rovers with US-made Ridgback
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
In response to a ratcheting body-count in Iraq and Afghanistan, the UK Ministry of Defence has ordered a fleet of 157 Ridgback armored vehicles. The Ridgback, made in the United States, was unveiled last week at a military vehicles exhibition in Millbrook, Bedfordshire in the UK.Pictured in the illu......
EDO Competition tweaks Ferrari Enzo to 700 hp
Monday, May 26th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Edo Competition Ferrari Enzo.Edo Competition has no qualms about taking positively perfect exotic machinery and tweaking it to suit customer's tastes. And when it comes to the paragon of rolling automotive masterworks, the Ferrari Enzo is arguably King of th......
How much will that new Lamborghini actually cost you?
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Click to view the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 in hi-res
Nobody buys a bare-bones Lamborghini unless they're planning on racing it or want to pretend they are. With the Superleggera discontinued and the new lightweight Gallardo yet to rear its head, most buyers of the new LP560-4 will be spec'ing ou......
Donk Daytons take out uber-clean M3, we weep silently
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
After (Above), Before (on right)As a fellow E36 owner (non-M), my heart momentarily stopped when Mike S. sent us this link to BimmerForums, where one member had a close encounter of the multi-spoke kind while driving down I-880 near San Jose, CA. The wheel apparently fell off another vehicle going ......
Rendered Speculation: Ford Fiesta RS
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Although the outgoing Ford Fiesta ST had its loyal fan base, its bland styling never did it any favors. So while we wait for the Blue Oval to decide on what Fiesta body-style should make it to American shores, the real litmus test over on the British Isles will be what sort of performance derivative......
2006 Mazda RX-8: The Essence of Zoom-Zoom
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006
Oh, joy! The 2006 Mazda RX-8 is in the fleet, and all is right with the world. One of our perennial favorites, it’s a serious sports-car with soul to spare. Mazda has done a lot right with this car–and it all starts with balance.Round it up a couple of tenths, and the RX-8’s weight distributio......
Car marketing firms “like ADD ferrets on amphetamines”
Monday, April 24th, 2006
Whether encountered via television, print, radio, Internet or billboards, it's hard to escape automotive advertising. Because they're so omnipresent, most people tend to 'tune out,' so automakers have turned to slogans to and catchphrases to stay in consumer's minds, with the inevitable varying degr......