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Importfest 15

Sam Dobbins — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Importfest 15 held true to its slogan, “Biggest and Baddest”, in so many ways. We’ve been traveling to Toronto for Importfest for a few years now, and every year our expectations increase—and by the end of the weekend we’re always satisfied and ready for the next trip to our neighbors to the north.

After a late night mixed with set-up and a bit of pre-gaming, we arrived at the convention center to find a massive line waiting in sweet anticipation of Importfest 15. The first 100 people in line, some of which had been waiting for several hours, received tickets redeemable for a free Vossen x Importfest 15 t-shirt. As we were handing the tickets out, it quickly became clear that thousands were waiting to enter.

Once inside, showgoers were welcomed by Importfest 15’s booth, filled with official show merchandise as well as a row of Vossen-clad cars on display. From a timeless new Mercedes-Benz C400 on VFS-2’s to our trusty favorite, the Mello Yello Nissan 370Z on VFS-1 wheels, there was something for everyone, even in just the first few steps.

Liberty Walk’s first Infiniti G37 widebody kit sat just a few more steps ahead, also on our VFS-1 wheels in our Matte Graphite finish. Over the years we’ve seen countless G37s, including more variation’s of Diego’s G37 than we can even remember, but Liberty Walk’s take on the Infiniti body was a refreshing vision and we couldn’t be more excited to have new Vossen Forged wheels in the works for it!

While the first couple hundred feet was already quite a sensory overload, inside the show was where the real gems were residing. In Lexus of Downtown Toronto’s booth sat Paul’s Lexus RC F, fitted with the Rocket Bunny bolt-on widebody and our Vossen Forged VPS-301 wheels.

Deeper into the building, Basit (the show’s organizer) had his Lexus RC 350 on display, also sporting the Rocket Bunny kit and our VPS-310 wheels, manufactured right here in our TUV-Verified facility in Miami, Florida.

Dannie Riel‘s line of fans wrapped around Basit’s RC, eagerly awaiting their chance to meet the damsel and snap a selfie together. Dannie’s fans came in a steady flow throughout nearly the entire event, wrapping up just before the event closed its doors. Signature after signature and selfie after selfie, Dannie was a rockstar!

At one point, some of the Vossen team even took stage to give out some free merchandise and wish our videographer, Dela (@dela_vossen), the happiest of birthdays!

Pfaff Tuning brought out an Accuair-fitted Audi Q5 on our Gloss Graphite CVT wheels, one of our favorites from the weekend in its black-and-brown motif. Stay tuned for a new photoset of the Q5 in the future!

As quick as the show began, it also came to a close, marking another year at Importfest for Vossen, and surely not the last. We’d like to thank Basit, the entire Importfest 15 team, and everyone that attended the event for all of the help and hospitality throughout our stay in Toronto—we can’t wait to visit again!

Words & Photos: Sam Dobbins (@sdobbins_vossen) ///// Video: Anthony De La Paz (@dela_vossen)

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Importfest Toronto 2014 Video

Mike Forsythe — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 04:00:00 +0000

The biggest and baddest show in Canada. That is the tagline for Importfest and after our Importfest Toronto 2014 Video there is absolutely no disputing this claim. For us its bigger than just a show, we have forged a special relationship with the Importfest crew who are some of the hardest working yet most polite people we know with a true enthusiasm for the car scene. The Toronto show is the first of two shows and we also get to hang out with some industry friends and catch up on good times.

The show? It is something you have to attend, music blazing, beautiful women and of course amazing cars. Importfest 2014 was their most successful show to date and we are already amped up for 2015! See you next week in Vancouver!

The Importfest Rocket Bunny Nissan GT-R stole the show!

The lovely JennQ spent some time with us at Importfest. No Importfest show is complete without including the hottest girls around!

We worked with Importfest to design this one of a kind tee and the first 100 attendees got one for free!

Always originality and fun at Importfest

Tons of sick cars and amazing people, we are already planning for next year!

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Vossen invades Importfest Toronto!

Mike Forsythe — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 04:00:00 +0000

The highlight of the Vossen World Tour Toronto was “Importfest” held at the convention center in the heart of the city. Vossen has always been a stout supporter of this event over the years and for 2013 we made sure to personally attend to be a part of this incredible event ourselves. Well we were so impressed we will be back! The convention center had ample space and was a great place with its huge glass windows and sections for vendors and attendees. JRP was in the house as well as our friends at the Tire Connection with a Range Rover on CV1’s. This was an all day event and there was plenty of food, drinks and even slushies for people to snack on. From start to finish the event was jam packed with enthusiasts from all over Canada and even some from the states like ourselves.

We were pleased to have such a strong lineup of vehicles showing at Imporfest, from the famous matte red BMW 645 to the 370Z coined “MelloYellow” . As the day progressed we decided to have multiple giveaways for attendees and joined the DJ’s on the stage for some fun, passing out shirts, our skateboards and other goodies. Speaking of goodies, we brought the Vossen store with us to Toronto and it was jam packed with people eager to see the items in person.

As day become night, the show got “turnt up” with contests for the models in attendance, more music and a dimming of the lights for a club atmosphere. We had the pleasure of working with the Jaro Sisters in our booth and it seemed our location was a popular spot for all the models to take pictures and videos, it was interesting to say the least! What was even more interesting was mingling and meeting so many enthusiasts in Toronto and getting to know so many new faces and catching up with old ones. At the end of the night awards were presented and the bagged G37 with the teal CV7’s won “Best Wheels” of the show”!

We hope the video below makes you feel as if you were with us at Imporfest, the final video of the Vossen World Tour Toronto. Also scroll down to see some pictures of this incredible event and the vehicles there! Thank you Toronto and thank you to the team at Importfest for hosting such an amazing event.

The Importfest 645 in our booth

BMW Convertible 3 with CV2’s

Fun onstage

Winner of “Best Wheels” of the show

Angelo’s C-class

CV1 shining in the lights

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Vossen World Tour Toronto Part I

Mike Forsythe — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000

The Vossen World Tour Toronto was one of the most fun this year. We have a huge number of supporters that came out in full force for the week we were there and this first video and photo gallery showcases some of these amazing people and some of the lovely scenery. We cannot say enough thanks to the Importfest crew who were amazing hosts as well as the team at JRP.

We were so excited to finally be able to show Toronto all the love it has shown us. Enjoy this first video showcasing not only some amazing Audi, Mercedes, Infiniti vehicles but the beautiufl Pfaff tuning shop and some sights of Toronto.

This amazing G37 won “Best Wheels” at Importfest

Custom CV7s. This G37 also featured an Air Suspension.

Clean Audi with CV3 wheels

Another beautiful Audi Coupe with CV5’s

Beautiful Pfaff Building with a Beautiful Audi S5 on CV1’s. We will feature the Pfaff facility in the blog soon!

Audi S5 with CV7’s

Sinister E63 AMG

Some beautiful Toronto Scenery

At work!

7 series with custom painted CV3’s. You likely notice the twin curvy buildings in the background, from what we were told they were designed to look like a woman’s body. No matter if you agree they were successful or not with the build, it is original and the team at Vossen loves originality.

We hope you enjoyed the first video from the Vossen World Tour Toronto and these photos. You can see the full set at our Flickr gallery!

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Quebec Q5 visits Vossen in Miami!

Mike Forsythe — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

This is an example of a really hardcore #teamvossen member, Michaud, who decided he would plan his vacation in Miami, and drive his matte red Q5 down for us to see for ourselves. What made this rather amazing is he decided to drive down from Quebec, Canada which is around a 30 hour drive one way!. Well we are happy to say he made the trip safely (and also arrived back safely) and we got a chance to spend some time with him and his rare color Q5. During his week he attended multiple car events with us and the Q5 was a hit. It features 22×10.5 dual concave CV3s in matte black machined for an incredible look with the matte red. Enjoy the video and photoshoot below featuring his vehicle.

Video

Photoshoot

Matte Red

From Quebec!

Thanks Michaud!

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