Speed-33 und DearbornDeuce

1933er und 1934er Ford Cabriolet in —-Speed33—- Versionen sowie die 1932er  Ford Cabriolet Version -DearbornDeuce-  sieht man in der letzten Zeit sehr oft, zumindest wenn man genauer hinschaut. In vielen Bildberichten begegnen euch die Roadster Karosserien mit “Convertible” Funktionen. Aktuell ist das HotRodHotLine oder in den Sema Online Berichten von -AmeriCar- zu sehen.  Dabei gibt es die verschiedensten Stilrichtungen. Egal ob Full Fender oder Hi-Boy,  Old Style...

07/11/2009

SEAT Exeo ST – der sportliche Kombi

[Trigami-Review] Jeder der mich kennt, weiß, dass ich allem, was der VW-Konzern so auf den Markt bringt, doch eher skeptisch gegenüberstehe. Jetzt kommt SEAT mit dem neuen Exeo ST daher. Ein sportlicher Kombi, der mal ein eigenes Gesicht zu haben scheint. Sicher geht auch an SEAT nicht der Trend vorbei, dass Autos scheinbar irgendwie alle ähnlich aussehen müssen heutzutage. Und auch beim SEAT Exeo ST ist die Verwandtschaft zu VW und Audi nicht zu verkennen. Das macht beim Exeo ST allerdings...

07/11/2009

SEMA 2009: Over and Out!

So the reports about the death of SEMA had been greatly exaggerated. We hope y’all enjoyed our coverage, because we had one hell of a time posting it. Personally, it was awesome to be back in a little room typing, swearing, and laughing with my Seattle crew, and getting to watch them sing along with the with the balloon artist/guitar player/one-man-band at Terrible’s was just brilliant. SEMA is a wonderful reminder of why we bust our knuckles covering cars and car culture, and I...

06/11/2009

SEMA 2009: Viper TT Barracuda

Here is Legendary Motor Company’s Super Cuda powered by a twin turbo Viper V10 producing 1,500 horsepower. Source: CarDomain Blog

06/11/2009

Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – Lamborghini

The Lamborghini is an interesting case. You’re so mesmerized by its, um, exoticness, that you rarely take a moment to contemplate its 45-plus-year history. Or who really owns it. Which makes it a good jumping-off point for the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge. This week’s challenge is of the fox-and-hound type, in which the first person to comment suggests a “fox” to connect in six degrees or less to the above “hound.” Whoever solves...

06/11/2009

SEMA Best of Show: Ring Brothers ‘64 Fairlane

Best of Show, the award for “outstanding achievement in design,” went to this incredible Ring Brothers ‘64 Fairlane in the BASF booth. The car is powered by a Roush 427, rolls on Forgeline 3-piece wheels, and sports a carbon fiber hood, front and rear bumpers, side air intakes and deck lid spoilers. This was one of the hardest cars to photograph cause it was always mobbed. More pics and a quick video after the jump!

06/11/2009

SEMA 2009: OS Giken TC24-B1 Twin-Cam L-Series Head

Behold, what has been described as the holy grail for Datsun maniacs, the OS Giken TC24-B1! Imagine the sheer mad scientist insanity that must have flowed through Osamu Okazaki’s brain in order for him to conjure up an entire bolt-on twin-cam head, complete with valvetrain, for the Nissan L-series motor. According to the OS Giken rep [...]

06/11/2009

Seat Exeo / Exeo ST: Neuer Top-Benziner und Einstiegs-Diesel

Nach der Markteinführung des Seat Exeo erweitern die Spanier ihr Angebot in der Mittelklasse jetzt mit zwei neuen Motorisierungen: dem 2.0 TSI mit 200 PS in Verbindung mit sequenziellem Multitronic-Automatikgetriebe und Schaltwippen am Lenkrad sowie dem 2.0 TDI CR mit 120 PS, der neuen Diesel-Einstiegsversion. Für den Seat Exeo stehen damit sechs Motoren zur Auswahl: drei Benziner sowie drei Diesel mit einer Leistungsspanne von 102 PS bis 200 PS. Alle Aggregate erfüllen die Abgasnorm EU 5....

