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VWerks Red Jacket Jeep :: Sons of Guns

One-off creation from the Sons of Guns. A $115K little one-off. I included a video from Jay Leno’s Garage.

“…it eats up the trail with aplomb. Think Cookie Monster raiding the Keebler factory.”
– david undercoffler :: auto critic – los angeles times

From David Undercoffle:

It’s the first creation from the minds of VWerks, a specialty vehicle outfitter based in Michigan. Red Jacket Firearms is a weapons manufacturer featured prominently on “Sons of Guns,” a TV show on the Discovery Channel.

285 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque from a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 (same engine and output as a stock 2012 Jeep Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited).

+ Source: Saturday Drive: VWerks Red Jacket Jeep :: David Undercoffler :: Los Angeles Times
+ Related: VWerks Red Jacket Jeep

from megadeluxe

Rolls-Royce Wraith ; THE WRAITH WONDER OF THE WORLD

We expect that buyers of the new Rolls-Royce Wraith (~$325,960) will be equal parts man of mystery and crazy affluent. Just unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, the Wraith maintains the brand’s upper-crust heritage while delving into a level of visible aggression that’s new and refreshing, not unlike Queen Elizabeth with a Tanto sword strapped to her back.

The two-door beast is based on the Rolls-Royce Ghost, but the Wraith’s driving intentions are a bit more on the sporting side. It’s shorter, lower and wider than the Ghost; suspension has been altered to increase feedback and decrease body roll. Powered by a 624-hp V12 that generates 590 lb-ft of torque, it can accelerate from 0-60 MPH in 4.4 seconds. The Wraith also boasts a new technological aid that should lend to optimal use of its eight-speed ZF automatic transmission: It utilizes GPS data and your driving style to pre-select the best gear for the road ahead. Talk about innovation.

The exterior, though echoing the Rolls line, is far more expressive than its four-door brethren. The deeply recessed (but still huge) grille, slightly scalloped long suicide doors and near-fastback rear glass set this car apart from the rest. Of course, the interior isn’t wanting in any semblance of the word. High-grade wood and leather and a mood-inducing starlight headliner with 1,340 lights woven into the fabric remind you that you’re in an unordinary car. What better opportunity than to release such an opulent car in these times of global financial crisis? It’s Rolls-Royce’s way of saying, “We see the struggles, but we see them from the good seats”. Sales will commence in the fall of 2013.

LEARN MORE: HERE

from GEAR PATROLBy AMOS KWON Photo by ROLLS-ROYCE

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