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Porsche Formula V & VW Type 2

Porsche Formula V & VW Type 2

A restored 1964 Porsche Formula Vee race car and a restored and remodeled Volkswagen Type 2 pick-up. The latter wasn’t originally the carrier for the race car, but it is from the same year and has been modified accordingly.

Solé Micklish Bike

Solé Micklish Bike
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A single-speed everyday cruiser, Solé’s Micklish bike is made from durable welded steel, with a matte black frame and gold accents. Wheels include Presta valves, and the riveted details on the Cionilli seat are spiffy. More colorways here.

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Motorcycle v. Car Drift Battle 3

Motorcycle v. Car Drift Battle 3

Matt Sanders captures the release of Monster Energy’s Ernie Vigil and Nick Brocha after three long years in the pokey on 204 hp Triumph Daytona sportbikes – hotly pursued by a two lawmen in a road buggy and custom ride.

Jaguar Project 7 Concept

Jaguar Project 7 Concept

A rear wheel drive single-seat sports car based on one of the year’s most popular releases – the 2014 Jaguar F-Type. The Project 7 has an aluminum body, a 5L supercharged V8 engine with 550hp and 8-speed ZF transmission.

Mazda Super20

Mazda Super20

Motor Trend puts us behind the wheel of the ultimate Miata, a ride built to celebrate the little roadster’s 20th anniversary. This tiny beast has been upgraded with a supercharger, improved suspension, and grippy R-compound tires.

Ernie’s Dwarf Cars

Ernie’s Dwarf Cars

A promotional documentary about Ernie Adams and his collection of dwarf cars. The cars are street legal and modeled after classic cruisers. Ernie built all seven cars by hand and helped start a dwarf car racing scene.

BMW 4-Series Coupe

BMW 4-Series Coupe

It’s lost some of the lines and luster of the concept version, but the Series 4 Coupe is still a stylish ride. Available with either a 240hp or 300hp engine, and either a 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmission. More here.

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James Bond’s Submarine Car

James Bond’s Submarine Car
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The 1977 Lotus Esprit submarine that James Bond drove in The Spy Who Loved Me will be auctioned off on 9/8/13. It actually works, if barely. It can’t turn into a car though. Lotus should buy it back for all the good it did them.

BBCo DIY Boat Kits

BBCo DIY Boat Kits

The Balmain Boat Company sells flat-packed mini rowboat and sailboat kits. Each kit has most of what you need to build the boat, including nails and screws. It takes about 30 hours to put a boat together.

2014 VUHL 05

2014 VUHL 05

Like the Atom, the Mono and the X-Bow, the VUHL 05 is a lightweight street legal race car. It has a 2L 285hp EcoBoost engine and a monocoque chassis. It goes from 0-60mph in 3.7s and has a top speed of 152mph.

1955 Maserati 300S

1955 Maserati 300S
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Legendary pro driver Sir Stirling Moss deems the Maserati 300S as the “nicest sports car” that he ever drove. This particular unit that Bonhams will auction off on 7/12/13 competed in American circuits from 1955 to 1958.

Phoenix Bamboo Concept Car

Phoenix Bamboo Concept Car

An unusual vehicle made from sustainable materials, designers Kenneth Cobonpue and Albrecht Birkner’s car would have a woven skin, replaceable after it biodegrades. Not the most practical concept, but still visually striking.

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Parkour 997

Parkour 997

A team of parkour artists take on an unlikely challenger – a Porsche 997 Carrera GTS. While the car might have 402 horses and a top speed of 190mph, the athletes have a bit more ground clearance and make tighter turns.

WOOD.b Bicycle

WOOD.b Bicycle

Crafted from ash plywood and steel, we like the clean lines of the WOOD.b bicycle, a collaboration from Strasbourg-based BSG and Thibaut Malet. Available in September 2013.

Semi Truck Gymkhana

Semi Truck Gymkhana

It’s not as nimble as a Ford Fiesta, but we’re still impressed with the tight turns, donuts and drifts pulled off by Michiel Becx in his semi. Those tire squeals are like music to our ears. Now who’s gonna clean up all that broken glass?

Porsche 918 Spyder Prototype

Porsche 918 Spyder Prototype

The drop-dead gorgeous 918 Spyder is now in functional prototype form, and has been making the rounds across the globe. Enjoy some brief footage of this sexy beast as it stopped to flex its muscle for wealthy suitors in the Middle East.

Jaguar C-X75 Prototype

Jaguar C-X75 Prototype

The C-X75 concept gets refined significantly, resulting in a hybrid 850hp beast, designed to achieve “the speed of a Veyron, the range of a Volt and the CO2 of a Prius.” Goes 0-to-100mph in 6 secs., and is the new object of our desire.

QUQUQ Campingbox

QUQUQ Campingbox

Turn a minivan into a camper van with the QUQUQ. Place it at the rear compartment of your vehicle and you now have a stove, a bed, jerry cans, and shelves to store cooking implements and other tools.

10 Most Dangerous Race Tracks

10 Most Dangerous Race Tracks

XCAR takes us on a tour of ten race courses which are not only thrilling, but have a record of some of the most deadly accidents in the history of racing. A sobering reminder of how dangerous the pastime of racing can be.

Aston Martin Vanquish Volante

Aston Martin Vanquish Volante

Even though they share the same engine, the Vanquish Volante is more than just a top-down version of the Vanquish. It’s the first Volante to have a fully carbon fiber body and borrows details from the fabled One-77.

Le Mans: Les Bentley Boys

Le Mans: Les Bentley Boys

With the 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans race this weekend (6/22-23), here’s a wonderful retrospective and introduction to the race, created by Bentley Motors in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of their last win.

Tesla Motors Fast Battery Swap

Tesla Motors Fast Battery Swap

Tesla car owners can recharge their cars for free at a Tesla Supercharge stations, but recently the company announced a new option: a $60-$80 battery swap that is twice as fast as filling up a gas tank. More at i4U.

Scrooser Electric Scooter

Scrooser Electric Scooter

A German-engineered electric scooter, the Scrooser has a 1000W motor and a 20Ah battery, letting you cruise up to 15mph for 22mi. Fortunately, its aluminum frame is light enough that you can still propel it with your feet.

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