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Dramamine to the rescue on this dual-Passat throw down in the snow. MUST SEE: Watch The Ford GT Supercar Start, Rev Its Twin-Turbo V-6, And Drive: Video Yes, that’s right. Dual. Passat. Snow. Donuts. One is a 1.8-liter, the other a 2.0—but both are welded together at the A-pillar to create a machine of terrifying, dizzying proportions. An added bonus: one door open the whole time, because let's be honest, safety really isn't a concern here. Smoking Latvian madman, we don’t know what inspired you, or how you keep from blowing chunks, but we salute you. CHECK OUT: 2017 Ford...
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Callaway C12 Owned By Dale Jr. Hits eBayIf you're a Corvette fan, it's probably safe to say that you're also a Callaway fan. No, I don't mean the group that make golf clubs, but rather Callaway cars. The Connecticut-based team has been turning out modified Corvettes in various shades of aggression for many years now. MUST SEE: Watch The...
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2015 Ford Shelby GT Debuts With 625 Horsepower: VideoThe Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R Mustangs have just burst onto the scene, with new flat-plane crank V-8s to boot. However, if you’re looking for a Shelby Mustang built by the company that Carroll Shelby helped create, then the all-new 2015 Ford Shelby...
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Hennessey HPE700 Supercharged Corvette Runs The Quarter: VideoWould you be sad if you had the keys to a C7 Corvette and it was saddled with the eight-speed automatic gearbox? You shouldn't be because, by all accounts, it's a pretty slick transmission. Also, as John Hennessey proves, the auto cog-swapping coupe capable of tremendous feats of acceleration...
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2015 Ford Mustang Tuned By Hennessey Produces 663 HP At The Wheels: VideoHennessey Performance recently announced some power upgrades for the 2015 Ford Mustang, with the most potent being the HPE700 package for the V-8-powered Mustang GT. The package’s official power rating is 717 horsepower, but as this video of a HPE700-equipped Mustang GT on the dyno shows the...
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Kahn Design reveals Land Rover Defender-based Flying Huntsman 105 LongnoseBritish 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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This isn’t a new project, and it’s not something that has blown up all over the Internet. We can’t figure out why. Because it’s awesome. Sure, it only has a 16-hp engine, and sure it’s not exactly quick or anything (top speed is about 23 mph). But it looks amazing, has a crowd-funded background, and, well, it just flips every “AWESOME” switch in our genome--and a good chunk of the Back To The Future fantasies we had as kids. WATCH: Tesla Model S P85D Cranks Out Massive 864 LB-FT On The Dyno: Video What is it? It’s a DeLorean hovercraft, created...
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Project Binky 4WD Austin Mini Build - The Body Is Nearly Complete: VideoSo, you've got an Austin Mini, a Toyota Celica GT-Four, and a few screws loose. What do you do? You put the all-wheel-drive turbocharged powertrain from the Celica into the Mini. That's exactly what the crazy bastards at Bad Obsession Motorsport have done. DON'T MISS: 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Does A...
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Shelby Marks End Of Fifth-Gen Mustang’s Run With 'Signature Edition' GT500 Super SnakeShelby American is yet to present its take on the all-new, sixth-generation Mustang but you can bet the Ford tuner extraordinaire has something special up its sleeve. In the meantime, Shelby is sending out the previous fifth-gen car with a special Super Snake Signature Edition package based on its...
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Tuerck'd Takes Down A Mountain In A 600-HP Scion FR-S: VideoRyan Tuerck has been having tremendous amounts of fun in the latest season of Tuerck'd. The Network A web show has seen Ryan blasting to locations all around the globe to share his love of tire destruction and general automotive shenanigans. On the latest episode, Tuerck lays down a wicked run up a...
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2015 Ford F-150 Gets Hennessey's VelociRaptor TreatmentCan’t wait for Ford to launch its own high-performance Raptor version of the latest F-150 pickup truck? Well, perhaps you should give vehicle tuner Hennessey Performance a call. The Texan tuner has come out with one of its popular VelociRaptor packages for the aluminum-bodied F-150, and at...
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Ronin RS 211 Lands In Jay Leno’s Garage: The Ultimate Lotus?While this Lotus is barely even a Lotus anymore, it’s quite possibly the most impressive, insane, incredible Lotus ever. It’s called the Ronin RS 211, and it’s the brainchild of Frank Profera. MUST SEE: Car Crashes Into Bedroom Of 71-Year-Old Car Enthusiast: Video Built as a...
