Jaguar is proud to present the music video for 'Burning Desire' by Brit Award nominee Lana Del Rey, featuring the all-new Jaguar F-TYPE.
Lana Del Rey a enregistré une chanson intitulée « Burning Desire » pour célébrer la nouvelle JaguarF-Type, qui fera partie de la bande originale du futur film de Ridley Scott sur la belle anglaise.
Après avoir prêté sa voix et son image à la marque de prêt-à-porter H&M, Lana Del Rey compose une chanson spécialement pour la nouvelle Type F, présentée lors du dernier Mondial de l'auto de Paris. L'interprète de « Video Games » reste dans son univers musical en proposant une chanson, « Burning Desire » aux tonalités langoureuses, et un clip à l'ambiance feutrée : elle se tient dans une salle de bal londonienne vide de tout public, tandis que défilent des images de la nouvelle Jaguar. Les paroles font explicitement référence à la sportive : « Je conduis vite, les cheveux au vent, je pousse jusqu'à la limite car je m'en moque ».
« Burning Desire » fait partie de la bande son du film « Desire » réalisé par Ridley Scott consacré à la Jaguar Type-F, dont le héros est incarné par le Britannique Damian Lewis, récemment récompensé pour son rôle dans la série « Homeland ». Lana Del Rey ne se contentera pas de ce seul titre, puisque c'est elle qui écrit la bande originale du film.
mardi 19 février 2013
1972 BSA A65 Lightning bobber
Everyone should have a hobby. Something removed from everyday employment in order to keep one’s sanity. Today’s feature bike is a result of keeping work and play separate, of escapism of the best kind, that of custom motorcycle building. A civil engineer by trade, Aaron Rubio’s true passion is building and riding custom bikes, which he tries his hardest to be able to do at least once a week. Recent comments about a BSA and electrical wiring prompted Aaron to send pics of his 1972 BSA A65 Lightning bobber into Pipeburn, to show solidarity in not having every little aspect of your bike perfectly tucked away and looking neat. In Aaron’s own words "I do believe clean wiring has it’s place, but exposed wiring helps define the soul of a bike". True, and we love this bike for all it’s touches, exposed wiring and all.
Aaron’s bike had already begun to be modified by the time he got it, the previous owner hardtailing the rear end. On top of this custom rear there sits a vintage Harley front fender, as Aaron says ‘with 40 years of rust and three layers of paint all showing beautifully’. Flashes of red break up the dark aesthetic of the Beeza, the Ballistic battery, fuel lines and spark plug leads standing out. To top off the red highlights, the chain tensioner is now a custom skateboard wheel setup.
Aaron decided to stick with British marques, choosing a Triumph fuel tank to replace the original unit. It has been sanded and clearcoated, flanked either side by brand new brass BSA badges that have been painted black, and distressed to fit in with the patina of the bike. Sitting proud next to the fuel tank is a vintage Smith & Wesson pistol group, mounted on the custom suicide shift Aaron fashioned from tube he found in his backyard. In keeping with the weaponry theme of the shifter, a munitions round has been cut down and mounted on the kickstart lever, adding to the awesome this bike possesses.
This BSA bobber is low-slung, metallic and mean. It’s rough finish shows it’s there to be ridden, not to be hauled around on a trailer. Red highlights, put up against the brass touches of the stoplamp, seat springs and battery belt hold down, all work together with the dark aura the bike produces. It’s not meant to be pretty, and it shows that Aaron’s hobby is far removed from his everyday employment, cos you would hope the finish on the railway bridges he designs isn’t as rough. And all this from someone who has only been customising bikes for the past two years now. I’ll leave the last word to Aaron: "I wanted my bike to look like it could take a beating, that it could be ridden hard and put away wet… not some primadonna bike you would be scared to get a water spot on".
from PIPEBURN
Dacia Duster turned into a limo
A group consisting of 23 masters students in Romania have decided to turn a Dacia Duster SUV into a stretched limo. The transformation took four months to complete and this one-off vehicle represents a project car for the Renault Technologie Roumanie program. Call me biased, but this Duster limo doesn't look half bad.
