Review: 2010 Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black

Posted on April 28, 2012 by admin

In the first part of last decade, the king of the hill from Aston Martin was a model called the Vanquish. The more muscle that has replaced the DB7, the Vanquish has been offered with a V12-450 horses, and then as a Vanquish S with 514 hp on tap. The flagship model from Newport Pagnell was replaced in 2007 by DBS, but before it went the way of the dodo proverbial Aston offered a final run of 40 pieces called the Ultimate Edition Vanquish S. And now that his successor is itself due for replacement, the sources expect to deliver an Aston DBS Ultimate editions, as well. Continue reading →

Ford Bronco Big Oly Trophy Truck

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Let toll vehicles come and go. Most of the lot are slaves to every detail of the original, offering little more than a few engine upgrades to the mix. Then there are beasts, like the one above. As built in honor of Parnelli Jones ’1971 “Big Oly” Bronco Ford 1.000 Baja Bruiser, this machine uses a modern chassis trophy wrapped in larger-than-life fiberglass body of the first generation Bronco. With 723 horsepower on tap, the truck is fully capable of submission bashing in the desert. Owner Marshall Mardruga originally built the machine to tackle the Baja 1000, but decided to turn it into a truck, instead show. Continue reading →

Alessi AR-1

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

Automakers are not the only ones that produce concept cars. The same goes for design firms, contract manufacturers, component suppliers and even stables. Case in point: Fiberglass Alessi. Already in 1979, the company showed a concept supercar called AR-1 on the New York Auto Show. The idea, which seems to show what he could do with fiberglass. Nobody ever expected that they build. And they did not. At least, not until now. Continue reading →

Senner Tuning BMW Z8

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

The Z8 2001-2003 is one of the prettiest designs to slip from the design studio BMW in recent memory. With the classic lines of droptop roadster and a lot of performance on tap, the Z8 may not have sold like gangbusters when it was in production, but its slow burn appeal has ensured that it has a lot of fans and impressive resale value. Despite a very limited production of only 5.703 units, Senner Tuning has belatedly turned its attention towards changing this convertible, which is rapidly becoming a classic. Continue reading →

2012 Bentley Continental GT V8: Detroit 2012 Photos

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

Bentley has debuted its latest beast finally at the Detroit Motor Show 2012. The Continental GT V8 arrived in the Motor City, which boasts a new compact 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 under the hood. With 500 horsepower and 481 pound-feet of torque available, the ultra-luxury coupe buyers offers heaps of performance EfficientDynamics package. Well, EfficientDynamics Bentley’s standards, anyway. The company says that the Continental GT V8 has an effective range of 500 miles, mpg, which translates into about 21 This is not a figure surpassing Prius with an effort, but it is far from awkward-spinning globe on the amount of power on tap . Continue reading →

AC Schnitzer Eagle

Posted on June 21, 2011 by admin

Aachen, Germany-based AC Schnitzer maintains his eagle, a hotted-up on the Mini John Cooper Works edition hot hatch is based, is the fastest Mini ever. Packing 260 hp in a bowl, which has shed nearly 200 pounds, we are inclined to believe them. Continue reading →

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