The Aston Marin Vantage is one of the most elegant looking cars currently produced, although the V12 Vantage (introduced in 2009) is slightly less elegant because of the added hood vents that are required to take away hot air produced by the V12 engine, it still retains the overall sophisticated styling. Aston Martin has now released a roadster version of the V12 Vantage that looks stunning, minus the hood vents.
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2013 Toyota Auris and Auris Hybrid
Toyota has officially released pictures and details of their all-new 2013 Auris. The Auris is a compact hatchback which will go toe to toe against the Ford Focus, and the Volkswagen Golf – as well as other vehicles in this segment. The 2013 Toyota Auris will be sold in several markets around the world including Japan and Europe. The 2013 Toyota Auris will be introduced as the Corolla in the Australian market. The vehicle will be making its world premier at the 2012 Paris Motor Show towards end of September.
You may notice that the all-new Auris borrows styling features from newly designed Toyota Prius, as well as the smaller Yaris. The Auris will be available in both hybrid and non-hybrid models as well. This new model has a lower height than the previous model by 2.2 inches, and sits sits lower overall when compared to other C-Segment models.
600HP BMW G1 V8 HURRICANE RS by G-Power
G-Power, specializing in BMW’s, has turned an already fast 1-Series M Coupe into a 600 horsepower beast. Rather than heavily modify the in-line six 3.0-liter engine, G-Power technicians decided to “borrow” the 4.0-liter V8 engine from the E92 M3 Coupe and decided to call it the G1 V8 HURRICANE RS.
G-Power also installed the entire powertrain from the M3 which includes the DCT double-clutch transmission gearbox and stainless steel exhaust system. The borrowed V8 engine produces 414 horsepower but in order to create the ultimate driving machine, technicians bolted on a customized ASA supercharger system to increase power. In order to squeeze out every little drop of power and make the vehicle as efficient as possible, G-Power performed computer aided simulations to analyze the conditions of the air-ducting engine parts.
Smart fortwo by Brabus
We’ve featured German car tuners, Brabus, on a few occasions here at Unfinished Man but never like this; all our previous posts have been on high-performance Mercedes cars but this post explores the other end of the spectrum, the smart fortwo Brabus Xclusive presented by Brabus UK.
The smart fortwo was launched in 1998 and over 1.3 million vehicles have been sold since. In 2002 Brabus and smart teamed up to create a new line of customized fortwo city cars, in the last decade, over 50,000 of these tuned city cars have been sold.
Audi RS6 Avant
Earlier this year Audi presented the RS4 Avant and now it’s time for its bigger brother to get the RS and Avant treatment. Today Audi released images and information on the all-new 2014 RS6 Avant (wagon).
Like the RS4 Avant, the Audi RS6 Avant is not your average grocery getter. It comes with space for lots of groceries but I doubt that will be the major reason for purchasing this vehicle, but if you do want to bring groceries from the store, you’ll do it faster than any of your neighbors.
2014 Audi SQ5 TSI
Finally, we’re getting a performance oriented Audi vehicle that’s not going to be sold in Europe; unfortunately, it’s the hideous and geeky Q5. The more powerful version of the Q5 CUV is called the Audi SQ5 TSI and it is powered by a gasoline engine that won’t be available in Europe. The Europeans get the diesel SQ5 powered by a 3.0 liter TDI V6 engine producing 308 horsepower and 479 pound-feet (650 Nm) of torque, which was introduced last year.
First Arab Supercar – W Motors Lykan Hypersport
Most of you guys including myself have never even heard of W Motors, which was founded in Beirut and is now based in the UAE. When we think of Arab money, most people automatically think about exotic sports cars like Lamborghini’s, Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, and Aston Martin’s to name a few. Although not very well known, W Motors is the first middle eastern car manufacturer producing luxury supercars.
W Motors Lykan Hypersport is their latest vehicle which was revealed at the 2013 Qatar Motor Show with a jaw-dropping price tag of $3.4 million. This hefty price tag will include a “complimentary” $200,000 special edition Cyrus Klepcy watch. W Motors LykanHypersport will be only limited to seven units and chances of it being sold out before even being seen by its future owners is likely, very likely. W Motors was created by Lebanese entrepreneur, Ralph R Debbas, and partners Magna Steyr of Germany and technicians from RUF.
