Posts Tagged ‘rims’
Click the image above for a hi-res gallery of the BMW X5 Vision EfficientDynamicsA man might not be a camel, but BMW's X5 Vision EfficientDynamics hybrid is. The vehicle, with its twin-turbo 4-cylinder diesel engine mated to a li-ion battery pack that doesn't need to be refueled until after the Apo......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: Castagna to show custom RR Phantom Coupe Royale
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
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The Autoblog crew is setting off for Geneva to bring you all the goodies, and along with the wealth of exciting new production cars and concepts, there'll be a whole mess of customized tuner cars, as well. Usually the latter comes after the former, but in this one case both wi......
Hot Rod Jakob a stunning tribute to first Volvos
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for more high-res pics of the Hot Rod JakobYou may remember Lief Tufvesson as the ex-Volvo employee turned SEMA regular who arrives in Las Vegas nearly every year with another new custom Volvo hot rod of some sort. The T6 Roadster and V8 Speedster are his most noteworthy creations, but h......
Leak like the wind - Der Neue Scirocco brochure surfaces
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
It's not for us, but Volkswagen's moving ahead steadily with readying their new coupe. Heading a car for the showroom means that all the ancillary materials need to be created, too. They're likely shooting pictures of some preproduction model in an exotic locale as we write this, and the mundane thi......
First 2009 Cadillac CTS-V spotted in public
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
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The mouthwatering new Cadillac CTS-V is an absolute celebrity in the American automotive industry. But while we got an eyeful of the supercharged super-sedan at its unveiling in Detroit, as any Hollywood buff could tell you, it's one thing......
Tuner Tuesdays: Edo Competition tinkers with the Audi R8
Monday, November 5th, 2007
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There are lots of Porsche tuners out there tinkering with 911s, but it takes a special kind of company to work up the nerve to let loose on a six- or seven-figure supercar. Edo Competition manages to do it repeatedly, and after squeezing more juice......
Tuner Tuesdays: Edo Competition tinkers with the Audi R8
Monday, November 5th, 2007
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There are lots of Porsche tuners out there tinkering with 911s, but it takes a special kind of company to work up the nerve to let loose on a six- or seven-figure supercar. Edo Competition manages to do it repeatedly, and after squeezing more juice......
Rendered Speculation: Another stab at the 2012 Mazda RX-9
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Would you like some car with those wheels? This latest rendering of the anticipated Mazda RX-9 sports car comes from an enthusiast in Japan and was posted on the Ford fan forum FoMoCoNews.com.Although the artist swears that it's close to the mark, the actual design, like the rendering featured on Wi......
Teaser: Mercedes releases twin SL AMG roadsters
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
It's been a regular smorgasbord for fans of Mercedes roadsters over here, with this teaser shot of the upcoming facelifted flagship SL hitting the web just a few days after Benz revealed the updated version of the smaller SLK. But while the SLK was revealed first in "ordinary" guise, the image above......
Gran Turismo 5 celebrates the ‘Vette with new scans
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Click the image above for a hi-res gallery of the 1960 Corvette from GT5GT5 will come with a 1960 Corvette, and we heartily applaud the inclusion. The car looks like it's had an afternoon session at a tuner shop -- nothing fancy, just a slight drop, some rims and wider tires. The rims could be a bi......