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"A Ferrari for every Ferrarista." That's the company motto for its personalization program, and here we see the concept applied to the 458 Italia. The key element in this program? Carbon fiber. Alcantara, custom paint, and unique color combinations also play supporting roles in the program. For a quick up-close look at what the process can produce, check out the video below. [Ferrari]
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Aston Martin Rounds Out The Year With Three New DB9 Special Editions
Over the course of the year Aston Martin released a string of special edition models including the V12 Vantage Carbon Black, DBS Carbon Black, DBS UB2010 and V8 Vantage N420. Now, as we approach the end of 2010, the British marque has announced three more special edition models, all based on the...
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Battlestar/Zonda C5 Corvette Answers Question No One Asked
This is a great example of too much money, too little taste. Clumsily marrying the aesthetics of the Pagani Zonda with Battlestar Galactica stickers, the Turkish owner/perpetrator of this "custom" Corvette has crossed a line. From the gigantic, ill-shaped diffuser to the poorly-aimed quad-mounted...
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Video: New Stratos Unveiled In Classic Alitalia Livery
There are many, many things we love about the New Stratos, but its new look--or, should we say, its retro look--is now chief among them, tying its spiritual ancestry into its modern-day capability with the unforgettable white-red-green-yellow of Alitalia. The same basic scheme that adorned the...
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Brabus Unveils New Tesla Roadster Sport Green Package
The German nutters at Brabus were the first to the scene with a tuned EV when they brought out the Brabus Tesla Roadster at the Essen Motor Show in 2008. Now they're following up with a new package for the Roadster Sport, complete with pre-paid electrcity for at home or on-the-go charging. That's...
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Scale Model Previews New Stratos GT2 Racer?
Last week Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo took the wheel of the New Stratos on video, and came away looking pleased with what the Pininfarina-lead custom team had done to the F430 underpinnings. Today, we get a preview of what the New Stratos GT2 racer may look like from a much less likely source...
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MINI is big on customization. And as a child brand of BMW these days, it looks like the taste for art cars has trickled down as well. The latest creation from the brand is a Paul Weller-designed Cooper to be sold for charity. The pink-and-black car from the British mod rocker was hand-painted by MINI craftsmen, and is due to cross the auction block today to benefit the Nordoff Robins and War Child charities. The auction is a live, global, online affair. Bidding closes in one month. "I've always loved and driven MINIs so when I was given the opportunity to design a bespoke Mini Cooper I wanted...
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Video: Rapper T-Pain Shows Off Custom Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is a favorite among musicians and sports stars all over the globe but one very special edition stands out among the rest, a brand new 2009 model decked in blood red and customized to the hilt. Like a young Jay Leno, T-Pain is an avid car enthusiast and has...
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2010 SEMA Preview: Jake Edition Corvette Grand Sport
SEMA is revving up ahead of the first official show day starting tomorrow, and Chevrolet has opened the floodgates on its "surprises." First up we have the "Jake Edition" Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport. Based on the standard Corvette Coupe, the Grand Sport adds a dry-sump version of the LS3 engine...
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SEMA Preview: Hyundai Genesis Gogogear Racing Coupe
Hyundai's Genesis Coupe is already proving itself a capable performer at the grassroots level of motorsports, and the Korean automaker is looking to highlight the platform's potential at SEMA this year with a special track version from Gogogear Racing. The car won't be a show-only special: it will...
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Ford Racing Soups Up 2011 Fiesta To 350 HP For SEMA
The 2011 Ford Fiesta is already selling well, and at higher prices than its big brother, the Focus. Now Ford is getting into the accessories game for the small hatch, with a set of cars to debut at the 2010 SEMA show in Las Vegas. One of the cars on display at SEMA will be a bit more special than...
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Hunt For Porsche Tuner Gemballa Ends With Body Found In South Africa
The tagline "Where's Uwe?" has floated around the Web since February, with everything from kidnapping to tax evasion speculated as the reason behind the disappearance of Uwe Gemballa, founder of famous tuning house Gemballa. The sad conclusion to the story came yesterday when Gemballa's body was...
