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In the same week that the first prototype for Subaru’s highly-anticipated BRZ STI were spotted, Toyota’s in-house performance division TRD has revealed that it’s considering its own upgrades for the BRZ's twin, the Scion FR-S (GT 86 in other markets). Headlining the range of upgrades under consideration at TRD is a new supercharger kit for the FR-S. The information was first reported by Car and Driver, which managed to meet with TRD officials at the recent 2012 SEMA show. Scion presented a trio of hopped-up FR-S coupes at SEMA, some of which were supercharged. TRD has a...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Getting 580 Horsepower
The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 may soon take the crown as king of the pony cars. Unconfirmed rumors have the ZL1 testing at over 570 horsepower, which trumps Ford's GT500. For now, at least.
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Dodge Charger, Challenger SRT8 To Get 570-HP Supercharger In 2012: Exclusive
Gear up, muscle car fans, as we've once again got an exclusive scoop on what's in store for you. The horsepower wars are most certainly not over. Dodge's newly-formed SRT brand is planning a factory-option supercharger for the LX-platform SRT8 cars that'll boost the new 6.4-liter HEMI as high as...
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Supercharged Honda CR-Z Mugen Hits The Road: Video
At this past weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Honda showed off a fully customized CR-Z race car, which featured a claimed output of 200 horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque. However, it isn’t the only force-fed CR-Z we’ve seen in recent months. You may recall that...
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Jaguar XKR-S Convertible And XFR-S Sedan In The Works: Report
The stunning 2012 Jaguar XKR-S is still doing the rounds of auto show appearances ahead of an official showroom debut later in the year, but its time in the limelight may not last that long as there’s word that several other high-performance ‘R-S’ Jags are in the works. A Jaguar...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Sounds Off: Video
In the world of automotive audio enthusiasts there are competitions called "sound offs." In their simplest forms, these are gatherings of cars with modified sound systems where a winner is chosen for a variety of reasons. The 2012 Camaro ZL1 doesn't have much in the way of a competitive audio...
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Texan tuning firm Hennessey Performance Engineering is certainly no stranger to over-the-top modified cars, having released a string of 1,000+ horsepower Dodge Vipers in the past and even its own custom supercar powered by a twin-turbocharged LS9 V-8. With such a pedigree, it’s safe to say Hennessey knows a thing or two about extracting big numbers from American muscle. So, when faced with the challenge of improving on the 638 horsepower Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, instead of questioning why someone would want more power in the first place, Hennessey went about and built a new package for...
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Lingenfelter Supercharger Package Now Available For 2008-2010 Challengers
Owners of 2008-2010 Dodge Challengers can now add even more power to their cars, thanks to Lingenfelter. The company is offering a supercharger for 2008-2010 Challengers that can be installed on either the 5.7-liter V-8 or the 6.1-liter V-8. The Magnuson TVS2300 unit has a 160-degree thermostat...
Tim Healey -
Ferrari 599 GTO By Novitec Rosso: 2011 Geneva Motor Show
Forget the 458 Italia and forget the Enzo supercar, for when it comes to Ferrari’s fastest ever road car the 599 GTO takes home the honor. However, be that as it may, the Ferrari tuning gods at Novitec Rosso have seen fit to work over the limited edition supercar and boost its performance...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Baldwin-Motion Name Returns On 427 And 454 Custom Camaros
Late last year we reported on the return of two dealer-built Chevrolet Camaros, one from DeNooyer Chevrolet in New York and the other from Georgia’s NeSmith Chevrolet. Such performance cars have always been an important part of Chevrolet’s heritage, with names like Yenko, Nickey and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Spy Shots: 2013 Jaguar XKR Facelift
Over the past year or so most of the buzz surrounding Jaguar’s future sports car lineup has centered on a new roadster model dubbed the XE, which is expected to arrive in the next year or two. However, to keep sales of the current XK and high-performance XKR chugging along in the meantime...
