Hot on the heels of the stunning, recently launched Vanquish, Aston Martin unveils their brand new supercar: the V12 Vantage S. Like the Vanquish the Vantage S now sports Aston’s signature AM28 6.0-liter V12 powerplant, a big step up from the former Vantage’s more pedestrian V8. But just like its younger sibling, the V12 Vantage [...]
29
May
The $200,000, 565 bhp & 205 mph British sports car
21
May
Team Galag invades Gumball Rally with heavily modded one-off
If you’re obscenely rich lucky enough to be currently participating in the inter-continental celebrity and royalty hell on wheels automotive orgy that is the Gumball 3000 Rally, then you may know what the Galag TG1 is. If not, then there’s almost no chance in hell you do, as the Galag TG1 is a one-off mod built by [...]
17
May
Benz flies us to Hamburg to witness the birth of the 2014 S-Class
Ok now picture this: You’ve been flown to Hamburg, Germany to witness the reveal of Mercedes-Benz’s flagship vehicle, the hallowed S-Class. They shuttle you to a giant hangar at the Airbus factory, next to where the fuselage of the world’s biggest commuter plane, the A380, is built. Once there the fine craftsmen at Benz ply [...]
16
May
Les Forges MDK's homage to the 1980s automotive icon
German artist/illustrator Les Forges MDK has designed these iPhone 5 cases after one of the more enduring icons of both automotive and the 1980s. The DeLorean DMC-12 — and specifically its grill — is used as the inspiration to these cases, and features DeLorean’s logo with the vertical slits of its fascia. No word yet on [...]
13
May
50th Anniversary single-seater designed by Walter de Silva
Lamborghini continues its self-aggrandizing 50th Anniversary celebrations with what could be its most far-fetched, out of this world vehicle yet. The Egoist concept is thus named because the car can only fit the (self-absorbed) driver, with no room for anyone else in his life. It also features a carbon fiber and aluminum “hybrid” chassis, and [...]
17
Apr
Benz latest small car entry leaks before Shanghai Motor Show
Just like almost every other auto manufacturer in the world, Mercedes-Benz understands the crucial transition to going small. While the luxury aspect of the brand continues to grow larger and larger, new segments are opening up below the expanding waistlines that offer Benz a chance at a new market. It was such a world that [...]
12
Apr
We grab the wheel of one of the finest machines money can buy
This is our second collaborations with automobile culture site eGarage. Our aim is to bring you a series of pieces that reflect our mutual aesthetic — which means beauty, transmitted through machinery. This is only our second episode (after our Day On the Paul Ricard Circuit With the 740 HP Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Electric [...]
7
Mar
Turbocharged 4-cylinder RWD sports car with 240 hps
While wandering the cavernous halls of the Geneva Automotive Salon this week of course we were wowed by the obvious choices — like the over-the-top-but-gorgeous Ferrari LaFerrari, as well as the over-the-top-but-repulsive Lamborghini Veneno — but for personal reasons we were most excited about the Alfa Romeo stand. Long time Alfa aficionados, the reason we were [...]
