cars

Who knew that Ralph Lauren was so into cars? Vanity Fair have a nice little slideshow featuring some of the best, with the cars airbrushed almost as much as the magazine’s cover stars. You can also read the accompanying article by Paul Goldberger, “A Vroom Of His Own“. By the way, that Testarossa at the …

The driver blames this little million dollar mishap on a “low-flying pelican”. I kid you not. [Via Geekologie]

Ferrari, when they get it right, really know how to bring the wow factor. This is their new “entry level” car, the 458 Italia. It will cost £160,000 in the UK, but for that you get Enzo rivaling performance – 203 mph and 562 bhp at 9000 rpm. Full details from the Ferrari 458 Italia …

The importance of the computer games industry is pretty clear to everyone these days. In 2008 the industry was worth $21 billion in the US alone. In the same year, Grand Theft Auto 4 grossed $500 million in its first week. So, it’s no surprise to see real world companies queuing up to be a …

[Images: Darin Schnabel / RM Auctions, Story: Wired] Last year when Chris Evans bought a Ferrari 250 GT California for £5 Million I thought two things: He’s mad! He’s even richer than I thought! Turns out he may be onto something. A couple of weeks ago another very rare Ferrari, in this case a 1957 …

  A company called Gullwing America run by Arturo Alonso is about to embark on the long overdue re-imagining of one of the world’s most beautiful cars, the 1954 Mercedes Benz 300 SL (Gullwing – W198). From the pictures above, you can see they’ve pretty much left the looks alone, which is no bad thing. …