23
BEAUTY AND BRAINS
The ‘05 Land Rover Discovery 3.
An all-new premium SUV that is
great to drive on-road, while still
offering best-in-class off-road
performance.
 28 FERRARI 612 SCAGLIETTI
Ferrari’s replacement for the highly
successful 456M. Their latest
interpretation of thoroughbred
performance and excellent onboard
comfort for four occupants featuring
a classic front-engine V-12 that
Ferrari is known for.
30 SUPER-SIZED MINI
What do you do if a Mini doesn’t
satisfy your automotive appetite?…
Super-size it! Aaron Prupas packs
virtually every option, upgrade and
enhancement available into this
pint-sized package and keeps it
discrete.
38 MB’S SL65 AMG ROADSTER
Can 600+ hp and 700+ ft/lbs of
factory warranteed power bring a
smile to your face? You bet it can.
42 MASERATI’S MAJESTIC NEW
QUATTROPORTE
Check out the curvaceous,
aggressive…and big, four-door
from Maserati. Luxury and
performance with Italian charisma
for the well-healed enthusiast.
44 THE NEW 911 CARRERA
First pictures of the new 911 model
from Porsche, the next evolutionary
step for this legendary German
sports car.
48 ARTIST JAY KOKA
Self-proclaimed computer “geek”,
internet pioneer and lifelong
automotive enthusiast transforms
his passion into fine art renditions
of the automotive scene.
54 WHICH VEHICLES GET THE GIRLS?
Want to know which vehicle to best
invest your money in to get the
girls? Vinnie Lucido gets the
answer from the women themselves.
You may be surprised by
what they have to say.
56 AUDI RSQ CONCEPT
Look into the year 2035 and get
the scoop on the futuristic car
Will Smith drives in the Twentieth
Century Fox movie ‘I, Robot’.
66 WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Our beautiful model Kris heads up
an exposé of a one-of-a-kind BMW
E46 M3, transformed by one of our
readers into ‘El Diablo’.
60 THE LITTLE RED BUS REBORN
Ford restores those open-top,
charming, vintage, red buses, in
service since the 1930’s at Glacier
National Park. Share the labor
of love that transformed these
vehicles to environmentally friendly
bi-fuel engines able to run on
propane.
 63 DOS GRINGOS IN BAJA
Follow the adventures of Odell
and Fontaine on their adventures
in Baja, Mexico aboard ATVs and
motorcycles.
77 SOUTH PAW
Learn what it took for Skyline
Motors to put a left-hand swing on
the legendary Skyline GT-R.
83 THE ENJOY CAR BY PININFARINA
Pininfarina, Matra and Louis Vuitton
join together to create a radical
sports car to celebrate the 75 year
anniversary of the Pininfarina
Company.
86 THE NOBLE M14
Noble unveils its new M14 supercar.
400 hp in a sports car featuring
class-leading dynamics, prodigious
performance and a finely crafted
cabin makes for a scintillating ride,
refined enough to be a daily driver.
92 TOTAL SPEED - THE FORD GT
The most famous and recognizable
racing Ford ever built, the Ford GT-
40 is updated to 21st century road
technology. Help Ford celebrate its
racing history with a road-worthy
super-car capable of 205 mph…the
2005 Ford GT!
97 THAT THING GOT A HEMI?
You bet it does! The first Dodge car
in decades to feature pair a Hemi
V-8 with rear-wheel drive… in a
wagon no less! Read about the new
Dodge Magnum RT.
100 THE PERFECT SLEEPER
Thought the Suzuki GSXR 1000 was
a fast ride? Try hanging on to this
apparently stock-looking bike with a
hidden supercharger and 200+ hp!
102 MUSCLE CAR RETROSPECTIVE - ‘69
BOSS 302 FORD MUSTANG
Before Springsteen, there was
another Boss…the Trans-Am
Champion and street brute Boss
302 Mustang, the best
handling of it’s day.
106 ASTON MARTIN AR-1
Zagato and Aston Martin join forces
again to create an extremely limited
edition of 99 roadsters, designed
specifically for the American
market. We spice up production
number 9 with our own limited
edition model, Kristen.
114 THE ULTIMATE RACING AUDI
– THE R8
The dominating Audi race car again
challenges all comers
At the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
118 2004 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
The dominating Audi race car again
challenges all comers
At the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
125 STAR RACING: PRO STOCK
UNIVERSITY
The story of NHRA Pro Stock Bike
racing featuring
Legends George and Jackie Bryce
and STAR Racing.
|  Issue 59
August 2004
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