Miami born writer and car fanatic, Jeff began writing and attending auto shows while still in high school. As much as he loves the run-of-the-mill Italian supercar, his dream would be to compete in a bear-knuckle rally stage behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos. If the classic Lancia ever does make it’s way back into production he will be giving up his soul to own one.
This article was originally written by Carrie Thompson for L&L Automotive:
Car technology has advanced rapidly over the past 100 years, from a ‘horseless carriage’ to today’s electric car. Google is developing and testing a self-driving car; what will be next? What features, gadgets and technology will the cars of 2014 have? What about cars in five years?
It is predicted that by 2018, the majority of vehicles will have internet radio, such as Pandora or Spotify, instead of a typical car stereo. While the public is accustomed to live radio, automakers anticipate the demand for customizable, internet radio stations to become pervasive.
If you’re going to take a strong stance against an issue, it’s always said that you should never back down. Concerning a large fleet of vehicles that could potentially start a fire though, Chrysler might have wanted to take a second look at its “never back down” sort of attitude that it initially displayed.
The Quattro, as an actual vehicle model, has been long gone from the Audi lineup for quite some time now. And it wasn’t until 2010 that Audi teased any sort of plans to replace the much-loved rally car with a more powerful, better looking new concept.
On a scale of one to drop-dead-gorgeous, the new Aston Martin Vanquish sits somewhere in the neighborhood of make-your-eyeballs-fall-out-of-your-head sexy. But when the gorgeous Brit takes her top off, things really start to get fun (wink wink).
Ditching all that metal in place of a triple-skin lightweight fabric top, the Volante takes about 14 seconds to fold up neatly into the decklid, and tacks on only an extra 20 lbs. to the current hardtop (4,965 lbs).
Lamborghini‘s Gallardo replacement, aka, the Cabrera, was recently caught testing out in the wild prior to the cars official unveiling at the Frankfurt Auto Show come September. The new spy shots from Marchettino show the Cabrera covered mostly in camouflage but sporting a significantly new look from the outgoing Gallardo. Under the hood we guess that the new Lambo is expected to carry over some technology from the Gallardo and the Sesto Elemento with likely a 5.2L V10 and somewhere in the market of 600-hp.
I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes chrome can be sort of sexy- that is, all in the right situation. Chrome blue Veyron? Pretty sexy. Gold chrome Veyron, though? Ugh. Not so much.
…and that’s a lot of noise to back up, considering the GT-R has been one of the most sought after supercars on the planet since its introduction back in 2007. But what will make this super-GT-R that much more “super” than the current generation, you ask? How about a 7:18 lap around the Nurburgring. Yup, that should do it.
When you think about what makes a supercar so “super,” you can’t help but bring into account the history of large engines that are ten supercharged or turbocharged, and sent off into the world to wreak havoc on unsuspecting lesser vehicles. But now, in the year 2013, it’s become almost an antiquated method of engineering.
Alright, so you say you’re in the market for a new toy, and it doesn’t need to be a daily driver. In fact, you’d prefer it exclusively for any and all weekend automotive activities. Now, you could go for a classic, maybe something American, Japanese- or you could go for something a little more race-y, if you catch my drift. Track cars- the ultimate automotive expression for the mostly more well-off enthusiasts. But there’s a lot to choose from. Companies now more than ever seem to be infusing this exclusive and important aspect into their lineup.
What do you buy a man that has everything? Definitely not a horrid necktie, that’s for sure. How about this- a Pagani Zonda Cinque-inspired powerboat. As if the ocean wasn’t pretty enough already.
This concept by Hungarian designer Tamas Jakus is his vision for a Pagani-built supercar of the seas, complete with red-black-and-white Cinque-inspired livery. Now, we doubt that Pagani has any plans of taking to the open ocean anytime in the near future, but a very interesting, very pretty idea nonetheless.
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