FEATURE: On All Fours

Exotics. I loooove them. That grumbling of the exhaust when they are started up, and the ensuing growl when the accelerator is pressed.

I stayed in a hotel in Sardinia that had a fleet of Maserati Quattroportes. They would come and go in pairs, and that little convoy would invoke imaginings of international espionage, or a [...]

DREAM GARAGE: Mercedes Benz Sprinter

Nice van. Not words that you usually hear paired in a sentence. It’s like ‘genius supermodel’, or ‘honest politician’, it just doesn’t work.
Mercedes Benz is known as a purveyor of delicious automobile candy here in the states. But beyond our borders, they are known also for making super-compact cars, trucks (as in [...]

FEATURE: Matte Black

Just yesterday I was driving in some LA traffic, lost in thoughts of the latest dimepiece, when I noticed a matte black BMW 7-series next to me. Although I recognize the 7 is quite a force to be reckoned with on it’s own, I don’t know that it moves me to WOW status. [...]

CLASSIC TV: Top Gear

Every gear head/petrol head out there knows what the BBC show Top Gear is all about – 3 crazy, funny, car fanatical middle aged men were basically given a tv show to do, well, whatever the hell they want.
The three main hosts are Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.  Although their dress and hairstyle selection [...]

WHEELS: Rinspeed C5/1

Founded in 1979 by Frank Rinderknecht, Rinspeed is a Swiss automobile manufacturer and tuner that specializes in making sick cars even sicker (sick belt buckle, bro).  If you’re familiar with the Rinspeed Le Mans 600 (a car we featured in a previous article) as well as the other cars they produce, you know the folks at Rinspeed [...]

WHEELS: Novitec Rosso NF3

Let’s face it – most people will never be able to own a Ferrari in their lifetime.  Therefore, it is a fair conclusion that even less people will have the means to purchase Novitec Rosso aftermarket parts for their Ferrari.
That doesn’t stop us from daydreaming though.
Based in Stetten, Germany (a German tuner working on Italian [...]

CLASSIC GARAGE: 1994 Porsche 964 Turbo 3.6

For anyone that saw the movie Bad Boys, you know this car.  Built in 1994, the Porsche 964 Turbo 3.6 could go from 0-60 in 3.4 seconds, had a top speed of 174 mph and is extremely rare (there were only 63 built at the time).
Here’s a little excerpt about the Porsche 964 from Wikipedia:
The [...]

DREAM GARAGE: Project Kahn Aston Martin Vanquish

I know that some people out there might disagree, but I think that the Aston Martin Vanquish is and always will be one of the most beautiful cars built.  Ever.
The folks at Kahn Designs found a way to make it even more beautiful that the original by creating a slew of add-ons and parts which, [...]

DREAM GARAGE: Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder

We first saw this car in person at the L.A. Auto Show a few months back and named it the “Belle of the Ball” because it was the only supercar showstopper (for us at least).
Incredibly beautiful and incredible unique, this car will make anyone stop, gawk, drool and hate their financial status because they can’t [...]

ADVICE: Always Use Protection

We talk a lot about consumer products here at ESM but we rarely talk about the maintenance and care  needed to keep your lifestyle looking factory fresh.
Enter 3M’s Scotchgard Paint Protection Film, otherwise known as a “Clear Bra”

Scotchgard™ Paint Protection Film maintains the beauty and integrity of automotive finishes on vulnerable exterior surfaces such as [...]

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