Autos

We all have a dream car or a project car that we would like to complete one day. For Unfinished Man team, that day is today. What do you get when you combine a few car enthusiasts, a Datsun 260Z, and a Nissan Skyline RB25DET engine? The result is a sharp looking, head turning, push you back in your seat monster.

The RB25DET is the third engine this 260Z has been mated with. The original L26 was a no go due to new emission regulations that were implemented and reduced the power of the 260Z back in 1974. The second engine was a modified L28 from a 280Z with Triple Mikuni carburetors, P30 Head, performance cam, pistons, and rods. Those parts were also complemented with Monza headers, downpipe, aluminum flywheel, and performance clutch.

The Land Rover Defender and Mercedes Gelandewagen (G-Class) are the epitome of true off-road vehicles.  The Land Rover Defender has been one of my favourite SUVs ever since I was young because of its utilitarian look and a go anywhere attitude, it isn’t as luxurious as the Gelandewagen but German tuners STARTECH (subsidiary of Brabus) took care of that with the Land Rover Defender 90 Yachting Edition, which will be showcased at the Essen Motor Show in Germany.

As the name would suggest, the Defender is based on luxury yachts, which can be seen on the luxurious interior that features premium navy blue leather on the seats and the dashboard with contrasting baseball style cross stitching on the sporty Recaro bucket seats for the driver and front passenger.  The headliner is covered with blue Alcantara and the floors feature yacht-styled luxurious wood panels.  There is enough luxury in this Defender that it could easily be mistaken for a Range Rover.

British car builder Noble has finally released their production version of the Noble M600. At first glance, the M600 looks somewhat like the iconic McLaren F1 and it isn’t too far from being in the same class of exclusivity and exoticness (is that even a word?).  The new M600 comes complete with a beautiful all-carbon fiber body and a mid mounted 4.4 liter twin turbocharged V8 engine from Yamaha.  The V8 is capable of producing up to 650 horsepower at 6,800 rpm and 604 pound-feet (868 Nm) of torque at 3,800 rpm and is mated to a Graziano six-speed manual transmission.