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Flaming exhaust tips make for great visuals. Seeing fire shoot from the back of a car means that sound and fury are working together to create a visual pop of excitement. It also means you're probably running a bit rich. You also might be rich, which means you can afford to buy a McLaren 12C and then fit an aftermarket exhaust system on the car. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Gallardo Hits 250 MPH And Then Ignites Itself: Video Such is the case for a man in the Netherlands who purchased the 12C, and then fitted it with an Akrapovic exhaust. This setup allows for said McLaren man to produce great...
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Sleeper Crown Vic Sure To Give Other Motorists NightmaresSpotting a Ford Crown Victoria in your rearview mirror is always enough to make a driver lift ever-so-gently off the throttle pedal. Those familiar headlamps are quickly and easily picked out from the rest of the pack. Typically, it means 5-0 is on your tail, so you better be driving within the...
Jeff Glucker -
Hennessey HPE700 Supercharged Corvette Stingray Dyno: VideoThe twin-turbocharged version of Hennessey’s HPE700 Corvette Stingray kit has already proved its mettle—but what about the supercharged version? You’re about to find out. MUST SEE: Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly Frightening: Video Taking the route GM...
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Homebrewed Chinese Batmobile Tumbler Replica Proving Wise InvestmentHow much do you think it would cost to build your own replica of the Tumbler from the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman films? I for one would be placing my bets in the low six-figure range. If I paid that much, I would apparently be overpaying because an enterprising young man in China is able to...
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Cosworth Pumps Up The Power On BRZ & FR-S Sports Cars"Power" is a bit of a dirty word to some Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S owners. Subaru and Toyota went to great lengths to make their cars fun despite a relatively modest power output, and some believe this delicate balance need not be altered. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini...
Antony Ingram -
Kahn Design Set To Join The World Of Coachbuilding With New Bespoke CarsBritish tuner Kahn Design, a company renowned for its expertise in building bespoke Land Rover SUVs, is about to expand its business with a new coachbuilding service. Kahn Design’s first model will be a ‘long-nose’ version of the iconic Land Rover Defender called the Flying...
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Every year since 1981, thousands of Volkswagen and Audi enthusiasts have convened in the Austrian town of Reifnitz, beside lake Wörthersee, for one of the world's biggest Volkswagen group festivals. And for several years, recognizing the value of such a gathering, Volkswagen group brands have brought special concept vehicles to the gathering, perhaps hoping to inspire future purchases or tuning trends. This year, Volkswagen is bringing two such models: The Golf Variant Youngster 5000, and the Golf GTI Wolfsburg Edition. Those will join the recently-revealed Amarok Power Concept truck...
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Who Needs A Big Block? Supercharged Smart Car Does Wheelies, Whips MustangTake one part Smart ForTwo, add equal parts Toyota Paseo Sprintex 1.5-liter engine and supercharger, mix well, and take to the drag strip. This is a recipe for beating Shelby Mustangs. MUST SEE: Maserati MC12 GT1 Race Car Sounds Off: Video At least, it’s one recipe for taking the...
Nelson Ireson -
Hennessey Takes His HPE650 C7 Corvette To The Dyno, Then Down The Strip: VideoIt's no secret that John Hennessey likes to drive fast. There are many cars to choose from to achieve this, yet none of them seem to fit the bill. So Hennessey turns to his HPE Design team to create truly wicked versions of already fairly wicked machines. MUST SEE: Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6...
Jeff Glucker -
Brabus Reveals Upgrades For Mercedes-Benz GLA-ClassIf you like Mercedes-Benz cars but find the brand's own AMG line isn't quite fast or eye-catching enough, you've probably heard of Brabus. The Bottrop-based tuner modifies Smarts to S-Classes and everything in between—and now it's turned its attention to the brand-new GLA-Class crossover...
Antony Ingram -
Mansory Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6: No More Wheels, Much More PowerWhen Mercedes-Benz showed off the G63 AMG 6x6, many declared it the ultimate iteration of the venerable "G-Wagen"--more wheels, more luxury and more power than ever before. We all forgot one thing, though: Companies like Mansory exist. MUST SEE: Pagani Huayra From The Driver's Point Of View: Video...
