The Predator Extreme is a car with an identity crisis. It does not know whether it is an expensive Italian supercar, a Formula 1 inspired sportscar or a Japanese sedan; because it calls upon touches from all of these. The nose is inspired by the Ferrari Enzo. The bodylines are pure Lamborghini and although the seats look like the Lambo offerings, the seating position is pure McLaren F1. Quite possibly my favorite touch to the exotic looking kit car is the incorporation of the Infiniti G35 taillights. Whoever would have thought that Nissan’s luxury brand would be said amongst the names of Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren?
Even though the looks of this hodgepodge of expensive supercars is highly criticized across the web, the producers of Knight Rider liked it enough to blow it up on their TV show.
Check out the latest in automotive inspired body art with Volkswagen enthusiast Mike Templeton. Instead of complaining about that ominous little warning light he embraced it displaying his love for his third generation Jetta for the world to see.
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It must hurt Bugatti Veyron owners to be passed by an old Trans Am. What they probably don’t know is that there’s 1407 hp 8.9-liter V8 behind the screaming chicken. Polly Motorsport of Norway took a 1987 Pontiac Trans Am and turned into a supercar. It recorded an official 252 mph top speed at the Papenburg test track in Germany, and now Polly is looking to take the car to the U.S. next to challenge the current top speed record holder, the SSC Ultimate Aero.
There are plenty of KITT and and Knight Rider jokes to be made (they start in the next paragraph,) but this is a big deal. If the 228 mph BMW M5 was an accomplishment, this is a miracle. There is obvious a lot of replacement of stock parts to keep a 20+ year-old American car from falling apart or taking flight at 252 mph.
This kind of power is better than any ‘Turbo Boost’. Looks like this car would have been a better choice for NBC’s now canceled Knight Rider. No word yet on why a 1987 Trans Am was chosen to house the massive engine. After all it’s the Germans, not the Norwegians, who love David Hasselhoff.
The problem with a 1987 Corvette is that you can only share the experience with one lady at a time. Why not three at a time? If this is a question you’ve asked yourself, put the cap back on the glue container and head to eBay. If you’re the highest (or only) bidder, you can be the first one on your block to go big pimpin’ with a 1987 four-door, four-seat Corvette convertible.
As far as a custom job goes this is actually done quite well. It doesn’t seem overdone, which is seen many times on workshop cars like this. The bodylines seem straight, and the back doors are somewhat hidden by their suicide nature. The interior is simple and uses a second set of matching bucket seats. In fact, according to the site car’s site, it took home first prize at this year’s Detroit AutoRama.
Possibly “Family Vette” creator Gene Swatek is really an environmentalist. He realized the 240 hp that the Corvette had when it was factory fresh over twenty years ago was just too much power to share with two people, so now he’s doubled the number of occupants. But before you gather the ladies and go bidding, make sure you live someplace warm. Like the women you’re hoping to attract, the car currently has no top.
If you’re still feeling paranoid that the soccer moms will be able to penetrate your BMW X5 security, then upgrade to the Knight XV. Taking a bow a SEMA, this $295,000 urban assault vehicle is Pimp My Ride meets a disputed eastern European country. This fully armored vehicle comes with Wilton Wool carpeting, Andrew Muirhead leather, 6-way seating, tandem sunroof glass with privacy shades, side-mounted laptop stations, LED cabin lighting, an Alpine DVD navigation and Bluetooth connectivity, TVs, night vision and rear operation camera system, and a PlayStation 3.
The company says it uses biofuel to power the 400 hp V10. So if anybody asks, you can just tell them it runs off the people who get in your way.
The makers are looking to have an initial run of 100 vehicles. That may be fine considering there’s got to be at least that many ultra-rich out there who describe the outside world as doing the hell-in-a-handbasket thing.
