This year’s SEMA show is choc full of equal parts sublime and ridiculous. This 2000hp (1500kW) Toyota Land ‘Speed’ Cruiser exemplifies that to a big T. Said to be capable of a Jaguar XJ220-rivalling 354km/h, the Land Speed Cruiser is powered by a heavily modified version of the 5.7-litre 3UR-FE […]
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Hyundai IONIQ sets hybrid land speed record at Bonneville
Hyundai has thrown down the gauntlet and set a new land speed record for a hybrid vehicle at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The Hyundai team took out the record with a race-prepared IONIQ hybrid prototype, developed in-house by Hyundai’s American engineering and quality division. The car set […]
Volkswagen quits WRC following towering dieselgate costs
Despite showing excellent results in the WRC, Volkswagen Motorsport is officially withdrawing from the sport at the end of 2016 following the financial devastation left by the dieselgate scandal. Volkswagen is having to buy back around 500,000 vehicles involved in a US lawsuit settlement, costing the group around $10 billion. […]
Ford Mustang GT4 revealed at SEMA show, ready to race
Ford has unveiled the Mustang GT4 race car at the 2016 SEMA show, for those hoping to purchase a new ‘Stang and head directly to the race track. Mustang GT4 is based on the Shelby GT3550R-C, which took out this year’s IMSA Continental Tyre SportsCar Challenge in its first season […]
Insane Toyota 86 with F136 V8 Ferrari 458 engine now drives (video)
The crew over at HMS Motorsport have completed work on the awesomely insane ‘GT4586’, a Toyota 86 that underwent a pretty serious Ferrari V8 engine conversion. We reported back in July that Ryan Tuerck and HMS Motorsport were well underway on the radical engine swap, now though, we’ve got eyes […]
2017 Chevrolet Camaro COPO drag package previewed for SEMA
Chevrolet is headed to the 2016 SEMA show in Las Vegas with an example from the Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program known as the 2017 COPO Camaro. For those unaware, COPO (Central Office Production Order) is Chevrolet’s hardcore skunkworks, that in recent years was resurrected and has since has […]
STARD makes 760Nm fully electric rally car, world first (video)
An Austrian company has produced the world’s first all-electric rally and rallycross car, capable of unleashing 405kW. The car in question is the result of the research and development team at STARD, owned by former World Rally Champion and current Rallycross competitor Manfred Stohl. Stohl and his team utilised the […]
Ford planning hotted-up Focus & Fiesta hatches for SEMA
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas is one of the most celebrated events on the petrolhead calendar, with manufacturers and aftermarket specialists alike flocking to the event to show their extreme wares. This coming November, OEMs will be showing off their most outrageous machinery at SEMA. […]