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Rolls-Royce’s New Cullinan Looks Like It Was Abandoned Under A Freeway

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Rolls-Royce commissioned graffiti legend Cyril Kongo to customize five Cullinan SUVs by hand. Every interior features painted veneers, colorful leather, and customized Starlight Headliners. All five examples are based on the sporty 592 hp Black Badge trim and are already spoken for. If you’ve ever looked at a graffiti-covered subway car and thought “this needs more lambswool carpeting,” you’re not alone. Rolls-Royce has been thinking along similar lines, and now the British luxury brand has teamed up with French graffiti artist Cyril Kongo to create five hand-painted Black Badge Cullinans . The results will make Rolls traditonalists choke on their tea. At first glance, the interiors genuinely look like someone parked a $400,000 SUV beneath a freeway overpass for six months. There are spray-paint style graphics across the dashboard, center console, picnic tables, rear divider, and even the Starlight Headliner. Related...
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Detroit Wants To Ban Chinese Cars While Its Own Cars Run On Chinese Parts

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Many vehicles sold in America already rely on Chinese-made parts. Lawmakers fear low-cost Chinese EVs could hammer U.S. factories. Ford, GM, Toyota still source key vehicle components from China today. For years, the idea of Chinese cars in America has wavered between an absolute impossibility and a doomsday scenario for domestic automakers. Politicians and executives warn about cheap imports crushing local manufacturing. Industry groups talk about national security risks. Union leaders fear another wave of lost jobs. Quietly, though, Detroit’s dependence on China has been growing, and according to a new report, it’s probably much bigger than you realize. Read: US Senator Calls Chinese Cars “Cancer,” Wants Permanent Ban According to The Wall Street Journal , citing consulting firm AlixPartners, more than 60 U.S.-based automotive suppliers are owned by Chinese companies. Chinese firms also hold ownership stakes in ro...
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The Strangest Car In Roush’s Garage Isn’t A Mustang, It’s A Pontiac G6

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Roush-tuned Pontiac G6 is painted in Merles Opus Orange Yellow. The 3.5-liter V6 has been upgraded with an AEM cold air intake. Roush is also selling a slew of other cars from its large collection. Pontiac was still in the business of building the mid-size G6 sedan two decades ago, a car that lasted roughly six years before the lights went out for good. Most have been consigned to the scrap heap of memory, but one is about to surface at auction, and this one has a story. Read: Roush’s New RT6 Turns The F-150 Into An Off-Road Menace This particular Pontiac G6 was unveiled by Roush Industries at the SEMA Show in 2004. It received a host of upgrades, including an AEM cold air intake for the 3.5-liter V6 and a new exhaust system with dual tailpipes to back it up. To stand out at a show where the G6 was never going to be the loudest thing in the room, the sedan wears Merles Opus Orange Yellow paint, a custom hood,...
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