| Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge Yields Three Custom Show Cars, Only One Has Giant Wing [2012 SEMA Show] |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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Three months ago, Scion gave three custom-car builders each a 2013 Scion FR-S and a check for $15,000. Rather than spend the money on open track days and a pile of sticky rubber—how we’d spend $15K on a free FR-S—the three customizers decided to do what they do. The final products are making their live [...]
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| Jaguar Floats its Concept Speedboat |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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You can tell a lot about a car company by the related design and engineering concepts it rolls out. Honda has Asimo, GM has its Motorama Futurliner bus, and now Jaguar is unveiling its Concept Speedboat. The boat concept, conceived in conjunction with Britain’s Seventy Seven Design and Ivan Erdevicki Naval Architecture & Yacht Design, [...]
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| Aaron Robinson: Chris Burden Isn’t Your Typical Oil-on-Canvas-Bugatti Car Artist |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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In artist Chris Burden’s first automotive piece, nails were hammered through his palms and into the roof of a Volkswagen Beetle as he lay face up, spread-eagle over the car’s rear. Burden and Bug were then pushed halfway out of a garage in Venice, California, as the engine ran at redline, symbolically “screaming for me,” [...]
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| John Phillips: I know a Man Who Can Spell Paul Radisich’s Name |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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In 1985, I figured I knew more about car racing than any strutting biped. Almost immediately, those particular scales fell from my eyes when I secured a job co-editing On Track magazine in Fountain Valley, California. There I met a walking, talking Wikipedia of racing named Jeremy Shaw, a lanky Brit who reminded me of [...]
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| The Original Hot Wheels Camaro, Guy’s Big Vette, Smoke’s ZL1, and a Droptop COPO Camaro Head to Vegas [2012 SEMA Show] |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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The growing presence of imports notwithstanding, SEMA still is a very American affair. Modifying cars has been ingrained in the American car culture for decades. These cars are not as much about sophistication as they are about unabashed power—and the appearance of unabashed power. Few cars are more fitting than Chevrolet’s Camaro and Corvette, which [...]
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| “Lincoln Black Label” Among Ford Trademark Apps, But for What? |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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From American Express cards to Ralph Lauren haberdashery to fascist uniforms, the color black delivers a powerful aesthetic message—and in many cases, memorable branding as well. So it’s with special interest that we see Ford has applied to trademark “Lincoln Black Label.” We don’t think it signifies a partnership with Johnnie Walker, but very probably [...]
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| 2013 Land Rover Range Rover drive review: Less weight, more luxury make this SUV a great choice |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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| Thread of the Day: What Performance Boundaries Should Supercars Break Next? |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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The rumored 1600-hp Bugatti SuperVeyron captured quite a bit of attention when we first wrote about the crazy supercar earlier this week. And why not? If such a Bugatti does exist and is coming to the Frankfurt Motor Show, it could have an insane 288-mph top speed and get from 0-62 mph in just 1.8 [...]
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| 2013 Hyundai Veloster RE:MIX Debuts at 2012 SEMA Show, Priced at $20,675 |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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Hyundai’s booth at SEMA this year is a tad crowded, as a special-edition 2013 Veloster RE:MIX joins several of the Korean automaker’s other concepts. Unlike the concepts though, the remixed Veloster will go from the SEMA show floor to dealer showrooms beginning in December, and start at $20,675 for the manual and $21,925 for the [...]
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| Supercharged 2013 Acura ILX Street Build Marks Acura’s Return to SEMA |
Oct 30th, 2012 |
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Acura has missed out on the SEMA show the past six years, but the Japanese automaker returns to the Las Vegas aftermarket show this year with a supercharged 2013 ILX “Street Build” project car as well as an ILX Endurance Racer shown in the gallery below. Built by Evasive Motorsports, the souped-up ILX has all [...]
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