SpoCom 2009 in Long Beach had one of the largest turnouts of import models that we've seen in quite some time. There were many well-known girls from the tuning scene including Kira Kaye, Lisa Angeline, Miss Genna, Alicia Ann Whitten, Jasmin Pacheco, Christine Mendoza and Jenny Chu.
This past Saturday, Exotics And Luxury attended Cars for the Cure, an annual car show held in Lake Mary, Florida. Car owners with a plethora of tastes get together to show their cars, have a good time, and help support a good cause. All money raised benefits the American Lung Association.
Cars on Fifth Avenue is an amazing event put on annually in Naples, FL - this year there were special appearences from a multitude of rare exotics including the Maserati MC12, Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari F40, Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Jaguar XJ220, Lamborghini LM002, and MUCH more.
Hundreds of cars packed the parking lot at Angel Stadium as Hot Import Nights made its 2009 debut in Anaheim, California. Aisles and aisles of cars packed the lot offering plenty for spectators to check out.
You will notice, there are a tonne of photos with the lights in the event turned on, I stuck around for a while after last call and dodged security guard after security guard until 45 minutes later 2 of them cornered me and literally walked me out of the show.
Team Toyo Street at the Motion Custom Car Show 2009. Cars included Jay Jimenez 2001 VW Jetta 1.8T, Tommy Pham 2005 Acura RSX Type S, Garry Collins 2002 Widebody BMW 330, Aaron Rafol 2001 Chevy Cavalier Z84, Neal Woon-Fat 1990 Skyline GT-R nicknamed PINKY.
Legendary Motorcar Company (LMC) Show Cars at the Motion Custom Car Show 2009. Cars in included a 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 driven by Ralph Gilles in the 2008 Targa Newfoundland Rally, a semi re-built Shelby Cobra race car, 1965 Trophy Blue Chevrolet Covette Stingray with a 383 Stroker Engine, a 1973 Dodge Challenger with a V8 340 and a 1967 Shelby GT-350 289 with a Paxton Supercharger.
The Mercedes New York Auto Show premiers just keep on coming, with Mercedes-Benz USA announcing today that two new models - the GL550 and the ML550 - will both be entering the U.S. market. Both models will be powered by the 5.5-Liter V8 found in the rest of the 550 family, and both will feature numerous options as standard equipment.
BMW’s Concept CS is now showing off its futuristic interpretation of a sports coupe GT at the New York International Auto Show being held in Manhattan, NYC. The Concept CS you’ll recall, made its first public appearance at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2007. The car, bigger than a 7 Series, is the next style benchmark for BMW, taking flame surfacing to its next level.
Spyker Cars, manufacturer of premium sport cars, unveiled its second generation C-line sports car at the Salon International de l’Auto in Geneva, Switzerland: The all aluminum Long Wheel Base model is called Spyker C8 Aileron and will come with both a manual as well as an automatic gearbox.
The 31st annual National Corvette Restorer Society's Winter Regional meet in Kissimmee, Florida appears to have been successful based on our read of the crowd and some of the attendees and vendors we spoke with. If you haven't been to one of these larger Corvette shows, you are really missing out. Here some of what you would have seen.
The third installment our Essen Motor Show coverage, again brought to you Auto-Tuning-News.com, stops by the booth of Lorinser, a company that has just introduced one of the finest Mercedes tuning packages available. And while at first glance you may think the tuning package I'm referring to is the CL kit pictured above, the real highlight of Lorinser - the tuning package that truly sets the company apart - is the one they've introduced for the GL.
Due to request from certain Koenigsegg Clients and Customers, Koenigsegg has created a Limited Edition version of its sought after cars. The Koenigsegg Edition comes in two limited versions, the CCX and CCXR models.
Alfa Romeo is on the rise again with a new range of products, and has officially green-lighted the 8C as a production car. It will debut in Paris at the end of the month as Alfa Romeo’s new flagship car.
Next in our Essen Motor Show coverage, presented by Auto-Tuning-News.com, comes the models on display at the Carlsson booth. Regular readers of our site already know my affinity for Carlsson's products, and the models presented here - the CL, S and ML - are a prime example why I hold this sentiment.
Mumbai streets were more sublime and warm on April 5, 2009. The sunny Sunday when people normally desire to stay within the shelters of their homes because of the prickling heat and humidity had transformed into a sublime Sunday because of the Parx Super Car Show held at Kala Ghoda in Mumbai.
As my legions of European readers are already well aware, this weekend marked the end of the Essen Motor Show - the German version of what those of us living here in the U.S. know as SEMA. And unfortunately, despite our desire to do so, we weren't able to attend this year's event, due primarily to an already hectic schedule.
The final Mercedes tuner presented in our Essen Motor Show 2006 coverage (brought to you by Auto-Tuning-News.com) is none other than the almighty Brabus, purveyors of the fastest, highest-horsepowered luxury vehicles on the planet.
ust one day before the Los Angeles Auto Show gets underway, AUDI and Volkswagen have announced that they in collaboration with DaimlerChrysler will help establish the BLUETEC brand name as the designation for particularly clean, highly-efficient passenger cars and SUV's with diesel engines. Under the shared concept of Daimler's BLUETEC moniker, each of the brands will develop their own technical system for meeting the world's most stringent emission regulations.