Mazda Shinari concept car pictures

 Mazda has revealed the first glimpse of its new cool car design called Shinari. Mazda wheeled out the 4 door coupe show car at a design event in Milan, but official 'studio' renderings and outdoor shots of the car have also leaked out onto the web as pictured below.

 

The Shinari's key styling cues include a prominent, gaping-mouth grille that does away with Nagare's 'smiling face', ultra-slim headlights and an Aston Martin-esque side vent just behind the front wheels. Inside, the concept is a strict 4 seater.

The future of the Shinari concept isn't clear at the moment. It could be a close preview of the next-generation Mazda 6, test mules of which were unveiled at last week's Mazda engineering showcase. Alternatively, a modified version of the Shinari could become an indirect successor to the RX-8, which has become a victim of Euro5 emissions regulations.

Smart Tank!

Check out this cool Smart car modified into a tank!

Audi R8 Blackbird

Pictures and video of the super cool Audi R8 Blackbird car. Back in the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the world's two superpowers were locked in a technology race to develop their military capabilities fastest. Out of this came the idea of 'stealth' aircraft like the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, which provided the inspiration for this highly-modified Audi R8 from New York.

Like its winged counterpart, the Audi R8 ‘Blackbird’ features a sleek design, stunning performance and a host of stealthy electronic countermeasures for the road. Built by New York-based 'Ai Designs', the car has enough gadgets to give a military vehicle a run for its money, including a recently installed Passport 9500ci - an integrated laser detection and laser shifting unit. According to the company that builds the unit, Escort, speeding tickets will be a thing of the past thanks to the Passport's ability to absorb a laser signal and send a scrambled signal back to the source.

A built-in iPhone is used to check speed trap locations on the Internet and constantly update the car's library of red-light cameras and speed cameras, making it difficult for even the most ham fisted drivers to be caught by the constabulary.

With all of that stealth technology tucked underneath the car's dashboard, the R8 Blackbird exterior is the only giveaway that there’s something very special lurking within its sheet metal. Custom 20in forged wheels in a glossy black color sit at each corner, while the brake hats, rotors and exhaust tips are all coated in a flat black paint scheme. Finally, a Capristo sports exhaust with computer controlled valves allows the driver to make the R8 Blackbird as loud or quiet as they desire.

Alex Roy R8 Blackbird Video
Alex Roy interviews the anonymous owner of the Audi R8 "Blackbird"...shockingly well equipped with bleeding edge technological innovations.


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Just look at what the R8 Blackbird has fitted:

• Uniden BCD-396T Trunk Tracker Scanner
• Uniden BCD-996T GPS Scanner
• Cobra 75 WX-ST CB Radio
• GRadio 5watt VHF Radios with Iasus NT-3 Evolution Throat Mics
• WAAV AirBox X2 EVDO Rev A Dual Cellular Broadband Router with WIFI
• Escort 9500ci Radar Detector with AI Design Custom Mirror Mounted Display
• Valentine V1 with POP Detection
• Escort Laser Shifters Front and Rear
• Garmin Nuvi 760 Units with FM traffic
• Hirshmann GPS 918 5V Flex Cellular GPS antennas
• Antennex 4 Foot CB antenna
• Antennex 2 Foot Tuned Scanner antenna
• Safecraft PC2 2.5 lb Dry Fire Extinguishers with Billet Quick Release Mounts
• Whelen HHS2100 PA System with 100watt Amplifier and Loudspeaker
• Gloss Black Powder-coated SDS 20-inch Forged Wheels
• Flat Black Ceramic Coated Brake Hats and Rotors
• Flat Black Ceramic Coated Exhaust Tips
• Capristo Sports Exhaust with Computer Controlled Valves
• Custom AI Design Roof Console
• Dension ICE iPhone stations
• Touchscreen Tablet PC Running Google Earth/Delorme Road Atlas/Google Maps/Njection/Trapster
• And of course, the Proprietary Liquid Cooled INFRA-SONIC Field Wave Generator

Cool Camouflage Cars

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911 Sport Classic

Showcasing pictures and videos of the super cool 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic sports car.

Inspired by the Carrera RS 2.7 in parts of its wardrobe, the 911 Sport Classic will be built in very limited numbers with just 250 cars planned. Porsche have added the new double-bubble roof to the wide-body Carrera S bodyshell, and that ducktail rear spoiler archly echoes the 1973 RS 2.7's iconic rump.

What about the tech changes on the 911 Sport Classic?

It's a rear-drive Carrera S foundation, so you get the regular 3.8-litre direct-injection flat six – but fettled some. There's a new resonance intake manifold with six vacuum-controlled switching flaps – enough to raise power by 23bhp for a 408bhp total.

Porsche's six-speed manual gearbox is standard-fit, while the PCCB ceramic brakes are part of the package. The Sport Classic sits 20mm lower on its sports suspension pack and those 19in alloys are custom-made and identifiable by their black-painted rim.

Inside the Porsche 911 Sport Classic (2009)

Porsche Exclusive has thrown its full gamut of Harry Potter magic dust over the Sport Classic's cabin. The designers have let their hair down and trialled some novel materials, including leather strips woven with yarn for the seat fabric.

There is one big stumbling block, however. The 911 Sport Classic will cost an eye-watering £140,049. The new Porsche 911 Sport Classic goes on sale in January 2010, after its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show.

911 Sport Classic Video

Range Rover Evoque - Pictures and Videos

Pictures and videos of the new cool Range Rover Evoque. The brand announced that Victoria Beckham will be the new creative design executive, designing a portion of the Evoque interior.

This all-new coupé will join the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport line-up in the summer of 2011. It will be the smallest, lightest and most fuel efficient Range Rover ever produced. It's also the coolest looking Range Rover ever, check it out! 

Cool Lamborghini Concept Car - Minotauro

Pictures of the super cool Lamborghini Minotauro concept design by Andrei Avarvarii. Minotauro (Italian for “minotaur”) was in the Greek mythology a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man. It was chosen as a name for the car after a brainstorming that identified one distinctive feature of the Lamborghini cars. That they are beasts you fight and let you live to tell the tale.