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Legendary BMW tuner Alpina is about to expand its range with a brand new line, the B4, now that BMW’s 3-Series Coupe has been replaced by the 4-Series. We have new spy shots of a prototype for this BMW Alpina B4 model, which we’re expecting to be launched on the market by the middle of...

If a rear-wheel-drive sports sedan powered by a LS3 V-8 isn’t enough to get your heart rate pulsing, Walkinshaw Performance’s new W375 Package should do the job. Walkinshaw Performance is a spinoff of famed performance group TWR which was formed by the late Tom Walkinshaw and went...

Hot hatchbacks are valued here in the United States--but across the pond in the United Kingdom, they're truly adored. The Brits have plenty of hot hatches to choose from, which leads to long debates about which is the hottest and, presumably, the hatchiest. One of the all-time greats is the Renault...

The McLaren MP4-12C is one of the most capable and potent supercars on the planet. It's a street machine that borrows knowledge gleaned from engineers that are used to creating vehicles capable of winning Formula One races. It should be of no surprise then that the 12C is as good as it is. Still...

Mansory is not known for producing anything close to being subtle. Its vehicle designs are typically way over-the-top affairs that lead to polarizing opinions. That's what makes the Carbonado such a surprise. It's a Lamborghini Aventador that's been given a Mansory makeover... and it's rather well...

Motorcycles are incredible nimble and quick machines. Cars offer a sense of safety that motorcycles can't match. Is there a way to combine the best of both worlds? Yes, and you can put it in your driveway for just $16,000. It's a Locost, which is a clone of the famed Lotus Seven, and this one is...

Saleen is the automotive name best known for turning out modified Mustangs. It's also the last name of the man behind the company, who was an accomplished racer in his day. We're pretty sure Steven Saleen was happy with his twin-turbocharged 750-horsepower S7, which remains a potent performer of a...

British journo drives a 3-Series enhanced by Germany's Alpina.

The Specialty Equipment Market Association, better known as SEMA, is gearing up for its annual tuner bash, held each fall in Las Vegas. Lexus will join the party once again this year, with a unique 2014 IS sedan concept designed by the winner of a competition at the Internet art community...

Saleen’s surprise reveal during the past weekend’s 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance wasn’t the brand new car we were hoping for but the company did show up with some impressive wares including the first of a trio of new Heritage Collection muscle cars honoring three...

Galpin Auto Sports has built a new supercar modeled after the Ford GT and will be unveiling it tomorrow at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, one of the satellite events of the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend in Monterey, California. We already have a good...

Some might say it’s sacrilege to turbocharge a Ferrari, unless the factory already has, but it’s hard to make a case when you get performance numbers like those of Hennessey’s new twin-turbocharged Ferrari 458 Italia. The Texan tuner’s latest package for the Italian...

Just as America’s big name tuners catch on to the idea of focusing on the hot hatch segment, one of the more established marques in the scene, the U.K.’s Mountune, has confirmed it’s entering the U.S. market. Mountune is a motorsport and engineering firm that has served as a...

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has only just made its entrance into the world. That doesn't seem to matter to Brabus, the Benz super tuner with a penchant for high horsepower and speedo-twisting top speeds. Brabus has just released its specs for three available S-Class packages, and the results are...

Bespoke British tuner A. Kahn Design was one of the first to get its hands on the latest-generation Range Rover and its first run of enhancements for the big luxury SUV only left us salivating for more. We’re glad to report that the wait is now over, as A. Kahn Design has given us an update...

Newport Convertible Engineering is known for taking fixed-roof machines and chopping them up to create convertible versions. The company does it with pretty much every vehicle out there, and the results certainly vary. One vehicle we wouldn't expect them to apply the drop-top conversion to would be...

We often hear about the horsepower wars that are still taking place amongst a variety of automotive manufacturers. Only slightly lesser-known are the GT-R wars. This is a battle of a handful of aftermarket tuning companies that seek to push Godzilla to more and more amazing feats of speed. The...

Yes, someone has actually gone out and built a Batmobile-themed Ford F-150 pickup truck. That someone, by the way, just so happens to be Jared Barris, the grandson of vehicle customizer extraordinaire George Barris, the creator of the original Batmobile. Jared designed the F-150 Batmobile after...

Ford’s semi-official tuner in Europe, Mountune, has released some upgrades for the Focus ST and its smaller Fiesta ST sibling, which see the cars' performance boosted while still being fully covered by Ford’s original factory warranty. The upgrades take between 60 and 90 minutes to...

In 2009, Ford unleashed on the market a version of its humble Focus hatchback powered by a turbocharged 2.5-liter straight-five good for 300 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. Oh, and all of that was channeled through the front wheels only. Sadly, this beast, known as the Focus RS, was based...