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Australia's FPV Launches Supercharged 5.0 GT Range
Australia’s Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) today launched its range of supercharged Falcon sedans, with the cars coming fitted with the Blue Oval’s new 5.0-liter V-8 and a custom Eaton supercharger. The engine isn’t identical to the one fitted to the Ford Mustang GT in the U.S...
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When it comes to custom Mustangs, Roush is considered by many to be second only to the Shelby name. Today the custom house has revealed its new 2011 Roush 5XR Ford Mustang based around the 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0-liter V-8 engine. Thanks to the edition of a ‘R2300 ROUSHcharger’ supercharger kit, peak output of the 5.0-liter V-8 has been raised to a very delectable 525 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. To handle the road, a suspension kit consisting of new front struts, rear shocks and rear springs, plus front and rear stabilizer bars has been installed. The package also...
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Supercharged Lotus Evora S And Automatic Set For Paris Auto Show Debut
Reports of a supercharged Lotus Evora date back more than a year and finally the car has been spotted, testing in prototype form near the Nurburgring circuit in Germany. The new model is expected to come onto the market in the first half of next year as the 2011 Lotus Evora S and will be easily...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Video: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, Your Guided Underhood Tour
If you happen to have read our First Drive Review, you know we think the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V is way fun from behind the wheel. And if you watched the footage from behind the wheel as we took a 2011 CTS-V Coupe around Monticello Motor Club's track (ignore the driver's grimaces, please), you'll have...
John Voelcker -
Supercharged And Turbocharged Lotus Exige With 550 Horsepower
Lotus builds some of the finest sports cars in the world in terms of balance, handling and poise, so we’re sure the company’s engineers had never envisaged someone being crazy enough to increase the output of one of its cars to the tune of 550 horsepower by adding both a supercharger and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
APS Takes On The Audi R8
Audi tuning specialist APS has released a new supercharger kit for the V-8 powered R8, offering the power of the bigger V-10 model but at a much lower cost. Performance, reliability and a stock style feel were major factors in the extensive research and development program carried out by APS and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2011 Audi Q7 Preview
The Audi Q7 is approaching the end of its life-cycle and to see it to the final end the big SUV is being updated one last time. Coming in for the 2011 model year, Audi has made the Q7 even more powerful and efficient, with a choice of three new V-6 engines (overseas) and an eight-speed automatic...
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In its current application, the 2011 Ford Mustang GT, the new ‘Coyote’ 5.0-liter DOHC V-8 musters up a healthy 412 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque--decent numbers, but still far short of the figures General Motors is achieving with its LS7 and supercharged LS9 range of V-8 engines. Some would say that the GM engines naturally have a size advantage over the Ford V-8, and to an extent that is true--both GM engines displace more than 6.0-liters--but imagine what Ford could achieve if it were to bring forced induction to the table. According to a new report that’s exactly what Ford...
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Report: AMG Developing Supercharged Compact Sedan
Hot on the heels of news that AMG will launch a high-performance version of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz B-Class late next year comes a report claiming the tuning firm will also launch a hotted-up compact sedan. The new compact sedan is already being called the ‘baby CLS’ and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Vath V58K Tunes Mercedes' SLK55 AMG Up To 565 Horsepower
Tuner cars are often examples of the worst sort of overkill, but occasionally a car will sneak through with less-than-typical appearance modifications and a monstrously re-engineered heart. Such is the case with the Vath V58K, an extreme take on the SLK55 AMG. The Germans at Vath decided that...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Video: Hennessey's LS9-Powered HPE700 Camaro Takes To The Track
Exactly one year ago Texas-based tuning firm Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) first announced plans for a highly modified 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that the company plans to launch very soon. Called the HPE700, the limited edition Camaro boasts a 724-horsepower output and joins other mega-power...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2010 Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
Cadillac predicts a 0-60 mph time of 3.9 seconds for the 2011 CTS-V Coupe.
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Roush Reveals 540HP 2010 Ford Mustangs
Roush has unveiled two 540 horsepower tuning packages for the 2010 Ford Mustang, both available for sale this fall.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran