Love huge horsepower? Love huge revs? Then you’ll be utterly satisfied with this video. It shows a twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo on the dyno screaming out about 3500hp at 12,000rpm. Yep, the Gallardo’s 5.2-litre V10 is naturally aspirated in factory form. But it hasn’t stopped tuners strapping twin-turbo kits to it […]
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G-Power tunes up the new BMW 5 Series, including M550d
Renowned BMW tuner G-Power has got its hands on the quad-turbo diesel-powered BMW M550d, giving it a big breath of performance. Not that it needs it. In standard form the 3.0-litre quad-turbo inline six found in the M550d xDrive (not offered in Australia, unfortunately) produces 290kW and 760Nm. It is […]
SEMA-bound Kia Stinger project shows off tuning potential
If there was ever a car that could be awarded any sort of ‘tuning potential’ award, it’d be the new Kia Stinger. And Kia is the first to jump on board, as it plans a full-fat kit for the car for SEMA to demonstrate the potential. The Kia Stinger has […]
BTR gives Hyundai Elantra racer look for SEMA show
Hyundai has teamed up with Blood Type Racing to create a unique Elantra show car for the upcoming 2017 SEMA show in Las Vegas, with modifications bursting from every corner. Starting with the engine, Blood Type Racing, or BTR, has given the standard engine a Torcon CAI intake and Pierce […]
Ekanoo Racing Porsche 911 breaks PDK 1/4 mile record (video)
What is the quickest PDK-equipped Porsche 911 Turbo in the world? Well, we’re about to tell you. It’s this crazy creation built by Esmotor/Ekanoo Racing. The car, more specifically, is a 991 911 Turbo that’s been tuned to oblivion, featuring a lot of engine tuning that has lifted power from […]
Liberty Walk carb-loads Ford Mustang with wide-body kit
Fancy a new bodykit to help give your Ford Mustang a Japanese tuner theme? Liberty Walk has just created such a kit that should tickle your fancy. Liberty Walk, based in Japan, is usually known for creating wild bodykits for high-end supercars including Lambos and Ferraris, and the Nissan GT-R. […]
E65 V10 BMW M6 gets 6-rotor rotary engine conversion (video)
You’d have to be pretty wacky in the head to lift out the previous-gen BMW M6’s 5.0-litre V10 powerhouse to replace it with something else. And that something else would have to be pretty freakin’ serious. Here we’ve stumbled across a 2006 BMW M6 that features a custom six-rotor rotary […]
BRABUS G 900 turns Mercedes-AMG G 65 into Darth Vader
Planning a midnight bank robbery and need a getaway vehicle? Perhaps the kids at your son’s school are giving him a hard time and you need a new car for the school drop off and pickup run? Get a load of this beast. It’s the Mercedes G 65-based BRABUS G […]