Cars

The name, Aspid GT-21 Invictus, may sound like some crazy nuclear medicine for a disease that no one has ever heard of but in reality it’s the name of a car from a company I’ve never heard of.  Aspid is a car company out of Spain and the GT-21 Invictus is their latest creation (although these are just computer created images, no physical cars have been produced yet).

The GT-21 Invictus sports car reminds me of another car but I can’t remember the name of the car.  The GT-21 Invictus has a very aggressive design and I like it a lot, not sure how the final production model will look but in these computer generated images, it looks awesome.

People living in the USA and Canada have it pretty good when you compare the living conditions to the rest of the world. We pretty much have access to whatever the hell we need or could possibly ever want…. except for vehicles that is. Sure, we have plenty of options here but sometimes it feels like all the “cool cars” are just out of reach.

A perfect example is the newly refreshed 2013 Toyota Mark X sedan. For those who are unfamiliar with this vehicle, the Mark X is a mid-size sedan which shares its platform with the Lexus GS (previous generation) and the Toyota Crown. The Mark X is only available in a V6 engine and the option of an AWD or RWD system. All models come standard with a six-speed automatic transmission.

In the past, we’ve written about the Infiniti G37 and beastly Lexus IS-F that were tuned by Japanese tuner, Walt International. Today, we’ll have a quick look at the Infiniti M which has been “sexied” up by Wald International.

Also known as the Nissan Fuga in Japan, the Infiniti M sedan receives a new styling package known as the ‘Sports Line Black Bison Edition’, giving it a much more aggressive appearance. Areas that have been revised include a front bumper featuring Led daytime running lights, new side skirts with front fender side extensions, a lip spoiler on the trunk as well as a roof spoiler, a rear bumper with a diffuser.

Earlier in the year we gave you a sneak peak of the Fiat 500L but not many details were available at the time in terms of pricing or the available engines. Well, now that it’s about to hit the showroom floors, more details about the vehicle have emerged. Just like  the MINI Cooper, Fiat is trying to milk the 500 as much as it can by introducing a mini-“minivan” variant of the tiny 500 called the 500L.

The pricing and specifications of the 500L for the British model have been confirmed by Fiat. The 500L will have a starting price of £14,990 ($24,115 USD) for the 1.4-liter Pop Star and will max out at £18,890 ($30,385 USD) for the 1.6-liter diesel model (MultiJet Lounge). Yes, the 15 versions of the 500L all have crazy ass names as you will see below.

With continued decline in sales for Suzuki over the last few years, its no surprise that they no longer plan on selling cars and SUVs in the United States (Canada is still okay) once their inventory is depleted. At some point in time, Suzuki got left behind in the dust as other car manufacturers stepped it up and gave consumers vehicles that they wanted. I wonder if anything would be different if Suzuki continued to sell the Swift in North America? Or if at least they brought it back a few years ago when the popularity of sub-compact vehicles skyrocketed.

At the very end of the last millennium, I spent a year in Asia, traveling and enjoying the diverse cultures of the continent.  And since I’m a big car fan, obviously I took notice of some of the cool cars that we don’t get in North America.  My favorites were the big SUV’s with massive tires and huge fender flares, and out of the SUV’s, the Nissan Patrol was at the top of my list of sweet rides.  Of course, back then we didn’t get the Patrol here in North America, the Patrol is still not available here but its rebadged sibling, the Infiniti QX is available.