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  • Rockstar Hyundai Santa Fe

    SEMA is coming. That means we're about to see a wide range of new custom builds. They'll undoubtedly range from meh to magnificent, and there will be plenty that fall somewhere in between. One that I particularly like comes from a joint build partnering Hyundai with energy-drink company Rockstar. The main theme for this build is to turn a Santa Fe CUV soft-roader into a true off-road machine. Rockstar claims it's both all-show and all-go, which is nice to hear. Based on the upgrades, it also appears to be true. ALSO SEE: Ram unloads new details, video for Hellcat-powered Rebel TRX Under the...

  • 2017 Hennessey VelociRaptor 6x6
    Hennessey promises 600-plus-hp F-150 Raptor 6x6 for $317k

    You can forget about the Mercedes-AMG G63 6x6 because Hennessey Performance will build you a much more badass six-wheeled, off-roading truck for a lot less money. Meet the Hennessey VelociRaptor 6x6, based on the 2017 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor. It’s priced from $295,000, which...

  • 2016 Ford Ranger by Tickford
    Semi-official Ford tuner Tickford returns in Oz with Ranger, Mustang products

    The original Tickford started out almost two centuries ago as a coachbuilder in the United Kingdom and later morphed into an engineering and testing group. Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Australian division teamed up with Tickford in the early ‘90s to build go-fast versions of its Falcon...

  • Hyundai Santa Fe Santa-Fast by Bisimoto, 2016 SEMA show
    This is a Hyundai Santa Fe that has over 1,000 horsepower

    If you don't know who Bisi Ezerioha is, you probably have at least heard of his tuning company. He runs a shop called Bisimoto, and it turns almost any vehicle out there into a high-horsepower road beast. Bisi and his team have cranked out crazy minivans, insane Porsches, and plenty more. Now...

  • The Ringbrothers 1948 Cadillac Madam V
    Ring Brothers bringing 3 cars to SEMA including 900-hp Winnebago

    If you've been trapped in a cave for the last few years, there's a chance you haven't heard of Jim and Mike Ring. You need to get caught up to speed, because the Ringbrothers have been churning out some of the greatest custom machines of late. From their carbon fiber-bodied Mustang to that nasty...

  • Hennessey builds an 842-horsepower Cadillac Escalade
    Hennessey builds 842-horsepower Cadillac Escalade

    The Texas Tuner is at it again. This time he's not prepping a new Camaro or Corvette for high-speed, high-horsepower duty. Instead, he's turned his attentions to the Cadillac Escalade. Yes, the large luxury SUV from the GM stable just got a massive dose of power, and you can put one in your garage...

  • 1999 BMW 528iT with a 427 V-8 swap

    The E39 generation of the BMW 5-Series is one of the all-time great vehicles. It has strong looks, a few great engine options, and it comes from a time when BMW still built cars that could qualify as Ultimate Driving Machines. BMW also built the E39 M5, which was the world's first true super sedan, and in Europe BMW offered the wagon version of that wicked machine. We never got that glorious wagon here in the States, but some delightfully fiendish person has decided to make an even wilder version. The car above is a 1999 BMW 528iT. It's the Touring model of the aforementioned 5-Series, and...

  • Volkswagen Beetle LSR
    Volkswagen Beetle LSR blows past 200 mph at Bonneville

    The Volkswagen Beetle is an icon. It's been around for decades and it's a beloved automobile the world over. It is not, however, a fast car by any means. Sure, there have been quick versions made, and some aftermarket companies have wrung out plenty of extra horsepower but the car was never a speed...

  • Letrons real-life Transformer
    This company builds real-life Transformers

    The Autobots and Deceptions may be able to produce an impressive amount of destruction in Michael Bay's Transformers movies, but in reality they're little more than a collection of computer-generated graphics. But now a company in Turkey claims to have built a real-life Transformer. Letvision...

  • Twin-turbocharged Lamborghini Huracán by Underground Racing
    Underground Racing-tuned Lamborghini hits 247.25 mph over half mile for new record

    When Gidi Chamdi in his twin-turbocharged Lamborghini Gallardo cracked 240 mph over the standing half mile for the first time ever back in June, we thought his record would be safe for a while. Little did we know that within just a few months another twin-turbocharged Lamborghini, this time a...

  • G. Patton Tomahawk 6-Wheeled Jeep Wrangler
    Chinese firm G. Patton builds 6-wheeled Jeep Wrangler

    Remember the six-wheeled Mercedes-AMG G63? Of course you do, because it's awesome! It's also awesomely expensive. Perhaps we've found something similar that's a bit closer to your budget. This is the G. Patton Tomahawk, and it's a 6x6 Jeep Wrangler built in China. The car was showcased at the...

  • Someone turned a Toyota Supra into a replica Bentley GT3 R
    A Toyota Supra was turned into a Bentley GT3-R, for some unfathomable reason

    Who can explain the heart of man? Specifically, who can explain the heart of a man that would, for some unfathomable reason, take a 1992 Toyota Supra and turn it into a replica of a Bentley Continental GT3-R? Our heads are spinning with questions. We weep for the poor Supra under that excessive...