Antony Ingram -
Zagato Shows Off Bespoke Lamborghini 5-95 At Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’EsteA partnership between Lamborghini and Zagato that dates back to 1965, when the Italian design house built a pair of special 3500 GTZ models on the bones of Lamborghini’s first model, the 350 GT, has just seen a new chapter written. That chapter is the Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato, which made its...
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We're sure there are downsides to being a professional racing driver, but it's fair to say the upsides probably cancel these out somewhat. You get paid to drive cars quickly around race tracks, for a start, but the jet-set lifestyle, adoration from fans around the world and healthy income can't be too bad either. MUST SEE: Pagani Huayra From The Driver's Point Of View: Video And if you're really lucky, a major automobile manufacturer will create an extra-special version of your favorite car, just for you. That's what BMW Individual has done for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) driver Marco...
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Pro Street Bentley Continental GT Is Straight-Line Class: VideoHere in the States, when we hear the term Pro Street we have visions of nearly cartoonish Camaro and Mustang examples lining up for a trip down the quarter mile. We say cartoonish, and we mean that in the best sense possible. The horsepower numbers are off the charts and the skin of the cars has...
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For Sale: Batmobile Tumbler Golf CartThis Tumbler golf cart is perfect for stopping crime at the country club.
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NCE Plans Tesla Model S Coupe And Two-Door Convertible ConversionsNewport Convertible Engineering will chop the doors as well as tops of Tesla Model S electric cars.
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Dartz Drive Hard 6x6 G63 AMG: Die Hard With A MercedesWhile Dartz has moved on from its days peddling whale-penis leather (or at least they haven’t bragged about it in a while), the Latvian tuner company has turned its eye toward the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6. This time, with an eye for re-creating a movie car: The MRAP from Die Hard 5. Called...
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Brabus E63 AMG Packs A Wallop: 838 HP And 848 LB-FTThe latest Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG is certainly no slouch, but the version of the car built by German tuner Brabus is an unadulterated speed machine in comparison. Called the 850 6.0 Biturbo, the sledgehammer of a sedan will sprint to 62 mph from rest in just 3.1 seconds and keep going until it maxes...
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There's no doubt that many folks are excited about the arrival of the C7 Chevrolet Corvette. It's been a long time coming, and it's a great leap forward over the still-fun-to-drive C6 Vette. It's not just those lining up with cash in hand at dealerships that are pumped though, as it represents a new vehicle upon which the aftermarket world can run rampant. One of those tuners is a company by the name of SuperVettes. As the name implies, they focus on all-things Corvette. Their eyes are focused on the new C7, and they are about to release a modified version that they're calling the SV7. From...
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Hold Up, Chevy Will Offer Some Z/28 Parts For Regular Camaro BuyersIf you're spending good money to buy a Chevy Camaro Z/28, you probably wouldn't be keen on those with regular Camaros dressing up their cars to look, and perform, identically. It makes sense then that GM decided to restrict the sale of Z/28-spec parts--guaranteeing the genuine Z/28 some...
Antony Ingram -
2014 Callaway Corvette Makes Debut At National Corvette MuseumThe Callaway name is synonymous with special Corvettes, with one only having to look at past creations such as the Callaway C16 Speedster from 2007 for an idea of the types of masterpieces the company can come up with. Callaway has been biding its time ever since the seventh generation of the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
EV West's Factory Five 818 Is The Zero-Emission Track Car You Can Build Yourself: VideoFactory Five Racing builds a brilliant kit for track day enthusiasts on a budget in the form of the 818. The kit has been designed to house the mechanicals of a donor Subaru Impreza but the innovative folk over at EV West, a company that specializes in electric car conversions, has developed a...
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Hennessey Releases Details On Chevy SS Upgrades, Most Powerful Offers 1,000 HPFor some, the stock 415 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque of the 2014 Chevrolet SS is a little tame, especially with the Dodge Charger SRT bringing 470 horses to the table and possibly even more in its updated 2015 form. Thankfully there are companies like Hennessey Performance that have...
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GM Limiting Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Parts For Exclusivity?GM will restrict the sale of certain parts to prevent Z/28 cloning.
Stephen Edelstein