Switzer, US-based Ohio tuning specialist, has come up with an R35 GT-R R1K-X package that takes power to an earth-shattering 1250hp at the wheels, or 932.5kW. Switzer has released a video of one of the first dyno runs. The tuning company says the run was achieved using VP Q16 race […]
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Toyota Celica gets fastest time at 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
A Toyota Celica GT-Four has posted the Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) with a time of 48.07 seconds at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb event. Even though the West Sussex Goodwood event attracts loads of fantastic supercars and some of most iconic race cars ever conceived, Toyota […]
Edo Competition BMW M5 Touring Dark Edition
German automotive tuning specialist Edo Competition has released the E60 V10 BMW M5 Touring Dark Edition performance pack for for previous-generation V10 M5 wagon. Now this is what you call a family car. It’s got attitude, with visual enhancements, and Edo Competition has extracted more power from that awesome 5.0-litre […]
Bluebird Electric to break 500mph electric car land speed record
Bluebird Team, using a custom-made ‘Bluebird Electric’, have announced they are aiming to break the world land speed record for an electric car and hope to go past the 500mph-barrior (805km/h) in the next few years. Who said electric cars were boring? Now normally, electric vehicles are slow, pretty boring […]
Porsche 911 Turbo with Chevrolet LS1 V8 conversion
Here’s a strange conversion for you. It’s a Porsche 911 Turbo with a Chevrolet LS1 5.7-litre V8 mounted in the back. Never before have we seen such an interesting combination of Germany’s finest blended with American muscle. The project was found on LS1tech forums, and is being undertaken by a […]
Cummins Napier Railton replica at 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Imagine rocking up to your local track day in this. It’s a replica of the Cummings Napier Railton racing car of 1933 and it will be on show at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. Modelled on the original Cummins Napier Railton of the Thirties, the car features […]
Video: Mazda 787B rotary rebuilt and relived
Ever wondered what the inside of a Mazda 787B engine looks like? Well, today’s your lucky day. Watch here as the engineers strip and rebuild the 26B Wankel engine bringing it back to its former 1991 Le Mans winning glory. It appears business-as-usual for the engineers even if it is […]
Video: Hennessey Venom GT dyno run in the dark
The Hennessey Venom GT is an epic supercar made by American car company, Hennessey Performance Engineering. We just found this recently added video on the ‘Tube showing an example unleashing its full power on a dyno. For added awesomeness, one of the dyno runs is taken in the dark. In […]