Anyway, the Duster's chassis has been cut in half at the B-pillars, while 59 inches (1.5 meters) of sheet metal were added. In that additional space the students installed a lot of equipment for the ultimate comfort of the passengers inside the limo. Under the hood it has the same 1.6-liter gasoline engine which obviously is underpowered for such a big car, but it's still a pretty good student-made project car.
As a side note, the video was recorded on a highway in Romania between Bucharest and Pitesti, where the Dacia factory is located.
Special thanks to Bogdan for the tip!
Source: economica.net
via Worldcarfans
Mercedes A 45 AMG Trailer
Mercedes-Benz will be offering in the following twelve months the A45 AMG Edition 1 which brings more equipment for less money.
Just like the CLA Edition 1, Mercedes-Benz is selling a similar version of the A45 AMG which comes with Cirrus White paint with matt graphite grey stripes on the hood, sides and roof. The vehicle also packs the Aerodynamics package which brings a bigger front splitter, extra flics on the front apron and a rear wing.
Red accent paint can be seen on the brake calipers, front grille, mirrors and rear wing, while the car sits on 19-inch black alloys featuring a red center cap and wrapped around in 235/35 R19 rubbers. No changes under the hood as the vehicle gets the same 2.0-liter turbo engine with 360 HP (265 kW) and 332 lb-ft (450 Nm) of torque.
The interior cabin boasts a black and red theme with AMG Performance seats, Nappa leather-wrapped steering wheel, embossed "AMG" emblem on the SELECT lever and also an "Edition 1" badge on the AMG DRIVE UNIT. Many of the individualization options offered for the standard A45 AMG are available for the Edition 1 variant.
Source: Mercedes-Benz
via Worldcarfans
Just like the CLA Edition 1, Mercedes-Benz is selling a similar version of the A45 AMG which comes with Cirrus White paint with matt graphite grey stripes on the hood, sides and roof. The vehicle also packs the Aerodynamics package which brings a bigger front splitter, extra flics on the front apron and a rear wing.
Red accent paint can be seen on the brake calipers, front grille, mirrors and rear wing, while the car sits on 19-inch black alloys featuring a red center cap and wrapped around in 235/35 R19 rubbers. No changes under the hood as the vehicle gets the same 2.0-liter turbo engine with 360 HP (265 kW) and 332 lb-ft (450 Nm) of torque.
The interior cabin boasts a black and red theme with AMG Performance seats, Nappa leather-wrapped steering wheel, embossed "AMG" emblem on the SELECT lever and also an "Edition 1" badge on the AMG DRIVE UNIT. Many of the individualization options offered for the standard A45 AMG are available for the Edition 1 variant.
Source: Mercedes-Benz
via Worldcarfans
Phillip Island : Carlos Checa takes command on final day of WSBK testing
from TWOWHEELSBLOG 
After Monday’s sunny and hot day of World Superbike testing at Phillip Island, the second and final day took place under grey skies and a few drops of rain that left the track half and half, neither dry nor wet, but slowly begining to dry out and by the afternoon session the conditions were perfect and allowed the riders to further drop yesterday’s lap times.
Leading the top of the timesheets was Carlos Checa with the new Ducati 1199 Panigale, who dropped a major hint to his rivals that the Panigale, despite previous speculations of much development work to still be done, will be competitive when the first round of the season rolls around on Sunday.
After having skipped the two day private test due to intestinal problems, Checa’s best lap was in 1.31.059, four tenths faster than yesterday and two tenths faster than Leon Camier’s fastest lap from day 1.
It was a tight session with eleven riders in less than a
second. Following Checa was Marco Melandri, who continues to have
doubts that his shoulder will hold for an entire race let alone two. Tom
Sykes moved back up the charts to where we usually see him, his hand
injury bothering him less than yesterday
Michel Fabrizio continues to impress with his Aprilia as he concluded the day ahead of Aprilia factory riders Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty who were 8th and 9th respectively.
