“New Year’s is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls and humbug resolutions.” – Mark Twain

Ah the hell with Mark Twain. I’m pretty sure Spielberg never adapted any of his books anyway, so how good could he have been. On behalf of everyone here at Rezmoto, I would like to wish you and your friends and family a Happy and a Healthy New Year.

Cheers, and Drive safe!

The South Florida Exotic Toy Rally has completed its 6th Annual run through the streets of South Florida. On December 10th 200+ exotics from Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties embarked on a mission to raise a massive amount of money and a bounty of toys for the Toys for Tots Foundation. The procession of Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s, Maserati’s, Porsche’s, BMW’s, Mercedes Benz’s. and other uber-lux euro’s stretched a phenomenal 5+ miles, snaking its way through the streets of Ft Lauderdale making its way towards the highways and byways of South Florida.

Escorted by the fine men and women of the Broward Sheriffs Department, the conga-line of euro-auto’s passed easily through the streets as well as on and off the highways, not having to yield to any other motor vehicles at any point during the 35 mile run. Don’t get the wrong idea, this event is not an excuse to break the law and speed recklessly through the streets, while escorted by the police. Quite the opposite, in fact. Rarely did the string of euro’s ever get close to even the speed limit as the massive number of vehicles created a bit of a logistical nightmare for the police conducting the cruise. Safety was of utmost importance, and so at times the rally was brought to a halt while officers raced to stop traffic from creating a dangerous rubberneck situation. Kudos to them for pulling off the impossible during rush hour on a sunny Saturday.

The South Florida Exotic Toy Rally is really all about the kids. There is no question that everyone in attendance has the Toys for Tots Foundation first in their hearts. Thousands of toys were donated to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, in addition to over $10,000 in funds. Drivers congregated early in the morning at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale to get staged for the rally, and to get a quick sip of coffee. After a short drivers meeting, the crew embarked on the journey to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood with a pit-stop on the way at Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale. Shortly after Noon, all of the exotics had arrived in the Hotels parking lot and the donation was made to the United States Marine Corp and loaded into their 7-ton Tactical Vehicle (friggin’ tank). The event culminated with a group lunch and auction, the proceeds of which were all donated to the Toys for Tots Foundation.

Year after year the South Florida Exotic Toy Rally grows larger and larger, with more toys and more money being generously donated by the enthusiasts of South Florida. Not only is the event a great place to meet some fellow enthusiasts and check out some amazing euro-auto’s, but the feeling you get from the knowledge that your efforts will help thousands of children around the country makes the event even more important. If you happen to be in the area next year, please remember to check out this event. Even if you are not, please donate anything you can to the Toys for Tots Foundation in the spirit of the holidays.

Words by: Julian
Photo Credit: Ruckus

Last Friday night Erik and I decided to leave the old office and checkout Bizspeed.net’s West Palm Beach Supercar Block Party. Up to Palm Beach we went, finding a block of Clematis Street in Palm Beach shut down and filled up with exactly what you would expect; Supercars. All the usual suspects were present, Nissan GTRs, Dodge Vipers, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and Aston Martins.

With the addition of a DJ and cool white lights, we were treated to a party vibe we don’t normally see at shows. The unique lighting gave us the idea to try out some long exposure shots. With people moving around some interesting ghost images were produced that only added to the pictures.

Check out our “artsy” take on Bizspeed.net’s Supercar Block Party, if you like this look leave a comment below!

Words by: Robert
Photo Credit: Ruckus

Yes. Amazing. I love watching this video over and over again dreaming of driving a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 like its stolen. Sorry, I know how sacrilegious this would be in some parts of the world (um, My World!); And in reality, you probably wouldn’t want to take your freshly acquired Aventador out to the nearest dry lake bed and rampage on the throttle pedal, but perhaps in “your reality”, you’re some Arabian Prince who’ll do it for shits and giggles.

Note the power-plant with four belt-driven generator type motors. I would love to see the specs written out for this beast. I’ll presume this is some high output modified quad-electric? The detail is uncanny and the hours and hours of discussion, concept development and artistic rendering shows through and through. Anyone else want to speculate on the power-plant?

(Source: newcarcollections.com)

As you all know, many people tend to evaluate the design of a fine automobile in the same way they evaluate a beautiful woman. Words like ‘slim waistline’, ‘curvacious lines’, and ’46DD tailpipes’ are flung around all to often when referring to the design of some of today’s automobiles. I believe that some auto’s are better looking in the caboose than they are looking head on. These two euro’s are prime examples of where more attention was clearly paid to the rear end design than to the front, in my opinion. You may disagree with me, and that is O.K. Leaving the side view, the 3/4 view, and the rolling view out of the equation, it is my opinion that I would rather stare for hours at the back end of these euro’s than the nose. Sue me.

Cheers to the ass-men of the automotive design world. Long-live Kim Kardashian.

(Source: italianautonews.com)

(Photos: Jordan Donnelly)

For the 6th year the famed Festivals of Speed Orlando Motorsports Collection & Display made its descent onto the grasses of the Ritz Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes. Annually, in mid-November hundreds of exotics, antiques, rare and uber-rare autos from every country in the world pack the lawns of the Ritz Carlton Orlando. Festivals of Speed events can be found year-round in many cities around Florida. Expertly run and professionally organized, these events never disappoint.

There are many shows throughout the year that we attend that are stellar with their quantity turnout and quality of vehicle. However, most of these shows are automobile manufacturer or auto genre specific. Festivals of Speed, however, is truly a wonderful mix of antique vehicles, exotics, boats, airplanes, helicopters, and anything else that helps you get somewhere fast, or get nowhere with style. This unique mix of modern, vintage, exotic, custom, and mind boggling automobiles is what makes Festivals of Speed special. Hell, even the Batmobile has been there!

In addition to the countless rare and exciting euro-auto’s in attendance, some that stood out were the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador, the 2012 Mosler Raptor, and the Lexus LFA. If the stunning collection of priceless automobiles was not enough to keep you entertained for hours, there is also a vendors area where jewelry, art, and other goodies are on display for purchase.

So whats better than a killer car show at a beautiful luxury resort? Not much really. Lest we forget, big props go out to the Festivals of Speed organizers for helping to support the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. With Festivals of Speed events happening year-round all over the state of Florida, we encourage you to check one out when the next event is taking place in your neck of the woods, as any Festivals of Speed event is one not to be missed.

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Volkswagen has recently added to their online configurator the all new, redesigned 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. There has been a lot of chatter around the redesign of this new model. Probably the most famous and most widely accepted Volkswagen model ever sold, the Beetle has seen many faces over the years. From air-cooled to water-cooled, the Beetle has been around for decades and it has grown from a hippy mainstay to a teenage girls dream car. What does the next evolution of the Beetle bring?

Since our first post about the Beetle, I have had some time to reflect a little more on the model. I think it’s a much more ‘manly’ generation of Beetle than ever before. With its roofline lower and longer, it has a stretched out body style that evokes some kind of crossover appeal between a station wagon/hatchback/sports coupe, it certainly looks more like something I would drive. I imagine that when one worthy tuner gets their hands on one, its growl will come to light. Slammed to the ground, wide wheels, a little poke, clean it up a little, and give it a little flair and you’ve got yourself one hell of a euro-auto.

Volkswagen has sunk quite a bit of money into this new model’s release. Tons of TV commercials, magazine ad space, and the Oprah giveaway have brought the 2012 Beetle into the limelight. There is even a Beetle Blog that Volkswagen developed. I am intrigued by this redesign, and look forward to seeing what the tuner market will do to this hot hatch. The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle will certainly be turning heads in no time flat.