SEMA: EPIC Cartel Scion tC

"The inspiration of project Epic came from a mix of builds I have been involved in over the last 18 months. Each time I begin a project from start to finish no one major factor ever lets me down. Design changes on a daily basis. With that said what one envisions in his or her mind sometimes just doesn't look right and you have to move onto plan B. So, what I do is take all these crazy ideas and apply them to what I like to call the DB (Design Bank) waiting to cash out on it with the next project.
Major Highlights that make this build unique is that it's a new twist of technology and insane flowing body lines. It's been chooped 3" with B-Pillars & center glass roof section removed and reinforced completely."


Chassis/Suspension

• Master Image Air Bag Kit

• Factory Suspension Points Re-engineered & Relocated

• 22×8 Cartel Designed Billet 3-Piece Forged Vellano Rims

• TOYO Proxes 4 235/30/ZR22

PowerTrain

• TRD Supercharger Kit

• TRD LSD Unit

• Cartel Side Exit Exhaust

• DME Sport Header

Interior

• Red Embossed Logo Pattern Leather Alongside Clean Flowing White and Black Accents on Front White and Black Accents on Front & Rear Seats, Door Panels, Audio and Misc. Trim Panels

• Cartel Customs Low Rise Buckets

• Custom Flowing Center Console. Arm Rest & Door Panels

• TRD Shift Knob

Audio

• Alpine IVA-W505 Head Unit

• 12″ In-Dash Monitor

• SWR-1042D 10″ Sub Woofer (4)

• PDX 1. 600 Amplifiers (3)

• PDX 4. 150 Amplifiers (2)

• SPX-13 51/4Component 2-Way Speakers

• SPX-17 61/2 Component 2-Way Speakers

Exterior

• 3″ Roof Line Chop

• Center Glass Top and B-Pillars Removed

• Custom Metal Fabrication Interior & Exterior Panels

• Pearl White Base Paint with Two-Tone Graphics & Ghosted Logos Throughout

• Custom ED Front & Rear Bumpers

• Custom Rear Hatch Formed & Vacuum Seal Molded

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SEMA: Scion Kogi xD Mobile Kitchen Designs

Exterior

• MV Designz Front Fascia

• MV Designz Rear Fascia

• MV Designz Side Skirts

• MV Designz Hood

Motorized

• Left Rear Door (Fridge and Cutting Board)

• Right Rear Door (Ice chest and sink w/ Reverse Osmosis System)

• Tailgate (BBQ Grill / Griddle)

• Hatch Glass (Dual Alpine 10" LCD Monitors)

• Left Tail Light (Cooking Utensils)

• Right Tail Light (Condiments)

Wheels

• DPE S7 3-Piece 19" Wheels

Tires

• Nitto Invos

• Front 235/35-19

• Rear 245/35-19

Brakes

• Rotora Big Brake Kit

Suspension

• TEIN Coilover Kit

Interior

• Two Tone Leather / Suede Seats

• Suede Headliner

• Custom Interior Panels

Audio

• Alpine Premium Scion xD Head Unit

• SPR-175S Type-R Component System

• SPR-175S Type-R Coaxial Speakers

• SWR-1042D Type-R 10" Subwoofer

• PDX-5 5 Channel Amplifier

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RHD Polos have higher CO2 emissions than LHD Polos (UK)

Right-hand-drive Volkswagen Polo diesels will have slightly poorer fuel economy and higher CO2 emissions than the left-hand-drive models sold in Mainland Europe.

This is because the oxidation catalyst and diesel particulate filter in the exhaust system have been moved to allow the controls to be switched to the right side of the car. The switch means that the 1.2 litre Polo Bluemotion, which has the lowest CO2 figure of any diesel car on sale in Europe at 87g/km, can't make the same claim in the UK.

The Polo's emissions in the UK are 90g/km, while fuel economy dips from 85.6mpg to 83.1mpg. The two 1.6 litre Polo diesels (74bhp and 89bhp) are also 3g/km worse off in right-hand-drive form, while the official fuel consumption figure falls from 67.3mpg to 65.7mpg. The Polo CO2 emissions in the UK are 112g/km, compared to 109g/km for Mainland Europe.

The good news is that both road tax and company car tax are unaffected by the right-hand-drive car's drop in efficiency – it's not significant enough to move the Polos up a tax band.

Other VWs are not affected by the transformation from left to right-hand drive because there is more bonnet space under the hood to re-route the controls.

50th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept

The overall idea of the 50th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept was to incorporate past design cues in a fully futuristic shape. Speaking specifically about the car, Ed Welburn, vice president of GM Global Design, said: "By giving my creative team the freedom to design no-holds-barred vision concepts, it helps them push boundaries and look at projects from different perspectives."


General Motors has given us a futuristic vision of technology and design with the 50th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept. Celebrating 50 years since the debut of the original Corvette Stingray Racer Concept in 1959, the latest addition to GM’s long line of stylistic show cars was first displayed at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show before it starred as “Sideswipe” in the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.


Some of the concept’s features we could envisage making into a production Corvette one day include its clamshell hood, scissor-style doors, ergonomic seats, rear-view camera with night vision enhancement, and a high performance hybrid powertrain.

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Ferrari 612 Scaglietti replacement spotted Spy

Ferrari is reportedly currently working on the three V12 cars that will replace its comparable current offerings: the 612 Scaglietti, 599 GTB, and Enzo. The 612's follow-on will be the first one to arrive, likely in early 2012, and another mule has been spotted out and about. It still sports the hood scoop (bigger engine with more power, anyone?) and California-style stacked tailpipes, and it looks like it might have a longer wheelbase to boot.


Rumor has it that the new direct-injected V12 will be 40 percent less polluting and get 40 percent better gas mileage than the 5.7-liter V12 presently in use, even as it's expected to get a slight 7-horsepower bump to 540. The fuel economy increase would provide a very respectable 16 MPG – not bad for a car that ought to hustle to 60 MPH in about 4.5 seconds. Check out a host of new spy photos in our gallery below. In case you're curious, the sticker on the steering wheel boss which reads "Betrieb nur mit geschlossener Motorhaube" is an instruction telling drivers that the engine should only be started with the hood closed.


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2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic in Detonator Yellow

Ordering the high-impact colors comes up a lot in comments, so here’s the skinny: Dodge typically makes a limited high-impact color available for ordering for at least 8 weeks…Detonator Yellow was open for about 10 weeks, for example. We expect Plum Crazy, the currently available high-impact color, will be open about 12 weeks, maybe longer. Orders are placed about 60 days before production starts, so get your order in while you can!


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Exotic Car Sighting

This evening, MI northern 'burbs. Can you name it? (sorry, a little blurry, I don't often shoot photos in my car)