Dacia Lodgy Minivan Conceptually Sported-Up

Today, the Renault Group's Dacia brand has as much to do with sports cars as the Nissan GT-R powered Duster racer has in common with its production namesake. 

But things change and there's always the possibility that the Romanian automaker may gain a little love from the French firm's Renault Sport division sometime in the future.
Which brings us to this rendering made by Khalil Bouguerra from Virtual-Car. The artist proposes a sporty package for Dacia's newly revealed Lodgy MPV appropriately named DS for 'Dacia Sport'. It includes a lowered body, different bumpers, door mounted mirrors, beefy alloy wheels and a tweaked front grille.

We could complete the fantasy flight with the Megane RS's high-revving 2.0-liter four banger while keeping the basic model's price, but back here on earth, if Renault were ever to produce such a model, something in the likes of a smaller displacement turbo'd petrol would sound more reasonable.
Pictures of both the rendered and the regular Lodgy people carrier follow after the break.

Dacia Lodgy Minivan Conceptually Sported-Up

A Year's Worth of Nissan GT-Rs at the Nürburgring

If you live within the European Union or at least in a neighboring country like Russia or Turkey, and you happen to own a Nissan GT-R (or any sports car, for that matte), the best place to thrash your car is without doubt the world famous Nürburgring race track in Germany.
And given the price of the GT-R, it shouldn't surprise anyone that many owners were indeed able to afford the trip and live the magic of the Nordschleife.
For the rest of us, we'll have to do with a four-minute long video prepared by a YouTube user, which includes many of the Nissan GT-Rs that were spotted on the 'Ring throughout the year. Enjoy the video right after the break.