Automotive
Aston Martin to Debut First All-Electric Car in 2025
As the automotive industry continues to shift its focus toward battery-powered vehicles, luxury British sports car company Aston Martin does not want to be left in the dust. The heritage car brand has announced that its debut all-electric vehicle will release in 2025. The Drive reports that the British marque has plans to revamp its lineup of sports cars in the future to accommodate its battery-powered models. Aston Martin executive chairman Lawrence Stroll announces the news himself when offering the financial report for the fiscal year 2022. While he did not go into the specifics regarding which exact models will be receiving the EV update or whether or not a completely new EV model will be released, it is likely that the plan will move existing ones toward becoming battery-powered. Asto...
Porsche Re-Makes Its Renndienst Van Using Volkswagen’s ID.Buzz Electric Bus
In the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, Porsche used Volkswagen's classic T1 and T2 Transporter vans as the means for its motorsport division's transport. Dubbed the Renndienst, the van was first used to accompany its race cars on the 1954 Mille Miglia, and the rest is history. Now, Porsche Netherlands has revealed a new promotional concept comprising eight custom-made Porsche Renndienst-inspired Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric vans, inspired by the past but fit for today.The iconic bus of the past is emulated throughout this new version comprehensively. Starting with a "1st Max" passenger-focused ID.Buzz, rather than a cargo van, Porsche adds its signature burgundy hue to the van before fitting Renndienst graphics. And, in a true nod to the past, they've pictured it next to one of its flagship cars, no...
The Porsche 911 Classic Club Coupe Is Going Up for Auction in June
This 911 Classic Club Coupe is due to go under the hammer at the Porsche 75th Anniversary Auction in June. Grant Larson, Porsche’s Directory of Special Projects worked with the Porsche Club of America to design this one-of-one car through the Sunderwunsch program.Put together in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, the 911 was never put into production for sale. Now on Broad Arrow Auctions’ website, it’s touted as a “Factory One-Off” and described as a prequel to the 2010 911 Sport Classic carDoused in a bespoke Sport Grey Metallic paint, the one-off 911 is embellished with Sport Grey Light and Club Blau racing stripes across the hood and one of the sides. The custom ducktail spoiler and the double-bubble roof draw influences from the 1972 911 Carrera RS, while also acting as a nod to Porsche’s motorsp...
Take a Look Inside the Moncler x Rick Owens Custom Tour Bus
After working together on the 70th-Anniversary Maya Jacket, Rick Owens held "The Art of Design" activation at Moncler Genius' extravagant London Fashion Week live event. Owens' segment saw guests welcomed to an outdoor afterparty dancefloor and invited to experience a personalized space shuttle-looking sleep pod. Building off of those futuristic aesthetics outside of the event, Owens works with Moncler to construct a customized tour bus that'd set to pass through the state of Nevada, stopping by legendary works of land art including "DOUBLE NEGATIVE" and "CITY" by American artist Michael Heizer.The full-sized V8 diesel tour bus was made in collaboration with Iveco Italia featuring a lounge area upholstered by French Army surplus blankets and heavy cotton bio doeskin. The small kitchen area...
The MINI GP3 Is the Best Way to Have Fun for $45K USD
The MINI Cooper is a Great British success story. From dominating the race track in the 1960s with a pioneering female driver, (Pat Moss, the sister of Stirling Moss) to defying all conventions with its comical size and sixty-plus years of triumph, MINI’s cultural impact is, ironically, massive.Despite the Leyland-produced Austin Mini and Morris Mini cars finding critical acclaim on the circuit and earning the hearts of a flower power generation, the world had moved on by the 1990s, desiring anything flashier, larger, and more powerful. Subsequently, MINI the brand, as we know and love it today, has been produced under the Bavarian BMW group since ‘96. Obvious controversies aside, BMW transformed the MINI Cooper into a liveable (albeit still relatively small) hot hatchback, destined for ba...
Designing the Future: Inside BMW’s New Designworks Studio in Santa Monica
Designworks is a global creative consultancy with a focus on strategic innovation and design. Over the past 50 years, it has become renowned for creating innovative and impactful designs across a wide range of industries, including transportation, consumer electronics, lifestyle, and health. In particular, the company has developed a reputation for its user-centric approach, which places the needs and desires of the end-user at the center of every design decision. This approach has been honed over many years of collaboration with BMW Group, the company's parent organization, and has resulted in some of the most iconic automotive designs of the past few decades. However, Designworks' expertise extends well beyond automotive design, and the company has leveraged its design capabilities to cr...
