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Unplugged Performance has yet to actually dive into the world of tuning Tesla's electric cars, but it's arguably made some pretty cool aftermarket parts for its vehicles. Naturally, after tackling the Model S and Model X, it's turning its attention to the Tesla Model 3. Like most Unplugged Performance modifications, the Model 3 rendered in official images shows a body kit, which lowers the overall look of the electric sedan, new wheels, and a rear spoiler. It also seems there are upgraded brakes hiding behind the glitzy wheels, too. In total, three packages will be offered for the Model 3...
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WD-40 and Vaccar turbocharge an off-road classicWD-40 and Vaccar team on a restoration build to be unveiled at 2017 SEMA Show and later auctioned for charity. WD-40 Company is teaming with builder Aaron Vaccar and The Vaccar Company on a restoration build that blends old and new: an iconic 1966 Ford Bronco equipped with a turbocharged EcoBoost...
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Kahn Design takes on the Bentley BentaygaKahn 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...
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Hennessey cooking up 1,012-hp Jeep Trackhawk, 0-60 mph in 2.8 secondsSo, Jeep's standard-issue Grand Cherokee Trackhawk isn't enough for you? Have no fear, the power-obsessed minds at Hennessey Performance Engineering are planning something even faster. While the regular Grand Cherokee Trackhawk arrives with a Hellcat-standard 707 horsepower, HPE has massaged 1,012...
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Ford dealer builds its own 650-horsepower F-150 LightningRemember the Ford F-150 SVT Lightning? The performance pickup lasted through two generations of the F-150 but eventually bowed out with the arrival of the 2004 model, never to return. That is, until now. This Lightning isn’t built by Ford, though. It’s a tribute truck built by the...
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2018 Ford Shelby Raptor roars with 525 horsepowerFord’s F-150 Raptor is an impressive machine straight out of the box, but is there room for improvement? Shelby American seems to think so as the Ford tuner extraordinaire has built a Raptor with more power and torque, plus a host of other mods. Shelby already offers an F-150 Super Snake with...
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When the Ferrari 458 Italia debuted, it sung a sweet song via its 4.5-liter V-8 engine. However, it appears the iconic Italian sports car maker fitted one 458 Italia with a 6.3-liter V-12 engine. Not just any V-12 engine, but the LaFerrari's V-12 engine. We know the car is real thanks to a Ferrari collector by the name of Greg23 on Instagram. The collector recently posted photos of what looks like a flat gray 458 with a massive V-12 engine mounted in the middle of the car. The photo was accompanied by a quick caption that reads, "Thoughts on the Ferrari 458 with the LaFerrari V-12?" The...
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Jaguar melds old with new for E-Type Zero electric sports carJaguar Land Rover Classic has set out to prove that even owners of classic cars needn’t fear the push towards electrification. The official classic car department of Jaguar Land Rover has swapped a fully electric powertrain into the iconic Jaguar E-Type sports car. Called the E-Type Zero, the...
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Someone restomodded a 1969 Dodge Charger to Hellcat statusThe Hellcat family has power-loving Mopar fans drooling. At the heart of it all lies that mighty 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 engine that brings tremendous noise and 707 horsepower along with it. The modern cars are also packed with tech and comfort features, but they don't have quite as much...
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Ryan Tuerck's Ferrari-powered Toyota 86 hits the streetsRyan Tuerk is creating a new definition for "daily driven race car." Of course, we're talking about his insane Ferrari-powered Toyota 86, which he took out on public roads to prove it is, in fact, a street car. Dubbed the Toyota GT4586, the car features a donor engine from a Ferrari 458 Italia...
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This Rolls-Royce Phantom is Supra poweredRolls-Royce released it's seventh-generation Phantom in 2003. In just five years, the automaker produced nearly 5,000 cars. The one above is most likely the only one you'll ever find that hides a Japanese secret. Some absolutely wonderful mad person in Tokyo has decided to came up with a unique...
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3,000-hp Lamborghini Huracán from Underground Racing sets new 1/2 mile recordUnderground Racing has returned to the half-mile three times in the past year, and each time it's outdone itself with its 3,000-horsepower, street-legal Lamborghini Huracán. Most recently, the car was driven to a record speed of 250.27 mph. This has since been obliterated with a 257 mph...
