Autos

I’m a huge fan of the Ferrari 458 Italia supercar, and Anderson Germany is one of my favorite car tuning companies, so naturally you’d think I’d be in love with the Anderson Germany Ferrari 458 Italia Carbon Edition.  I’m not; I like it, but I’m just not sure why I don’t love it.  It is a nice car – but seems a bit over the top, maybe?

The tuned 458 Italia comes with a lot of carbon fiber parts, hence the name.  The German tuners added the following carbon fiber parts: front lip spoiler, front bumper flaps, front bumper vents, wider side-skirts, rear spoiler, and rear air inlets and outlets.  That’s a lot of carbon fiber pieces, but wait, there’s more!

My cousin was big into modelling. One day, while looking at his model collection of military aircraft and ships, he showed me a picture and description of the next model he wanted to buy and build. “It’s a Q ship- very cool,” he told me. Hmm; this was a ship that I had never heard of before, and remembering it now inspires me to tell you about my favorite sleeper cars from the muscle era.

The BMW 6-Series is a very conservative looking coupe. Its performance oriented sibling, the all-new 2013 M6, does have a bit more of an aggressive look to it but it’ll knock your socks off when it comes to performance.

BMW just announced the 2013 M6 Coupe and Convertible and will be unveiling them to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in March and New York Auto Show in April.  The M6 is pretty much an M5 with 2 doors and identical performance figures.  The 2013 BMW M6 is powered by the same turbocharged 4.4 liter V8 engine that’s found in the M5 with identical 560 horsepower and

German tuner, ABT, has come up with some pretty amazing tuning packages for various Audi models and their latest product is for the all-new Audi Q3 crossover. ABT’s package, QS3, helps the 2.0 liter TDI diesel product 203hp which is respectable improvement from the stock 174hp. The numbers are even more impressive when we look at the package for the 2.0 liter TFSI petrol that put down 267hp compared to the stock 208hp.

Other modifications for ABT’s QS3 include Springs & Shocks package as well as larger wheels ranging in sizes from 18-inches to 21-inches with performance tires.

BMW has been producing the Z3 roadster (currently called Z4 roadster) since 1996 and each roadster model later had a hard-top coupe version.  The latest Z4 roadster, however, came with a hard-top convertible, leaving many wondering if there will be a Z4 coupe and whether there is a point to having a coupe.  The answer to the first question is yes (kind of).

BMW teamed up the famous Italian coachbuilder Zagato to create the BMW Zagato Coupe concept based on the Z4 roadster, the car will be unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como in Italy.

Seeing a BMW “truck” is a strange sight and we first showed you guys the BMW El Camino 330i some time ago. Well, here is another BMW truck and this one looks a bit more “natural”, possibly because of the old school design. This custom built truck is based on the 1971 BMW 1600-2 series and built by Ottowerks, a San Francisco based company.

The BMW ‘New Class’ (Neue Klasse) series of cars is landmark vehicle for the automaker as it paved way for models such as the 1500, 1800, 2002, and the 3-Series. The company was going for a “something different” look, and that’s exactly what we got here. This small work truck is now powered by a six-cylinder motor (M20b25) which was used to power the E30, E34, and Z1 producing a 169 horsepower.

The Ariel Atom in its stock form is one hell of a beast. The super light weight Atom can reach 0-60mph in only 2.9 seconds! If that isn’t enough to satisfy your need for speed, perhaps the Ariel Atom 500 featuring a 500hp 3.0-liter John Hartley V8 launching the vehicle from 0-60 in under 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 175mph.

Although stupid fast, there are folks out there who beg to differ. DDMWorks in South Carolina for example, decided to twin-charge the Ariel Atom 2. Yes, they turbocharged and a supercharged the car allowing it to produce an astonishing 700 horsepower.