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...but should you? If we could make the title of this piece a little longer, those are the words we'd add. Yes, the second generation Chevrolet Corvette is one of the great all-time automotive designs. It's an icon, and Larry Shinoda deserves our unending love and respect. He crafted a design that...

Remember the Audi R8 that Czech prototype and low-volume manufacturer Hoffmann & Novague turned into a retro take on the Skoda 130 RS rally car of the 1980s? Well, just in case you thought it was nothing but a mockup, here’s the car being flung around a race track. The video comes to us...

Having already impressed us with its initial tuning for the Mercedes-AMG GT S, which we might add saw the car creep into the 10s over the quarter mile, America’s Renntech used the recent SEMA show to announce a new round of upgrades for the stunning sports car. CHECK OUT: Porsche To Build...

BMW turns 100 next year but it looks like the celebrations won’t involve the unveiling of a new, standalone supercar. Speaking with Auto Motor und Sport, BMW product chief Klaus Fröhlich said the automaker isn’t interested in a traditional supercar with a heavy V-8 or V-10 engine...

Remember the custom 240Z Fast and the Furious actor Sung Kang and his pals were building for the recent SEMA show? The car’s Vegas unveiling was featured in a final episode of a five-part series from FOX Sports documenting the build. In case you missed the series, all five episodes are...

It appears Mercedes-AMG started a new trend when it first rolled out its G63 6x6 back in 2013. Since then we’ve seen British firm Kahn Design come out with its own 6x6 based on the Land Rover Defender, and now a firm from Bulgaria has one based on the Toyota Hilux. According to Motor1, the...

To put it mildly, the 601-horsepower Lamborghini Huracán isn't exactly slow out of the box. But after the mad scientists at Underground Racing work their magic on the 5.2-liter V-10, the performance goes completely ballistic. With the help of the company's twin-turbo X package, power climbs...

The Ring Brothers have been churning out some of the greatest custom cars in the world lately. They're always high-horsepower builds with serious attention to detail, and they're built in a shop run by two brothers who don't take themselves quite so seriously. Exhibit A would be their custom...

Dante famously included blasphemers among his infamous Hell's Seventh Circle. And that might be why many members of the media use the analogy to that forsaken bit of real estate when referring to the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas. Because there's plenty of mechanical blasphemy at the annual...

Chris Bridges is better known to the world as Ludacris. His albums have gone multi-platinum, he's a Grammy winner, and he's also an actor—most famously as Tej Parker in the Fast and the Furious movies. Additionally, he's a fan of Acura. More specifically, he's in love with his own 1993 Acura...

If you're bringing a vehicle to SEMA, you should aim to make a big hit. Maybe a long hit works too, because Toyota created one rather interesting Tundra to roll out to the crowds at the 2015 SEMA show. It's so long, that a good number of the crowd might just fit into the thing. It's called the...

For the fourth year in a row, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang has been voted the Hottest Car at SEMA, though this year’s result isn’t very surprising as another typical contender for the top spot, the Chevrolet Camaro, is in the process of being replaced by an all-new model and...

People have been customizing cars almost since the car was invented, but these days that often means playing with the software that controls many vehicle systems. That's not something automakers want people to do, though, and for the past few months they've lobbied to make it illegal. ALSO SEE...

Toyota has taken the long way to SEMA. The automaker first announced its Ultimate Utility Vehicle back in June, and since then Toyota has put nine of its vehicles on a rigorous route. This driving project took 110 days to complete and traversed five continents. One of those vehicles is the coolest...

With its searing green paint, custom front lip, trunk lid and spoiler from Unique Fabrication, the TJIN Edition Hyundai Genesis Coupe looks every part of a screaming street racer. But, as it should be, the real meat of the builder's 2015 SEMA car is under the hood. The factory 3.8-liter V-6 has...

Chevrolet typically takes it fairly mildly when it comes to showcasing in-house creations for SEMA. This year is no exception as the automaker is rolling out a few styling and slight performance upgrades for its products. One of the top products from the brand hitting the SEMA floor this year will...

NASCAR legend Richard Petty might be synonymous with Dodge in the hearts of many fans. But recently The King, as he's affectionately known, has turned the tuning talents of Petty's Garage toward Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] venerable Mustang. ALSO SEE: 900-HP Mustang EcoBoost By Bisimoto Ready To...

As the old saying goes, there's no kill like overkill. And the phrase is especially true regarding annual automotive carnival of the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show, where a million square feet of the Las Vegas Convention Center is packed with bonkers custom cars...

We showed you the Ken Block's newest toy yesterday. It's a 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 RS, and it's been massively re-engineered so that it's ready to compete in rear-wheel-drive gymkhana events. Block himself is busy competing in the all-wheel-drive group with his magnificent Hoonicorn Mustang, so he has...

The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang is a perennial favorite at the annual show of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, thanks mostly to the easy ability to generate big power numbers from the car’s engines plus the wide range of aftermarket firms supporting it. Eight such firms...