Filed under: Etc., Supercars
Click above for high-res gallery of the Splinter Wooden Supercar
You may remember our post on the Splinter wooden supercar late last year. At the time, the grad students behind the project being led by Joe Harmon only had renderings of what the Gaia-approved exotic would look like. They deserve extra credit, however, […]
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Jaguar
Since you can’t even really call it a car anymore if it hasn’t been blasted around the ‘Ring in development, Jaguar has taken the mechanicals of the next XJ sedan to everyone’s favorite playground. Those internals wear the ill-fitting sheetmetal of the current XJ, with the addition of serious wheel […]
Filed under: Jeep, Lifestyle
Click above for high-res gallery of the EarthRoamer in action
Being that my family’s in the motor home business, I know a thing or two about RVs. One thing I know is that they don’t like going off road. Hell, they don’t like potholes and speedbumps. Being constructed mostly of balsa wood and […]
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Wagons/Estates, Audi
Click the image above for more renderings of the Seat Exeo
VW subsidiary Seat is, like The Jeffersons, movin’ on up, rolling out a new range of vehicles that will push it into new market segments. The image above is one of a set of the automaker’s Exeo sedan given to the […]
Filed under: Gadgets, Rolls-Royce, Lifestyle, Special/Limited Editions
If someone has enough cash on hand to commission an entirely rebodied Rolls-Royce from one of Italy’s most famous coachbuilders, you can bet he’s not going to be wearing an off-the-rack watch, either. That’s why Girard-Perregaux crafted the special timepiece you see here.
As we reported with the initial news […]
Filed under: Etc., Porsche, Humor
If you want to see how that new Porsche is going to look in your driveway (or you just need to impress the women who frequent your favorite online dating service), our friends in Stuttgart have given us all the tools we’ll need. Well, in a sense at least. Point your […]
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Supercars
The McLaren P11 will still be powered by a 6.2-liter Mercedes AMG unit, but nobody knows yet what the car that goes around the engine is going to look like. Frank Stephenson, recently of Fiat fame, has been given instructions to completely redesign the car when he starts at McLaren. However, […]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Minivans/MPVs, Euro, Volkswagen, Misc. Auto Shows, Lifestyle
Click above for high-res gallery of the Topos Sail concept
Turns out the recreational and commercial vehicle show in Dusseldorf, Germany has attracted more concepts than the just the Fiat Portofino. Volkswagen showed up with the Caddy Topos Sail concept, another nautical-themed vehicle that brings the […]
Filed under: Car Buying, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury
2008 has been a historically woeful year for the auto market, but Ford dealers have been in the crosshairs of a sales decline for over a decade. That brutal reality, along with financial incentives of up to $700,000 or more from the Blue Oval, has lead to the closure […]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Ferrari, Special/Limited Editions
click above for gallery of the Ferrar Monza concept
It appears that after seeing a number of its finest works crashed by errant drivers, Ferrari should consider making something like this. It’s called the Monza, and it’s part car, part motorcycle, part flying wing, and all anime.
Independently designed by Iman […]