Friday, April 29, 2011

2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0

Autoblog has a few beautiful pictures of the new 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. It has 500 hp and is the most powerful non-turbo Porsche ever made.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Lamborghini Aventador chase in HD



The Lamborghini Aventadors videos keep coming out! Here's one with two cars changing each other near Rome. 1080p high definition, too.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 cinematic video



I don't know who made this Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 cinematic video, but it's entertaining.

Monday, April 25, 2011

ASM's S2000 #1 racecar


This is a shot of ASM's updated racecar with the new GT-10 I.S. Design Front Aero Bumper and GT-10 I.S. Design Aero Bonnet. Both are carbon fiber, of course. There are a bunch of other weight modifications.

GoTuning has more on the car

Thursday, April 21, 2011

My favorite wheel - BBS CH-R


I love the BBS CH-R limited edition wheel in silver. Too bad it only comes in a 20" size.

BBS' website

Tirerack

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Ferrari 599 GTO engine and exhaust music



Check out the engine and exhaust sound from this white Ferrari 599 GTO revs its v12 engine at a gas station and flies through various parts of the Norschleife.

Monday, April 18, 2011

ASM #1 racecar - carbon fiber door



The ASM #1 car is their time attack car with lots of goodies. Here's a shot of the carbon fiber door with carbon fiber interior panel and Alcantara upper area. Note the carbon fiber dash.

Check out more interior pictures of the car at exclusivejdm.com

Sunday, April 17, 2011

ASM carbon fiber business card holder


When the owner of ASM gave me his business card, he whipped it out from one of these ASM carbon fiber and duralumin business card holders. $800. Buffed dry carbon fiber that's as thin as paper. Duralumin sides.

This is Japanese engineering following the desire to make the best.

$800 ish

Saturday, April 16, 2011

BMW M3 GTS



This is the uber edition of the current M3. It came out over a year ago, but is still awesome.

Power jumps from 414 to 444, roll bar, fire extinguisher, titanium exhaust, polycarbonate rear window, and other track goodies for 2x the cost of a regular M3

Thursday, April 14, 2011

2012 GT-R project - Esprit Dry Carbon Wing


Check out this beautiful dry carbon fiber wing on Bulletproof Automotive's 2012 GT-R build. It's from Esprit and you can buy it for about $3450k. Esprit is an exclusive high end Japanese tuning shop. Esprit is famous for no budget spared time attack NSX's, 350Zs and GT-Rs.

Here's the blog post

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Ferrari F40 - raw supercar

Ferrari Legend

The Ferrari F40 is a favorite supercar for purists that came out in 1987. 2425lbs, 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, and a tiny 2.9 liter v8 with a couple of Japanese turbochargers strapped to it.

Here's the rest of NICK Photography's collection

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Lexus LFA Dyno Test - listen!



Check out this dyno test of the Lexus LFA. I think it's the best sounding car right now. The joint sound tuning with Yamaha is amazing.

Here is the rest of Insideline.com's test

Monday, April 11, 2011

Close-ups of the Mercedes SLS AMG GT3



Yesterday, I posed a video of some dudes putting the final touches on an SLS AMG GT3. This video has some very nice close-ups of the SLS AMG GT3. Check out all that carbon fiber and crazy aero

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Detailed views of the Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 Race Car



This is a nice video of some dudes putting the final touches on a beautiful white Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 Race Car. Like all GT3 cars, this thing is hard core.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Racing Ferrari's



Bunch of racing Ferrari's. F430 Scuderia, Enzo, 599, etc. As always, turn up the sound.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Ford GT engines are hand built


Did you know that the Ford GT comes with a hand-built 5.4L V8 engine? You get a fancy plaque on the valve cover.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Ford GT rainbow


This was a shot from when Cars and Coffee Orange County was actually at Crystal Cove off of Pacific Coast Highway (the gathering got booted to the old Ford buildings).

Here are 3 mint Ford GT's. And yes, that's a Ferrari F40 in the background.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

I miss cars and coffee shows

I miss the cars and coffee shows in Irvine. This was a shot from one a while back. Only in Southern California can you get a gathering like this every Saturday morning. Lamborghini Gallardo, Lamborghini MurciƩlago, Nissan GTR (when it first came out), Ford GT, Ferrari, and of course, an S2000 with a big carbon fiber wing.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Dymag carbon fiber wheels



I found these Dymag carbon fiber wheels on a Porsche GT3 a while back. It was the first time I saw carbon fiber wheels and I thought the kevlar weave was a nice touch with the yellow brake calipers. The lug nuts could use some pimping, though.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Cars and Coffee - Best Mc


These are the best pictures I've seen of the Mclaren MP4-12C yet. Lots of detail shots from a recent Cars and Coffee. I love pictures from The Perfect Exposure


This Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG Black Series shot is pretty awesome, too

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Most pimped out carbon fiber Honda S2000



Tan's Honda S2000 has some of the nicest dry carbon fiber parts you can buy: Mugen hard top, PWJDM complete underbody diffuser, ASM wing/trunk/duckbill, ASM hood, ASM front bumper, and a BUNCH of other stuff. It's an incredible build

Check out the rest of the gallery at PasswordJDM

Friday, April 1, 2011

I want torched titanium lug nuts


Torched titanium lug nuts are hot. These are made of 6AL4V grade Titanium alloy with a custom burn treatment. They're light, strong, and absolutely unnecessary.

Buy 20 lugs for $400 from GoTuning (and that's cheap!)