Important Innovations

  A "Fitting Tribute to the Internal Combustion Engine"                                                  Source:  Praga Cars World's Most Impressive Hypercar A company many of us never heard of - the 115-year-old Czech engineering and race car manufacturer Praga Cars - is developing a car that automotive experts are calling the world's most impressive hypercar.  The Praga Bohema is automotive innovation on wheels.  Bohema is a street legal, 700 hp race car, inspired by Formula 1. The 2-seater is capable of speeds of 186 mph.  89 Bohema's will be hand built to honor the 89th anniversary of Praga's historic 1933 road race victory.  Customer deliveries will happen in 2023.  Believe it or not, in this age of electrified vehicles, Bohema is powered by a turbocharged and highly tuned, high performance 3.8-liter, 700 hp twin-turbo V6 engine.  The vehicle is being called a fitting tribute and fitting swansong to the internal combustion engine.  Why a Gas-Powered Engin

  Digital Fun and Games                                                                                     Source: Skoda Spectacular New Design Study Czech-based electric carmaker Skoda  has just unveiled a stunning digital design study, called the Skoda Vision GT, to showcase the future potentialities of automotive technologies and design.  The Vision GT is a digital tease of an electric race car that is based on the original,1957 Skoda 100 OHC sports car. The digital version is a single seat, open-top all electric race car with a low body and very advanced aerodynamics.  Style and Power The imaginary, digital vehicle has sleek, futuristic styling with sharp lines but also touches of the 1957 1100 OHC with its muscular body proportions and red coloring.  There are large intake valves, slim LED headlights and huge alloy wheels.  And there is a snazzy rear wing that's inspired by Formula-1 race cars. Highly Advanced Tech Skoda has filled this vehicle with the ultimate in technologi

  Donkervoort's Hand-Built Speed Machines                                                  Source:  Donkervoort Dutch Sports Cars Coming to US The Donkervoort D8 GTO is a classic, hand-built, lightweight, hot rod by Donkervoort Automakers of the Netherlands.  The vehicle, that is essentially a European version of a hot rod, is now coming to the US.  The brand, which dates back to 1978, is synonymous with customization and "no compromises" on customer service.  This brand is so coveted that there is a two-year waiting list for their vehicles in Europe.  Speed Machines The vehicles are built to be speed machines and to deliver a thrilling experience of pure driving.  The first model coming to the US is the D8 GTO Individual which is elegantly styled and very fast.  It has an Audi sport-sourced turbocharged, 5-cylinder engine.  The engine pumps out more than 400 hp and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in a lightning 2.7 seconds.  It can hit 124 mph in less than 8 seconds.  St

  Donkervoort's Hand-Built Speed Machines                                                                                           Source:  Donkervoort Dutch Sports Cars Coming to US The Donkervoort D8 GTO is a classic, hand-built, lightweight, hot rod by Donkervoort Automakers of the Netherlands.  The vehicle, that is essentially a European version of a hot rod, is now coming to the US.  The brand, which dates back to 1978, is synonymous with customization and "no compromises" on customer service.  This brand is so coveted that there is a two-year waiting list for their vehicles in Europe.  Speed Machines The vehicles are built to be speed machines and to deliver a thrilling experience of pure driving.  The first model coming to the US is the D8 GTO Individual which is elegantly styled and very fast.  It has an Audi sport-sourced turbocharged, 5-cylinder engine.  The engine pumps out more than 400 hp and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in a lightning 2.7 seconds.  It ca

  Sports Coupe That's Very Retro & Very Modern                                                  Source:  Cyan Racing Driving Blast From the Past With Up-to-the Minute Technologies There's a "new-old" car that originated with Volvo more than five decades ago that's being called by automotive experts one of the most exciting cars in years.  The Swedish engineering firm Cyan Racing will debut and offer its $700,000 Volvo 1800 Cyan sports coup in August 2022 at the Monterey Car Week in California.  Built by the 5 time and current World Touring Cars Champion, Cyan Racing, the Cyan 1800 exquisitely combines classic styling with the best in motorsports technology.  This classic racing car dates back to 1960 and was created by Swedish and Italian designers for Volvo.  Volvo stopped production of it in the early 1970's. It was reintroduced to rave reviews in Europe in 2020.  The car is being called "retro-mod" meaning it has the retro styling of 1960 but

  SCG's Hydrogen Boot                                               Source:  SCG Setting Sights on Baja 1000 Endurance Race US-based SCG has invented a one-of-a-kind hydrogen, high performance race car/pickup truck called the Hydrogen Boot.  In late 2022, the company hopes the Boot will become the first zero emissions vehicle to compete in the Baja 1000 endurance race.  Importantly, the company plans to turn this eye-popping, off-road hydrogen vehicle into a road legal pickup truck for consumers to drive, first in the US.  Estimated price is $100,000. On Track with Zero Emissions The moving force behind SCG (Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus) is ex-Hollywood movie producer/director/writer James Glickenhaus who is an avid car enthusiast and loves extreme racing. SCG creates exotic, high-performance race and road cars. The company calls the Boot a "cryogenic supercritical hydrogen fuel cell Baja 1000 race vehicle".  The standout feature is the huge hydrogen tank that fills the r