REPORTS FROM EUROPE say that BMW is busy preparing a newer, more powerful diesel powertrain and a grip-promoting all-wheel-drive system for next year’s 7 Series, two pieces of kit that, if introduced, would give the Bavarian manufacturer a distinct leg-up over its rivals.

The new diesel motor will power a future 735d model and take over [...]

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SOME DAYS you just can’t win. Still, it’s Friday, and sometimes you’ve just got to grin, say “bugger!” and get on with the show.

Here’s hoping this poor fella’s boss looks at it the same way…

Thanks, Jeff!

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Alas, this modified Hyundai Tiburon isn’t a genuine pursuit car, but that’s probably for the best: while a good looking unit and a great seller for the Korean carmaker, the Tiburon isn’t the most powerful coupe on the road and probably not the best suited to high-speed chases.

In this particular example, the modifications are simply [...]

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I’ve never seen a baby bigfoot, on account I’ve never seen an adult bigfoot, but just picture a newborn horse (they call those ‘foals’, Mike – Ed) with its hilariously disproportioned body and big long legs and hooves.

That’s what we’d be looking at here, if bigfoot trucks could procreate.

I’ve got no idea what this thing [...]

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Japanese aftermarket manufacturer Wald has unleashed a veritable torrent of photographs depicting its very fetching ‘Black Bison’ bodykit for the R35 Nissan GT-R and heck, we couldn’t resist putting ‘em up for your viewing pleasure.

The Black Bison kit (or more correctly, the Nissan GT-R R35 Sports Line Black Bison Edition) features a bucket-load of scoops, [...]

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If you’re a user of that snappy whiz-bang ‘RSS’ technology, you might have already subscribed to Nissan Australia’s 2009 Nissan 370Z feed, which drops a few of the ‘370 Reasons To Z’ in your RSS reader of choice, from time to time.

This one, reason 235 (“meet up with distant relatives”), popped up in mine today.

I’d [...]

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The NA-NB Mazda MX-5 series is already a remarkably small car, but dump the thing on some appropriately-small wheels (and push the offset right down for good measure), and you’ll be lucky if you can see the head of the driver next to you.

Cheers, Russ!

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Ah, the irony is delicious.

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Alas, it’s not a genuine honest-to-gawd drive-in convenience store – it’s just some clown on a bike makin’ his own rules.  Curses! Thanks, Ricky!

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Good stiff suspension and hitting the ripple strips high up at hot speed?  Priceless. This little EG Honda Civic has got its work cut out for it, that’s for sure.  Here’s hoping he made it through that corner unscathed. [via thekucars.wordpress.com]

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What you’re looking at here is a modified version of the Ford F650 Super Truck XUV (Xtreme Utility Vehicle, of course). 

Powertrain options include a 300hp Caterpillar mill with a mere 1220Nm (900lb-ft) of torque, and the whole thing will sting you about US$95,000 (AUD$145,000) - as a starting price.

The Ford F650 is offered as a [...]

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Hyundai got it right with its new rear-wheel-drive coupe, and it seems the aftermarket and enthusiasts agree.

An amazing looking car in stock form, this example of a Genesis Coupe lowered on ultra-dishy Volk SF Challenge rims is just mind-blowing tough.

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Wishful thinking for the rest of us, but this photo of the stunning Lexus LF-A Roadster concept on the streets of Pebble Beach, California, shows us what we can only hope to see a lot more of down the road.  Please, Mr. Toyoda, keep the Lexus LF-A project going! [...]

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Subaru’s factory team may have officially backed out of the World Rally Championship, but the rally spirit lives on in its brilliant WRX STI.

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Episode III: Revenge of the Atom.

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The Exige Strikes Back.

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Alas, the Lexus LF-A project is on hold – perhaps indefinitely – but what would it be like if the LF-A were available right now at Lexus dealers?

We may never know, but here’s a photo of the most recent version of Toyota’s prestige supercar concept on display at a Lexus dealership in Japan – no [...]

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Welcome to the first Photo of the Day.  Auspicious occasion, I know.

Here we’ve got a snap of the Lamborghini Estoque, taken on press day at the Paris Motor Show, surrounded by some classy ladies and a fella with a haircut clean out of the 70s.  Top show, my good man.

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