Range Rover Sport Unveils “Deer Valley Edition”
Range Rover North America is expanding its fleet with the launch the new limited edition 2023 Range Rover Sport Deer Valley Edition.Inspired by Park City, the new edition blends the automaker's focus on luxury with alpine-ready performance. Unveiled at Ranger Rover House Park City, the new edition is based on the Range Rover Sport Autobiography P530 V8. The car appears in a deep gloss vermillion red wrap with black accents. The car also includes SV bespoke 23" satin dark grey wheel with carbon accents, an alpine ski roof box and light cloud/ebony semi-aniline seats.The special edition vehicle only features 20 units and each car comes with two custom sets of Hinterland Skis. Additionally, the automaker is set to donate $5,000 USD from each sale to Youth Sports Alliance (YSA), which aims to ...
Lamborghini Taps IKEUCHI for Cyberpunk Huracán STO “Time Chaser 111100”
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the automaker, Lamborghini partners with contemporary artist IKEUCHI for a custom Lamborghini Huracán STO "Time Chaser_111100" and a Time Gazer interactive art piece as part of its "Chasing the Future" initiative.Having recently worked with Balenciaga for its Spring 2022 campaign and Medicom Toy for a BE@RBRICK figure, designer and artist Ikeuchi Hiroto is best known for his futuristic mechanical display pieces inspired by classic sci-fi series such as Star Wars and Gundam.The Lamborghini Huracán STO Time Chaser_111100 is reminiscent of an advanced mecha featuring cyberpunk decals and a white, silver, and black color scheme with carbon fiber accents. The most definitive element of the supercar is a transparent unit mounted on the engine cover reminiscent...
Carter Jung of Race Service Is Not Afraid to Daily his Nissan Skyline GT-R R33
When you do what you love every day, it's not called work anymore – it's called a career. For Carter Jung, this career has allowed for him to live and breathe all things automotive.Carter is Senior Vice President of Partnerships & Strategy at Race Service, Los Angeles-based creative agency that specializes in automotive campaigns. Their client list has spanned from powerhouse manufacturers like Porsche, Mercedes-AMG and Aston Martin, to sports associations Formula 1 and NASCAR. Before Race Service, Carter cut his teeth at respected automotive publications, starting at Super Street as an associate editor to editor-in-chief at Import Tuner magazine. Beyond automotive, Carter gained experience in other fields, being employed in companies such as Acura, Red Bull Media House, Mattel, Playstatio...
Tattoo Artist Dr. Woo Reveals the ‘Silent Dancer,’ a Customized LiveWire ONE Electric Motorcycle
LiveWire recently partnered with bike builder Mikey Ojeda, founder of Bleach Design Werks, to customize a LiveWire ONE for tattoo artist Brian Woo, a.k.a. Dr. Woo. "Silent Dancer" is the first of a series of customized bikes featured in CURRENT, a LiveWire Design Co-Op presently housed at Race Service in LA. As a part of this series, the duo also created a conceptual moto-themed capsule inspired by vintage Japanese workwear. Since getting back into riding, the LiveWire ONE offered a fitting canvas for Dr. Woo, having already stepped into the world of EV with his Porsche Taycan. Back in the day, the in-demand tattooist remodeled choppers and worked on custom-built bikes. The release of the LiveWire ONE encouraged him to explore what electric motorcycles have to offer. “I think there is a co...
Mercedes Benz and Moncler Unveil Collaborative Reimagination of the G-Class
Mercedes-Benz and Moncler have partnered for an out of this world collaboration, bringing together the world of motors and puffers to the Mercedes G-Wagon.Revealed earlier this week at Moncler's "The Art of Genius" show during London Fashion Week, it continues both brands' collaborative ethos that pushes the boundaries of creativity and bridging unlikely industries. Prior to this collaborative project, Mercedes-Benz worked with critically acclaimed designer Virgil Abloh on Project Maybach. As for Moncler, under its Genius label, collaborations are a driving force to success.This particular re-imagination of the G-Class is known as Project Mondo G. The piece itself took over a year in the making and sees the heavy-duty wagon feature high-gloss reflective surfaces that are formed in the shap...
Tesla To Recall 362,000 Cars After Admitting Its Full Self Driving System May Be the Source of Crashes
Following a $600,000 USD Super Bowl ad spot ordered by major tech CEO Dan O'Dowd, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered the recall of 363,000 Tesla vehicles due to its Full Self-Driving Beta software.In a recent announcement from Tesla itself, the report indicated that the recall will affect 362,758 of its electric vehicles including, "certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation." The EV giant has admitted that the FSD Beta could be the source of crashes reported. Since Tesla announced the FSD Beta program, the NHSTA has formally launched an investigation back in August 2021 for fatal highway accidents that have been documented on socia...
