Toyota has announced its return to the World Rally Championship (WRC), unveiling its 2017 Yaris WRC car along with technology partner Microsoft at the Paris Motor Show overnight. The announcement marks Toyota’s return to the WRC after it departed from the sport 17 years ago, at the conclusion of the […]
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Brabus extracts 1450Nm from Mercedes-AMG GLS 63
Brabus has turned its attention to the recently-renamed Mercedes-AMG GLS 63, extracting an additional 195kW and 690Nm from the AMG powertrain. Welcome to the Brabus 850 XL. The Brabus 850 XL was built as a special order for a client, but due to popular demand from who must be none-other-than […]
Tesla Model S racing car revealed for Electric GT championship
A new Electric GT series commencing next year will feature a racing version of the Tesla Model S, as showcased in a video that has popped up on YouTube. Electric GT is open to several manufacturers, but presently the only car which fits the profile is the Tesla Model S. […]
Novitec announces Lamborghini Huracan twin-supercharger kit
The team at Novitec Torado has unveiled a tuned version of the Lamborghini Huracan which sends 611kW in an unapologetic attempt to destroy the rear wheels. Welcome to the Novitec Torado Huracan RWD Coupe; a lighter, twin-supercharged version of the already maniacal rear-wheel drive raging bull. The stock 5.2-litre V10 […]
Meet the new world’s fastest Volkswagen Beetle; 330km/h Beetle LSR
Volkswagen USA has created the world’s fastest Beetle, beating the old land speed record which has been standing since 1988. With a little help from Californian tuning company THA Manufacturing, the Beetle’s 2.0-litre TSI turbo four-cylinder is wound up to 404kW and 570Nm. This helped it average an astonishing 330km/h […]
Citroen C3 WRC concept previews 2017 rally car
Citroen used a camouflaged rally mule to give us the first taste of its new Cactus-inspired C3 road car, before showing us the real thing in all of its detail a few months ago. The production version will be making its real-life debut at the Paris Motor Show next week. […]
Peugeot’s 2017 Dakar entry looks angry; the 3008 DKR
Peugeot has unveiled the car it hopes will lead the team to glory in next year’s Dakar Rally event. Meet the 3008 DKR. Peugeot has given its 3008 the Dakar treatment ahead of its official launch at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, helping to promote its road-going variant which is […]
BMW Z4 gets Dodge Viper V10 conversion
We are no strangers to BMW engine transplants here at PD, whether that be an M2 with an M3’s beefier six, a 1970s BMW CS receiving an E39 M5 V8, a Hartge H50 3 Series with M5 V10… even a 1 Series with a triple-turbo diesel. More recently though, we […]