Autos

The Volkswagen Golf is one of the most popular small cars around the world; I always see at least one of these cars when I go for a drive.  The Golf has been around since 1974 and has developed a cult-like following with a huge tuner market.  Each new model has been getting a little bigger and a bit more luxurious and the all-new 7^th generation 2013 Volkswagen Golf MK7 is no exception.  The car will be officially unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show.

If the 2013 SRT Viper producing 640 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque isn’t enough, perhaps the folks over at Hennessey Performance may be able to help you out. Hennessey Performance has a couple of tuning packages that can squeeze every little juice out of the massive 8.4-liter V10 engine.

The two packages are called the ‘Venom 700R’ and the ‘Venom 1000 Twin Turbo’. The Venom 700R package includes “mild” modifications which increase the output from 640hp to an impressive 725hp while the torque is increased by 95 for a grand total of 695 lb-ft. That translates to the 0-60mph dash in only 3.1 seconds while the quarter mile being achieved in 10.7 seconds and a top speed of 218mph. Not bad, not bad at all.

Regular Unfinished Man reads know my love affair with the utilitarian Land Rover Defender, I try to write about as many tuned and non-tuned Defenders as I can find.  Today I bring you the Kahn Design Land Rover Defender Concept 17 Wide Body – Harris Tweed Prototype, now that’s a mouthful.

The Defender’s engine has been left alone with the interior being the main focus and a few exterior upgrades.  The exterior upgrades include a wide body kit that comes with wider front and rear fenders with integrated vents and gunmetal fender flares.  This gives the Defender an even more aggressive look than the stock version and the body-color-matching 18” wheels look amazing.  Can you tell I love this car?

I’ve never been a fan of the BMW 6-Series Coupe, the car’s design is just too soft looking and not sporty enough for me.  Then last year BMW introduced the 6-Series Gran Coupe, a 4-door sedan coupe thing, I liked the sedan better but not that much; however, I saw one in person at a BMW dealership with a sports package and it made me do a double take on the car and I actually liked it quite a lot.  So in my opinion, pictures don’t do the Gran Coupe justice and now that BMW has introduced the M6 Gran Coupe, which looks better in pictures, I’m thinking I’ll probably love it when I see it in person because an “M” BMW is always sportier and sexier than just a regular BMW.

The highly anticipated 7^th generation 2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) was unveiled today at the Detroit Auto Show, Chevy is calling it the Corvette Stingray because this is a “special car” (GM’s words) and it marks the 60^th anniversary of the “original American sports car”; the first Corvette C1 was unveiled on January 17, 1953.

I’m somewhat of a fan of Corvette cars, with the exception of a few models, but I think I’ve become a bigger fan of the car with the introduction of the C7.  The 2014 Corvette Stingray has similar lines as the C6 Corvette, but this is a completely different design.  The car looks like it was designed by the

Last year I wrote about the Audi S3 Hatchback; a car that’s powerful, nimble, and somewhat decent looking.  But if that car was a little small for you, Audi is now offering a solution, they’ve just released images and information on the upcoming the 5-door Audi S3 Sportback (also known as a wagon), which is based on the A3 Sportback.

The Audi S3 Sportback looks very similar to the S3 Hatchback, obviously with an extra pair of doors and is longer; it has a 1.38” (35mm) longer wheelbase.  The S3 wagon looks like a proper car; the hatchback version looks too much like a toy car, in my opinion.

We’ve written about a couple of vehicles modified by Lexani Motorcars such as the Toyota Sequoia and the Mercedes Sprinter and today we bring you the GMC Yukon XL Motorcoach which is strictly business on the outside and a huge party on the inside. The Yukon XL you see here can now be referred to as an XXL as this large SUV has been extended by 30-inches allowing lucky passengers more freedom to move around, work, and of course play.