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Audi Gentleman's Hot Rod Racer by Mikael Lugnegård

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:01 PM PDT

Audi seems to be getting a lot of attention lately. We recently showed you one artist's take on a floating Audi, the Hydron study, and now someone else has chosen to interpret a hot rod Audi. Similar in concept to Volvo's T6 Roadster, the Audi Gentleman's Racer is an old-school rodder with foreign ancestry. Created by industrial designer Mikael...


For the Kid in You: A Giant Wooden Car with Chrysler V8 on (Where Else) eBay

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 06:35 PM PDT

Oh, ebay, if it weren't for you how would people even have the opportunity to get rid of the crazy things they build? This is a custom-built 2009 wooden car that is billed as "very rare" and was supposedly built by a furniture builder / car enthusiast. Oh, and get this: it's located in Hickory, North Carolina. Powered by a Chrysler 318 and...


Honda Recalling Close to 400,000 Accord, Civic and Element Models in the States

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:06 PM PDT

And yes, we have another recall. This time it's Honda issuing two recalls, one for 384,220 vehicles including the 2003 Accord and Civic Coupe / Sedan, and the 2003 and 2004 Element to fix a potential problem with their ignition interlock systems, and another separate recall for 585 Element models from the 2010 model year for an issue with the...


Project Khan's Range Rover Sport Vesuvius Edition

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:03 PM PDT

British tuning house Project Kahn has updated its Range Rover Sport Vesuvius edition with a new model based on the freshly facelifted version of Land Rover's SUV. The 2010 Range Rover Sport Vesuvius sports the same black and orange color theme inside and out with its predecessor, adding a new front grille, modified aero parts and restyled 22 inch...


Nissan to Bring Historic Z Racers at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 10:48 AM PDT

As part of its year-long celebration of the 'Z' sports coupe's 40th anniversary, Nissan will display a series of historic racers at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, formerly known as the Monterey Historic Automobile Races, which takes place at the at Laguna Seca Raceway on August 12-15. The six Z racers of the past will be joined at the...


SpeedART Powers Up the New Porsche Cayenne SUV Hybrid

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:27 AM PDT

What's the point of buying a hybrid vehicle if you're going to tune it and consequently, lose on fuel economy? Well, even though some will beg to differ, SpeedART's answer to that question when it comes to the new Porsche Cayenne Hybrid, is more power when needed without affecting the SUV's capability to run in pure electric operation, in which...


Bentley Creates Continental Flying Spur Arabia Specials Exclusively for the Middle East

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:58 AM PDT

With the Middle East market representing a 10 per cent of Bentley's world sales, it comes to no surprise that the British luxury automaker is launching a pair of special edition models exclusively for the region. The Continental Flying Spur and the more powerful Flying Spur Speed 'Arabia' models are distinguished by some unique exterior and...


Honda to Discontinue Civic Type R in Europe, Killed by Tougher Emission Standards

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:13 AM PDT

It's the end of the line for the current generation of the Civic Type R in Europe as Honda today announced its wedgy hot hatch will no longer be sold in many areas of the continent from the end of 2010, due to forthcoming Euro V emissions regulations. Production of the Civic Type R for the European market will cease in October 2010, with sales...


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