June, 2008

We’re big fans of the BMW M1 around here. BMW’s first and, so far only mid-engined supercar was recently resurrected with the unveiling of the M1 Homage. But it was the BMW M1 Procar series that ran as a support series for the ’79 and ’80 F1 championship and pitted F1 stars against up-and-comers that [...]

It’s a slow news day so how about a retrospective on the must-have race rim of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s—Gotti Wheels. Tell me you don’t remember first seeing a set of these two and three piece modular kicks on that Porsche Turbo poster your best buddy’s cool older bro had next to Farrah [...]

With oil moving beyond $143 per barrel this morning and gas over $5 a gallon in Cali, Ford is proactively fighting back. Ford’s US head honcho, Mark Fields explained, “Choice is what makes America great and American cars great. Our new hybrid Mustang is a return not only to the great American tradition of freedom [...]

Some things you may already know about Tanner Foust: He’s a successful professional racer. He’s the 2007 US Formula Drift champion and currently leading the 2008 championship. Foust contests the US Rally America championship and won the 2007 X-Games Rally Super Special beating action sports super star, Travis Pastrana and World Rally Championship legend, Colin [...]

The folks at Lexus really, and I do mean really, want us to believe that the IS-F was designed by a small team of performance minded engineers in their off time without having to answer to bean counters or mid-level management. If that were true, the car probably would have never gotten out of bar-napkin [...]

You’re looking at a teaser image of the new Lotus Eagle. As part of the company’s 60th anniversary celebration, the house that Chapman built will be pulling back the cover on the new car this July at the London Motor Show. The question then becomes, what’s the Eagle? We can tell you what it isn’t. [...]

The new Z34 370Z — or Fairlady Z as it’s known in Japan — can’t come soon enough. In one month the 350Z, will be six-years-old. Not a good situation for a sports car. The happy news is that there’s a new Z coming — the 370Z. Beneath the hood you’ll find an embigened VQ-series [...]

CAR Magazine UK has some shots of what seems to be a face lifted version of the Lexus IS with moderate disguise. The front end doesn’t seem to have gotten too much work but based on the dressing, the butt has definitely had more nip and tuck. Check CAR Mag Online for more photos.

Yes. We like everything about this car. According to a lousy machine-translation of the Italian website we found it on, the above car began life as an already cool 300SEL 6.3. Then AMG got their grubby mits on it and bored the V8 out another 500 cubic-centimeters. This was in preparation for the 1971 running [...]

Flat black rigs are a dime a dozen, so it’s about time someone decided to balance the scales of light and dark. And who better to pick up the light side of the battle than Aston Martin. Feast your eyes on their Morning Frost Satin White V8 Vantage (satin being Aston Martin speak for flat). [...]