While the original McLaren MP4-12C is already a masterpiece novel of carbon fiber — including a full monocoque carbon fiber chassis — HAMANN Motorsport take the exorbitant material investment to an entirely new level. The German modifiers have developed a full body kit to not only improve the aerodynamics of the hypercar, but also lower its […]
2
Nov
Already lightweight supercar gets a trim & bright new dress
23
Oct
A luxury flask aimed straight at the inner 007 in all of us
Venerable British luxury brand Dunhill loves their leather and carbon fiber, perhaps best exemplified by their $14,000 Carbon Fiber Fingerprint-Sensing Wallet. While that beautiful piece seems aimed straight at James Bond, their leather and carbon fiber flask would also make a nice addition to the suit pocket of 007. Made from stainless steel, the 6oz […]
22
Oct
Benz's halo supercar gets a German supercharge
If you want to build a modified supercar, there are worse places to start than Mercedes-Benz stunning halo vehicle the SLS AMG. German tuners KICHERER Fahrzeugtechnik have decided to give the gorgeous gullwinged GT an upgrade inside and out, highlighted with the installation of an exclusive, in-house built supercharger designed and produced over a year […]
12
Oct
Italian automaker returns after a half-century of silence
Defunct for over a half century, Italian coachbuilder Ermini Automobili Italia returns with a tiny, ridiculously lightweight roadster with only the joy of driving on its mind. The 686 Seiottosei is called so because it weighs in at a feather-light 686 kgs (1,512 lbs) — about the mass of the Bentley GT’s hood. This levity is […]
8
Oct
Only 5 of the $585,000 track-ready race cars to be made
Mercedes-Benz and their AMG performance division have unveiled a limited edition 45th Anniversary GT3 edition of their halo SLS AMG supercar, an ode to the very first SL model. Only five of the track ready racecars will be produced for private collectors, at a cost of about $585,000 (€446,250). The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 “45th […]
4
Oct
UK designer & architect Andy Martin bends his fixie
The nearly two-century old furniture maker Thonet has been experimenting with “bentwood” furniture since 1830, so it’s not a completely irrational leap that the company has made the move into fixed wheel bicycles… with a bentwood frame. Using a steam-bending process developed in the 1930s, they’ve taken the design by London architect Andy Martin and […]
22
Aug
Only 77 of world's most technologically advanced bicycle made
Aston Martin teams up with venerable British cycle builder Factor Bikes to craft a 2-wheeled ode to Aston’s halo vehicle: the highly exclusive One-77 hypercar. Taking their Factor001 cycle as the base for this automotive themed bike, Factor has increased the bike’s tech extensively, adding button-controlled LED lights imbedded into the seat tube, a “motorsport-derived […]
31
Jul
German built faster, more lightweight e-bike
In addition to the presentation of their smart Fortwo at the Geneva Motorshow 2012, German tuner BRABUS and Smart presented a matching electric two-wheeler: the Smart BRABUS E-Bike. The e-bike has a 500-watt hub motor, which is double that of a regular smart bike, and weighs more than 10% less which helps the bike exceed […]
