How many of us have actually dreamt of coasting down the streets in those diminutive, almost-whimsical bumper cars? Well, only one man actually went and modified carnival bumper cars to make them street-legal. His name’s Tom Wright and he’s a builder from San Diego County, California.

The first bumper car Wright purchased and hotwired was a retired Lussee. The process of making the small vehicle ready for the road took over a year, with Wright using a Harley motor to power the bumper car. Due to the excessive vibrations caused by the motor over time, though, the Harley motor was replaced with 750cc engines. From that first bumper car, Wright’s fleet now boasts of 8 road-ready bumper cars, all sporting customized bodies and interiors

‘FUNYWUD, ‘DMV OK’

‘IS2LEGL’, ‘NOBUMPN’

‘IBBUMPN’, ‘ENSANIT’

‘ALFACAR’, ‘HOT IDEA’

The cars’ design alone would be enough to attract a fair share of attention on the road. The fact that these babies have clocked in at as much as 160 mph is a welcome bonus.

Source: Jalopnik, Benchrace

If you like navigating the off-road trails but wish that you could bring all your creature comforts with you, then you might be interested in Dunkel Industries’ latest creation. Meet Dunkel Industries’ most recent brainchild: a Luxury 4×4 that puts other recreational vehicles to shame.

Under this ultimate RV’s sleek, shiny, black exterior and on top of its Ford F-650 chassis sit a plethora of features that guarantee to make your off-road trips as comfortable as possible. Inside the RV are customized cabinets that offer maximum storage capacities, so you can load the RV up as much as you want. The RV’s bathroom is a dream, equipped with a water pump and heater, a porcelain toilet, a fiberglass shower, and a stainless steel showerhead. The kitchen sports stainless steel walls, with a foldable kitchen sink and 2 pull-out tables.

LED accent lights, reading lights, and house lights ensure that you can go about your business even though you’re parked in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night. For your off-road entertainment, Dunkel Industries’ ultimate RV comes with power outlets and flat screen monitors. The RV even has docking ports for mp3 players, as well as DVD and CD players.

The RV’s exterior is also chock-full of features geared to make off-roading easier. Aside from providing storage space, the truck’s bed can be tilted to serve as a ramp for loading small off-road vehicles (such as dirtbikes or ATVs) onto the roof. For those situations that require heavy-duty pulling, the RV comes equipped with 3 winches. Customized tires and wheels easily support the RV’s body, capable of taking the vehicle through any off-road trail.

According to Dunkel Industries, “We created a vehicle that has unlimited versatility. A military grade 4×4 system, made by Fabco, makes our truck claw at the ground when normal RVs would be spinning their wheels. A custom wood, leather and fiberglass interior makes rest and nourishment comfortable and easy. We designed the RV as a luxury escape with no limits on how far you can travel. It’s beauty and the beast under one roof.”

Beauty and beast, indeed. With an RV like this, who wouldn’t want to pack up, take a road trip, and brave the wilderness?

Source: Autoblog, Dunkel Industries

Sometimes, it’s better just to let that reckless driver pass. There’s no harm in being overtaken, aside from your ego being stepped upon. But it just isn’t worth getting yourself involved in a stupid accident. Take your anger on the video game consoles instead.

Set to be released next week in Europe and Canada, Need for Speed Shift should give you reason to add more sleepless nights indulging in some high-octane action. It’ll be available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, PC, Mobile and iPhone.

Apart from being a worthy substitute for, or alternate with, Gran Turismo, this latest installment of the NFS series now offers Car Battle game mode. If you’re all too familiar with Best Motoring’s racing videos on YouTube, you’re going to love this. It doesn’t take a Keiichi Tsuchiya to enjoy going head to head with your favorite, or most hated, car or driver.

Start living out your racing fantasies. But here’s the catch – the cars available are unmodified models. The point is to find out how hard you can push a stock car to beat another stock car. And the best part is, you can pick any track you want. What’s the use of the steering wheel if all the racing you’re going to do is on a straight stretch of open road? Show them that you’re no ten-second racer with Need for Speed Shift.

Source: Autoblog

What better way to make an already exclusive super car more exclusive, than to riddle it with millions of that thing which girls call their best friend. That’s right – a million diamonds – and the car maker gallant enough to do it is none other than Koenigsegg, maker of the superb CCXR super car.

While in the midst of taking over troubled car brand Saab, Koenigsegg has just released to the automotive press what seems to be their most exclusive model yet - the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita.

‘Trevita’ is a Swedish term which literally means ‘three whites’. True to its name, only three units will be made of this rare piece of beauty and performance.

Koenigsegg engineers back in Sweden developed a carbon fiber material which has a special ingredient thrown into the mix – diamond finish. Dubbed as the ‘Koenigsegg Shimmering Diamond Weave’, it sparkles under the sun revealing what seems to be millions of small diamonds.

This super car is sure to be a hit with the wife, girlfriend, mom, grandma (err, maybe not) - any special woman in your life. Other than its tooth-grinding performance, which rivals that of the Bugatti Veyron if running on bio-fuel, it also comes equipped with an infotainment system, a chronological instrument cluster plus paddle shifts to help the ladies keep their hands on the steering wheel.

A carbon fiber wing plus ABS carbon ceramic brakes are only natural features of a super car. A hydraulic lifting suspension system, however, is not. It’ll allow you to set the ride height to suit whatever road conditions you’re driving on - just like a real track car.

So there you have it folks. It sure beats giving a big diamond ring for your anniversary or proposal. You have to be lucky enough, though. Chances are very, very slim that you’ll get your hands on even one of the three going into production.

Well, who knows?

Source: World Car Fans