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Remember the Hoonicorn? Of course you do, because it remains one of the baddest modified cars ever created. Now Ken Block is back with A.B.C. That would be another bad creation, for those of you who aren't fans of new jack swing. This time around Block is going with a rear-wheel-drive 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 RS. READ: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro First Drive The car is near and dear to Ken's heart as it is the first Ford rally car, and he purchased it back in 2008. The plan was to turn it into a vehicle destined for gravel stages, but instead Block let the wrenches from his Hoonigan Racing Division go...
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Lingenfelter Unveils Wide-Body Kit For The C7 CorvetteIt’s been a while since we last heard from Lingenfelter, but the tuning firm, based in Brighton, Michigan, has been toiling away on some interesting new products. One of these is a new wide-body kit designed for the seventh-generation Corvette. CHECK OUT: Audi RS 6 And RS 7 Performance Models...
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2017 BMW Alpina B7 Spy ShotsWhile BMW’s M division has no plans to develop its own version of the latest-generation 7-Series, the men and women at nearby Alpina are already hard at work developing a high-performance version of the new BMW flagship sedan. Shown here is a prototype for the new BMW Alpina B7, which...
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JE MotorWorks Turns Land Rover Defender Into Off-Road Hot RodThe original Land Rover Defender is nearing the end of its long production run, yet it will still be celebrated for decades to come. Additionally, there are companies out there that turn your average Defender into the monster it truly wants to be. Twisted, for example, has installed a 6.2-liter V-8...
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Extra-Long Dyno Pull Makes Mustang Tire Go BoomWhat happens when you cross a 5.0-liter Mustang, a extra-long dyno run, and a 200-shot of nitrous? You get a demonstration of raw power, though not the kind the driver originally intended. WATCH: 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Excels on Track Day As the clip from 1320video shows, right around the 35-second...
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2,100-Horsepower Audi R8 Is Latest King Of The Street: VideoThe King of the Street Texas Invitational brings amazingly powerful vehicles out of the woodwork. The goal is straight-line speed, and the cars need four-figure horsepower to compete effectively. Normally we expect to see the AMS Nissan GT-R running in the top spot, but that car wasn't there this...
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This year will mark Hyundai's 15th appearance at the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's Association (SEMA) Show. And in the years since the release of the sporty, rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe, the brand has steadily increased it's footprint at the annual automotive aftermarket carnival. For 2015, Hyundai is bringing three different models to the show, all from different segments of its lineup. ALSO SEE: Acura Bringing Ludacris' 1993 Legend And Custom ILX To SEMA 2015 Handling the Genesis Coupe is seven-time SEMA veteran ARK Performance, which started by boring the standard 3.8-liter...
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Fast And Furious Star Building His Dream 240Z: VideoEveryone knows Paul Walker was an avid car fan, but the late actor wasn’t the only member of the Fast and the Furious family to have a penchant for cars. Sung Kang, who played the character Han in some of the movies, also has a love for cars, particularly classic Porsches. However, he also...
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Fiat heir Lapo Elkann turns Milan gas station into trendy vehicle customization shopWhile big brother John runs the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] empire, fellow Fiat heir Lapo Elkann in recent years has focused on merging his interests in the world of fashion with the family business. For example, he was influential in developing Ferrari’s Tailor-Made personalization...
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Ford Is Bringing Seven Custom F-150s to SEMA: VideoFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] always has a massive presence at the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's Association (SEMA) show, and over the years its display has showcased everything from historic Mustangs to vintage Salt Flats racers to the very first Shelby Cobra. ALSO SEE: Hyundai Previews...
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Acura Bringing Ludacris' 1993 Legend And Custom ILX To SEMA 2015Many an enthusiast has graduated to bigger and better cars, only to long for their old high school or college ride. But count rapper and Fast and Furious star Ludacris as one of the few who managed to hold on to his cherished classic. CHECK OUT: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Director...
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700-Horsepower Ford Mustang Makes It Into Neiman Marcus Christmas Book: VideoThe annual Christmas Book from Neiman Marcus has been announced, and a quick flick through it to the automotive section reveals a new special edition auto based on the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Mustang. Yes, a humble Ford Mustang Convertible has been picked by the luxury retailer for its...
