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A 355 HP Acura MDX Type S With A Rooftop Tent Is Either Brilliant Or A Complete Contradiction

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Acura has introduced the MDX Type S Overland concept. Features a rooftop tent, a spare tire carrier, and all-terrain tires. One-off model was built by SEMA Garage to inspire enthusiasts. Acura and SEMA have joined forces to create the MDX Type S Overland concept. It’s a one-off model designed to show how vehicles can be “thoughtfully reimagined through purposeful aftermarket upgrades to support off-road and overland adventure – without sacrificing daily comfort and refinement.” Set to debut at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the crossover was made by SEMA Garage and features a rugged exterior with bronze 18-inch Black Rhino wheels wrapped in Falken WildPeak all-terrain tires. They’re joined by a Baja Design light bar and a rear tire carrier that also holds a jerry can. More: Chrysler Gave The Pacifica A 2.5-Inch Lift And The Results Are Impressive The upgrades don’t end there as the model has been equipped with a Prinsu roof rack and an Overland Stargazer Duo tent...
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Toyota GR’s Secret Texas Garage Has Been Preparing Lexus Dealers For A $200,000 Supercar

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Toyota built a secret Texas garage to prepare Lexus dealers for GR. The facility revolves around the upcoming 641-hp GR GT supercar. More than 100 Lexus dealers have already signed up to sell GR cars. Toyota hinted for years that a new supercar was headed to production . Last year, it shows us the new Lexus LFA and the new GR GT , both in prototype form. What it didn’t tell anyone was that, secretly, it built a performance base of operations in Texas, of all places. There, it housed some of the brand’s most important racers from over the years. Today, it’s where Toyota is training Lexus dealers to drive, appreciate, and sell its most ambitious performance vehicles. More: Toyota Won’t Deny Mid-Engine Celica After Secret WRC Prototype Surfaces Situated just 20 miles away from its North American headquarters in Plano, Texas, the automaker built a 36,000-foot “GR Experience Center” with one mission in mind: get Lexus dealers ready to sell a new performance brand. For severa...
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The V12 Super Sedan Is A Dead Segment, But This Aston Martin Didn’t Get The Memo

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Aston Martin built just 210 examples of the potent Rapide AMR. Its 5.9-liter naturally aspirated V12 was tuned to 580 hp. This blacked out example has covered 28,000 miles since new. While there’s still a market for high-powered, super sedans from some of the auto industry’s most exotic brands, the growing number of shoppers shifting to SUVs has started to make this feel like a forgotten segment . The Aston Martin Rapide is one of the most intriguing examples. Built over a decade from 2010 to 2020, fewer than 10,000 examples ever left the factory. By contrast, the Aston Martin DBX, which effectively replaced it, cleared that figure in just four years. The Rapide was never a volume success, yet it retains a certain appeal, especially in flagship AMR form. Read: This Is The World’s Only Aston Martin Rapide Shooting Brake Aston Martin released the AMR version of the Rapide in mid-2018. Just 210 examples were ever built, and one of them is up for sale in the United State...
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