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Mitsubishi 3000GT Has Plastic Surgery to Supposedly Replicate Ferrari F430 Looks

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 09:52 AM PDT

You can add this eBay find to our ever-growing file of Ferrari clones, or rather, wannabe doubles, because just like the two previous Mitsubishi 3000GT-based Ferrari F430-replicas that we showed you in the not so distant past, the plastic surgery leaves plenty be desired when it comes to its Ferrari likeness– and that's being kind. Read more »

New BMW X5 xDrive30d Driven: The Boss Gets More Luxurious and Refined

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 08:02 AM PDT

When it launched in 1999, as BMW's reply to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, the X5 was the brand's first ever SUV, paving the way for what is today, an entire lineup of crossovers: the X1, X3, X5 and X6, plus the recently unveiled X4. But while the first-generation E53 X5 was about the size of the current X3, the second-generation E70 X5 that followed, was a major leap forwards in terms of size. The same can't be said about the third-generation F15 X5, which is only marginally longer (+29mm) and wider (+5mm) than its predecessor, while its roof sits 14mm lower and the wheelbase stays the same (2,933mm). Read more »

Kitsch or Cool? Gold Chrome-Wrapped Ferrari 458 Spider Spotted in the UK

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 06:14 AM PDT

Check out this in-your-face Italian ingot on wheels that YouTuber Shmee150 caught on video parked along a (London?) sidewalk. As you can undoubtedly tell, it's a Ferrari 458 Spider that's been completely wrapped in gold chrome, with a more than suggestive number plate. Read more »