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  • 2012 Nissan Patrol

    When it comes to engine modifications for additional performance, most enthusiasts are content to reflash the ECU, add an intake, bolt on an exhaust header and low-restriction exhaust and call it done. The more hardcore among us may add forced induction, modify engine internals and develop a custom tune for a particular track or event. Few enthusiasts would go the extremes (or expense) that a Nissan Patrol driver in Dubai, UAE, reportedly did for added performance. Dubai police recently impounded a heavily-modified Nissan Patrol after it was involved in a street racing incident and subsequent...

  • 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake prototype
    2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake Quietly Previewed At Pebble Beach

    The 850-horsepower 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra built to honor the late Carroll Shelby may have garnered the most attention at this past weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, but there was one other special Mustang on show at the event. That special car was a virtually...

  • Shelby Cobra DragonSnake, chassis CSX2416
    Ultra-Rare 1965 Shelby Cobra DragonSnake Enters Restoration

    The beauty of a barn find is this: sometimes you don’t even know what you have until you start the process of disassembly. Take the case of a 1965 Shelby DragonSnake Cobra for example: when purchased by a collector last year, he believed it to be one of six built. As it turns out, the car was...

  • Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano by A. Kahn Design
    Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Gets Bespoke Treatment By A. Kahn Design

    Ferrari’s Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is no longer in production, replaced by the all-new F12 Berlinetta which is about to start deliveries in the coming months. However, despite being yesterday’s news, the 599 GTB is still a highly desirable exotic, and like most Ferraris it’s also a...

  • Nissan's completed Project 370Z
    Nissan Unveils Its Completed Project 370Z: Video

    To promote its refreshed 2013 370Z, Nissan solicited fan feedback on its Nissan Performance Facebook page to create the world’s first crowdsourced 370Z track car. Since Kicking off what it called "Project 370Z," Nissan has shown us two videos of the car under assembly, and now we get to see a...

  • 2013 BMW Alpina B3 spy shots
    2013 BMW Alpina B3 Spy Shots

    Although BMW has its M Division, the Alpina custom shop provides a different take on higher-performance luxury, with perhaps a more balanced, less motorsports-derived approach. The next to come from the makers of the 7-Series-based B7 is the 3-Series-based B3. Like the B7, the B3 is likely to be...

  • Wind tunnel testing the MINI Cooper John Cooper Works GP

    MINI has already made it perfectly clear that its new MINI Cooper John Cooper Works GP will be the fastest production car its ever built, and a new series of videos gives us a good idea of how much MINI is sweating the details. While the original MINI Cooper John Cooper Works GP, sold only in 2006, offered improved handling, more power, lighter weight and better aerodynamics than the standard John Cooper Works hatchbacks, even that car didn’t sweat the details about aerodynamic lift and drag quite as much as the new car does. These two videos show the development of the new JCW...

  • Production Nissan Juke-R sketches
    Nissan Juke-R Production Sketches Revealed

    The first sketches of the upcoming production version of the Nissan Juke-R have been revealed, depicting--as expected--a crossover with a decidedly sporty and agressive look. Just as insane as the prototype Juke-R, based on the Nissan GT-R's powertrain and intended for exhibition racing duty, the...

  • BMW M's mysterious V-12 powered Z3 roadster, as posted to Facebook
    BMW Reveals V-12 Powered Z3 Prototype

    BMW’s Z3 roadster, built from 1996 - 2002, wasn’t exactly the Bavarian automaker’s finest effort. Essentially a parts-bin car, it’s primary claim to fame was affordability, and it was relatively successful in bringing the BMW roundel into a new batch of buyers’...

  • 800-horsepower Toyota GT 86X - Image courtesy Speedhunters
    Speedhunters Present 800-Horsepower Scion FR-S Drift Car

    This 800-horsepower version of the Toyota GT 86, the Scion FR-S' twin sold overseas, features a heavily worked engine from a Toyota Supra.

  • Jackson Racing supercharger for the Honda CR-Z
    Supercharger Kit Promises To Make Honda CR-Z 40% Less Uninspiring

    If, like us, you were hoping the Honda CR-Z would be the perfect balance of sport and hybrid, then you were probably, like us, disappointed to drive the real thing. Mixing what seems like the worst of both worlds, the CR-Z isn't exactly bad, but it's certainly uninspiring. Jackson Racing seeks to...

