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VIP tuning culture originated from Japan and has slowly made its way to North America. While not nearly as popular as the JDM craze, it definitely has its fans. While only few can pull off the super slammed stance, many enthusiasts are envious of their aggressive looks. Luke from Maiham Media examines why people love VIP styled cars.

Leave it up to the Japanese to create a homemade Transformer that actually transforms! Obviously no small feat, the robot is able to drive, transform, walk and dance. What’s more surprising is that the creator wasn’t able to upload a high quality version than 360p…

From a distance the Fahrradi Farfall FFX might have you fooled that it is the real deal, an exotic Ferrari FXX. But it’s not, it’s actually a custom made replica that isn’t powered by an engine. Instead two sets of bicycle pedals power the light weight body to a whopping speed of 10 mph. If this idea sounds familiar it’s because Hannes Langeder created the Ferdinand GT3 RS.

Source: Auto Motto

Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) is a film I discovered some time ago on Kickstarter (A group funding site). ESTD is a film about rally racing, but it isn’t just that simple. Rally racing is a unique fast pace sport in which drivers must race based on a point-to-point format. We often don’t get to see the driver and the teams because so much emphasis is usually placed on either the modified cars or the race tracks. Matt Johnston the producer of ESTD wants to change that; in his film he tells the story of both amateur racers and professionals racers as they compete. The trailer looks awesome and I’m happy to see that Matt exceeded his funding goal!

With summer just around the corner now is the perfect time to release Series 6. Just like any other small business out there Import Bible has experienced highs and lows but this year has definitely been a high so far. Going hard at it I’ve decided to go all out on this series, releasing a total of 9 shirt designs, 2 sticker designs and some decals. As some of you might have guessed I’ve also teamed up with Dannie Riel to model my collection. Not bad! Video after the jump.

The D1 Grand Prix is truly a unique drifting circuit. Luke Huxham from Maiham Media checks out the D1GP event in Odaiba where he catches up with drivers Jake Jones, Mad Mike and Federico Sceriffo. All of which are from countries outside of Japan.

The story of Lamborghini and its rivalry with Ferrari is stuff of legends. But how many of you know the story of Valentino Balboni? Valentino has gained a cult status, starting from the very bottom of the company Valentino eventually became Lamborghini’s chief test driver. Drive visits Valentino at the heart of Lamborghini to find out how the famed test driver started out at Lamborghini.

Have some spare time? Then you might want to try crafting the famous Bugatti Veyron out of paper using Taras crazy template. No stranger to papercrafting, Taras newest model of the Bugatti Veyron requires 44 pieces of paper and is composed of 159 separate pieces. Wanna try something easier? Don’t forget my template of the 240Z here. Check out Taras site here which has all of his templates.

Behind the Smoke is a web series that follows Formula D champion Daijiro Yoshihara as he preps for his 2012 season in Formula D. Dai gives his new S13 drift car a shake down a week before round 1 of Formula D in Long Beach and GTChannel is there to capture the magic. Behind the Smoke gives fans an exclusive look at what happens on and off the track of a drifting champ.

Drive visits one of the newest super car manufactures, Pagani. When Pagani first introduced the Zonda it quickly gained a reputation as a bespoke super car. The host of show checks out how this car gets made from start to finish.