Here at Cars + Movies, we’re quite fond of Adam Carolla’s “The Car Show” on Speed TV. Fun cast, cool cars and overall pretty well done. It’s not Top Gear, but they’re finding a good pace and tone. In episode 8, they pitched Magnum PI’s 308 GTS Ferrari against… a V6 Toyota Camry and the Back To The Future DMC Delorean against a, oh man… a Toyota Sienna. So… a Ferrari against the most vanilla car on the road today and an 80’s icon with gull-wing doors against a minivan. Ahem… Sounds like the Toyotas stand no chance, right? Well, think again. Or if, like us, you’re not that much into thinking, you can just watch the video after the jump.

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The beautiful Anne Hathaway will be playing Selina Kyle in the next Batman movie, and she gets to ride the Batpod for that. Now, that basically means that she’s the next Catwoman, except that the production has been avoided calling her character by that name. Her role will be less raunchy than the previous versions, and more oriented towards action and badass-ness. So less shiny vynil skin-tight outfits and kitty ears, more techie goggles and tactical suits. We like. How about you?

The third episode of the rebooted Batman franchise, The Dark Night Rises, is in the works, and two video bloggers have caught the batmobile roaming the streets of Pittsburgh. Thanks to DoctaM3 and SubaruWRXFan for being at the right time in the right place.

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Michael Bay is at it again… This time is taking the battered franchise to Chicago to shoot Nascar vehicles. No idea how the plot line (wait, what?) holds there, but there’s also a convertible version of the Corvette concept, Bumblebee, Optimus with a trailer and vehicular carnage. The Nascar characters look pretty cool in their half-transformed state though. What do you guys think?

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Remember Mc Lovin’ from Superbad and the nerdy kid from Role Models? Well that’s Christopher Mintz-Plasse in real life, and he’s in the upcoming superhero comedy Kick-Ass with Nicolas Cage and Aaron Johnson. In this adaptation of the eponymous comic-book series, they play a team of real-life superheroes with no otherworldly powers, but with a good heart and a lot of guts. Christoper Mintz-Plasse gets a tricked-out previous generation (2009?) Ford Mustang with some Saleen elements (like the trunk plate). Looks pretty cool!

Watch the official trailer in HD after the jump.

Official KICK-ASS movie website
KICK-ASS on Wikipedia

James Bond doesn’t have to settle for only one Bond girl now. He can ride in style with three passengers in his Aston Martin Rapide and still chase the bad guys with a powerful V12… The British is finally banking on its 007 fame by introducing colors inspired by the famous spy. Don’t expect “Goldfinger yellow” or “Dr. No red” though, but a delightful ‘Silver Blonde’ and a menacing ‘Quantum Silver’.

Check out our high-res gallery after the jump.

Beside seeing John Travolta in an unusual kind of role for him and with Bruce Willis’ trademark haircut, From Paris with Love promises some good car chases and plenty of explosions. The critics haven been pretty mixed, but it might be worth a shot. We have the trailer right here, so tell us what you expect!

Autographed by Carroll Shelby, this Eleanor replica is true to the movie ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’, down to the nuts and bolts. It was built by the much troubled Unique Performance which packed 585hp in the 427 Ford V8 engine. The rest of the car follows up with a lot of performance parts and a beautiful finish. It took $110,000 for a lucky bidder to get his hands on it a few days ago at the Barrett-Jackson auctions in Scottsdale, AZ.

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), with Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and
Robert Duvall, was a remake from the 1974 eponymous movie.

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And here’s a little sum up found on the auction page:

Summary: 1967 Carroll Shelby GT500E built by Unique Performance. Fully loaded with many options including upgrade to Keith Craft 585hp/427cid aluminum Fuel Injected V8, Tremec 5-speed and 3.89:1 9″ gears. Grey with black stripes.

Details: Carroll Shelby autographed “Eleanor” from Unique Performance. Pepper Grey Metallic with black stripes and equipped with many options including air conditioning, 15″ LeCarra wooden steering wheel for Cobras, hi-back leather bucket Seats, 4-point racing seat belts, Phantom II Autometer gauges, 160MPH speedometer, Eclipse CD stereo package, power steering, Total Control Products rack & pinion power steering, Goodyear Eagle series tires, Baer Brakes, slotted, cross-drilled and zinc-washed rotors, 16 gallon fuel cell, MSD Ignition system, JBA ceramic coated tuned headers, dual exhaust, Spin Tech aluminum mufflers and Griffin aluminum radiator with electric cooling fan. Kustom Classic upgraded Eleanor with a Keith Craft 585hp/427cid Fuel Injected all aluminum V8 with a Tremec 5-speed transmission. The new engine and transmission have less than 1,000 miles on them.

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