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I have little to no love for any products that automotive customizer Mansory has put out over its history. The styling is typically far too in-your-face in the worst way, turning exotic, luxury, or high-performance machines into rolling bits of poorly planned pop art. The saying "It's not my cup of tea" is too kind for some of the past Mansory builds. CHECK OUT: Conservative ECU Tuning Causing Power Loss On 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Lately, however, the minds at Mansory must have stepped away from the carbon-fiber infused drug table that no doubt adorns their central conference room. The...
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Hooniverse Updates Its Wagon Project: The WombatOver in the Hooniverse, we look at things... a little differently. Some see a W123-generation Mercedes-Benz wagon as a timeless piece of German engineering that's not to be messed with. Under the hood is a stout five-cylinder turbodiesel engine that's designed to run until the Sun burns out. We see...
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This Man’s DeLorean Delusions Are Simply Brilliant: VideoA monster truck, a six-gullwing limo, a convertible, and, naturally a Back To The Future homage. These are Rich Weissensel’s crazy creations. They are awesome. WATCH: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Faces Off Against Viper T/A, Ferrari 458 Italia: Video The Chicagoan has no explanation for his rather...
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First Ferrari Sergio Lands In The UAEIt's essentially a concept car that's been given a few tweaks to turn it into a production vehicle. I use the term "production vehicle" lightly here seeing as just six examples of the Ferrari Sergio will be built. MUST SEE: This UPS-Loving Kid Gets His Dream Ride, Grows Hearts Three Sizes: Video...
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Man Ruins Ferrari F430 By Trying To Make It An EnzoIt never ceases to amaze us what some individuals will do to their cars to turn them into something entirely different, but this latest conversion probably takes the cake. While usually the donor cars aren’t worth much in the first place, the owner of this crude Enzo conversion started off...
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665-HP Hennessey HPE650 Yukon Denali Runs 0-60 In 4.5 Seconds: VideoYou've seen plenty of sports cars tuned up by John Hennessey and his HPE crew. Any manner of already-fast machine can and will be made faster by Hennessey. What about vehicles that are basically rolling bricks though? Don't worry... Hennessey can work some magic on those as well. MUST SEE: Ferrari...
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The chimera you see here doesn’t look (or sound) to be the most skillful of creations, but we have to tip our hats to the crazy bastards who built it just for the sheer audacity of doing so. MUST SEE: 27-Year-Old That Crashed McLaren P1 Had Car For Less Than 24 Hours What is it? It’s a Dodge Neon SRT-4 that’s been upgraded with another engine in the rear, driving the rear wheels. Even more wacky: the two engines and drive axles can apparently be run separately—or together. In this demonstration, the car does a front-drive burnout, followed by a rear-drive burnout, and...
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Turbo Hayabusa Engine Hits The Dyno Before Going Into Palatov D4: VideoThe Palatov D4 is a beastly little machine, purpose built for carving apexes, laying down thick slabs of lap time, covered in a rich gravy of speed. But that’s before it gets a George Dean Race Engines turbo Hayabusa power plant. MUST SEE: 27-Year-Old That Crashed McLaren P1 Had Car For Less...
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First 2015 Ford Mustang GT To Break Into The 9s: VideoA 2015 Ford Mustang GT clocks a 9.91-second quarter-mile pass at 135 mph.
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Saleen on the verge of bankruptcy?Vehicle tuner Saleen looks to be in some serious financial trouble, with a recent quarterly report filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealing the dire situation. According to the report, Saleen had just $7,261 in cash as of September 30, 2014, and liabilities...
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Saleen Renames Its Modified Tesla Model S The STIt was back in August that Saleen first unveiled its modified Tesla Model S, which the company had named a FourSixteen in reference to the donor Model S P85’s 416-horsepower rating. But just a few months later Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] introduced its own 691-hp Model S P85D as the replacement...
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2016 Smart ForTwo Brabus Spy ShotsSmart recently took the covers off its third-generation ForTwo minicar, which is set to arrive in local showrooms next year as a 2016 model. Now we have the first spy shots of a prototype wearing some performance upgrades being developed by famous Mercedes-Benz tuner Brabus. The bumpers on this...
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