From August 10-16, the entire automotive world will converge at Monterey, California for the highly awaited – and internationally acclaimed – Monterey Car Week show and exhibit.
The week-long festivity is a must-attend event for all car enthusiasts all over the world. Featuring a steady diet of exhibits, races, auctions, and award ceremonies spread out in seven days, the Monterey Car Week is shaping up to be an event to be remembered.
In addition to the plethora of activities lined up, the Monterey Car Week will also be attended by a number of the world’s most distinguished auto makers, many of whom will bring some of their most expensive and historical vehicles to the event.
We’re not usually this excited in attending a car festivals, but this particular Monterey Car Week is one that we’ve circled in our calendars for a long time. Not only is it going to be as good as advertised, but the week-long extravaganza is replete with can’t-miss activities and events that – it’s safe to say – has us counting down the days to August 10.
For more information on the event, as well as a glimpse of what’s in store at the Monterey Car Week, don’t hesitate to pay a visit to their website at the link below.
As the end draws near for one of America’s most iconic cars, the Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance is doing its part to ensure that Pontiac does not ride off into the sunset in relative anonymity. As such, the organization is arranging a two-day extravaganza to celebrate the irrepressible legacy of the car that has captured the imagination of America in its 83-year run.
The two-day event will be held on September 12 and 13 at the Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance in Westport, Connecticut. The main thrust of the event is to pay homage to the Pontiac Brand through a wide-ranging display of the most significant and iconic Pontiac models in history.
Just announced at the Chicago Auto show is that Rhys Millen will spearhead Hyundai’s motorsports efforts with the Genesis Coupe. He and the car are scheduled to compete at Pikes Peak, a full season of Formula D and numerous Redline Time Attack events throughout 2009.
"I’m a free agent, so if Hyundai is interested in me for Pikes Peak or Formula Drift or road racing, I’m open," said Pikes peak record holder and Formula D champion Millen.
To prepare for the task ahead the team at RMR has prepared a Genesis Coupe by stitch-welding the chassis and then installing the carbon fiber body panels from the RMR SEMAGenesis. This was done in an effort to increase the structural rigidity and bring down the weight of the car. Mr. Millen has a target weight of a 2,400 lb curb weight.
Aerodynamic improvements to the race vehicle include a lower front splitter and rear diffuser to suck the car onto the ground and an adjustable rear wing to keep the back end planted. The car is able to use a larger wheel and tire combination than the factory model thanks to the wide body kit in the back. This Genesis Coupe also benefits from a vented hood to keep down under hood temperature.
Instead of going with the base 2.0 liter four cylinder turbo engine like the show car, Rhys has decided to go with the V6 and displacement has been increased from 3.8 to 4.1 liters. The Lambda V6 makes use of a Turbonetics turbocharger to force air into the engine and AEM engine management system is used for the brains of the operation. All these modifications result in 550 HP and 520 lb-ft of torque, quite an improvement from the 310 HP of the stock engine on high test gasoline. Rhys will be shifting gears thanks to an HKS sequential transmission.
The Hyundai sits on a set of three-way adjustable KW coilovers. Other suspension components such as: swaybars, lower control arms, rear control arms and toe links are all adjustable so that the car can be dialed in for whatever task is thrown its way.
General Motors is heavily promoting their investment in the upcoming film Transformers 2 at the Chicago Auto Show. This is evident by the display of movie vehicles as well as a 17 foot tall Autobot. Just like before the protagonists, Autobots, will be played by a host of vehicles form the GM lineup. Returning from the original film is the yellow ChevroletCamaro named Bumblebee, a GMC Topkick named Ironhide and a yellow medical H2 named Ratchet.
Being introduced in the sequel is a blue Chevrolet Volt named Jolt. Providing comic relief will be two modified Chevrolet compacts, Mudflap a red Chevrolet Trax and Skids a green Chevrolet Beat. But the most unique General Motors vehicle to appear in the film is the Chevrolet Centennial Concept car based on the 6th generation Corvette named Sideswipe.
Palm Beach, Florida is an unfair place. It may not have the class of Monaco or the money of Dubai, but a Bentley is as disposable here as a BMW 3-Series. So its only fitting that a many of the rarest supercars (some whose production numbers can be counted on one hand) would gather here last weekend for a showcase. Supercar Weekend is a gratuitous display of wealth, power and speed; in other words, everything we secretly want.
One of the most notable parts of the weekend was Jim Glickenhaus (recipiant of the first Alfa Romeo 8C in the U.S.) brought his one of a kind 1967 Ferrari Dino Competizione and Ferrari P4/5. Click the picture gallery for more photos.
A lot of us remember the seeing the classic movie “Goldfinger,” in 1964. For those of you who haven’t, it’s time that you do see it. The thing that was most memorable for car lovers was the Aston Martin that James Bond drove. Well now you can see the actual car in person. > More
On the heels of a highly successful debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Mazda North American Operations will bring its Ryuga design concept to the Chicago Auto Show for an encore Midwest display.
Ryuga (pronounced: ree-yoo-ga) builds on Mazda’s concept of flow. Nagare – Japanese for “flow” – debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November and introduced the company’s new design future. Japanese for “gracious flow,” Ryuga reflects a higher level (...) > More
Don’t think that Henry Ford and his son, Edsel, didn’t have big things in mind when they combined the mechanical ingenuity of the first mass-produced, affordable V-8 with a stylish and aerodynamic body to produce a family of Fords in 1932. They could never have imagined how big it would become.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1932 Ford, the iconic symbol of American hot rods. Ford Motor Company is launching the anniversary festivities in a huge way, with a display (...) > More
Ferrari attends the 2007 North American International Auto Show with 3 vehicles on display: the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 612 Scaglietti and the F430 GT. Ferrari’s booth is located on Stand 5 in Oakland Hall, the traditional home of the Prancing Horse at the Detroit Motor Show.The company, which on January 28th will start the celebration of its 60th anniversary with a worldwide event that will involve the Ferrari owners with their cars of different ages and models and clients (see related (...) > More
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mercedes-Benz presented its broad range of all-wheel drive cars and SUVs on a 7,250 sq. ft. (570 sq. meter ice rink). This year’s show celebrates two important centennials: the 100th anniversary of the Detroit Auto Show, as well as the 100th anniversary of the first all-wheel drive Mercedes automobile. Other highlights of the Mercedes-Benz press conference included the S-Class with the latest 4MATIC all-wheel drive technology and the V8-powered “Vision GL 420 BLUETEC” SUV concept vehicle, with which the luxury brand continues its initiative for clean diesels in the USA. As a high-point, the red carpet was rolled out for the striking Concept Ocean Drive – a convertible that revives the tradition of four dour luxury cars with an open top. > More
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