In Maya, I had the Bugatti's paint layer peel off to reveal its new paint.  Rendered using V-Ray.

 

V-Ray render of Lexus CS 2054.  3D model provided by DMI Car 3D Models.

 

V-Ray render of Vendetta GTR 800 Concept Car.  3D model provided by DMI Car 3D Models.

Topographic render of Mt. Rainier in Washington, USA.  Converted from DEM file and rendered with Vray in Maya.

 

Topographic view of Castlegar.  Converted from a DEM file to a useable file in Maya.  Texture was created from images stitched together in Photoshop via Google Earth.  Rendered with Vray.