  • AM General's Humvee, coming soon in kit form
    Under Consideration: Build-Your-Own Humvee Kit From AM General

    The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, more commonly known as the Humvee, has been the general purpose vehicle of choice for the U.S. military since 1984. Deployed in operations worldwide, the Humvee’s versatility and go-anywhere design even spawned the now-defunct Hummer civilian...

  • Carroll Shelby's 2009 Mustang GT500KR - image: Vicari Auctions

    The death of automotive icon Carroll Shelby has created increased demand for anything with the Texan’s name on it, especially cars. While a Shelby American car signed by Carroll Shelby is valuable, a car actually owned by him is quite a bit more valuable. Up for grabs at the upcoming Vicari Biloxi Auction is a 2009 Shelby GT500KR, originally titled to Carroll Shelby himself and delivered to his ranch for personal use. It’s not clear how long Shelby owned the car, or how many miles he racked up, since it was sold to its current owner shortly thereafter. Since then, the car has seen...

  • 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca
    Ford To Donate Another Custom Mustang Boss 302 For Charity

    Ford plans to auction off a custom 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

  • Preview of the Alpha-One supercar from Germany’s Alpha-N Performance
    German Tuner Alpha-N Working On New Supercar Project

    Following in the footsteps of fellow tuners RUF and 9FF, Germany’s Alpha-N Performance has announced plans for a wild supercar based around the chassis of a current Porsche model. Alpha-N is a relatively new name in the performance scene but the founders of the company were linked with the...

  • 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo
    Is A Hotter Hyundai Veloster Turbo R-Spec In The Works?

    If you’ve had a chance to sample the new Hyundai Veloster Turbo, you’ve probably come to the same conclusion that we have: as a sporty car it’s fine, but it’s still not ready to run with the big dogs of the hot hatch world, performance-wise. Put another way, the Veloster...

  • C5 Corvette blends with C10 Blazer for the ultimate American shooting brake
    C10 Blazer, Meet C5 Corvette Chassis: American Shooting Brake

    While this might not be your ideal of the American shooting brake, it's certainly one take on the concept. For those of us living in the mid-south, it's probably the closest thing to perfection since a 1967 Mustang mounted on a lifted F-150 pickup frame. Sure, it's highly impractical with most of...

  • The 2013 MINI Cooper John Cooper Works GP tests at the 'Ring
    2013 MINI Cooper John Cooper Works GP Laps 'Ring In 8:23: Video

    If MINI Cooper models were Mexican food, the Cooper would be mild, the Cooper S would be spicy, and the Cooper S John Cooper Works (JCW) would be extra-spicy. The limited-edition MINI Cooper JCW GP would be “Diablo,” with a heat level that required the signing of a liability waiver...

  • The Roush Yates Visa card, from UMB Financial Services

    Credit card reward programs are nothing new, and most reward cardholders with airline miles, hotel stays or even (modest amounts of) cash back. Now, UMB Financial Services is launching a Visa Platinum Rewards credit card that may prove interesting to anyone with 10w30 in his or her veins. Tied to Roush Yates Performance Products, the card rewards uses with a point for every dollar spent. Buy go-fast parts from Roush Yates, and Autoblog says you’ll double your earnings, racking up two points for every dollar spent. As with airline miles, points take a while to translate into real-world...

  • RUF Rt 35 based on the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S
    RUF’s First Take On The 991 Porsche 911 Is The New Rt 35 Anniversary Edition

    German tuner RUF has managed to draw out more than 630 horsepower from the Porsche 911 Carrera S.

  • 900-hp RB26-powered Miata driver makes heroic save on the dragstrip
    RB26 Mazda Miata Driver's Hero Save At 140 MPH: Video

    Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. Contrary to popular belief in some circles, there's a lot of skill involved in drag racing, but in your typical street car, most of it is compressed into the first second or two, with little left to do but point it straight and, if necessary, shift...

  • 2013 Shelby Mustang GT350 build photos
    2013 Shelby Mustang GT350 Build Gallery

    The 2013 Shelby Mustang GT350 is beginning to take shape at Shelby American.

  • The LoveFab Pikes Peak Hill Climb Acura NSX
    This Is What An 850-HP Pikes Peak Hill Climb NSX Looks Like: Video

    The 2012 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was delayed from its original July date due to the severe forest fires plaguing the area surrounding Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rescheduled for August 12, the event is shaping up to be a memorable one. Purists will cry “foul,”...

  • 2013 Ford Mustang GT Red Tails Edition
    2013 Ford Mustang GT Red Tails Edition Revealed: Gallery, Video

    The Red Tails Edition 2013 Ford Mustang GT will be sold to benefit the EAA Young Eagles organization.

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