Category: Cruise Reports

  • The 2019 BMW Z4 won’t offer a manual transmission

    2019 BMW Z4 M40i First EditionBMW is unlikely to offer a manual gearbox as an option on its new 2019 BMW Z4. The convertible sports car exists in a niche segment to begin with, and adding in the choice of a manual transmission would slice an already small take rate into quantities too small to matter. Speaking to Road & Track, BMW’s head of R&D Klaus Fröhlich…
  • Jim Caviezel’s 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake storms into Jay Leno’s Garage

    2014 Shelby GT500 tribute car on Jay Leno's GarageA special 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake roared into Jay Leno’s Garage for a new episode. Actor Jim Caviezel is the proud owner, and he’s turned the car into a rolling tribute for the fallen members of SEAL Team Six aboard Extortion 17. Caviezel is heavily involved with the military and the idea to turn this GT500 Super Snake into a tribute…
  • Icon revives its Baja Edition for a special FJ40

    Icon FJ40 Baja EditionBack in 2007, SCORE turned to Icon and Jonathan Ward for a run of special Baja Edition FJ40 Land Cruisers. Those trucks were priced at $145,000 and boasted far more aggressive off-road chops then the average Icon build. Fast forward to today, and Icon has been tasked with revisiting the style and capability of those old rigs but for a one-off FJ40…