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Weber Sportscar Faster One Makes Eyes Bleed

As an engineer, you are taught to maximize efficiency, provide function over form, and do it with the most cost effective and elegantly simple solution possible. That may have been the target with the Weber Sportscar Faster One, but no amount 900 HP, twin turbo supercharged V8, 250 MPH top speed whatnot actually makes us want this car. The original Weber Sportscar stung the nostrils but this one only pushes it further. We see it and all we can think of is this video. Goddamnit Weber, get some designers.

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1:20 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,625 views, 88 comments

Latest by fishiftstick: Would I have chosen some of those angles? No. Individually, the Weber's features are almost comical examples of what not to do. But as a whole, it just works. (Uh, to a point.) Between safety, CAD and aerodynamics, car design has more »

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10 Strangest Cars Revealed At The 2008 Beijing Motor Show

The Beijing Motor Show traditionally warrants nothing more than a collective "meh" from the mainstream automotive media, but it certainly caught our attention this year. Bigger and better than ever, automakers from China and abroad have done everything to bring attention to their cars but put a gigantic stuffed elephant in one. Oh, no, wait. They've done that, too. But why shouldn't they show off — as the Chinese market continues to mature into it's teenage years, we've watched it shed some of the awkwardness of puberty, but still manage to showcase that youthful wide-eyed optimism with some truly innovative, unique and beautiful concepts. Still, like pimples, a cracking voice and a random desire for adorning oneself with chrome bits n' pieces, this teen still shows off it's rebellious side with vehicles that are completely bizarre, ridiculous knock-offs of popular designs or in most instances, both. Follow us below the jump through as we watch the coming of age tale that is the 2008 Beijing Motor Show. More »

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12:30 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Matt Hardigree
8,986 views, 43 comments

Latest by SeanKHotay: @Novaload: With booth bab...spokepeople like that, Huanghai Faster is an appropriate alpha male name... more »

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Chinese Lexus Knockoff Deserves A Torrent Of Praise

Give the Chinese automakers some credit, at least they're starting to mix the sources of their latest designs. In this case we have the Faster SUV from truck maker Huanghai, which starts out as a Pontiac Torrent and then slowly fades into a Lexus RX. To confuse matters even more, the Faster is powered by a Mitsubishi 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. So that's Lexus, Mitsubishi and Pontiac. If only there were an authority figure around.

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10:20 AM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,586 views, 47 comments

Latest by n/a: i cant believe that this is ok.. at first glance u would not even notice a difference from the Pontiac more »

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Two-Cylinder Sangwich


During a somewhat recent visit to Canter's Fairfax for some atmosphere and cuisine the Jalopniks spotted this Honda AN600. The little Hondas were sold here from 1969-1972, and featured a seat belt buzzer and deluxe interior. Later models came standard with a full synchro transmission! As Mr. Wert was the tallest among us, he was recruited for photographic purposes of scale. Pastry shot is completely gratuitous. – Mike Bumbeck More »

3:00 PM on Tue May 15 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
1,038 views, 22 comments