For those who love BMW e36 (M3) models?

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If you like older BMWs and specifically if BMW e36’s are your thing you need to check out the Better music video from American R&B singer Khalid.

We’d love to hear the whole story of how this classic BMW model was selected for the video.  It would be interesting to know if Khalid had a hand in the decision making since they are actually older than him by a few years as he was only 20 at the time.

Nevertheless, we 100% approve of the video’s creative direction and hope no BMW was injured or maimed during production. A fun, follow-up story would be to learn the full details from those lucky BMW owners who got to showcase their rides in the hit video.

Henrik Fisker is relevant once again

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It’s been years since we wrote about Danish born electric vehicle automaker Henrik Fisker, but he is making headlines this week with two big announcements from his new company, Fisker Inc.

Fisker Ocean

1 –  The company revealed that reservations for the Ocean have hit 12,000 since the model was announced in late 2020. This three row, electric SUV is being built by Canada’s own Magna International and is slated for delivery in late 2022.

2 –  Fisker is also teaming up with electronics manufacturer juggernaut Foxconn on their next model.

Foxconn is most famous as the assembler of Apple’s iPhone. This news created quite a buzz on the markets with Fisker stock rising by 30% by end of week. Time will tell if these new models can actually compete with the established EV makers.  With so many companies entering the global EV market with a range of innovative products it looks like we’re heading into an EV renaissance.

Mustang from Bullitt sold in auction for all time record price of $3.74 million

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The 1968 Ford Mustang GT driven by Steve McQueen in the legendary chase scene in the movie “Bullitt” sold on Friday for $3.74 million. Make sure to turn up the volume at 1:24 – you will want to hear that 390-cubic-inch V8 in all its glory.

Although it is essentially an original 1968 Fastback Mustang GT car it did have a bunch of modifications personally commissioned from Steve McQueen for the film. For example, it had a bigger 390 V8 motor swapped in so it could keep up with the more powerful 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 in the chase scenes.

I can still remember my Dad telling me fondly about the night he went to the cinema in 1968 to watch the film.  So it was no surprise I got a screening of “Bullitt” at age 7 or 8 and from that day on wards I have loved muscle cars.  Here’s the link to the infamous 10 minute car chase – The film truly does represent such a different era of film making – long before CGI animation took over.

 

Ford unveils Bronco R and confirms Baja 1000 participation

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If you are like me, and have been literally waiting years for the new Ford Bronco, well you are in luck, as our friends at the Blue Oval have released a new teaser video. Of course it is not actually of the new 2020 Ford Bronco but it is Broll of the Ford Bronco R Baja Racer. According to the company, the Bronco R race prototype is designed with the same production model’s body-on-frame architecture to test its capability and durability, while also energizing off-road enthusiasts who eagerly await the return of America’s original sport utility vehicle. At the end of the day, although this truck is on steroids it is our best look yet at what the new Bronco might look like.

 

The newly unveiled Ford Bronco R racing truck arrives to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rod Hall’s Baja 1000 victory in 1969. Shelby Hall, Rod’s granddaughter, will run the new one in portions of next week’s Baja 1000.

Source: Ford

Dance With The Dead – Only A Dream (Miami Vice 1984–1990 Tribute)

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I stumbled upon an awesome Miami Vice tribute video on Jalopnik and just had to share it as it captures the rawness of the 1980s perfectly.  As I was only a kid in the 80s, I was not a participant in the decade of excess but I sure remember the cool cars.  The eerie thing now is the “Vice” of the 80s almost seems sort of innocent compared to the bad “Vice” of today but maybe that’s what growing old just makes you think.

Turbos and Temples

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In the new full length feature video Turbos and Temples, the boys from Australia’s Mighty Car Mods take an epic road trip in their newly purchased Nissan March Super Turbo.  This new film captures all the boys fun in the “Land of the Rising Sun” ending on an incredible high note as they drive the Hakone Skyline to attend Nissan’s Nismo Fest 2018.

The documentary is over three hours long, broken up into two parts which can be watched here.

Part 1

Part 2

 

Watch a 1968 Ford Bronco do what it was designed to do!

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Our good friends at Jalopnik’s sister site Truck Yeah have posted a very cool story about a vintage Ford Bronco running in the 2018 NORRA Mexican 1000.

This video provides a glimpse into the grit and drive it takes to win the insane 1300+ mile off-road race from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas in Baja California, Mexico.

Congrats to Boyd Jaynes and Brian Godfrey.

Urban Assault 2

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Back in 2016, Blake Wilkey rose to fame as a result of an insane video titled Urban Assault which went on to become a massive viral sensation.  It still stands up today as an epic video and is worth watching if you haven’t seen it.  Blake actually had to do some jail time for breaking a long list of driving laws in San Diego where the video was filmed.  However, the risk/reward has paid off nicely and Blake is now a social media darling with thousands of followers on Instagram.

After that first video, Blake went on to sell his 700 HP Baja Buggy to a Prince in Dubai. However, that did not end his off-road shenanigans as he has successfully leveraged his popularity by attracting major sponsors who have helped him build a beautiful new Baja buggy.  From all accounts, Blake seems to be a very affable, down to earth, fun loving guy so we are not surprised his rise to fame has continued to shine bright.

Earlier this month, in the run up to Las Vegas’s big off road race the Mint 400, Blake Wilkey launched his newest project titled Urban Assault 2.

This new video is 7.5 minutes of Blake driving like a mad man through the streets of Vegas.  The cinematography is top notch with lots of cool backgrounds all behind the carnal noise and crazy power of Wilkey’s LS3 powered Baja buggy.  Make sure to follow him at @b357wilkey

Cars n’ Coffee 2018 Season

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As winter is around the corner we thought it was time to remind everyone it will only be four months until the summer cars can come back out and play.  To keep you thinking positively check out this video montage of Engineered Automotive Cars n’ Coffee 2017 season closer.

The good weather cannot come soon enough.  Only 120 more sleeps 🙂

Toyota’s TRD Pro Challenge

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Kudos to the marketing and PR folks at Toyota USA for creating this cool ad series for their TRD models. The most recent episode sees Canadian veteran off-road racer Andy Bell take his two famous motorcycling friends Jamie Bestwick and Roland Sands across Vietnam behind the wheels of three beautiful Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Tundra and Toyota 4Runner models. Having traveled to Vietnam myself, I can attest that it truly is one of the most beautiful and rugged countries in the world. Vietnam’s back-country really is the perfect test ground for Toyota’s incredible off-road TRD models.