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In the world of street-legal drag-racing machines, the name Sal Patel is well known. The man has been racing his 1999 Dodge Viper for years now, and he's earned a lot of "World's Fastest" titles. His mean machine is known as the Outlaw Drag Radial Viper, and it's the fastest rear-wheel-drive vehicle to cover a half-mile, according to WannaGoFast, the organization that puts on the events the car competes in. Under the hood is the familiar Viper V-10, but Patel's breathes through a pair of massive 90 mm turbochargers. Instead of a 6-speed manual gearbox backing up the engine, Patel swapped in a...
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Lowriders to invade high-brow event in Pebble BeachBorn in Southern California, lowrider culture has had a significant impact on car culture at large, though the style has never quite achieved much direct attention. Because of this, a trio of high-class lowriders is set to invade Pebble Beach this week in an effort to showcase the culture and...
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The Chevy V-8-powered Ferrari 250 GTE is for saleTampering with vintage Ferraris is seen as a big no-no to many gearheads, but one gearhead said to hell with tradition. This 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE surfaced about two years ago and made a splash with its 302 cubic-inch Chevrolet V-8 under the hood. Now, it's up for sale. The ChevFerrari surfaced for...
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Performance shop reunites Jesse with his VW Jetta from "The Fast and the Furious"For youngsters who have only known the "Fast and Furious" franchise to be about explosions and high-flying stunts, there was a simpler time. It was a time when the craziest stunt a character pulled was leaping off of a semi truck onto a Toyota Supra, the film was released on VHS, and a star car was...
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This VW Bus tipped on its side is actually a race carIf you follow the world of the 24 Hours of LeMons, you absolutely know the name Speedycop. His actual name is Jeff Bloch, and he's a one of the most creative builders out there. He built the airplane race car, the upside-down car, an amphibious helicopter, and now he's back with one of his best...
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Singer and Williams team up for 500-hp, 9,000-rpm Porsche 911 engineSinger Vehicle Design and Williams Advanced Engineering are clearly trying to coax us into making poor financial decisions because the duo have announced plans for one hell of an engine collaboration. It's an air-cooled, 4.0-liter Porsche flat-6 engine that makes—wait for it—500...
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Through the trees, you hear it coming. It sounds like bees, and they're angry. And there are thousands of them. Don't worry, though, because it's not a horde of angry honeymakers intent on rebuilding their armies. Instead, it's an angry race car and it's here to dominate the surrounding hills. This one is a highly modified Mazda 3 and it doesn't do a very good job of hiding its secret weapon. Under the hood of this slammed-to-the-ground Mazda 3 hatchback sits a two-rotor Wankel rotary engine that is breathing through a pair of turbochargers. The setup is good for 630 horsepower and somewhere...
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Watch a 1,000-horsepower Dodge Hellcat put down power on the dynoThe era of 4-figure-horsepower cars is upon us. It's a wild time and the power wars have yet to show signs of slowing. We've got 700-horsepower Porsche 911s, 700-horsepower Dodge sedans, and 1,000-plus-horsepower hypercars. If you want a little more than that, you can head to a shop like...
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Mercury Marine aspires to build more high-performance car enginesYounger enthusiasts may not recognize the Mercury Marine or Mercury Racing names, but in the 1990s, Mercury Marine made a name for itself in car circles. It became the official engine supplier for the Chevrolet C4 Corvette ZR-1. That car used a 5.7-liter dual-overhead cam LT5 V-8 engine that...
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F-22-inspired F-150 Raptor raises $300K at 2017 EAA AirVenture auctionEach year, Ford pulls a crew together to build an aircraft-inspired vehicle for the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture aircraft show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The vehicles are auctioned off at the show’s Gathering of Eagles event to help raise funds for training of the next generation...
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This is a Porsche 911 930 with a Honda heartPrepare to be divided, all ye Porsche fans who click play on the video above. This is one of the all-time greats in a 911 lineup filled with plenty of great machines. We're talking about the iconic Porsche 930, in all of its whale-tail glory. It would normally be packing an angry turbocharged...
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1,200-hp twin-turbo diesel truck defines tire roastingWhat happens when an old truck is tuned to make 1,200 horsepower from a Cummins diesel engine? Rubber is burned, and plumes of tire smoke are created. Hoonigan had Chuckle's Garage stop by with this monster: a vintage Ford pickup truck turned into a lean, mean, racing machine. As mentioned, it...
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