The Car Poolers in Mexico is a project by photographer Alejandro Cartagena that takes a peek into the world of flatbed trucks that carry Mexican workers to their jobs. Shown last week at Kopeikin Gallery's booth at Miami Project (and earlier this summer at the Kopeikin Gallery), the photographs reveal intimate glimpses of laborers in the beds of the trucks, heading to or from the massive, low-quality housing complexes being built close to the country's border with the U.S. 
above: The winner of the 2012 International Street Photography Award, Cartagena stands in front of his Car Poolers series the show's exhibit in London. (photo by Maciej Dakowicz)
The images, most of which were taken in Monterrey, have been honored in respected photography competitions for documenting some of the more obscure details in the life of a day laborer.
Below are 14 images from the project:
Prints on photorag cotton, paper edition of 10+4AP.
images courtesy of the photographer.
See all 30 photos from the project at Kopeikin Gallery.
The photographer's own site.
Photographer Alejandro Cartagena Captures Car Poolers In Mexico.
Hot Chicks and Cool Cars. The 2013 Miss Tuning World Calendar from Bodensee.
Once again, it's time for the gratuitous scantily clad women and cars combination that is the annual Miss Tuning World Calendar. Photographer Max Seam has shot this year’s Miss Tuning World, Frizzi Arnold, against the impressive architecture of Helsinki and the beautiful landscapes around the capital for the tenth annual Miss Tuning World Calendar from Bodensee.
Brunette beauty Frizzi Arnold is featured in the land of hot saunas and cool lakes for her 2013 Miss Tuning World calendar shoot that took place earlier this year in Finland.
Cover page
Location: Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki
Car: Toyota Paseo (Owner: Marika Nerelli)
Background info: Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki Cathedral, is a landmark in the Finnish capital.
January
Location: Helsinki Malmi Airport, Helsinki
Car: Dodge Challenger (Owner: Harri Saari)
Background info: The airport was established in the 1950s as the airport in Finland. In the background, a discarded Finnish Airlines DC-3 can be seen.
February
Location: Unique Lapland, Helsinki
Background info: In the Snow Hall of Lapland, the temperature prevails throughout the year at a minus temperature of 5 °, which allows for dog sledding, Igluübernachtungen and cool drinks at the ice bar.
March
Location: Valtti Areena, Vantaa
Cars: Plymouth Sport Roadster (Owner: Antti Vaitinnen) & SKODA Octavia (Owner: Marko Ketonnen)
Background info: Hockey is to Finland what football is to Germany - the National Sport. Kiekko Vantaa has existed since 1994, playing in the second highest league. 
April
Location: Kaivopuisto Park, Helsinki
Car: Mustang Fastback (Owner: Joni Juvonnen)
Background info: What does a son give to his father on the 50th Birthday? A car! And, not just any car, but this Mustang Fastback designed together with the sametractor and trailer. 
May
Location: Studio
Car: Opel Kadett C (Owner: Uwe Wolf)
Background info: The Opel Kadett C by Uwe Wolf won the EUROPEAN TUNING SHOWDOWN.
June
Location: Parking Lot, Vantaa
Car: Honda Civic (Owner: Tero Muotka)
Background info: Fire plays an important role in Scandinavia. First,it acts as a light and heat source in the long, cold winter months, and it keeps Mitsommernacht celebrated with traditional Mitsommernachtsfeuern.
July
Location: Helsinki Malmi Airport, Helsinki
Car: Ford Escort Cosworth (Owner: Christoffer Johansson)
Background info: Cosworth plays a major role in both the automotive sector as well as in aviation. So, where would a Ford Escort Cosworth look better than in an aircraft hangar?
August
Location: Halkolaituri, Helsinki
Car: Ford Pickup (Owner: Jussi Luntamo)
Background info: Halkolaituri is the old port of the Finnish capital which is populated today by numerous vintage ships. The Ford pickup was cut off behind the driver's seat and is connected to an old Russian military vehicle.
September
Location: Eiranranta, Helsinki
Car: Lincoln Premiere (Owner: Jaakko Veline)
Background info: A leap back into the 60s
October
Location: Helsinki Malmi Airport, Helsinki
Car: Gunfighter Truck (Owner: Jaakko Honkanen)
Background info: The Gunfighter Truck is a completely styled truck and a daily staple on the Helsinki route.
November
Location: MS Relandersgrund, Helsinki
Car: Nissan S-Cargo (Owner: Jani Lemberg)
Background info: MS Relandersgrund, a steamer is converted into a pub, is a popular place in the northern port of Helsinki.
