This all happened by accident really. What was meant to be a relaxing weekend away, abruptly turned into a fevered hunt for speed. I wouldn’t mind, but I specifically chose the French capital to purposely get away from any sort of car culture for a few days. One of the largest population centres in all of Europe surely couldn’t lend itself to being a hospitable host to an auto-enthusiast, could it?
…As do the noses and faces at the luxury end of the market. Geometric lines and stark angles battled with classic curves and swooping shapes in the nose styling and staring eyes of headlight clusters all around the Geneva Motor Show. Trekking around the halls, there was a refreshingly eclectic range of design aesthetics visible [...]
It’s right back at Daikoku PA now for a final look at the other day’s supercar gathering. During the few hours that I was there I literally never stopped walking around, because as cars left, more kept coming in. By around lunch time the lot was so full that a many were forced to park [...]
The Mondial De L’Automobile at Paris Expo might have had a big focus on the local manufacturing muscle, but outside Pavillon 1 were a further eight halls chock full of even more of the latest automotive offerings, a reminder of the longevity and history of the car and plenty of examples of the possible future [...]
Where do I even start? The Goodwood Revival, an event which has taken place in September since its inception in 1995, is a special event. That sentence however sells the Revival short. I think I’d go as far as to say that this is probably the most important automotive happening on the planet. I’ve spent [...]
The pick of this week’s images lean heavily on two new cars: one expected, the other one absolutely not. Has there been a more off-the-wall car in recent memory? The unique X-1 concept is a product of McLaren’s Special Operations black-ops division, a one-off bespoke car for an anonymous customer with very specific taste. The [...]
I have never really done this, but it has been on my mind for quite a while. You see Speedhunting doesn’t necessarily need to be done at the track or at an event; in a country like Japan “Speed” is all around, there waiting to be “hunted” in all its various forms. So that’s precisely [...]
? Earls Court in London was famous in the 1950s and ’60s as being home to the British International Motor Show, and once again the Goodwood Revival opened up the doors of its very own Art Deco homage to that iconic event. It’s the one place on the site where cars past 1966 are actually [...]
While Rod and Paddy were out at the Nürburgring and Linhbergh and Larry were on the top of the world, I was in the sun scorched UK midlands for Supercar Sunday. Walking around the show got me thinking: what in this day and age defines a supercar? Obviously power has something to do with it, [...]
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I though it was quite interesting how people in Europe fit big Bentley wheels to their VW and Audis like we have seen recently in some of Jeroen's posts. So I was rather surprised when I saw this Audi A6 Avant in the paddock at Sendai Hi-Land this past weekend sporting a similar style with [...]
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Remember the gold ASI continental that was displayed at the SEMA show last year? Meet its bigger brother the ASI Tetsu GTR. This 800bhp monster has all the luxury a guy could ever want. For more pictures of this car, check out the ASI website. Also keep a lookout on their version of the F430, [...]
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The Geneva Motor Show is one the largest and most significant shows of the season and with so many new launches, we are going to break up our coverage into a number of parts. We’ve already shown the Lamborghini Murcielago SV, Aston Martin Zero-77 and the Ferrari 599FX, so we will continue at the very top [...]
When I was at the Tokyo Special Import Car Show earlier this year, I was absolutely stunned by the ASI Tetsu GTR Bentley Continental GT when I saw it. Now I am not a connoisseur of exotic cars, nor do I particularly like the Continental GT, but there was something about this car. The crazy [...]
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This über clean Golf IV was spotted on the 10th annual VW Meeting organized by VW Club Charly's from Belgium. This annual meeting hosts some of the best build cars in Europe, this particular golf came all the way from England. There's something about this car that grabs my attention I'm not sure what [...]
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