Posts Written by Kenny Hoeschen

Hammer Virtual Tuning Magazine held an online contest to see which designer could reimagine a modded version of the Smart ForTwo. The winning designer is one we see regularly here, X-Tomi Design, who came up with a very lightweight ForTwo with minimal side panels, a lowered stance, new BBS rims, and a bold white and orange exterior with a matching interior.…

Following on the heels of a couple teaser images, Infiniti’s Executive Design Director, Alfonso Albaisa (who can pull off a cravat like no one else) introduces us to Infiniti’s concept racer for Gran Turismo 6, the Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo.…

Toyota’s Driving Kids campaign shows off the features of Toyota automobiles that makes driving them so much fun. The Japanese automaker put together this awesome video of Toyota Model Gs and GT 86s (aka Scion FR-S aka Subaru BRZ) taking over a parking garage for a day of drifting, stunts and Rube Goldberg machines.…

The German engineering firm EDAG will be headed to the Geneva Motor Show with a radical new lightweight concept car, the EDAG Light Cocoon. The car’s body panels may look unlike anything else on the road and that’s for a good reason: they are constructed of a skeleton-like organic structure wrapped in a fabric membrane.…

Manon Ossevoort (aka “Tractor Girl”) has journeyed for more than five years to fulfill her dream of driving a tractor from her home country of the Netherlands all the way to the South Pole.…

BMW will be bringing a new set of self-parking technologies to the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Showcasing the tech will be BMW’s hybrid i3, which is fitted with BMW’s latest generation Active Assist.…

Jay Leno pays a visit to Frank Profera, the owner and co-creator of the Ronin RS 211, a custom built car with some incredible performance numbers.…

The Caterham Seven is a car that’s built for speed and fun. The ultra-lightweight open top roadster is probably best known for its handling, speed, and lack of roof.…

In my mind, Aston Martin’s styling details are beginning to look slightly dated and it seems like it’s time for some updating. But there’s no arguing that they still make some of the most visually stunning automobiles you can buy.…

We’ve all seen the words “Wash Me!” traced on the window of a dirty car, but artist Scott Wade specializes in creating art on dirty cars and takes it much farther.…

Infiniti will be arriving at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit with a new concept car, the Q60 Concept. The Japanese automaker has unveiled a teaser image prior to the official reveal in January and, to me, the low-slung coupe shares a number of design cues we saw in the Q80 Inspiration Concept, albeit in a slightly smaller platform.…

McLaren Special Operations has created an incredibly special version of the company’s “mid range” supercar, the 650S. The 650S Limited Edition is built in recognition of the 20th anniversary of McLaren’s victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a McLaren F1 GTR.…

Russian Sergey Kon’kov, a graduate student at the Munich University of Applied Sciences, decided to design the ultimate off-road vehicle for his graduate thesis project and the result is the Qoros 8.…

The awesome new John Cooper Works edition of the MINI Cooper we saw as the John Cooper Works Concept at the North American International Auto Show has finally become official.…

Infiniti and Sony have released a couple teaser images of their upcoming virtual racer that will soon be available for driving in the video game world of Gran Turismo 6 to battle with some of the other concept supercars we’ve seen recently like the Subaru VIZIV and the Aston Martin DP-100 Vision, We don’t know much about the car yet, but the low-slung and ultra sleek racer looks ready to go head-to-head against anyone willing to plunk down a few bucks for GT6 and wait for the download date for the Infiniti to be announced.…