December
Location: Unique Lapland, Helsinki
Car: Mercedes 280 (Owner: Heikki Mantere)
Background info: The village of Santa's workshop is located in the Finnish Arctic Circle and was awarded in 2000 as the most remarkable Scandinavian Christmas spectacle.
The limited-edition glossy calendar (1500 copies) from TUNING WORLD BODENSEE is on sale for €25 (shipping included). You can buy it here (credit card purchases only).
About TUNING WORLD BODENSEE:
The international exhibition/event for car tuning, lifestyle and the tuning-club-scene. Approximately 1,000 fast-tuned cars within twelve exhibition halls, 235 exhibitors and numerous premiers and presentations of the latest models and news. 152 clubs, about 200 private cars, 20 lovely girls at the MISS-TUNING-FINALS, five awards and two evening parties - these are the latest numbers of the 9th TUNING WORLD BODENSEE - the one and only original event in car tuning.
Can't get enough curves and cars?
Be sure to see the 2011 Miss Tuning World calendar images here.
The Supercar To Run Laps Around All Other Supercars. The McLaren P1 Is Unveiled.
When in the concept phase, this 200mph supercar was called the P12. Now renamed the P1 and unveiled to the public next week at the Paris Auto Show, the new flagship two-seater from McLaren goes from 0 to 62 mph in under three seconds. When it goes into production later next year, it will sit above the existing 12C and 12C Spider, in terms of both price and performance with a price of around $1.3 Million (£800,000).
press release, September 18, 2012:
McLaren Automotive will use its first ever international motor show appearance to preview its next generation ultimate supercar – the McLaren P1 – which takes much of its technological and spiritual inspiration from the company’s Racing division. The McLaren P1 has one simple goal: to be the best driver’s car in the world on road and track.
At the Paris Motor Show, Mondial de l'Automobile 2012, the McLaren P1 is previewed as a design study. Next year a production version, which the company aims to put on sale within 12 months, will be revealed.
‘The McLaren P1 will be the result of 50 years of racing and road car heritage,’ says McLaren Automotive Executive Chairman Ron Dennis. ‘Twenty years ago we raised the supercar performance bar with the McLaren F1 and our goal with the McLaren P1 is to redefine it once again.’
‘Our aim is not necessarily to be the fastest in absolute top speed but to be the quickest and most rewarding series production road car on a circuit,’ says McLaren Automotive Managing Director Antony Sheriff. ‘It is the true test of a supercar’s all round ability and a much more important technical statement. Our goal is to make the McLaren P1 the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished supercar ever made.’
When the McLaren P1 goes into production later next year, it will sit above the 12C and 12C Spider, in terms of both price and performance.
McLaren Automotive heritage:
McLaren Automotive has a 20 year heritage in producing landmark sports cars for the road: the McLaren F1 road car, which was launched in 1992, set the world land speed record for a production car, and is regarded as one of the iconic sports cars of the modern age. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (2003 – 2009) is the most successful supercar ever in its price bracket, having sold twice as many cars as its nearest carbon-based rival.
McLaren Automotive has now moved from these successful automotive projects to launching a new car company that will design, develop, and distribute a range of high performance, highly efficient and technologically innovative sports cars through a global network of highly respected premium car retailers in every major automotive market.
Around 4,000 sports cars will be built annually by the middle of the decade in the advanced new manufacturing facility, the McLaren Production Centre. McLaren Automotive’s debut model is the 12C. Drawing on the company’s long-standing Formula 1 experience in its concept and development, the 12C is lighter, faster, more powerful, more fuel efficient and more exclusive than its key competition. It supports its performance benchmarks by introducing a unique one-piece moulded carbon chassis into the ‘core’ sports car segment in a new production method that brings the performance of £500,000 cars to market at a third of the price. All future McLarens will continue the themes presented by the 12C: innovation, integration of Formula 1 technology, and ultimate performance.
In 2011 McLaren Automotive announced the launch of McLaren GT; a new race car manufacturer combining the expertise of McLaren Automotive, McLaren Racing, McLaren Electronic Systems, McLaren Applied Technologies and CRS Racing. McLaren GT is responsible for developing the first racing derivative of the 12C sports car, the MP4-12C GT3. Twenty-five examples of the MP4-12C GT3 are now racing with private teams in Europe in 2012.
More information will be released following the McLaren Automotive press conference scheduled for 17.45 CEST (16.45 BST), on Thursday 27 September 2012.
McLaren Automotive
Motorsports Fans' Engines Will Revv Over These Wood Racetrack Wall Sculptures.
