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  • Kahn Design Ferrari GTC4 Grand Edition

    The U.K.'s Kahn Design has taken on the challenge of improving the looks of the Ferrari GTC4 Lusso, and has managed to do so with spectacular results. The elegance of classic Ferraris is often wanting on some of the Italian automaker's more modern offerings, and Kahn Design has sought to address this on the GTC4 Lusso by adding subtle touches that result in a cleaner aesthetic. The resulting design is known as the GTC4 Grand Edition. Using lessons learned from the Aston Martin-based Vengeance project, Kahn's team has hammer formed new aluminum front fenders for the GTC4 Lusso, with...

  • 2020 Chelsea Truck Company Defender 110 Launch Edition
    Kahn Design's Chelsea Truck Company rolls out first modern Defender upgrade

    The Chelsea Truck Company built 6-wheeled, V-8-powered versions of the original Land Rover Defender, and now it's started tuning the modern version.

  • 2018 Kahn Design Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR Pace Car
    Kahn Design builds wild Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR

    Land Rover's brilliant Range Rover Sport SVR is already quite the wild beast but this latest take from Kahn Design significantly ups the wow factor. It's called the Range Rover Sport SVR Pace Car, and like the vehicle it's based on it's been developed to offer the perfect blend of luxury and...

  • 2018 Chelsea Truck Company Land Rover Defender Double Cab Pickup
    Kahn Design's Chelsea Truck Company reveals posh Defender pickup

    The original Land Rover Defender was designed as a workhorse but that doesn't mean it can't do with a bit of luxury thrown in. Kahn Design knows this particularly well, as the company has been churning out posh Defenders for years. Its latest is based on the Defender Double Cab Pickup. The vehicle...

  • Kahn Design WB12 Vengeance
    Meet the Kahn Design Vengeance inspired by the Hulk

    Having felt that the second-generation Aston Martin Vanquish lacked the aggression of its predecessor, Afzal Kahn, founder of British coachbuilder Kahn Design, was inspired to come up with its own successor to the original Aston Martin super GT. The result was the imposing WB12 Vengeance unveiled...

  • 2018 Chelsea Truck Company Flying Huntsman 6x6 Civilian Carrier
    Kahn Design's Chelsea Truck Company rolls out Defender-based 6x6 Civilian Carrier

    Following the success of its military-themed Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6, Kahn Design's SUV division, the Chelsea Truck Company, has developed a slightly tamer version which it is calling the Flying Huntsman 6x6 Civilian Carrier. Unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, the...

  • Teaser for Kahn Design Flying Huntsman 110 6x6 Double Cab Pickup Soft-Top

    Depending on where you live, you’ll soon be able to purchase a Land Rover Defender with a V-8 engine, 6x6 drivetrain, and soft-top roof. British coachbuilder Kahn Design is taking its imposing Flying Huntsman 110 6x6 Double Cab Pickup and adding a Landaulet-style soft-top out the back. A single teaser sketch reveals the design of the vehicle which features a roof similar to the one on the Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet. However, the Kahn is a 6x6 so is substantially bigger than the Maybach. It also looks much more menacing with its black paint and riveted body panels. Under the hood of...

  • Bentley Bentayga Le Mans Editions by Kahns Design
    Kahn Design takes on the Bentley Bentayga

    Kahn Design is known for taking exotic sports and luxury vehicles and transforming them into aggressively styled bespoke builds. The latest machine to capture the British outfit's attention is the Bentley Bentayga. If you polled the average enthusiast on how they felt about the styling of the stock...

  • 2017 Chelsea Truck Company Hammer Edition Mercedes-AMG G63
    Now you can get your G-Class modded by Kahn Design

    British tuning firm and budding coachbuilder Kahn Design is famous for its modifications for the Land Rover Defender. The company’s even gone as far as developing a V-8-powered, six-wheel-drive Defender pickup. But with Land Rover ending Defender production last year, Kahn Design has decided...

  • Chelsea Truck Company Defender ‘The End’ edition Land Rover Defender
    Kahn Design builds 'The End' edition Defender to celebrate iconic SUV's run

    Land Rover finally ceased production of its iconic Defender at the Solihull plant in the United Kingdom early last year. The vehicle was in continuous production since 1983 and traces its roots to the original Land Rover Series introduced in 1948. While a new Defender is due in the next year or...

  • Kahn Design WB12 Vengeance Volante, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Kahn Design Vengeance Volante debuts in Geneva, limited to 3 cars

    After debuting the WB12 Vengeance coupe to critical acclaim at the 2016 Geneva auto show, British outfit Kahn Design unveiled a new convertible version of the car at this year’s running of the Swiss show. The Vengeance is a coachbuilt marvel based on a brand new chassis of a donor Aston...

  • Chelsea Truck Company Black Hawk Wide Track Jeep Wrangler by A. Kahn Design
    Kahn Design eyes U.S. market for custom Jeep Wranglers

    British vehicle customizer and now coachbuilder A. Kahn Design is famous for its range of custom Land Rover Defenders, which includes a six-wheeled pickup called the Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6 Double Cab Pickup. However, Kahn has a sub-brand called the Chelsea Truck Company that focuses on...