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Vintage Ferraris are heavily revered machines. Many consider them to be works of fine art where the medium is steel, glass, leather, and rubber. This means they are not to be tampered with, and doing so is akin to committing an act of automotive treason. Not everyone thinks this way though, which is how you occasionally find yourself staring at something a bit... different. ALSO SEE: Meet The Very First Koenigsegg Take, for example, the 1963 Ferrari GTE you see above. The body comes from an actual Ferrari GTE, which was the slightly more roomy version of the standard 250. It actually proved...
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1970 Datsun 240Z Gets Hot Engine, Attacks Laguna Seca: VideoYou have an old car. There's a chance you're going to want to spend lots of time with it. If it's the right type of classic, you might even be tempted to take it to the track. That's what the owner of the so-called Green Hornet enjoys doing, and he recently upgraded his beloved Datsun 240Z with a...
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Roush Lets You Tune Your Exhaust Through An App: VideoYou buy an entertaining car. One of things you'll want is a nice throaty exhaust. On occasion, however, you'll wish your exhaust noise was a tad less rambunctious. That's where active exhaust baffling comes into play, and it's been available on a number of vehicles for a few years now. You can have...
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Kahn Design rolls out 6-wheeled Flying Huntsman Defender pickupBritain’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...
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700+ Horsepower Hyundai Tucson To Debut At SEMA ShowFor the fourth straight year, Hyundai has partnered with Bisimoto Engineering--an Ontario, California, tuning shop and engineering company--to create a downright crazy show vehicle for the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's Association (SEMA) show. This year it's a pimped out 2016 Tucson...
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Holden-tuner HSV offers supercharged LSA V-8 on most modelsWith Holden recently updating its Commodore range of sedans, wagons and utes, it was only a matter of time until the automaker’s semi-official tuner HSV unleashed its own barrage of Commodore-based performance vehicles. HSV’s new range, referred to as the Gen-F2, boasts some visual...
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Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. The E34 BMW M5 first arrived in 1988. It was the successor to the original M5, the E28, and stuck with a straight-six engine even though many at the BMW M division at the time wanted a V-8 under the hood. Nevertheless, the car was one of the fastest sedans of its time, and with a bit of modification work it can even be one of the fastest cars of today. ALSO WATCH: LaFerrari Demolishes Bugatti Veyron In Drag Race: Video How do we know this? Because a modified E34 M5 is shown out-muscling a Bugatti Veyron in this video from YouTube user GTBoard...
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Brabus Extracts 600 Horsepower From The Mercedes-AMG GT SLegendary Mercedes-Benz tuner Brabus has finally unveiled its first take on the stunning Mercedes-AMG GT S sports car, and already, even in this initial state of tune, the car is developing a meaty 600 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. That, says Brabus, is enough for 0-62 mph acceleration...
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Ford Shelby GT Now Available With Mustang's EcoBoost EngineShelby American’s first vehicle based on the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang was the Shelby GT, which is built from a donor Mustang GT and delivers in excess of 600 horsepower thanks to a custom supercharger upgrade for the car’s 5.0-liter V-8. But as Shelby...
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Jaguar Land Rover SVO Division Cooks Up Range Rover Sentinel Armored SUV: VideoAlready responsible for developing more luxurious and higher performing vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover, the Special Vehicles Operations division has now been tasked with building armored cars for the British automaker. And the first off the list is an armored Land Rover Range Rover which dons the...
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Big-Block Smart Returns With Even More Power: VideoIt's called the "Nu Big Thing." You've seen it grace these pages before, and each time we're amazed at just what it and the team behind it are doing. The car is a Smart car thing that's been modified with a new engine. This new powerplant is a litter more motivated to move the Smart forward. Gone...
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Hennessey’s Charger SRT Hellcat Hits The Dyno, Makes 741 HP At The Wheels: VideoProfessor Loco, or John Hennessey as he prefers to be called, is at it again. This time he's turned his tuning wrenches on the Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat twins to give the cars a much-needed (?) shot of power. These cars come from the factory with a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine...
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