Mugen M7's on 2040-parts.com

One Lap of the Web: The Legend of Ludacris, McLaren engine removal and the Lotus Seven

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- Want to see a McLaren F1 get major surgery?

Mark Vaughn: We’ll always have Vegas

There were a few bare spots on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show this year, spots that in previous years had been jammed sardine-like with myriad Taiwanese makers of Hello Kitty knockoff cell phone cozies and electronic barking dogs, but the show this year was nonetheless pretty well attended. Besides, for those working their way upstream through the aisles like so many digitally trained trout, the empty spots left by exhibitors that pulled out were like refreshing mountain meadows or little piazzas in crowded Italian cities. Show management stocked the open spots with cushy couches, too, on which many a jet-lagged showgoer snoozed.

Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham Special arrives early

Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham The Limited Edition of the Range Rover Evoque with Victoria Beckham’s name attached has appeared ahead of its reveal at the Beijing Motor Show. Just the other day we reported on a ‘tell us nothing’ video tease from Land Rover for the Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham, scheduled to arrive on Monday at the Beijing Motor Show. But it’s arrived a bit ahead of time, not something you expect from a ‘celeb’.