Rolls-Royce Cameo is a DIY car that can park on a shelf
Photo courtesy of Rolls-Royce Anyone can park Gorgeous cars in the driveway. If you really want to show off your high-end machine, you could park it as an art installation in your huge living room and invite people over for a dinner party. You can do the same thing with the new Rolls-Royce Cameo. kind of. Your guests will be able to see it with just a little effort. Cameo is a new piece of "art for home interiors" that harks back to the carmaker's early convertibles and combines genuine Rolls-Royce materials with the satisfaction (for lack of a better word) of creating a Rolls-Royce ) combined together. It consists of three main components: the aluminum chassis and the oak and aluminum pieces that make up the two-tone body. Rolls-Royce said: "The oak bodywork is magnetically attached to the aluminum chassis, simulating an important stage in the Rolls-Royce assembly journey known as the 'marriage', when the body is fitted to…
Pick of the Day: 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith
If you haven't started yet Your holiday shopping, you'll probably start doing it soon. Maybe this has been a good year financially for you and you want to give your significant other some extravagant gifts. Or maybe you want to buy yourself something to celebrate your hard work and achievements. Either way, our Pick of the Day, the 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith, is a perfect choice. My little gift to you is to tell you what its driving experience is like. Before we get into that, let’s take a closer look at the Phantom overall. Rolls-Royce launched the ultra-luxury coupe in 2013, calling it the "most powerful and dynamic" car in the company's history. It combines a 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V12 engine that produces 624 horsepower and 590 pound-feet with an eight-speed satellite-assisted transmission that uses GPS to pre-select the correct gear for the road ahead. The pairing is mounted on a fastback body with a lower roofline, shorter wheelbase and wider…
Pick of the Day: 2002 Jaguar XK8 Convertible
Be part of a car enthusiast It’s daydreaming and online shopping. You end up seeing a variety of vehicles and imagining how to update them and where to drive them. Over the past few years, I've collected quite a few listings for the first-generation Jaguar XK8. Most of them are green, blue, or some kind of red. Is there a color I rarely see on the XK8 that sparks my car fantasies? white. That's why our Pick of the Day, a 2002 Jaguar XK8 convertible listed on ClassicCars.com by a Florida dealer, is even more attractive than it is now. The 1990s were a period of significant change for British car brands. In 1998, Volkswagen acquired Bentley and BMW acquired Rolls-Royce. Ford supplied important engines to its two British brands: Aston Martin received its first V12 engine, and Jaguar received its first V8 engine, which it introduced into its line-up with the XK8 coupe and convertible. . Their curves suit…
375-horsepower 1970 MGB GT hits Jay Leno’s garage
Automotive technology is constantly changing. So are the limits on engine and tire performance. But one thing has remained constant: the desire to put serious power under the hood of a small car. That's why the Shelby Cobra exists, people put LS engines into Mazda Miatas. British automaker MG has V8 engines in some of its factory cars, but as Jay Leno recently discovered, England's Frontline Cars has taken the idea to the next level with a revamp of a 1970 MGB GT. high level. Company founder and owner Tim Fenna explained to Leno that his company widened the front and rear fenders, and thus the front and rear track, to fit wider rubber on the 16-inch replica wheels. The Frontline retains the live rear axle but installs some peripheral improvements, including coilovers and a six-link rear setup. All of this is paired with electric power steering. As Fenna says, "What we wanted to create was a simulated driving experience…
1988 Jaguar XJ-S Hess & Eisenhardt Convertible
this Daily Picks This is a 1988 Jaguar XJ-S Convertible built by Hess & Eisenhardt and listed on ClassicCars.com by an Indiana dealer. Most people want to see themselves driving a cool car. Sure, other drivers and pedestrians can see you through the windows as you drive by in an expensive, exclusive machine, but it's easier for them to see who's driving it when you can lower the roof. Apparently, back in the early to late 1980s, XJ-S drivers wanted to be totally conspicuous in their low-slung British luxury car, but there was a problem: Jaguar hadn't built a full convertible version of it yet. To meet demand for the convertible XJ-S, the company turned to Ohio coachbuilder Hess & Eisenhardt for help. This modification not only changes the appearance of the XJ-S, but also changes its overall layout. Hess & Eisenhardt started with a coupe, removed the tiny backseat, and chopped off the tin top (unfortunately, the XJ-S's distinctive…
McLaren 750S is boring
Car and Driver It was recently reported that the 2024 McLaren 750S is the fastest rear-wheel drive car the journal has ever tested, beating the previous champion, the Ferrari 296GTB, in the 0-60 sprint. By the time you read this, the McLaren will have already hit 60 mph. If you need a quantitative description, it's 2.3 seconds, a tenth quicker than the Ferrari. In most other acceleration metrics, like the quarter-mile ET, the Ferrari is slightly quicker, while the 296GTB's electric assist shows its charm in the 30-50 and 50-70 overtaking passes. Take the McLaren V8 as an example, how does it get the thrust needed to achieve 2.3 seconds: Turn off stability control Step on the gas Now the tires are clean and ready for peak acceleration runs. Modern cars are incredible, but sometimes they make me yawn because So many Powerful cars, including sedans like the Audi RS7, offer amazing acceleration that only exotic cars could dream of…
1987 Reliant Scimitar SS1 1800Ti
this Daily Selection It's a 1987 Reliant Scimitar SS1 1800Ti, sold by a Dutch dealer on ClassicCars.com. There's a certain satisfaction that comes from never crossing paths with someone else in the same car as you. It's easier to get that satisfaction with an older car, since many of them have been stored, used to the point of being expensive to repair, or scrapped. Our latest Pick of the Day, this 1987 Reliant Scimitar SS1 1800Ti, has escaped all of those fates and is ready to become the only one of its kind to its next owner (or state). According to the official Reliant Automobile Club website, in 1978 the British car company wanted to design a small two-seater sports car. After rejecting a proposal called the Cipher, Reliant chose the design of Giovanni Michelotti, who is credited with designing the exteriors of several models, including the Triumph TR4 series. Michelotti died in 1980, before his design, the SS1 (Small…
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