Passionate about motorsports? You know what Nurburgring is? Do lap times excite you more than lap dances? Then you should be familiar with Linear Edge. They offer wall art sculptures of all the race tracks from Formula One, MotoGP, World Superbike, American Le Mans and Nascar crafted from high quality baltic birch plywood and laminate.
above: only a small sampling of their many racetracks
The materials are laminated together before being precisely cut to ensure the highest quality and cleanest cut.
Great to mount on the wall in garages or livingrooms:
They supply 3M Command Velcro Mounting Strips with
each order. These mounting strips allow you to mount
the tracks without putting holes in the wall.
And that's not all. Coasters bearing the images of these world reknowned racetracks are also available in sets of four or six.
Their coasters are made from high quality HDPE and are also precisely cut and engraved like their racetrack sculptures.
Fixed set of six:
Fixed set of Four:
If you don't see the track you want - or have another shape in mind - you can email them and inquire at info@linearedge.com
all images courtesy of Linear Edge
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From Bonnet to Boot, The New Lyonheart K Is A Truly British Luxury Sports Car.
Move over Bentley. Aston Martin be damned. Meet Lyonheart K, a new, thoroughly British luxury sports car. A modern interpretation of the classic Jaguar e-Type designed by Robert Palm in collaboration with car designer Bo Zolland, every single part of the Lyonheart K is developed, designed, and hand-built in England.
Over the years, the British car industry has seen many legendary names disappear or fall into the hands of foreign groups. Now, the new truly British car manufacturer, LYONHEART CARS LTD. has launched the Lyonheart K.
Robert Palm, CEO of Classic Factory, said: “We want to make the ‘Made In England’ label into a truthful concept, not just a statement. Every part of the Lyonheart K is developed, engineered and hand-built in England. The design clues of the Lyonheart K reflect Britishness at its best: cool, elegant, refined, understated yet powerful and dynamic.”
Exterior detail images:
Interior images:
Body and exterior:
- Carbon fibre body panels and closures.
- Carbon fibre front-hinged clamshell bonnet.
- Carbon fibre doors with aluminium side impact beams.
- Carbon fibre boot lid housing automatically deployable rear spoiler and fully concealed antennae systems.
- Front wing brake vents.
- Mirror-finish paintwork applied and polished by hand.
- Large choice of paint colours.
- Black matrix grille with chromed metal bar and 'L-Shield' emblem.
- Polished stainless steel brightware to glass surrounds.
- Chromed metal door handles, bumpers and side finishers.
- Polished stainless steel 'Lyonheart K' tread plates.
- Dual round polished stainless steel central exhaust tailpipes.
- Projector headlamps with light-sensing auto operation, daytime running LED signature and washers.
- LED rear light clusters and discreet high-level stop lamp atop car roof.
- Polished stainless steel, electronically adjustable and heated door mirrors.
- Keyless entry system with chromed metal door handles and red glass engine start button on gear lever.
- Soft close power latching to driver's and passenger doors.
- Park distance control to front and rear with audible signal and graphics.
- Dual petrol fillers with polished stainless steel caps.
- Carefully selected quality leather to all trimmed surfaces including seating, fascia, console, door panels, door pillars, headlining, sun visors, all stowage compartments and glove box.
- Large choice of colours in single tone or duo-tone leather and stitching colour combinations from elegant to sporty moods.
- Colour-matched wool carpet.
- Colour-matched leather bound wool carpet overmats with polished stainless steel fixings.
- Colour-matched seatbelts with chromed metal buckles.
- Veneer to fascia, continuous wooden waistline from fascia to doors, behind the seats and back.
- Large choice of veneer species available.
- High finish interior fittings in brushed aluminium or chromed metal.
- Engine-turned aluminium centre console.
- Polished aluminium switchgear and 'L-Shield'-shaped gear lever arrangement.
- Driver's instrument panel featuring chromed metal surrounded dials for vehicle and engine speed.
- Instruments are highlighted with Jade green traditional illumination.
- Minor gauges panel in centre console fascia with fuel gauge, coolant temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge and battery charge gauge, with central analogue clock.
- Passenger-side map lamp.
- Boot trimmed in leather and carpeted to match interior cabin with polished stainless steel sill plate.
- All aluminium chassis with carbon fibre substructures.
- Double wishbone front suspension with electronic dampers.
- Multilink rear suspension with electronic dampers.
- Unique 20" wire wheels, highest grade of stainless steel spokes, Permatrue® technology assuring long lasting, durable and adjustment-free use. Optional: 20" alloy wheels.