06/11/2009

Seibon’s Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise

It’s common knowledge that the Lotus Elise is just way, way, too heavy, so the dudes at Seibon got all Biggest Loser on this one and did the body completely in carbon. I love the way they mounted the mirrors up on the fenders. More pics after the jump.

06/11/2009

Skinny. Simple. Beautiful.

OK, so the back tire isn’t skinny, but the rest of the bike sure is. It was parked in the K&N booth, and while there wasn’t any literature on it, I’m assuming that the motor is probably around 883 cubic inches, like a Harley Sportster. It’s awesome how the builders put the gas tank under the seat, and the hyper-thin spokes on the wheels really emphasize the narrow profile of the bike. It looks like it weighs, like, ten pounds, and the massive rubber on the back will...

05/11/2009

Super Cuda: Can I Keep It? Pretty Please?

While Jen, Rob, Ryan and I were at dinner last night, we started talking about which ride we would keep if we could take any ride at SEMA. And while I’d be happy to have a 599 or a ZR1 in my garage, I was completely blown away by Legendary Motor Company’s stunning Super Cuda. It’s heart is a twin turbo Viper engine that’s making 1500 horsepower, and it’s been built to handle like a proper supercar. I loved how clean the interior was, and the carbon fiber floors...

05/11/2009

Something Unexpected: A Lexus LX 570 SCORE Offroad Contender

I was in the Las Vegas Convention Center very early this morning wandering the halls to try and find undiscovered treasures hidden within the excesses of SEMA. Take a look at this one, a Lexus LX 570 competing in the SCORE Stock Full Class, piloted by Joe Bacal who is a Cancer Survivor sitting at the KC HiLiGHTS Booth. Read more after the jump! This truck came in 2nd place at the 14th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 this past September. During this run, the rear suspension was damaged in...

05/11/2009

Sadler Mk1, a Canadian racin’ Triumph in a sexy outfit

In my RSS reader, I have a number of blogs for automotive news, a number of blogs for general automotive interest, and I have several blogs for automotive inspiration. David Black’s Vintage Sports Car Review is one of the latter, and he recently got the gears in my skull turnin’ with the photos he posted of the Sadler Mk. 1, which, according to Harold Pace in “Vintage American Road Racing Cars, 1950-1969,” was the first effort by Canadian Bill Sadler to build his own...

05/11/2009

Subaru Legacy ist Car of the Year in Japan

In Japan wurde der Subaru Legacy zum Auto des Jahres 2009/2010 gewählt. In der Kategorie " Best Value" konnte sich der kompakte Legacy an die Spitze der Wertung setzen. Nach Auffassung der Experten-Jury stellt der Legacy den besten Kundenwert aller Fahrzeuge dar. Subaru hat die Modellreihe nun mittlerweile schon 20 Jahre im Programm und hat die Sicherheit sowie die Ausstattung des Fahrzeuges stetig verbessert. Mit dem Produktkonzept "Grand Touring Innovation" präsentiert Subaru bereits...

05/11/2009

Subaru at SEMA

Subaru made a big splash at SEMA this year with the Ken Blocks WRX on tracks this year. Nevermind that Ken Block went to Ford… More pics and video after the jump!

05/11/2009

Sieger des "Goldenen Lenkrads 2009" stehen fest

Der Opel Astra ist diesjähriger Gewinner des Autopreises "Das Goldene Lenkrad", welcher von "Auto Bild" und "Bild am Sonntag" verliehenen  wird. Der Rüsselsheimer war in der Kategorie Kompaktklasse in 20 von 32 Bewertungskriterien besser als seine Konkurrenten. Ab dem ersten Dezember-Wochenende wird er bei den Opel-Händlern zuhaben sein.  Der Sieger der Kleinwagen ist der VW Polo, bei den Mittel- und Oberklassefahrzeugen konnte sich der Audi A5 Sportback gegen die Konkurrenz...