Pata Honda’s Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam were 5th and 6th, with the Northern Irishman two tenths faster than his team mate, with Haslam moving up in the final minutes. Althea Racing’s Davide Giugliano was also faster than the two Aprilia factory riders finishing the day in 7th, but he suffered a crash.
The morning session also saw activities stop after already injured Jules Cluzel suffered another crash - his third in four test days - that took him out for the rest of the day , but his best lap still gave him the 11th spot on the timesheets, while team mate Leon Camier was the only rider who didn’t make any headway on the final day, but in the overall times he was fourth fastest.
Chaz Davies was 12th ahead of the two Australian wildcards, Glenn Allerton who riding a BMW S1000RR for Hepburn Motorsport and Jamie Stauffer on a Fireblade for Team Honda Racing. Loris Baz was 15th, still feeling the after effects from his crash last Friday.
Max Neukirchner skipped the final day after his big crash yesterday, while Alstare’s Ayrton Badovini decided to return to track, but just for 8 laps, following his horrible crash on Friday that sent him to the hospital and the team with a burned up Panigale.
WSBK test Phillip Island Day 2 results:
01- Carlos Checa – Team Ducati Alstare – Ducati 1199 Panigale R – 1’31.059
02- Marco Melandri – BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team – BMW S1000RR – + 0.178
03- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 0.202
04- Michel Fabrizio – Red Devils Roma – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.291
05- Jonathan Rea – Pata Honda World Superbike Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.297
06- Leon Haslam – Pata Honda World Superbike Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.490
07- Davide Giugliano – Althea Racing – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.581
08- Sylvain Guintoli – Aprilia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.599
09- Eugene Laverty – Aprilia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.653
10- Leon Camier – FIXI Crescent Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.755
After Monday’s sunny and hot day of World Superbike testing at Phillip Island, the second and final day took place under grey skies and a few drops of rain that left the track half and half, neither dry nor wet, but slowly begining to dry out and by the afternoon session the conditions were perfect and allowed the riders to further drop yesterday’s lap times.
Leading the top of the timesheets was Carlos Checa with the new Ducati 1199 Panigale, who dropped a major hint to his rivals that the Panigale, despite previous speculations of much development work to still be done, will be competitive when the first round of the season rolls around on Sunday.
After having skipped the two day private test due to intestinal problems, Checa’s best lap was in 1.31.059, four tenths faster than yesterday and two tenths faster than Leon Camier’s fastest lap from day 1.
It was a tight session with eleven riders in less than a
second. Following Checa was Marco Melandri, who continues to have
doubts that his shoulder will hold for an entire race let alone two. Tom
Sykes moved back up the charts to where we usually see him, his hand
injury bothering him less than yesterday Michel Fabrizio continues to impress with his Aprilia as he concluded the day ahead of Aprilia factory riders Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty who were 8th and 9th respectively.
Pata Honda’s Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam were 5th and 6th, with the Northern Irishman two tenths faster than his team mate, with Haslam moving up in the final minutes. Althea Racing’s Davide Giugliano was also faster than the two Aprilia factory riders finishing the day in 7th, but he suffered a crash.
The morning session also saw activities stop after already injured Jules Cluzel suffered another crash - his third in four test days - that took him out for the rest of the day , but his best lap still gave him the 11th spot on the timesheets, while team mate Leon Camier was the only rider who didn’t make any headway on the final day, but in the overall times he was fourth fastest.
Chaz Davies was 12th ahead of the two Australian wildcards, Glenn Allerton who riding a BMW S1000RR for Hepburn Motorsport and Jamie Stauffer on a Fireblade for Team Honda Racing. Loris Baz was 15th, still feeling the after effects from his crash last Friday.
Max Neukirchner skipped the final day after his big crash yesterday, while Alstare’s Ayrton Badovini decided to return to track, but just for 8 laps, following his horrible crash on Friday that sent him to the hospital and the team with a burned up Panigale.