  • N2A Camaro 789 SS Convertible

    Prepare thine eyes and feast them upon this! What you're looking at is the latest creation from American coachbuilder N2A Motors. Under that bodywork sits a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. It's now called the Camaro 789 SS, and that's because N2A has taken styling cues from Chevys of 1957, 1958 and 1959. To our eyes? It's a bit of a miss, though we've never been fans of taking a modern car and giving it retro-looking bodywork. We love old cars. We love modern cars. We even love old cars hiding modern powerplants, yet we've never found a modern car turned retro that's really worked from a...

  • VB titanium exhaust system for the Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce
    Listen to Valentino Balboni’s exhaust for the Lamborghini Aventador

    Valentino Balboni is a legend in Lamborghini circles. Having served as a test driver for the company for almost four decades, Balboni is thought to have driven almost 80 percent of all Lamborghinis ever built. Now he’s turned his hard to tuning them, via a company he’s founded called...

  • 1950s Chevy NAPCO 4x4 by Legacy Classic Trucks - Image via Drew Phillips
    Legacy Classic Trucks returns with 1950s Chevy NAPCO 4x4

    Classic cars have never been more popular but the trend hasn’t pervaded the world of pickup trucks like it has, for instance, sports cars. That won’t be the case for long if companies like Legacy Classic Trucks, based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, continue to sprout up. You may recall the...

  • Porsche Cayman with Ford Mustang 5.0-liter V-8
    Meet the Porsche Cayman 5.0--yes, a Ford Mustang 5.0

    We’ve seen some interesting engine swaps lately, though the latest is perhaps the most ambitious. First discovered by Road & Track, it’s a Porsche Cayman that's had much of its internals removed so a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] 5.0-liter V-8 could be squeezed in. As the photos show...

  • Jay Leno and Tim Allen drag race
    Jay Leno and Tim Allen drag race sleepers

    TV stars can afford to amass large collections of cars. Jay Leno's is well known and is the basis for his "Jay Leno's Garage" TV and web series. Another comedian known for an automotive affliction is Tim Allen, star of the show "Home Improvement." This week on "Jay Leno's Garage" the comic duo...

  • 2016 Ford Focus RS by Hennessey Performance
    Hennessey’s first stage Focus RS already spitting out 405 hp

    Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Focus RS has landed and no doubt many owners will be keen to install some mods. Famous Ford tuner Mountune has already announced some factory-backed upgrades including a package to raise the output to 370 horsepower and 376 pound-feet of torque, up from the...

  • 1968 Dodge Charger fitted with the V-10 engine from a Viper

    The 1968 Dodge Charger is a dream car for me. It's on the list of "Cars I Must Own Before I Die," and it has a permanent home in that dream garage in my head. The lines are wonderful. The size is perfect. The noise from the available engines is glorious. There's always a chance to go for more power though, and that's what the owner of this particular bright green Charger has done. Instead of finding a 225, 318, 383, 426, or 440 under the hood here, you're going to see an odd number of cylinders. The total count of those cylinders is 10, and they're sitting inside an engine that once powered a...

  • StreetFX Motorsport Toyota 86 with Nissan GT-R engine swap
    Street FX swaps a monster GT-R engine into a Toyota 86

    The Toyota 86 (formerly Scion FR-S) is a wonderful little machine. It's a rear-wheel-drive sports car that's affordable, approachable, and a ton of fun. Still, it could use a bit more power. When I say a bit, I mean another 50 horsepower and it would be perfect. When Street FX Motorsports of...

  • Maserati Ghibli Hearse
    Maserati Hearse is your ticket to a luxurious last ride

    When you leave this world, how do you want to go out? I don't mean how do you plan on dying, but how would you like your body shuttled to its final resting place? If you're a well-heeled fan of Italian automobiles, perhaps we've found just the rigor-mortis ride for you. Say hello to your Maserati...

  • Underground Racing sets a new Audi R8 quarter-mile record
    UGR Audi R8 rips off low 9-second pass in the 1/4 mile

    The latest-generation Audi R8 is essentially a gentlemen's Lamborghini Huracán. It's packing the same V-10 engine, and the four-ringed beast makes 610 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque. It's fast. It's beautiful. It's fantastic. For some, however, it's not fast or fantastic enough, and...

  • GeigerCars Dodge Viper
    Germans tune Dodge Viper to a ferocious 765 horsepower

    What the Dodge Viper ACR—certainly one of the most raw sports cars ever built—didn't need was more power. Wait, are we really saying that? Of course it needed more power. And the crew over at GeigerCars led by legendary German tuner Karl Geiger agreed, working over the Viper's big V-10...

  • Hellcat-powered Ram 1500 - Image via Midland Chrysler
    This Hellcat-powered Ram 1500 cost over $90,000, still has 4WD

    The world's waiting not-so-patiently for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] to shove the Hellcat V-8 powertrain into the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Because we know it's coming. But many Mopar faithful miss the SRT10—you know, the Ram 1500 pickup truck with the Viper V-10 powertrain? So what if...

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