Hyundai and ARK Performance have joined forces to come up with a special racing Hyundai Veloster turbo concept which is set to be on show at the 2011 Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) event in the US. Looking to be one of the main Hyundai attractions at SEMA 2011, the […]
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Nissan GT-R Abflug widebody bodykit
There’s plenty of tuners around throwing spanners at the 3.8-litre twin-turbo R35 Nissan GT-R engine, but not many companies out there are doing aero kits. Abflug has just changed that by coming up with a full widebody bodykit. The Abflug Nissan GT-R R35 kit is one of the fattest kits […]
2012 Porsche Panamera Diesel speedART PS9-300D power kit
Porsche specialist tuner speedART has announced a new power kit for the 2012 Porsche Panamera Diesel, called the PS9-300D. Though this power kit appears slightly tamer than the one on the speedART Porsche 911 SP91-R, it’s certainly cool to see the German tuner fiddling with diesel power. The speedART PS9-300D […]
Video: World’s fastest couch breaks Guinness Record in Australia at 163km/h
The record for the world’s fastest couch has just been broken, and it happened right here in Australia. Camden Airport in south-west Sydney hosted a speed record attempt on Monday, where a custom-made performance couch cracked on to 163km/h, placing it in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s […]
Nissan 370Z tuning kit by Stillen with over 500hp
Steve Millen and his company, funnily enough called Stillen, have announced a new tuning kit for the latest Nissan 370Z two-door sports car. The kit comes with a comprehensive engine tuning package including a supercharger for the original 3.7-litre V6, pushing power beyond the 500hp (373kW) mark. Stillen has been […]
Video: Chevrolet Camaro drag car loses rear axle (diff) in race
Watch on as this Chevrolet Camaro drag car throws its rear axle out during a drag race. Drag racing can be scary stuff when things go wrong; this guy is just lucky his Chevrolet Camaro drag car didn’t decide to spit out the rear axle half way down the track […]
BMW Z3 M Coupe with M5 V10 engine does 0-340km/h
It seems the previous generation BMW M5 V10 engine is a hot power source for car conversion enthusiasts. After earlier this month’s Subaru Impreza WRX V10 BMW M5 conversion had us watering at the mouth, today we find this custom-built BMW Z3 M Coupe race car with the same BMW […]
Mercedes-Benz GL MKB P 670 Biturbo V12 with 491kW
Tuning specialist MKB has announced a new tuning package for the latest Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, which makes it, possibly, the nastiest of wolves in a sheep’s clothing. Meet the Mercedes-Benz MKB P 670 Biturbo V12. The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is not really the sportiest of vehicles when thinking of a Mercedes-Benz model. […]