We’ve featured a number of BRABUS vehicles here before. The German tuning house that takes Mercedes and AMG products into a completely different universe of bonkers, with projects such as the 6×6 B63S, Rocket 900 Desert Gold Edition, and BRABUS 850 6.0 Biturbo Cabrio. The latest candidate is the C […]
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Tesla Electric GT racer revealed, based on P100D
Tesla’s Electric GT entrant has been revealed, after the Silicon Valley-based manufacturer previously teased the race version of the world’s most popular electric luxury sedan. Using the Model S P100D (world’s quickest-accelerating sedan) as the starting point, the car has been stripped of half a tonne of weight (500kg), which […]
Lotus Exige Race 380 revealed, ready for motorsport
Lotus has unveiled a race-only version of its Exige Sport 380 called the Exige Race 380; the most hardcore Exige to leave the Hethel production line. The headline stats are impressive to say the least, with a tweaked version of the existing Exige’s 3.5-litre supercharged V6 unit, which now produces […]
2017 Toyota Yaris WRC prototype looks crazy fast (video)
Footage has emerged of Toyota’s 2017 WRC entrant racing up a mountain road, not long after Toyota confirmed it is planning to introduce a road-going Yaris hot hatch to support the company’s return to the sport. After a lengthy hiatus from the World Rally Championship, Toyota unveiled the 2017 Yaris […]
Citroen takes wraps off 2017 Citroen C3 WRC car
Citroen has unveiled the car it hopes will take out the 2017 World Rally Championship, with its 2017-spec C3 rally car. The car was unveiled at a special event in Abu Dhabi earlier this week; the wealthy UAE nation is one of the team’s major sponsors. Kris Meeke, Craig Breen […]
Tesla Model S P100D previewed for Electric GT racing
The Electric GT (EGT) racing series has announced it is opening up a separate division of the racing fixture that will accommodate the even more powerful Tesla Model S P100D. Back in September it was reported that the new Electric GT racing series was set to (silently) tear up the […]
Toyota Corona gets 1GZ-FE V12 engine conversion (video)
We’re no strangers to engine swaps at PD, with our own project Volvo 240 LS1 swap well underway and even a list of Top 10 factory engine conversions ideas we wish would happen (part 2 coming soon). But every now and then we see one that makes our eyes pop […]
Dakota Customs creates Jeep Wrangler Hellcat package
Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s Hellcat engine is famous for being one of the most powerful showroom V8s ever produced, making heavy cars very quick and a noise that sounds like a Spitfire fighter plane. Primarily used in the Charger and Challenger SRT in the U.S., FCA has transplanted it into other […]