  • 2016 Land Rover Range Rover RS Pace Car by Kahn Design

    Kahn Design made headlines recently for its brutish take on the Aston Martin DB9, the unforgettable WB12 Vengeance that made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. However, the British coachbuilder hasn’t neglected the marque that made it famous around the globe, Land Rover, and has expressed this with two very bespoke versions of the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. They’re called the RS Pace Cars and were designed to show off the extensive modifications Kahn Design is currently offering for the luxury Land Rovers. WATCH: 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 video review The star is the Range...

  • Kahn Design WB12 Vengeance, 2016 Geneva Motor Show
    Kahn Vengeance is an Aston Martin with added aggression

    The United Kingdom’s Kahn Design has evolved over the years from a company designing wheels to a fully-fledged coachbuilding and engineering outfit that can transform pretty much anything on wheels, from Range Rover Evoques right up to Bugatti Veyrons. Kahn Design’s latest creation is...

  • Kahn Design WB12 Vengeance teaser
    Kahn Design’s WB12 Vengeance Set For 2016 Geneva Motor Show

    If you have a penchant for Aston Martins but wished the cars had a bit more aggression to take on the sharp look of the latest Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] and Lamborghini models, British coachbuilder and vehicle customizer Kahn Design is coming out with something that might shock and surprise you—in...

  • 2007 Range Rover Sport owned by David Beckham
    David Beckham-Owned Range Rover Sport Heads To Auction

    Are you a football fan? No I don't mean the version we play here in the States, but rather the version enjoyed by the rest of the world. If so, you probably have one of two opinions of David Beckham. You love him because he was a great player, or you hate him because he helped beat your favorite...

  • Kahn Design Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6 Double Cab Pickup concept
    Kahn Design rolls out 6-wheeled Flying Huntsman Defender pickup

    Britain’s Kahn Design is back with a new six-wheeled monster; this time in the form of a pickup truck. The latest addition to the company’s growing family of Flying Huntsman coachbuilt Land Rover Defenders made its debut at the recent Land Rover Owners Show in the United Kingdom, and...

  • Kahn Design ‘Speed 7’
    Next Major Car Project From Kahn Design Is The Speed 7 Retro Roadster

    When bespoke vehicle customizer Kahn Design announced a year ago it was expanding into the world of coachbuilding and planning its own range of standalone cars, no one would have expected the company to roll out in quick succession so many models. The Flying Huntsman range of SUVs based on the Land...

  • Kahn Design WB12 Vengeance based on the Aston Martin DB9

    It's fair if some members of the Aston Martin Owners Club happen to feel Kahn Design’s WB12 Vengeance is the very definition of messing with perfection. One group that decidedly doesn't feel that way? The leadership at Aston Martin. Because Kahn Design's new coachbuilding business—which initially took aim at Land Rover's Defender—has the full blessing of the iconic sports car brand. In fact, the automaker is even delivering the donor chassis directly. The WB12 Vengeance is based on the Aston Martin DB9, and in re-imagining the car firm founder Afzal Kahn sought to substitute...

  • Kahn Design Fying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6
    Kahn Design’s Defender-Based 6x6 Can Be Yours For $310k

    Fresh from its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show, Kahn Design’s insane Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6 based on the iconic Land Rover Defender is now up for sale, and the very first example, marked the “Prototype Mission 1”, can be yours for £199,875 (approximately...

  • Kahn Design Flying Huntsman 105 Pick Up
    Kahn Design Reveals Defender-Based Flying Huntsman 105 Pick Up

    Following the reveal of the Land Rover Defender-based 105 Longnose and 110 WB 6x6 Flying Huntsman SUVs at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, British coachbuilder and nascent automaker Kahn Design has added a pickup to its Flying Huntsman family, the aptly named Flying Huntsman 105 Pick Up. Today, we have...

  • Kahn Design WB12 Vengeance teaser
    Kahn Design’s Aston Martin DB9-Based WB12 Vengeance Revealed In Official Images

    Known for its modified Land Rovers and other prestige models, Kahn Design recently transitioned to the world of coachbuilt cars with its new range of Flying Huntsman models based on Land Rover Defender underpinnings. Now the British firm has something in the works for performance fans: a new grand...

  • A. Kahn Design Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6
    Kahn Design builds Land Rover Defender-based 6x6

    Just as Mercedes-Benz’s awesome G63 AMG 6x6 bows out of production, bespoke British outfit A. Kahn Design has saved the day with the promise of a six-wheeled version of the G-Class’ natural enemy, the Land Rover Defender. A. Kahn Design has been branching out beyond its tuning roots and...

  • A. Kahn Design Flying Huntsman 105 Longnose
    Kahn Design reveals Land Rover Defender-based Flying Huntsman 105 Longnose

    British coachbuilder A. Kahn Design is slowly branching out into the world of fully bespoke cars, some of which will come with unique bodies penned by the company’s CEO and chief designer Afzal Kahn. The first of these will be a family of Land Rover Defender-based models falling under the...

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