Check out this video from a car crash of a Ford F150 parked on the hood of a 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia. It’s never good to see an exotic like this Ferrari car wrecked from the inexperience of other drivers or the owner himself. It is unknown what exactly happened, but the Ferrari driver said the Ford F-150 jetted out right in front of him. Who knows if the Ferrari 458 was speeding or not, but the accident happened on South Parsons Ave in Brandon, Florida. What’s even worse is the Ferrari was a brand new 2011 model with less than 500 miles on the clock! Hope they have good car insurance, hit the jump to watch the video.
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A couple months ago Wald International released the concept of the Rolls-Royce Phantom with the extended wheel-base (EWB), but it is now official. Here is a nice set of pictures showcasing the latest package for the Rolls Phantom. Falling under the Wald International Black Bison Edition line, the Rolls-Royce kit consists of a Bentley styled front bumper, modified side skirts, and an extended rear bumper. Other customizations include LED daytime running lights, front fender vents, and a trunk mounted spoiler. Completing the exterior look is a new set of 24-inch Renovatio forged wheels wrapped in high performance tires. The powerplant has been left without any modifications this time, since Wald usually concentrates on the styling of luxury cars. From the factory the Rolls-Royce produces 453 bhp and 720 Nm of torque from the 6.75-liter V12 engine.
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January 27, 2011 | CATEGORIES: Ferrari
This Ferrari 612 GTO concept has been circling the internet for some time now, but it just dawned on me what this car is really made of. Judging the body style, I would say it looks awfully similar to this Corvette ZR1 Wide Body Conversion, while the curves of the body and windows have me thinking Maserati GranTurismo, and Aston Martin One-77 bloodlines. Then come the headlights resembling those of the new Godzilla Nissan GT-R, and the rear is undoubtedly a one-off of the Corvette ZR1 with its squared style. Hopefully, Ferrari will take this 612 GTO Concept into consideration, because it combines some of the most stylish cars in the world today, and is a masterpiece in my opinion.
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January 26, 2011 | CATEGORIES: Porsche
At the Auto Zurich Car Show last December, Techart revealed this GrandGT styling kit for the luxury Porsche Panamera. It is now on the market for sale, and consists of a full line of goodies, including a full carbon fiber body kit, alloys wheels, and a variety of interior accessories. On the exterior level, Techart starts off by installing a new front bumper cover with a grill insert and splitter made of carbon fiber. Next, was the addition of wider front and rear fenders, side skirts, rear bumper with diffuser, and a deck lid spoiler. The new wheel set ranging from 20 to 23-inches complete the sporty look of the Porsche Panamera.
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January 25, 2011 | CATEGORIES: Toyota
We have a strange looking little car here from Toyota, who has exclusively debuted this tuned, track-ready conversion of the smart Toyota iQ city car. Tuning was performed by MN specially for Gazoo Racing, and the cubic iQ is the latest concept of the brand’s compact model. Most evident is the addition of a large front air dam, lower air intakes, and new racing wheels. A roll cage was custom built for the interior and track use, while the Toyota urban mini car reaps benefits from a supercharged engine. Now this is still a concept, it looks like the design and power could work since the car is so small. However, traction seems like the major issue because the short wheelbase. We’ll see what the Toyota tuning guys and GRMN can put together.
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