Referred to as “war paint” (think Mel Gibson in Braveheart) racing cars of the 1970’s were decorated in an array of colors and complex graphic patterns. Author Sven Völker dives into the graphic design behind these machines in the book “Go Faster: The Graphic Design of Racing Cars“, a first of it’s kind to focus on the creative element of race cars. In addition to the book, Sven Völker also brings us into this world of driving Skittles in a short film available on gestalten.com.
Unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show, the Porsche 918 Spyder is not only a high-performance, sexy sports car, but a planet loving hybrid too - so suck it hippies! Click here for the official Porsche press release and be sure to check out this video for the behind the story behind the making of this dream machine.
Who says you can’t have a cool hybrid electric car? Mixing in vintage racer styling and a belief that caring for the environment can indeed be cool, James Piatt’s MOFO is one bad-ass M%&#$!@ F&^!@*# plug-in electric vehicle. The MOFO, or Motorized Flexible Operation, is imagined with a 2.5l V6 that can carry you from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds at a tree-hugging 75 mpg. Piatt’s vision goes beyond a simple PEV, but to include the option to run on hybrid gas/electric power, or just on gas at the press of a button. Good luck selling this one James! It’ll be fun to at least imagine, for now.
The Spyder version of the Audi R8 Supercar made it’s public debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show, and is now making it’s film debut via this promo video floating around the web. When you watch the ad, crank the sound to eleven Spinal Tap style. Listening to the sound effects captured in the video conjore the feelings of power and fear that the car can give you the abilities to wield over all mankind. When released the drop top version of the R8 will feature the 525 hp, 391 ft lb of torque V10 and will be capable of reaching 194 mph. More importantly it will also be capable of cruising at 5 mph around town for all your ego-boosting needs.
Following the KRINK Mini and in the tradition of BMW art cars, Mini has released Wash Me. Wash Me showcases the works of a dozen or so artists whom converted their own Mini’s into rolling works of art.
In a previous post I told you about noted blind artist Esref Armagan painting the new 2011 Volvo S60. Since then, Volvo placed the painting up for auction on eBay, where it fetched $3050. that was donated to the World Blind Union.
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