MINI released images of their new Coupe concept, what do you think?
Archive for August, 2009
MINI Cooper Coupe Concept
Sunday, August 30th, 2009MINI USA’s Rally Edition Clubman
Monday, August 24th, 2009
MINI USA announced tgar they will be releasing a special edition “Rally Edition” Clubman S. Only 70 will be made with each dealer in the US getting only one car each. It will feature a unique “Rally Green” colored mirror caps and side scuttles. It will also include the following features and options:
- Midnight Black (A94),
- Roof in Body Color (381)
- Sport Package (ZSP) – DTC (5DT)
- White Turn Indicators (785)
- Xenon Headlights (522)
- 17” Black Wheels
- Roof Rails (386)
- Anthracite Headliner (ZAH)
- Piano Black Interior (4BD)
- Automatic climate Control (534)
- Leather Steering Wheel w/Multifunction
- Comfort Bluetooth (6NE)
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7th Annual Chino Corn Feed Run Classic Car Show
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
This past Saturday August 22, 2009 was the 7th annual Cord Feed Run classic car show and cruise in Chino, California. The classic car show and cruise featured pre 1972 cars, trucks, hot rods and motorcycles from all around Southern California. The event was held at the Chino City Hall, around the city hall lawn as well as the surrounding streets. It was classic cars and motorcycles for a few blocks during the bright and sunny California summer weekend. The event also featured a raffle and trophy ceremony with all proceeds going to local charities for children and seniors. Check out the images from the event in the gallery after the break.
Hottest exhaust install ever!
Friday, August 21st, 2009
Most car guys would love to date a hottie that was also into turning wrenches a much as us, unfortunately a perfect woman like that is far and few between. 37drift on YouTube seems like one of those perfect girls, she’s gorgeous, knows her cars, and installs her own aftermarket parts! Here she is on YouTube installing a Megan Racing Axle-back exhaust on her Infiniti G37 coupe. Yeah I had to watch it over a few times too.
First in-car Blu-ray player
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
I love watching Blu-rays on my PS3 and Panasonic HDTV, well it looks like car guys will be able to enjoy hi-def picture quality in their cars. Panasonic in Japan just released their new in-car Blu-ray players. The Panasonic CY-BB1000D is the first in-car Blu-ray player and it comes with an HDMI input, 7-inch screen display with 1280×720 resolution. It also supports Bonus View content with Blu-rays that are compatible.
The player is rated at 50W through four channels and also has an SD card slot that allows users to view AVCHD-encoded H.264 movies from camcorders. It also plays DVDs and has 5.1-channel audio support and Dolby TrueHD as well as DTS-HD surround sound. What makes the new Panasonic Blu-ray player even cooler is the built-in 80GB hard drive to store music and movies.
And if that is not cool enough it also includes a USB cable to connect your iPods and iPhones to play through the device, as wel as Bluetooth to sync your headsets and cellphones to. The two Panasonic Blu-ray players will go for $1,060 and $3,874 in Japan. No word on when it come to the USA.
Mazda MX-5 Superlight Speedster Concept
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Mazda’s MX-5 Miata is no doubt the most raced car in the world and is still going strong. Mazda just released their 20th Anniversary Crystal White Pearl Mica MX-5 to celebrate the occasion. What else is on the way from the Mazda? Well they are set to release a pretty interesting new concept called the MX-5 Superlight Speedster in Frankfurt next month. Not much is known about the interesting looking speedster other than it is suppose to be lighter, have better fuel economy and handle better than the current MX-5. From the images we can see that the windshield, roof and door handles are gone making it ideal for club racers. Will Mazda actually release this concept? We sure hope so!
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Elite Aston Martin Vantage LVM/R
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
The Aston Martin Vantage GT4 is pure sex on wheels, while it kicks mucho ass on the track, driving it on the street may be a little difficult. Enter the Elite Aston Martin Vantage LVM/R. The makes extensive use of carbon fiber body panels and interior components to drop weight, it also features widened bespoke fenders and black central hub wheels. No extra power is made, but it already makes enough to spank almost any other car on the street, with looks to kill to boot! Only 30 will be produced at a cost of $173,000 on top of the cost of a Vantage. Check out the press release below.
Vancouver, WA – July 29, 2009 – Final concept images have just been released for the 2010 Aston Martin LMV/R (Le Mans Vantage Racer). Only 30 of these race cars for the street will be produced for the world. Following in the footsteps of the Ferrari Scuderia and Stradale and Lamborghini Superleggera, the Elite LMV/R is lighter than the factory Vantage due to most of the body panels being made from carbon fiber. The Scuderia, Stradale and Superleggera were built for the purists who wanted a race car for the street, a more nimble version of the production street car that they were built from. These cars aren’t for everybody due to their harsher ride and loud exhaust systems. This is the company that the LMV/R will now be amongst but even more rare and special. The Superleggera’s US production was 172 cars, the Ferrari Stradale seen 1,288 examples built and the Scuderia production is supposed to top out at about 1,500 cars. Compare these production numbers to the 30 LMV/R’s that will be built and you can see how special and rare the LMV/R will truly be. To take a Vantage and turn it into an LMV/R, many components are used. Here is a list of what comes standard on the LMV/R:
Carbon fiber body kit consisting of: front bumper with screens, visible carbon canards, visible carbon front splitter, hood, fenders (2″ wider), side skirts, side skirt panels, rear quarter panel extensions (2″ wider), trunk lid with visible carbon rear wing, rear bumper with visible carbon diffuser
Matte black 20″ wheels and tires for wide body kit
Lowering springs
Big Brake kit
Sport muffler with tips
Carbon fiber engine bay kit
Full Alcantara interior
Carbon fiber interior kit
Serial numbered plaque (only 30 cars will be produced)
LMV/R matte black stripes
Installation and full repaint
All LMV/R’s will be assembled in Florida and sent to and from the dealership that sold the car within the US. All LMV/R’s will be based on 2010 Vantage’s and will be very unique. The customer will order a brand new Vantage in any color offered by Aston Martin with any options. The Vantage is then picked up and sent to Florida where the work will be performed. The exterior can be painted the factory color or a custom color at an additional charge. The interior can be assembled in any color of the customers choosing since all the surfaces will be covered in new Alcantara.