2 of a Kind // TOP 1 Inspire C Coupe and Sedan
Mercedes-Benz has been one of the most inspiring European automotive makers of all times. They are often regarded to be the pioneers, the barometer, the inspirations to which other manufacturers look at for innovations. Despite its deeply luxurious image, throughout history Mercedes-Benz has also made their name famous in motorsports, including GT races and rallies. Making names and achieving pole …
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Malachite // BMW E60 5 Series on BC Forged
Past few days have surely been some of the toughest days for our team. Preparing the GENESIS show and gath was surely one of our largest challenges to date. Nevertheless, the event went great and all our hard works have paid off. It might not be perfect for sure, but it was surely a great start. It’s why we call …
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SG Night Out // F10 5 Series on Vossen
Jackson is his name and this his third car ever posted at hawk’n’poke. Charles J went to Singapore couple of weeks ago and took these quick snaps of Jackson’s latest creation: the F10 M-Sport 5 Series on a set of Vossen wheels. His other two cars posted previously on our blog was the white W203 and white Evolution IV (has …
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Show Off // S212 E Class Estate on HRE
I’m actually quite surprised to find the E Class Estate being available in Jakarta. I’ve never seen one in person, and yet here’s one looking magnificent on a set of 20″ HRE P93L wheels. The E Class Estate has its styling cues derived from the saloon version, plus a large hunchback at the rear to accomodate almost 2,000 litres of …
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Show Off // F10 5 Series on HRE
A while ago Charles posted a Show Off article featuring a car that can quite possibly be the fastest X6M in Indonesia. It was installed with a plethora of Vorsteiner branded items and Akra exhaust system (Link: Vorsteiner X6M). A couple of days ago Charles met the same owner again to take several quick pictures of his F10 5 Series …
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Show Off // Audi A5 on Modulare
Released by Audi as the coupé version of its A4, the A5 has inherited the A4’s modern design cues. It is Audi’s answer to the market’s need for a more compact yet stylish luxury automobile. Today I’m showing off this A5 dressed up by Permaisuri, installed with a set of Modulare B7 wheels. It might not look like much if …
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Some Called It Landshark // Yellow (paint) Z4
From Laguna Seca Blue M3, today we move on to another uniquely colored BMW: a shiny yellow Z4. Yes the color has been achieved through a repaint, but it shines pretty good. You can see the depths and shades in these pictures yourself, they are real nice. A daring move indeed for the owner of this used to be silver-colored …
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Show Off // F10 5 Series on DPE
The DPE SP-SC7 is surely a perfect example of well-executed concave wheel design. It’s got the lines, depths, and finishings that have created a very techy and 3D-looking wheel. Such popular and favorited design, however, has a rather unpleasant drawback: the rise of replicas. I’ve seen a lot of similarly designed wheels (most are replicas wearing DPE center caps) on …
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Show Off // F30 3 Series on Fifty 5ive
I’m sure not many of you have heard of the name Fifty 5ive. Well, for one, they’re proud of themselves being a small company and yet very focused on new designs and innovations. They produce custom one-piece and three-piece forged wheels. Custom to the point where you could even bring your own design to them and have it built especially …
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Show Off // Mini Countryman on Forgiato
Every time the name Forgiato rings to my ear, I immediately thought of some peculiar, out-of-this-world wheel designs. While most wheel manufacturers are currently obsessed with concaves and others are doing vintage comebacks, this particular wheel company has been paving its own path. Imagine a marathon contestant taking the plunge into the water instead, to pass through the shorter route …
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Taintless Legend // R32 GT-R on Weds
The Nissan Skyline GT-R has always been one of the several production cars that were built under a heavy racing influence. Most often than not, this is due to the ‘homologation’ rules that exist in most racing series. That is, a manufacturer can only join the racing series if they use a car that is based on a production model. …
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