Icon Bronco dissected in detail
May 12, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, SUV, Etc., Ford, Design/Style, Luxury, Off-Road
The crew from Cool Hunting finally got around to stopping by the Icon headquarters for a little chat with founder Jonathan Ward. The man has made a name for himself by crafting some of the most detail-oriented interpretations of classic cars on the planet.
The Icon Bronco [...]
BMW announces M Performance Parts for 3, 5 Series
May 8, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Sedan, BMW, Design/Style, Luxury
The M Division of BMW has extended its range of sportifying performance parts to the 2012 3 Series and 2011-2012 5 Series. Among the suite of components are a sport steering wheel, carbon fiber and Alcantara interior trim, carbon fiber splitters and mirror caps and two-toned 20-inch forged wheels hiding [...]
Mini previews 2012 Life Ball Roadster
May 7, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Convertible, Europe, Mini, Celebrities, Design/Style
Mini has been involved with Life Ball, one of Europe’s largest charity events, since the brand first bowed in 2001. This year, the automaker turned a brand-new Mini Roadster over to Franca Sozzani, chief editor of Italian Vogue, for a complete makeover. Sozzani dipped the convertible two door in [...]
How to make a giant paper Bugatti Veyron
May 4, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Etc., Videos, Bugatti, Toys/Games, Design/Style
Chances are, we’ll never be able to park a Bugatti Veyron in our own personal garage. It’s sad, we know. Fortunately for us, the crew at Visual Spicer have worked up a little something special to ease the pain: Behold a 2.5-foot long papercraft Veyron. The project soaks up [...]
Sonny Lim sketches the next-generation Mini
May 2, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Budget, Europe, Hatchback, Mini, UK, Design/Style
Mini has made it clear that it is hard at work on a successor to the automaker’s bread-and-butter Cooper. Word has it we’ll get our first glimpse at the next-generation Mini toward the end of next year, and when it debuts, Sonny Lim believes the machine [...]
eBay Find of the Day: 1967 Pontiac GTO Monkeemobile
April 30, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, Convertible, Auctions, Etc., Pontiac, Specialty, Design/Style
Say what you will about The Monkees, but the guys in the band had great taste in automobiles. Take the Monkeemobile, for example. Built off a 1967 Pontiac GTO Convertible, the custom featured genuinely interesting bodywork and some wild engine bolt-ons. If you’re a fan of [...]
2013 Nissan Sentra previewed by new Sylphy in Beijing [w/video]
April 28, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Videos, Nissan, Beijing Motor Show, Design/Style
Starting with the 2013 Altima, Nissan will be launching five all-new products in the United States over the next 15 months. And while the sedan you see here is initially heading to China as the Nissan Sylphy, it’ll be heading to our shores as the Sentra [...]
Eterniti Motors brings updated Hemera Artemis SUV to Beijing
April 28, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Performance, China, Crossover, Beijing Motor Show, Design/Style, Luxury
Eterniti Motors chose the 2012 Beijing Motor Show to unveil the Artemis, an engineering prototype of the Hemera SUV Concept we saw at the Frankfurt Motor Show earlier this year. From the looks of things, the boutique automaker has ditched the Porsche Cayenne-inspired front for a [...]
Hyundai Sonata caused Nissan to reassess 2013 Altima development
April 27, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Sedan, Marketing/Advertising, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, Design/Style
When Hyundai rolled out their outrageously styled Sonata three years ago, car buyers took notice. It’s eye-catching exterior styling, well-appointed interior and affordable price was just what a lot of family sedan buyers wanted.
Few will admit it, but carmakers sat up and paid attention, too. However, Andy Palmer, [...]
Lamborghini Urus stomps onto the stage in China [w/video]
April 27, 2012 by admin
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Filed under: Performance, SUV, China, Videos, Crossover, Lamborghini, Beijing Motor Show, Design/Style
The Lamborghini Urus super-SUV is, arguably, the most significant debut of the 2012 Beijing Motor Show. Maybe not in terms of sales volume, but at it’s a completely new direction for the modern Lamborghini brand (nevermind the LM002 “Rambo Lambo” from the ’80s), and [...]

