Not happy with letting Mercedes-Benz claim ownership of “World’s Most Powerful Four-Cylinder” title, Volkswagen has decided to create an absurd beast of a car. Their new hot hatch Golf R 400 Concept boasts performance that buries Benz’s AMG-enhanced CLA45 — although that car really exists in the real world, whereas the Golf R 400 is strictly a concept (although […]
Volkswagen just premiered its Beetle Dune concept car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, giving a new generation of car aficionados the chance to see a Beetle with the old school “dune buggy” look it was known for decades ago. Essentially a Baja Bug designed for the 21st Century, the Dune concept […]
This past month two automotive legends ceased production, their spirits rising into the Great Pantheon of Iconic Cars in the sky. Two vehicles that defined terminally opposite points of the spectrum, different in pricepoint, performance, utility, powertrain, spirit… well, just about everything. Even the reasons for ending their lifecycle could not be more different, but […]
At the Intermot International Motorcycle Show in Cologne, Germany, Ducati began showing off several new bikes from its 2013 line-up. First off was the 20th Anniversary Edition of the Ducati’s naked bike iconoclast, the Monster. The new Monster Anniversary (below) will be available in the original livery of the very first version, and will be […]
C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice Beach, Cali is currently exhibiting new work from Kid Acne in a show entitled Stand & Deliver. The new work features mono-prints, screen-prints, drawings, and paintings of a debut version of Kid Acne’s signature Stabby Women (above and in gallery pictures below). The Stabby Women embody a powerful female genotype that has come to […]
You may remember a few other car concepts where huge engines are stuffed into tiny cars (Nissan Juke-R, Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650, Ford Fiesta SHOgun, Renault V6 Clio, etc), but Italian design firm Lazzarini perhaps took the idea one step too far with their Italian-on-Italian lovefest, aptly dubbed the 550 Italia. The vehicle, hypothetically, […]
Celebrating 35 “Years of Thunder”, GTI35 presents a celebratory chronograph dubbed the Too Fast For You (or 2FAST4U for short). Made with the hardcore VW GTI aficionado in mind, the German-made precision piece sports a black watch face with the GTI 2FAST4U logo, scratch-resistant covering, segmented leather bands and comes in a white stainless-steel case. […]
Take a long hard look at the vehicle above, savor its squat German beauty, because if you live in America you will never see it on your shores. Unfortunately for the States, VW considers the Scirocco too close a competition to its Audi A3 brethren, so they’ve decided to deny its awesomeness from American roads. […]