Sometime last year, a few Photoshop gurus got together and made some very funny “mini” versions of their favorite cars. The trend caught on, and soon lots of people were taking their favorite cars, and through the process of image manipulation, made them mini versions of themselves.
The Detroit auto show has come and gone, and has left the automotive industry with a little more to chew over. As a final wrap-up to quite possibly the most important auto show in America, we chose 10 cars that summed up the best of the show.
The new MP4-12C is pure McLaren, with every piece developed in-house. And with roots as a race engineering company, the latest and greatest advancement from Formula 1 have made it into this car.
A $2 million dollar (1 of 100 made) silver McLaren F1 was ruined after it caught fire from the engine. The owner ‘Irv Kessler, 53 of Minnesota declined to discuss the incident.
Why is this MP4-12C such an overwhelming disappointment? I can't pin it down, myself. Certainly, though, the problem lies not in what this newest road-going McLaren is, but in what it is not.
Simply, I knew the McLaren F1, and the MP4-12C is no McLaren F1.
Pictures and Review of the recently attended World Class Driving in Charlotte, NC. Among the car driven were The Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Audi R8, Maserati GranTurismo, and Mercedes SLR McLaren.
One of the concept artists at Luxoflux (the company that develops the Transformers video games) has "leaked" these renderings of SLR and Reventon based "Stunticons". TF3 is already shaping up!!
It was just a matter of time that a Chrome Mercedes McLaren SLR was created, and no where else than you would expect but to be showcased at the Mall of Emirates in Dubai, UAE. I wonder if it is owned by the same person who has the Chrome Ferrari 599 GTB ?
The Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Gullwing is the result of Mclaren and Mercedes parting ways and as a result Mercedes AMG will exclusively engineer their own supercar. The Mclaren SLR, SLR Roadster and Mclaren SLR Stirling Moss will be the last road going car that the two brands will co-engineer, ending their epic journey of development.
Just when you thought you'd seen the last of RENNTECH's work on the Mercedes SLR McLaren, the company is back tuning the supercar yet again, unveiling what they call the "777 Concept." The model is being introduced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of RENNTECH, and as such, it shows fantastically the magic RENNTECH-tuned models are capable of.
F1 Breaking News! Kimi Raikkonen’s manager Steve Robertson announced late on Tuesday November 18, 2009 to Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat that Kimi will not be racing Formula 1 in 2010.
The aerodynamic enhancements are all back, which include a carbon fiber front apron, side skirts and rear apron; and so too are the mechanical enhancements: high performance compressors, a sports air filter and a modified engine management system. But the true appeal of the Mansory Renovatio is in its styling, which combines heavy doses of raw carbon fiber with a markedly contrasting exterior color.
Mercedes Benz has finally revealed the new 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series. This new Mercedes will be their most powerful production car ever. 661HP and 738 ft-lbs Torque!
McLaren has been producing the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren since 2004, but only now has supercar-tuning specialist Mansory decided to modify gull wing racer and transform it into the new ‘Renovatio’. For the latest release, not only was the car fitted with a number of custom aero pieces, the engine too has been upgraded with a new supercharger while the interior also gets a revamp.
Klaus Nesser, CEO of Mercedes’ Maybach and SLR divisions stood in front of a room, facing a gaggle of eager journalists waiting to hear the details on Mercedes-Benz’s newest and most highly anticipated supercar, the 2008 SLR McLaren Roadster. He seemed to be searching for the right approach with which to begin his presentation.
For RENNtech’s 20th anniversary, Hartmut Feyhl who founded RENNTECH in 1989 is celebrating by releasing an extremely modified, street-legal track car limited to 20 units called the McLaren RENNTECH 777 which uses the McLaren SLR as its base and pumps out 777hp!
Students from IED, Turin set out to design a sportscar for McLaren, one that would go beyond 320 kmph. The name of the concept points straight towards its inspiration, the Manta fish. The inspiration manifests itself in the form of fluid curves and lines on the car, with a somewhat “soft” appearance
Lewis Hamilton has been promised a $4 million McLaren supercar for free - if he wins the world titles this year. The 23-year-old British driver told The Sun newspaper that he first clapped eyes on the ultra-rare McLaren LM in the team’s F1 factory ten years ago.
With the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Facebook Application or iGoogle Widget you can access live telemetry from Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen when they are out on the track during qualifying and race day!
The 5.5L V8 SLR engine with its roaring 626hp is upgraded to 700hp thanks to a supercharger and intercooler kit Mansory replaces. As a result the Mansory Renovatio SLR is two tenths faster from zero to 100km/h than the production model, while top speed climbs to 340km/h!
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