05/11/2009

SEMA 2009: Toyota’s Old School Flavor

Yesterday we showed you some genuine nostalgics from Subaru and Honda. Toyota has been known to bring old school cars to SEMA in the past, but this year they cooked up a bunch of new cars with old school flavor. This is what Toyota is calling the Hot Rod Tundra, in an attempt to prove that [...]

05/11/2009

SEMA Show 2009 : Mustang CobraJet

Auf der SEMA 2009 in Las Vegas zeigt Ford seinen Werksrenner Mustang Cobra Jet 2010, der schon vor dem Start ausverkauft ist. Die Basis bildet wie bisher der 5,4-Liter große V8-Motor mit seinen 475 PS, der unter anderem auch beim Shelby GT500 unter der Haube steckt. Zu weiteren Upgrades zählt eine neue Kraftstoffanlage, ein verbessertes Kühlsystem, drag-race-spezifische Federung sowie ein zertifizierter Überrollkäfig und einen Launch Control/Rev Limiter ab Werk, der eine...

05/11/2009

Savini Camaro

Of the gaudy 2010 Camaros on the show floor at SEMA–and there’s more than a few–this is one whose appearance I don’t mind so much. I like the smoothed-over look of it, and the minimal exterior flash. However, I’m still on the fence about the matchy-matchy wheels, which I’m guessing were kind of the entire point of the build (it was in the Savini Wheels booth, after all). I dunno, do these work for a new Camaro? Check out the video below the jump. ...

05/11/2009

Street Legal Dual-Engine Hot Rod

Yannick Sire’s project “Priapism” is beyond insane. Two 350s yoked together with a GTO driveline coupling. Three radiators, two of them angled out from the firewall like an Indy car. Two giant banks of header pipes. Completely hand-fabricated body and chrome-moly tube chassis. The craziest part of it all? He can drive it on the street. Priprism (look it up; it’s funny) is sitting in the DynoJet booth at SEMA bolted up to their hub dyno, but the guys there tell me that it...

04/11/2009

Strange Non-Pneumatic Tire Technology at SEMA

While wandering the Tire and Wheel area at SEMA, I found this interesting technology, developed for the military, that’s set to expand into more widespread everyday applications in the very near future. It’s a tire solution that was developed to prevent typical pneumatic tire failures caused by punctures, ballistics, or road conditions. This tire replacement has been in testing on the military’s HMMWV “Humvee” tactical vehicles–it’s meant to be a direct replacement for...

04/11/2009

Slammed 1970 Chevy Suburban at the Goin’ Hard Booth

Normally, I’m not a huge fan of slammed cars or trucks, but this Suburban is different. I found this creation over at the Goin’ Hard Wheel booth along with another cool ride I’ll talk about soon. See more… The 1969 thru 1972 Suburban was produced as an answer to the International Travelall and the Jeep Wagoneer, but with one unique feature: It came with only 3 doors. As odd as that sounds, previous Surburbans were only 2 door Sedan Delivery vehicles with interiors and windows. When was...

04/11/2009

SEMA 2009: 1969 Camaro with 2,000 HP

Nelson Racing Engines was showing off a monster twin turbocharged 572 big block powered 1969 Camaro. The engine is good for 2,000 horsepower. Adam Carolla talks to Tom Nelson about this Camaro. Source: CarDomain Blog

04/11/2009

SEMA 2009: Automakers’ Nostalgics

The floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center is much sparser than it has been in recent years, but SEMA 2009 is still several times the size of some Central American nations. We were heartened to see more and more OEM automakers getting in touch with their roots. A newly restored 1969 Subaru 360 Van served [...]

04/11/2009

SEMA 2009: Nostalgics from Subaru and Honda

The floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center is much sparser than it has been in recent years, but SEMA 2009 is still several times the size of some Central American nations. We were heartened to see more and more OEM automakers getting in touch with their roots. A newly restored 1969 Subaru 360 Van served [...]

04/11/2009

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