Autos

Tunisian designer Khalfi Oussama has designed a really pissed off looking BMW concept car/SUV called the X9 Concept.  The car looks very scary and would probably eat your children alive if they were left alone with the car.  The X9 would also make a perfect getaway car for Bruce Wayne, aka Batman.

For their February 2011 issue,  Road & Track Magazine got their hands on the new Hennessey Venom GT. This 1200 horsepower fire spitting snake will leave you begging for another bite from its fangs. The exclusive R&T video along with video of the beast on the dyno are after the jump.

Belgian car makers, Imperia Automobiles, used to be a thriving car manufacturer way back in the 1900’s, they ceased operations in the 1950’s but now they’re back from the dead (work started on reviving the company in 2008) with a brand new hybrid-car.  The new car will be available in 2012 and is called the Imperia GP.

The exterior styling of the car is based on classic British sports cars, similar to what Weismann and Morgan are doing; under the classic shell is all-new state of the art technology.  The car is powered by a turbocharged 1.6 liter engine in addition to an electric motor.  The gasoline engine makes 209 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque and the electric motor produces 136 HP (100 kW) and 184 lb-ft. of torque.  The end result is a blast to 62 mph in 4.0 seconds using both motors or 6.0 seconds when only the electric motor is called to action.

Most of you familiar with Unfinished Man know how much we love the Mercedes G Class SUV (Gelandewagen); we love its box shape and off-road capabilities.  Mercedes-Benz now gives us even more reason to love the G-Wagon with two new special edition models called the G Class BA3 Final Edition and the G Class Edition Select.

The G Class BA3 Final Edition is based on the short-wheel-base 2-door (or 3-door) model and as the name would suggest, it is the final production version of the smaller Gelandewagen that has been in production for over three decades.  I’m sad to see it go and it is too bad they don’t offer this model in North America.

Designers Sasha Selipanov and Samir Sadikhov have come up with some pretty bad ass car designs in the past. Here is one of their more recent designs that really caught our attention, the Incepto GT concept car.

The GT version is based on the original Incepto design featuring clean cut lines and an elegant design that allows it to have such a strong presence. Of course, the Incepto GT is just a concept and will only be alive on the World Wide Web and in our wet dreams.

What Unfinished Man reader wouldn’t like to have a collector car nestling in their garage? Your daily commuter car complete with door dings, food spills, weather deterioration issues, and high mileage can sit out in the street. Oh yeah, the collector vehicle gets the garage spot.

My collector car favorites are sixties and early seventies muscle cars. Now, for your approval, I’d like to present some personal picks of cool classic collectible cars featuring a Shaker hood. Think of me as a good friend helping you to spend a little of your hard earned doh-ray-me. (Or give you something to dream about, anyways.)