WSBK test Phillip Island Day 2 results:
01- Carlos Checa – Team Ducati Alstare – Ducati 1199 Panigale R – 1’31.059
02- Marco Melandri – BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team – BMW S1000RR – + 0.178
03- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 0.202
04- Michel Fabrizio – Red Devils Roma – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.291
05- Jonathan Rea – Pata Honda World Superbike Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.297
06- Leon Haslam – Pata Honda World Superbike Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.490
07- Davide Giugliano – Althea Racing – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.581
08- Sylvain Guintoli – Aprilia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.599
09- Eugene Laverty – Aprilia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.653
10- Leon Camier – FIXI Crescent Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.755
MAKERS Part 3: Holiday Customs
We kinda have a thing for motorcycles here at Shwood. This latest installment of our Makers series features Holiday Customs, a one-man custom motorcycle shop located in North Portland run by Jared Johnson. He walks us through the origins of his interest in motorcycles, what makes his bikes stand out, and shows off his bike that was featured in the Portland custom motorcycle One Show.
GRID 2 gameplay trailer released
Arriving late May
Codemasters Racing Studios has released the first gameplay trailer with the highly anticipated GRID 2.
Although it's not gameplay per se, it still gives us a clue about what to expect when the game comes out on May 28 in North America and three days later in the rest of the world.
The short clip showcases many interesting cars which will be available, such as the BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution, Chevrolet Camaro Z28 RS SS 1970 and the Ford Mustang Mach 1, with all of them competing in Road Racing locations.
We also see some Track Racing with the BAC Mono, Ariel Atom 3 and the KTM X-Bow R competing at Austria's Red Bull Ring. There's also Street Racing done in Paris with cars like the Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG, McLaren MP4-12C and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Centennial Edition playing around the Arc de Triumph.
The list of cars available goes on with the Pagani Huayra, Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Nismo Z Tune, Ford Focus ST, Alfa Romeo Giulietta and the Koenigsegg Agera R.
GRID 2 will be available on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Source: Codemasters Racing Studios via Worldcarfans
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
Written by Influx
the most beautiful recreation ever?
On 22nd July 1991, at Protech House, Cobham a fleet of four ‘Sanction 2′ recreations of Aston’s sublime Zagato collab was launched.
These cars were built under license with authenticity shot through every nut, bolt, square centimetre of alloy and hide. There were 19 originals and only four of these recreations made. Could it be that one day the recreations will be more sought after than the originals?
No matter. This simulacrum of six cylinder gorgeousness, a twenty two year old manifestation of a sixty year old siren — sold last year for a record 1.3 Million (or thereabouts).
According to Bonhams, who auctioned the car last year, the project was instigated in 1987 by Protech’s Victor Gauntlett and Peter Livanos, who commissioned the renowned Aston Martin specialist Richard Williams to up-rate four DB4 rolling chassis to DB4GT specification. These were then shipped to Italy to be fitted with Zagato’s stunningly beautiful, hand crafted bodies. They were then returned to Williams, who fitted the interiors and completed the cars at his new premises in Cobham, Surrey.
But words can’t really do justice to this sort of beauty, so just look at the pics and marvel
Nicky Hayden stars in Ducati Hypermotard License to Thrill commercial
During the 2012 EICMA show Ducati introduced the updated 2013 Hypermotard with its two versions, the base model plus the high performance SP and as part of family also added a crossover, dubbed the Hyperstrada.
To promote the new Hypermotard Ducati has gotten their MotoGP star Nicky Hayden to do the commercial and like we’ve said before the Kentucky Kid could be a model with his good looks, but he’s even better doing what he was born and raised to do, that is riding the wheels off a motorycle.
We hope everyone recognizes Ruben Xaus as the security guard … and with regards to ‘License to Thrill’ tag line that is becoming a little blase, as legendary TT rider John McGuinness already used it in his 007 spoof video.
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