- Wheel dimensions: front 20"x8"with 255x35xR20 tyres, rear 20"x9.5" with 285x30xR20 tyres.
- Speed-sensitive power steering.
- Adaptive Dynamics: analyses speed, steering and body movements 500 times a second.
- Dynamic Stability Control (DSC): comes into play as soon as it detects the wheels slipping.
- Four-channel ABS, supplemented by Emergency Brake Assist.
- High Performance Braking System, with 380mm front discs and aluminium calipers.
- Active Differential: provides superior asphalt and loose surface traction.
- Electronic Parking Brake with drive-away assist and hill hold feature.
- Dual-stage driver's and passenger air bags with passenger air bag deactivation facility.
- Side airbags fitted to seats.
- 3-point seatbelts to with pyrotechnic pre-tensioners and force limiters.
- Tyre pressure monitoring system with provision for speed related warning.
- Vehicle Immobiliser & Interior volumetric alarm system.
- 7" high-resolution colour touch-screen: controls most major functions and keeps the number of conventional switches to a minimum. A masterpiece of clarity and intuitive functionality, used to operate the in-car audio system, the Bluetooth® telephone system, satellite navigation and the climate control. Automatically concealed under top dash panel when not in use.
- Portable Audio Interface: provides full-function control of an iPod or other MP3 player via the Touch-screen. USB storage devices can also be accessed via the Touch-screen and other players can be connected to the car through the standard 3.5mm stereo auxiliary input port.
- Audio system: Bowers & Wilkins™ 525W system with Dolby® Pro-Logic II Surround Sound for extraordinary sound quality throughout the cabin. Exceptionally clear reproduction, enhanced by Kevlar® cones in the larger speakers and aluminium domes on the tweeters.
- Satellite navigation system: controlled through the touch-screen, it will store details of up to 20 destinations and can provide congestion alerts, with possible alternative routes. When fuel is running low, it also shows details of the closest filling stations.
- Seats with 16-way electrical adjustment, including lumbar support, memory function, heated and cooled.
- Dual zone climate control system: individual cabin temperature control for both driver and passenger. Fully automatic, with auto-recirculation, humidity control and automatic window demisting.
- Traditional, polished stainless steel bullseye air vents.
- Three-spoke, thin wooden ring with brushed aluminium spokes, multi-function steering wheel with electric adjustment for tilt and reach with memory function.
- Centre armrest with leather trimmed storage and multimedia connectivity and 12V power socket.
- Cruise control.
- Brushed aluminium interior rear view mirror with auto-dimming function.
- Remote-controlled garage door opener integrated in roof console.
- Rain sensing windscreen wipers.
- Power windows with one-touch operation and anti-trap protection.
- Twin cup holders concealed in centre console.
- Leather trimmed glove box with illumination and 12 V power socket.
- Leather-bound owner's handbook housed in dedicated stowage under passenger seat.
- Document stowage pockets to seatbacks.
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION
Engine 5000cc Supercharged V8, 32 valves, Variable Inlet Camshaft Phasing
Max. Power 550PS / 405kW @ 6000-6500rpm
Max.Torque 680Nm / 502lb-ft @ 2500-5500rpm
Compression Ratio 9.5:1
Emission Level EU 5 / LEV II
Fuel Transmission EU 95 to 98 RON
ZF 6HP28 6-speed automatic
PERFORMANCE
Max. Speed 300km/h / 186mph (limited)
Acceleration 0 - 100km/h 3.9 seconds*
Acceleration
*Subject to Type Approval 0 - 60mph 3.7 seconds
FUEL CONSUMPTION
EU DRIVE CYCLE
Urban 15.2mpg* 18.4 litres/100km*
Extra-Urban 35.0mpg* 8.2 litres/100km*
Combined 24.0mpg* 11.9 litres/100km*
CO2 emissions (combined)
*Subject to Type Approval 292g/km*
WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS
Kerb Weight 1575kg*
Gross Weight 1990kg*
Fuel tank capacity 80L
Overall Length 4749mm
Width without mirrors 1893mm
Height 1289mm
Wheel Base
*Subject to Type Approval 2752mm
Non contractual information. Subject to change without notice.
Price for the 2013 LYONHEART K is €495,000* ($643,518.31 USD) (Local taxes not included)
Delivery included in the EU and Switzerland.
Delivery in other countries upon quotation.
Lyonheart is not currently available in the USA. Boo hoo!!
*Based on March 2012 exchange rate, subject to change accordingly.
all images and information courtesy of Lyonheart Cars, Ltd.
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