An incredible little film from eGarage focusing on Icon4×4 in Los Angeles who remake classic cars to create something extraordinary. As much about the passion and obsessive attention to detail as the car itself, its founder Jonathan Ward loves the aesthetic of vintage cars, the more beat up the better, but lost patience with the upkeep that comes with an archaic engine. So, under the hood you’ll find modern workings that allow the car to be driven everyday whilst the outside remains authentically worn and torn. These are the Derelicts. Thanks to Vintage Workwear for the heads up.

Porsche is set to deliver a new SUV vehicle in 2013. The Porsche Macan is the fifth model in the automaker’s portfolio and the first to come off their newly revamp production line in Leipzig which includes “a fully-fledged production plant including body assembly line and paint shop.”

The name “Macan” itself is a word form from the maker that follows their tradition of linking vehicle names with their corresponding characteristics: “The name Macan is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger and combines suppleness, power, fascination and dynamics – core characteristics of the new off-road car.”

Look for the new Porsche Macan SUV in 2013.

More from the ICON 4×4’s Jonathan Ward. Building off of episode one, “Icons & Derelict”  now moves onto “derelicts,” vehicles that retain their original look and “patina” but are outfitted with modern chassis, engines, and tech. An example in the video is a 1952 Chrysler Town and Country that was also featured in this article in Hot Rod Magazine. Gourmet put this video together.

Gourmet delivers a new video series, “Icons & Derelict” with the first episode featuring ICON 4×4’s Jonathan Ward. ICON 4×4 is an aggressive little company that delivers some very high end takes on the utility trucks. The price of gas aside, these little ICON tanks are beautiful.

Yeah yeah, we know, 1950s design this, midcentury that. Try as you might you can’t avoid it. However, there’s no question that things just tended to look pretty slick back then and it’s testament to this golden era that much of what came out of the decade has stood the test of time. These Porsche posters are a classic example, listen up advertisers, this is how its done. More at Retronaut.

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German arms maker, Blaser, equips the Land Rover Defender to their needs with this new special edition, seen over on Autoblog. For $64,000, Blaser outfits the Defender with underbody skid plates, a power winch, snorkel intake (you know you need this), and much more. “It’s decked out in what’s called Keswich Green, but to us looks more like Panzer green.” The big win for hunters and gatherers is the custom armory built-in unit that can hold as many as five rifles and ammo.

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Filmmaker Alex Prager and model Lara Stone get involved in the latest Mercedes-Benz brand video for the SL Roadster. Part of the German automaker’s Autumn/Winter 2012 “Icons of Style” campaign, the film puts model, Stone into a whirlwind ala Mary Poppins.

Check out gallery exclusive behind-the-scenes looks from the making of “American Fairytale” thanks to Nowness.

Autoblog gives us a full run down on the special edition, 252-hp, Audi A1 Quattro. The sub-compact ultra-performance hatch back from Audi is a great addition to the world of super-charged vehicles: “As its name would imply, the A1 Quattro comes equipped with the automaker’s legendary all-wheel-drive system, with power provided by the same 2.0-liter turbocharged and direct-injected four-cylinder used in theS3. The reworked mill puts out 252 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 258 pound-feet of torque from 2,500 to 4,500 rpm – a boost of more than 70 hp and 74 lb-ft over the standard 1.4-liter A1.” #power.

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Bulgaria’s Vilner gives the Mercedes-Benz G Class AMG an aftermarket re-work on the interior. With the exterior remaining “as is,” Vilner went to work on the interios and overhauled it from top to bottom. Full leather upholstery with embosses elements on the roof liner and door panels… just about every plastic element original to the G Class has been wrapped in leather including the rear-view mirror and seat belts.

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When BMW ventured into the electric car market you knew this wasn’t going to be a Herbie-with-a plug situation.

Alongside design authority Dwell, the German manufacturer hosted The Sustaethics Event at Art Basel Miami. ‘A celebration of sustainable design and the future of mobility’. The stars of the show were the incredible BMW i3 and i8 concept cars, 3 years in the making for Benoit Jacob, head designer of BMW i.

Set against a background of sustainability of environmental awareness, the venue featured a forested backdrop of 500 trees, designed by Miami-based architect Chad Oppenheim, which were part of a charity donation to local charity Treemendous. “The idea behind this project was to figure out a way to celebrate sustainability with BMW i and Dwell and to give something back to the city,”

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