A video showing Formula Drift ace Fredric Aasbo steering a 2JZ-powered Toyota 86 has hit the web, giving us all a lesson in how to overtake when out on the track. When it comes to picking out a car to modify for drifting, the Toyota 86 is probably at the […]
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Video: Top Gear and Honda creating world’s fastest lawnmower
The guys from Top Gear, along with help from Honda and Team Dynamics, are looking to reset the world record by creating the fastest lawnmower on the planet. A preview video has just surfaced online showing the extent of the project, which features a Honda VTR1000F motorcycle engine. The engine […]
For Sale: 2009 Holden SSV Ute with a 7.0-litre ‘LS7’ V8
What’s better than a Holden SSV Ute with a 6.0-litre V8 engine? A Holden SSV Ute with a stonking 427-cubic-inch LS7 (7.0-litre) V8 engine of course. When 260-270kW isn’t enough, perhaps 380kW at the wheels will be? That’s what this SSV Ute now is claimed to pump out. And as […]
DP Motorsports 964 Porsche 911 recreated into classic RS 2.7
When it comes to modifying cars and creating your own piece of personalisation, it’s often the old-school cars that we lust after. DP Motorsports in Germany has just finished building its latest project which involved turning a modest 964 911 into a very cool classic 1973 911 RS 2.7. For […]
Fiat 500 with a Lamborghini V12 engine (video)
Think of the craziest engine conversion idea for a car and we can bet it probably won’t be as crazy as this one. It involves taking one of the smallest cars ever produced and fitting it with one of the biggest passenger car engines. Yep, a Fiat 500 with a […]
Video: 541kW Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is a ballistic street car
Now this is what you call a sleeper. It’s a humble Volkswagen Golf Mk1 fitted with a heavily tuned 8800rpm 2.0-litre turbo engine. Basically, it’s one of the most powerful street legal front-wheel drive cars in the world. Under the bonnet sits a monster Garrett GTX3582R turbocharger, with an engine […]
For Sale: Porsche 550 RS Spyder with 200kW WRX engine
If you’re after a super-cool car, a classic that will leave everybody in jaw-dropped amazement, it’s hard to walk past a Porsche 550 Spyder – even a replica version commands respect. The 550 is the car that James Dean famously crashed back in 1955, taking his life. The example you […]
For Sale: 1959 BMW Isetta with a 502ci Chevrolet V8
Take one of the world’s smallest cars ever made, the three-wheeled 1959 BMW Isetta, and fit it with one of Detroit’s finest V8 engines. Then, supercharge it. The end result is this nasty looking thing you see here, called the Isetta Whatta Drag. Although it’s not registered or intended for […]