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  • 2009 chevrolet corvette gt1 championship edition 005

    In January Corvette put a price to its new Competition Sport appearance package designed to appeal to hardcore Corvette racing fans. Now another similar package called the GT-1 Championship Edition - paying homage to the racers of the ALMS GT-1 class - is on offer, and the full photos show just how much a difference an appearance package can make. The key elements of the GT-1 Edition Corvette package are a ZR1-style full-width rear spoiler, forged chrome wheels, a yellow and black color scheme (black with yellow racing stripe or vice-versa), unique race-inspired graphics including the...

  • Sportec RS700 2009 Audi RS6
    Sportec boosts the Audi RS6 up to 700hp

    Swiss tuner Sportec usually specializes in Porsche models, but now the company has unveiled a highly modified Audi RS6 Sedan at the Geneva Motor Show. Labeled the Sportec RS700, the new car has a number of modifications that make it an even more formidable machine than it was before the Swiss...

  • ktm x bow range 015
    KTM brings five-pack of track-day specials to Geneva Motor Show

    If you want to go fast around a track, chances are you already know about the KTM X-Bow - but you may not know about the four new variants introduced today in Geneva. Even as the model range expands, however, KTM is drawing back production to meet the receding market. The familiar KTM X-Bow is now...

  • ABT Sportsline Audi A5 AS5-R
    New Audi AS5-R to head ABT Sportsline range in Geneva

    Audi tuning specialist ABT Sportsline has released a teaser image of its new performance kit for the A5 coupe, which it plans to unveil at next month’s Geneva Motor Show alongside its previous Q5, R8, and Volkswagen Scirocco modified range. ABT’s latest kit for the A5 builds on its...

  • 2010 Volvo S80
    Volvo refreshes S80 saloon for 2010 model year

    The second-generation Volvo S80 saloon was first introduced for sale back in 2006 and hasn’t seen many major alterations since then except for the introduction of a long-wheelbase version for the Chinese market late last year. That’s all set to change as Volvo has announced plans for a...

  • Sportec SC 350 Volkswagen Scirocco
    Sportec joins growing list of Scirocco tuners with new SC 350

    The Volkswagen Scirocco is proving to be popular with tuners, with famed Swiss performance shop Sportec also releasing its own hotted-up version of the svelte sports coupe. Sportec’s work on German cars has been well documented, especially some of its more outrageous creations based on much...

  • Lexus IS C F-Sport

    Lexus announced at today’s Chicago Auto Show that it will expand its F-Sport Performance Accessories line to include parts for the GS sedan, IS AWD, and the all-new IS C convertible. Previously the performance range was only applicable for the IS 250 and IS 350 sedans but Lexus has always maintained that parts would eventually be developed for other vehicles in its lineup. The new GS, IS AWD and IS C F-Sport accessories will include performance enhancing parts such as forged alloy wheels, brake upgrades, suspension systems, air intake, exhaust systems and more. The parts were developed...

  • abt ktm xbow 002
    ABT Sportsline takes on the KTM X-Bow

    Taking things to extremes is what car modification houses do best, so starting with the already extreme KTM X-Bow is, to a certain eye, an obvious thing to do. The tuners at ABT think it's not just obvious, but commendable, and have done just that, tweaking the track-day special to yield een more...

  • abt sportsline mark vi golf 002
    ABT Sportsline reveals full specs for modified Mark VI Volkswagen Golf range

    After first previewing its modified Mark VI Golf at last year’s Essen Motor Show, Germany's equivalent to SEMA, Volkswagen tuning specialist ABT Sportsline has unveiled the final production specifications for its range of enhancements for the popular hatch. A mild package by ABT's standards...

  • 2009 Dodge Dakota
    Chrysler considering car-based 'lifestyle' pickup to replace Dakota

    Earlier this week General Motors announced the death of the G8 ST program because it wouldn't make money for them and the 'sport truck' didn't fit the Pontiac brand image. Today news has emerged that Chrysler is now considering building its own car-based pickup truck as a solution to its need for...

