In fact, it's so strong that Toyota used the two droids in a new commercial for its Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Japan.
Mind you, as noted on Leopaul's Blog, Toyota is not the first Japanese carmaker to employ the help of C-3PO and R2-D2 in a car advertisement as Mitsubishi had done the same for its Pajero SUV and the RVR back in 1996.
Take the British owner of this Toyota Supra, for example, who turned the coupe model into a replica of an Aston Martin DBS, supposedly inspired by the one featured in the 2008 James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace.
Read more »Take the British owner of this Toyota Supra, for example, who turned the coupe model into a replica of an Aston Martin DBS, supposedly inspired by the one featured in the 2008 James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace.
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Evidently inspired from Hollywood's latest super-hero serving, the creative minds over at ZLeds came up with the bright idea of designing a pair of headlamps and turning signals that are supposed to mimic the lights from Iron Man's metal suite.
We will let you decide if ZLed achieved its goal after you watch the video that follows past the jump.
Read more »Evidently inspired from Hollywood's latest super-hero serving, the creative minds over at ZLeds came up with the bright idea of designing a pair of headlamps and turning signals that are supposed to mimic the lights from Iron Man's metal suite.
We will let you decide if ZLed achieved its goal after you watch the video that follows past the jump.
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Aside from the classic Tumbler, the trailer affords us a glimpse of Catwoman's (played by Anne Hathaway) stealthy Batpod.
Towards the end of the two-and-a-half minute long video, the female hero tells Batman, "My mother warned me about getting into cars with strangers," who replies, "This isn't a car," and then we get a look at the jet-powered plane called the Bat Wing.
Aside from the classic Tumbler, the trailer affords us a glimpse of Catwoman's (played by Anne Hathaway) stealthy Batpod.
Towards the end of the two-and-a-half minute long video, the female hero tells Batman, "My mother warned me about getting into cars with strangers," who replies, "This isn't a car," and then we get a look at the jet-powered plane called the Bat Wing.
"Preproduction on Fast 6 is up and running!" wrote Diesel. "For years we have wanted to venture the storyline to Europe, and now because of you... it's become a reality," he added.
In related news, British tabloid newspaper 'The Sun' reported that Barbadian recording artist and actress Rihanna has been cast as a villain in the sixth installment of the series, adding that filming will take place in England.
An unnamed source told the daily newspaper: “Rihanna impressed with her acting debut in Battleship. Writers think she’ll be perfect for the role. Her character has plenty of bite and doesn’t take any prisoners — just like her in real life. It’s a step up the ladder for her and could lead to bigger action roles.”
Read more »"Preproduction on Fast 6 is up and running!" wrote Diesel. "For years we have wanted to venture the storyline to Europe, and now because of you... it's become a reality," he added.
In related news, British tabloid newspaper 'The Sun' reported that Barbadian recording artist and actress Rihanna has been cast as a villain in the sixth installment of the series, adding that filming will take place in England.
An unnamed source told the daily newspaper: “Rihanna impressed with her acting debut in Battleship. Writers think she’ll be perfect for the role. Her character has plenty of bite and doesn’t take any prisoners — just like her in real life. It’s a step up the ladder for her and could lead to bigger action roles.”
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As noted in one of our previous articles, while the custom-made roadster's exterior looks closely follow the lines of the NSX Concept displayed at the Detroit Motor Show this past January, it's a whole different story under the skin as the car utilizes the platform as well as the interior of a first generation NSX.
The two-seater model isn’t the only Acura model to star in the film as specially converted MDX crossovers and TL sedans were used in the movie by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
Being an official sponsor of the film, in addition to Downey's arrival in the roadster, The Avengers stars Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) also arrived to the theater in a fleet of Acura models.
Even though the exterior styling is very similar to the NSX Concept we saw in Detroit earlier this year, if you take a look at the extensive gallery, you'll see that Tony Stark's ride features the same exact interior and mid mounted V6 powerplant as the original NSX.
Read more »At the New York Auto Show, Acura displayed its S.H.I.E.L.D. edition MDX finished in a stealthy matte black paint and fitted with all sorts of goods such as the large front bull bar, protective black cladding all around and special wheels.
Furthermore, the company released the first official photo of a prototype Acura convertible sports car that was created specifically for the film, and which we first saw last September being driven by Tony Stark (aka Robert Downey Jr) while filming The Avengers at Central Park.
"Before we unveiled the NSX Concept in Detroit, a number of you speculated that the car spotted right here in Central Park in the company of Iron Man Tony Stark was actually the new NSX," said Acura Vice President Mike Accavitti, at the company’s New York Auto Show press conference.
Before you get overly excited and if you haven't figured it out already, these aren't the original cars but replicas – just like the 1966 Batmobile we took a ride in back in 2010.
The builder gave some initial specs on the two cars. The '66 is built on a C4 Corvette platform and is powered by an L98 V8 allegedly pushing out somewhere between 300 to 325-horses. It is claimed that it tops out at around 150-160mph (241-257km/h) and can complete the quarter mile in "high 9's or low 10's".
Foust and co-driver Wood try to outwit a Cobra attack helicopter driving the last and soon-to-be replaced, Dodge Viper SRT through a small Southern town.
You can catch a glimpse of the video after the break and if you wish, you can also leave us a comment on what you think about the show up until now.
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It's been almost 26 years since the movie became a cult hit for an entire generation of teens and 20-somethings, and today, a mystery video appeared on YouTube showing a middle-age Mathew Broderick reprising his role of Ferris Bueller.
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And now, one of the original General Lees from the TV series is heading to the auction block at Barret Jackson's Scottsdale event in Arizona that kicks off on January 14.
Mind you, we're not talking about any General Lee but the very first car to appear on the first episode of the series performing its famous jump over a Hazzard County police cruiser.
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And while the series will most likely be put to rest for at least for another decade or so, some fans continue to be inspired by the movie creating their own short films.
After last year's awesome fan-made clip from the then 21-year old Alexander Vladimirovich Semenov from Russia, we will soon have another new short film that is currently being prepared by 19-year old Robert Kouba from Switzerland.
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Ford was strongly connected to the 1970s Sweeney TV series as the stars of the police drama used Ford Granadas, Consuls and Cortinas to tackle violent crime in London.
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For 2011, the motorshow organizers are asking six automotive design studios from around the world, including Honda, Hyundai, Subaru, Mercedes-Benz, Smart and Maybach to come up with Hollywood’s next hottest movie car.
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