You’d have to be pretty wacky in the head to lift out the previous-gen BMW M6’s 5.0-litre V10 powerhouse to replace it with something else. And that something else would have to be pretty freakin’ serious. Here we’ve stumbled across a 2006 BMW M6 that features a custom six-rotor rotary […]
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BRABUS G 900 turns Mercedes-AMG G 65 into Darth Vader
Planning a midnight bank robbery and need a getaway vehicle? Perhaps the kids at your son’s school are giving him a hard time and you need a new car for the school drop off and pickup run? Get a load of this beast. It’s the Mercedes G 65-based BRABUS G […]
Mazda RX-8 gets 5.9L Cummins diesel conversion (video)
Here’s a conversion you’ve probably never heard of. It’s a Mazda RX-8 with a six-cylinder turbo-diesel conversion, giving the rotary sports car some huge torque. Rotary engines aren’t exactly known for their torque output, or lack thereof. But with a 5.9-litre 6BT Cummins inline six, featuring a big high-mount turbocharger […]
Datsun 1200 ute with Hakosuka Skyline front end conversion (video)
Here’s something a little different. It’s a Datsun 1200 ute, which is already something of a cult classic, only it features the front end of the legendary KPGC-10 Skyline ‘Hakosuka’ GT-R. The project is actually a couple of years old now but it’s the first we’ve seen of it, and […]
2018 Holden Colorado SuperUtes racer revealed
The Holden Colorado SuperUtes race car has been revealed, ready to enter the new motorsport category next year. The sport will see dual-cab utes tearing up race tracks around Australia, with turbo-diesel power. As we already know, the SuperUtes series is a production-car-based championship for rear-wheel drive utes. For the […]
Singer Design teams up with Williams for next Porsche 911 project
Remember Singer Design? The California-based company that builds jaw-dropping old-school Porsche 911 packages featuring modern components. Well, the latest project looks set to include a Williams 4.0-litre engine. The project is only in its early stages, but Singer has released some initial digital drawings of a new engine and exhaust […]
1979 Porsche 911 gets Tesla EV conversion, keeps manual (video)
Here’s something a little different, and something that is sure to have 911 purists pissed. It’s an old-school Porsche 911 SC Targa that features an electric powertrain conversion. No more singing flat-six engine, although, the 1979 SC (in Australia anyway) is one of the least desirable models, equipped with a […]
Insane Mitsubishi Evo revs to 13,000rpm, sets record quarter mile (video)
How fast is your Mitsubishi Lancer Evo? We bet it’s got nothing on this crazy thing. Check out the size of that turbo, for starters. Here we have perhaps the most insane Evo ever made, in the world, ever. It’s a project built by a Greek firm called Extreme Tuners. […]