Frankie’s Garage: 2018 Lexus LC500 Coupe

lexuslccoverWant even more premium upscale then the Infiniti Q60 Coupe, try this, the Lexus LC500 2+2 Coupe.  Expect to spend around six figures for this all-new 2018 Lexus LC500.  The LC500 will house a N.A. 5.0L V8 engine producing 467 horsepower.

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Frankie’s Garage: 2017 Infiniti Q60 Coupe

infinitiq60sportFrom the first big auto show of the year, the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, Infiniti launches the all-new Q60 coupe.  It still does resemble the previous G37 coupe, but with more aggressive styling and lines.  All models will have turbo 6 engine, while the top performance model will get the twin-turbo 3.0L V6 rated at 400 horses.

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Frankie’s Garage: Toyota S-FR Concept

toyotasfrcoverThe Mazda MX-5 competition in the future?  The Toyota S-FR Concept from the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.  This concept is 2+2 mini-coupe entry-level sports car.  But the back seat is more the kids.  It’s front-mounted engine with rear-wheel drive.

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Frankie’s Garage: Euro Hot-Hatch Battle

hothatchbattleBattle of the top Euro-spec hot-hatches, the 2015 Renaultsport Megane 275 Trophy-R Limited Edition versus the 2015 Honda Civic Type R.  EVO takes a look at both cars on the track.

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Frankie’s Garage: Bimmer Concepts @ Monterey Car Week

m4gtsconceptIf you’re a autophile, then past weekend the mecca of all car shows, the Monterey Car Week took place at Pebble Beach, CA.  BMW revealed 2 production ready concepts.

The M4 Coupe is already a solid performer, but BMW will offer another more powerful M4, the GTS Concept with more light-weight parts and aggressive aero.coupe.

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Frankie’s Garage: 2016 Honda Civic Concept

hondacivicconceptcoverHonda at the 2015 New York Auto Show introduces the all-new 2016 Civic Concept.  This 10th-generation Civic finally has the look and feel of the glory days when everybody wanted a Honda Civic.  At the press conference, Honda has stated that various Civic models will be available starting this Fall with the Sedan model first, then a Coupe version, Si Edition, a 5-door hatch and even a Type-R.

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Frankie’s Garage: Tuned RC350 F Sport

lexusrc350The upscale Toyota brand Lexus has already introduced the RC 350 F Sport 2-door coupe to the public, and now Lexus itself has shown how they would tuned their own car with this 2015 Project Lexus RC 350 F Sport here at SEMA 2014.

 

Frankie’s Garage: The Hellcat’s 700 Horses

dodgehellcatThere’s the Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 and Chevy Camaro Z/28.  Now comes the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with 707 horses and 650 pounds of torque.  Mr. Jay Leno takes a look at this mean muscle machine.

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Frankie’s Garage: Euro-Spec Fast Fords

fastfordsOn this side of the pond, usually what comes to mind when you think Ford racing cars?  The American pony, the Ford Mustang.  There is a different story in the UK and Europe, where they love smaller cars and rally performing hot hatches.  XCar Films gives us a little 4-1-1 on two iconic Fast Fords, in the ’80s the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and in the ’90s the Ford Escort Cosworth.

Frankie’s Garage: The Next Toyota Supra

ft1conceptJay Leno’s Garage takes a look at the Toyota FT-1 concept and interviews the design team behind it.

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Frankie’s Garage: Ford Fiesta ST

fiesta stXcar Films takes a look at Ford’s mini-hot-hatch, the Ford Fiesta ST.  In North America, we only get the 4-door ST, hopefully a 2-door model here or an Fiesta RS would be nice.

Frankie’s Garage: Astra VXR hatchback

vauxhall vxrXcar Films checks out the Euro-spec Vauxhall Astra VXR hot hatchback.  Along with the race red color, the snazzy aero-kit and 20″ wheels, the turbo-4 generates 279 horses.  This Astra VXR can really give the Ford Focus and Fiesta ST hatches a dogfight.

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