Sporty Pugs are certainly not anything new, but this is something you don’t see every day.
Along those lines, here’s one of the more unusual things we have come across lately: the 505 partaking in… SCCA road racing? Strange, but true. Apparently quite successful, too. Watch:
(h/t: Bring a Trailer)
Beautiful behind-the-scenes images by photographer Sjoerd ten Kate— part of a greater Audi ad campaign.
We think it – the campaign – works (the photography is obviously stellar). In any event, if we were in the market for a new full-size luxury saloon, Audi would certainly be on the short list. Its German rivals? Not so much— we stopped caring with the E32 and W126, respectively.
Rare coupé version of the four-door saloon, looking unquestionably hot lowered and on a set of forward-looking wheels. We would so roll this.
Images: www.xjc.com.au. There is also some decent information on these cars here and here.
Edit (11/19/2010): lots more of this here
Before C’était un rendez-vous, before even Un homme et une femme, there was L’Amour avec des si, one of Claude Lelouch’s earliest films, and one of the earliest that hinted at his enthusiast bona fides before he went on to hit the cinematic big time.
And he was pioneering, too, as one might expect from a film that shot moving cars back in 1962. In this clip we recognize shades of cinematography technique that have been incorporated in later years by other directors into their films, not least of all 1998’s “Ronin,” a movie that is celebrated (and rightfully so) for its realistic, thrilling chase scenes. Who knows— had there been no “L’Amour avec des si,” maybe “Ronin” and scores of other spiritual descendants might have looked slightly different than they did when they were released. Far-fetched? We think not.
Happy Friday. This bit of NSFW eye candy (per the photographer, entertainingly) from the always reliable Julien Mahiels. Top pic, Julien!
More of this, because— well, why not? You may have seen this car before (it loves popping up on random Internet car fora), but it’s none the worse for it, so here it is: the Porsche 924 “Cargo” by German design and tuning firm DP Motorsports. It looks absolutely incredible.
Between 1988 and 2003 DP Motorsport converted seven Porsche 944 into superfast wagons. With its fiberglass and steel tube modifications, the Cargo is even stiffer than the production 944 (source).
Images and information: Helmut Schnug (shooting-brake.com)
Oh shooting brake, how we love you. We only wish we had a better picture of this (and more of it), because quite frankly, the awesomeness meter is off the charts. Sadly, it was a one-off custom build, so we are not likely to see another one like it anytime soon.
There is this other one here (though it’s not as nice— in our opinion).
Image: Helmut Schnug (shooting-brake.com)
The Lamborghini Espada had an astounding interior— this sumptuous cabin would not look out of place in some of the finest luxury saloons today. Eat your heart out, Panamera.
(Manufacturer photo)
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