Tag: Carbon Fiber

Most start up supercar manufacturers go out of business before they can even put out a car. This is not one of those.

The mistral is a cold, dry wind in southern France. It makes sense that Porsche tuner Gemballa based the name of its super sedan on such a force of nature because its Mistrale absolutely blows the Panamera Turbo away. Put that down to all-carbon-fiber bodywork and extensive wrenching on the 4.8-liter V8. Gemballa adds “a […] More »

In my teenage years, I always looked forward to getting older because I knew my parents would get me a few Maisto 1:18th-scale model cars for my special day in April. Perhaps I should start my own car company.  Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche got the 1989 Panamericana concept car as a gift for his 80th birthday […] More »

I’ve never met him, but I’m pretty sure Christian von Koenigsegg is a cool guy.  He made his own supercar company and he’s been nice enough to allow /DRIVE full video access to his Swedish factory. His firm’s creations are another story.  Their numbers are absolutely red-hot.  Especially those of the One:1: 1,360 horsepower and […] More »

For all of the young-at-heart out there, I recommend paying a visit to a LEGO store.  Not only does they have tons of killer sets (my favorites are from the City line), but it also has thousands of individual bricks available.  You get to see completed and disintegrated parts of the LEGO universe. Consider the […] More »

Buyers of high-end exotic cars can dress up their new rides in several ways.  Got to have your air vent surrounds the same color as your Porsche?  Done.  Want the tread plates made out of aluminum?  No problem.  Manufacturers will even allow you to splash carbon fiber accents all over your vehicle’s interior.  But Lamborghini […] More »

As cat and dog breeders have done for years, Nissan has put a price on an animal.  Godzilla, to be exact. The ultimate Japanese track monster, the 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo, will start at $149,990.  (Destination and handling charges will add on $1,595.)  Its VR38DETT 3.8-liter, twin-turbo V6 has been tuned to 600 horsepower and […] More »