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Custom coachwork and Rolls-Royce go hand in hand like supple leather and quilted stitching. To show off its bespoke capabilities, Rolls-Royce is planning a collection of commissioned cars for the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Among the five cars on display will be a Carrara White metallic Phantom Drophead Coupe with Hotspur Red leather uphosltery and a Phantom Extended Wheelbase in Gunmental metallic with Sunrise leather interior. The move is a step back from the more attainable Ghost, showing off Rolls-Royce's very high-end potential. Each of the cars will feature additional customization beyond the...
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Video: T-Pain Shows Off World's Ugliest & Most Awesome Cadillac Hearse
Here's what we know for sure: 1) T-Pain is a pretty funny guy. Funny ha-ha, not funny hmm-hmm. Though he has his moments. 2) T-Pain's music isn't what we'd call The Bomb, but we've been known to bob our heads to it, even though we are sworn enemies of Auto-Tune and the legions of Ke$has and Heidi...
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575-HP SMS Supercars SMS 620 Chevrolet Camaro Revealed
The latest SMS Supercars SMS 620 Camaro brings 575 horsepower to the table.
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Video: Switzer R850 Nissan GT-R Tuned For Race Fuel
The new race-gas tune bumps wheel horsepower up to 740+
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Build your own 2010 Ford Mustang with online customizer
So you want a shiny new 2010 Ford Mustang, but you can't decide what you want to do with it once you've got it? Or even worse, you can't find one you like on the lot, and you don't like ordering blind off a list of options? Well, fret no more, Ford has released an online configurator that lets you...
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Porsche shows off customization options for the new Panamera
Some say it's anathema to Porsche's sportscar heritage, but surely it's no more so than the Cayenne. Others argue it's the logical extension of the Porsche brand, or at worst a necessary evil to keep Porsche in the business of building those wonderful 911s. But whatever your feelings about the 2010...
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There's no shortage of customized or modified Aston Martins, Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches, but few go as all-out toward pure, unadulterated speed as the Elite LMV/R. Comparing its creation to Lamborghini's Superleggera cars or Ferrari's Scuderia and Stradale offerings, the Elite LMV/R, based on Aston Martin's Vantage, promises real performance through extensive modification. Named for Aston's history at Le Mans (the LMV/R stands for Le Mans Vintage Racer), the car is clearly aspiring toward streetable trackworthiness. The main change is a complete carbon fiber body kit, including front...
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Video: Switzer Performance P800 package Porsche 911 hits the dyno
It's a classic recipe: take one high-performance sports car, add power to taste. How powerful you like it depends largely on your budget, but this time Switzer has made one for people not only with large bank accounts, but also with a huge appetite for speed. Starting with a stock Porsche 911 997...
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Lotus USA now offering supercharger kits for standard Elise, Exige
The power-to-lightness ratio of the naturally-aspirated Lotus Elise and Exige models has never been found lacking, being some of the most competent street/track cars available today. But for those that would like a little more grunt with their grace, Lotus Cars USA is now offering the same kit...
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Gemballa adds Gold Edition to Mirage GT stable
Since 2006, Gemballa has been building custom interpretations of the Porsche Carrera GT supercar, making it perhaps the foremost Carrera GT tuner in the world. For its latest iteration, Gemballa has decided to relax the power output and focus on a decisively seductive gold finish. Some of...
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Live shots of Ferrari’s ‘Laboratorio Technologico’ 599XX
Back at March’s Geneva Motor Show Ferrari gave the world a preview of its latest ‘Laboratorio Technologico’ 599XX experimental car, but apart from a single live image few visual details of the car were revealed. Today, we have a gallery of live images, showcasing every minor...
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2010 Camaro TRANSFORMERS Special Edition announced
The Transformers movies have been one of the major co-branding successes of recent years, and General Motors is using it for all it's worth, today releasing a new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro TRANSFORMERS Special Edition. Exclusively an appearance package, the TRANSFORMERS kit can be had on both the LT...
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