Awesome Rides

The Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight Concept is a hybrid car with a 110kW electric motor and a 560hp 4L V8 engine. It has laser high beam lights with a 1,640 ft range and a 3D dashboard controlled via a touchpad on the center console.

A ’77 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser restored by Finishing Touch. It got its original olive green paint back, but it also has lots of new parts, including a 135hp 6-cylinder engine, a 5-speed manual transmission and an OME lift kit.

Jacek Mazur builds replicas of exotic cars in his spare time. His masterpiece is a replica of the McLaren F1. It cost him only about $33,000 to make a poor man’s version of the $8M car, although it did take him 8 years to build it.

The Orp bike light/horn sends out either a 76dB chirp or 96dB blast (on par with a car horn) depending on how hard you push it. It’s also rechargeable and has 2 LEDs with 3 light modes. It was successfully funded so keep an eye out.

To prove that the car battery it sells works in extreme cold, Canadian Tire commissioned a truck with a body made of nothing but ice, and then started it with a battery frozen to -40°C. Its body weighed a husky 14,000 lb. More here.

A fun remake of Ken Block’s Gymkhana Six, driven with an 1/18th scale HPI Micro RS4 racer wrapped in Block’s Ford Fiesta body. Though there a few more consequences to hitting real life Lambos or Segway riders. Buy the car here.

Billed as the successor to the Gallardo, the Huracán  has a 5.2L V10 that produces 610hp and 413 lb-ft. of torque, an all-wheel drive system and 7-speed transmission. It goes from 0 to 60mph in 3.2s and has a top speed of 201mph.

While we’re not sure the bride and groom are standing in the safest of spots, we still have to hand it to Kay-Leigh and Gervan Diaz for celebrating their just-married status with a BMW E46 M3 spinning donuts around them.

Owned by Robert “Videobob” Moseley, Bob’s Prop Shop specializes in building replicas of famous movie cars, including Doc Brown’s iconic DeLorean DMC-12 time machine. You can also rent the car for $1,500 per day.

This incredible feat of LEGO engineering by Steve Sammartino and Raul Oaida is comprised of over 500,000 LEGO bricks, and drives at speeds up to 20MPH. Its working engine is even made of LEGO, and runs on compressed air.

So you’ve got an old car to sell. Sure, its Blue Book value stinks, but you might stand a better chance getting top dollar if you put together a fancy commercial for it, like this guy did with his 1996 Nissan Maxima. Craigslist listing here.

Jaguar has made no bones about its newfound intent to be the bad boy of European car manufacturers. In this parody spot, Jag takes a direct jab at rival Mercedes-Benz chicken-flavored Magic Body Control commercial.

This old footage of racing in Holland starts out ordinarily. But watch for a second more and you’ll notice something is askew. That’s because the racers are driving backwards… and then played back in reverse to really screw with our heads.

Austin, Texas bike shop Revival Cycles modified a ’75 Moto Guzzi 850T into an elegant and raw bike; beauty and the beast in one form. Its brushed metal parts contrast nicely with the brown leather seat, grips and exhaust.

The 2014 BMW M3 and M4 have turbocharged six-cylinder engines, aluminum and carbon fiber-reinforced plastic parts and electronic Active M differential. Sign up on M-Power for more. The M4 is also playable on GT6 for a limited time.

Jay Leno talks about the PS3 exclusive Gran Turismo 6 on his car show. He shows off his souped up ’66 Oldsmobile Toronado, which is actually in the game, along with Mercedes-Benz AMG’s insane Vision Gran Turismo RC car.

Designed to combine the thrill of go-karting with water sports, the WoKart is a single-seat, virtually unflippable, personal watercraft that rides like a jetski, but steers like a car – achieving speeds as high as 46mph.

Bold styling, performance and comfort are just a few of the reasons to check out Honda’s big blue tourer. Its 1832cc liquid-cooled 6cyl. Goldwing engine should make it fly, as the low-slung Valkyrie weighs just 750lbs. Video here.

The Toyota FCV Concept uses hydrogen fuel cells to drive its electric motors, emitting only water as its waste material. Its two hydrogen tanks are good for more than 300mi and can be refilled in just three minutes. Available in 2015.

Invented by a kid for kids. Phantom Frames are children’s bikes with polycarbonate frames that are illuminated up by removable LED inserts. Choose between the transparent Ice frame or the translucent Ghost frame.

XCar Films takes a close look at Pagani’s flagship model, the million dollar Huayra. Everything from its aerospace-inspired frame to its absurdly flamboyant interior is a balance between luxury and performance.

The new Mustang offers a more modern look than the previous generation, with increased width, a lowered chassis, and fastback curves. Available in a 3.7L V6, 5.0L V8, and a new 2.3L turbocharged Ecoboost 4. More on 95Octane.

The Aficionauto spoke with Martin Sanchez, who bought and restored a ’58 Plymouth Fury that was used in John Carpenter’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Christine. But Martin and Christine’s bond is beyond just the film.