Column: the Russian petrolhead

Feb 3, 2013, 4:02 PM Everybody has a certain image about some countries. In Moscow, people from Holland are sometimes named ‘Orange people’. A funny word for the people from the home country of Autogespot, but this column is about the Russians, or about the Russian petrolhead, to be precise. The story starts in 2007, when the first exclusive spots from Moscow are uploaded on Autogespot. The last five year, Moscow is put on the map as a great city for spotting but also as a city where tuning, power and exclusivity are bigger than ever. But what makes someone a real Russian petrolhead? In December last year, we talked with one of the many young Muscovites who can be described as one of the many young petrolheads of the new Russian generation. It definitely was a very interesting encounter.

Scoop: Mercedes-Benz Expression Motorsport ML 63 AMG

Feb 3, 2013, 11:38 AM We can welcome a new scoop on Autogespot! This time it’s a bodykit for the Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG. It is a Belgian tuner who started working on the sporty Mercedes-Benz ML. The result, well you can see it yourself.

Rendering Wraith gives an impression of the powerful Rolls-Royce

Feb 3, 2013, 9:11 AM Rolls-Royce already released a nice teaser of the Wraith which will be shown in Geneva, in four weeks. We expect this to be an amazing Rolls-Royce. X-Tomi now made a rendering to make you all even more enthusiastic.

New Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 spotted in Vienna

Feb 2, 2013, 8:44 PM It is the very last Lamborghini Gallardo which was introduced. But this article is about the first private copy which was spotted in the wild. Spotter xdefxx spotted the ‘Nova’ Gallardo LP560-4 in Vienna.

Mercedes-Benz shows us the C 63 AMG Edition 507

Feb 2, 2013, 11:12 AM Mercedes-Benz is throwing around with horsepower. After the Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG got some extra horses, it’s now time for the Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG. The name of the car will be: Edition 507.

Crash in China: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4

Feb 2, 2013, 9:37 AM Owning a lot of money doesn’t mean you’re a good driver. That’s a lesson, the following Chinese driver must have learned when he crashed his Lamborghini and severely damaged the bodywork of the car. He had to take a taxi to get home...

More power by pushing one button: MTM Audi S6

Feb 1, 2013, 7:27 PM Nowadays, a lot of things are possible, with pushing only one button, you get a powerboost. MTM managed to do this trick on the new Audi S6 C7 which has ‘only’ 420 bhp in the standard version. MTM thought this was not enough for a car like this!

Spotted: beautiful Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Spyder Performante

Feb 1, 2013, 4:06 PM It was matte, became black and then matte again. You can choose, what’s your favorite? I know mine! Such a brutal bull must have an outstanding matte paint, including a cool striping. The following copy was spotted in London, again.

FAB Design Terso now available without roof

Feb 1, 2013, 12:04 PM The FAB Design Terso was one of the most special cars on the Geneva Motor Show, last year. Of the limited 50 copies, FAB Design managed to sell a few of them on this exhibition. Meanwhile, it’s a year later and the roofless McLaren MP4-12C Spider is also tuned by FAB Design.

Ugly duck: Lamborghini LM002

Feb 1, 2013, 10:33 AM Lamborghini has made a lot of beautiful cars. But they also made an ugly and great car in one: the LM002. The ugly duck of the brand. The car is enormous and with a huge twelve-cylinder this car makes a lot of noise!