  • Honda S2000 Sports Modulo Concept
    Honda previews 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon concepts

    While U.S. carmakers prepare for the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, Honda is readying a range of concepts to show off at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon, which celebrates Japan's modified vehicles. The headline concepts are a pair of Sports Modulo cars based on the S2000 and Fit (Jazz). Modulo is Honda's...

  • 2009 nissan 370z 015
    Nissan 370Z goes on sale today, priced at $29,930

    A simplified trim lineup and just a handful of available configurations for 2009 make the new Nissan 370Z a simpler car than its predecessor, but paradoxically, new features and options have made the car considerably more complex. Starting sales today at $29,930 for the six-speed manual-equipped...

  • Silvestris Sports Cabriolet speedboat

    Former Spyker designer Maarten de Bruijn may have left the Dutch sports carmaker a number of years ago, but his passion for cars wasn't forgotten when he started his next venture specializing in luxury boats. Now, Silvestris Haute Motive Concepts, a pun on the design links to luxury cars that the boats have been constructed with, has unveiled its first product, the handsome 23 foot Silvestris Sports Cabriolet. While most boats don't have a Cabriolet designation in their name, the Silvestris uses the company's 'Aquamotive' design language as its main source of inspiration. Hence, the two-seat...

  • maserati granturismo mc sportline concept 009
    Maserati unveils GranTurismo MC Sport Line at Bologna

    Bologna, Italy's late-season car show, has played host to a surprising number of new models this year. The latest, Maserati's MC Sport Line, is an option package designed to give the company's cars a decidedly motorsports-inspired look and handling treatment. Not that Maserati is by any means...

  • Volkswagen Scirocco by ABT Sportsline
    ABT Sportsline joins growing list of VW Scirocco tuners

    There is no shortage of tuners taking Volkswagen's handsome new Scirocco to pieces and rebuilding it to be a track monster, and the latest to join the grow list is Germany’s ABT, which has unveiled its second take on the sporty Scirocco. Hans-Juergen Abt, the current manager of tuning firm...

  • Galpin Honda Accord Coupe
    Honda showcases 16 vehicle lineup at SEMA

    Honda will be showcasing more than 16 custom vehicles at this year’s SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas, with a lineup consisting of project cars, concepts and accessorized production vehicles. Specially featured in the display is a 2009 Fit equipped with Mugen accessories, a Civic Coupe Concept...

  • 2010 Pontiac G8 ST
    Report: 2010 Pontiac G8 ST to start in the 'low $30K' range in U.S.

    The Australian-built Pontiac G8 will soon be getting its Sport Truck (or Ute, as the builders would call it) variant in the United States. According to the latest reports, the ST will start somewhere around the $30,000 mark, like its sedan counterpart. How far below the $30,000 line the V8-powered...

  • ABT Sportsline carbon Audi R8
    ABT Sportsline shows faux carbon film for the Audi Q7 and R8

    ABT Sportsline is a specialist when it comes to modifying Audi vehicles but the German tuner’s usual assortment of modifications involves some serious horsepower numbers and extensive body work. Its latest creation, on the other hand, could best be described as automotive artwork and is...

  • 1963 Corvette Grand Sport Chassis 002

    An American auction house will be selling off one of the rarest and most valuable Corvettes in history – the mighty 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, chassis no. 002. Often referred to as an enigma in motor racing history the Grand Sport was General Motor's contender to Ford's formidable Shelby Cobra. Envisioned by the 'father of the Corvette', the late Zora Arkus-Duntov, these top secret, hand-built race cars were designed to win at FIA endurance races and ultimately the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Only five were built out of an expected 120 car run before GM canceled its competition...

  • Veyron Grand Sport
    Dutch buyer sets sights on final Veryon

    The 300th Veyron will be the final car built, as was always the plan with the limited-edition hypercar. A Dutch buyer, Harrie van de Moesdijk, will buy the final car to complete his collection of three - one in each color of the Dutch flag. Owning three Veyrons is a unique status symbol in its own...

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