Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s Hellcat engine is famous for being one of the most powerful showroom V8s ever produced, making heavy cars very quick and a noise that sounds like a Spitfire fighter plane. Primarily used in the Charger and Challenger SRT in the U.S., FCA has transplanted it into other […]
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Prior Design reveals fat new kit for Mercedes S-Class coupe
Prior Design has taken the wraps off its latest creation; a widebody kit for the already menacing Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe. The kit is called the PD75SC, and removes nearly all Mercedes’s stock body panels and replaces them with a special widebody kit constructed from a fiberglass-duraflex blend. As you can […]
Ford Mustang police car is latest ‘Tune It! Safe!’ project in Germany
The German police force are the proud new owners of a custom Ford Mustang GT V8 to promote its new Tune It! Safe! program. Nicknamed the ‘Wolf Wide 5.0’, the latest addition to the Polizei force has been tuned by Ford tuning-house Wolf Racing. Power is increased from the stock […]
Carbonfibre Dynamics creates highly tuned BMW M4 ‘F82 M4R’
German tuning house Carbonfiber Dynamics has released a tuned version of the BMW M4, dubbed the F82 M4R, complete with a 521kW power package. As the name suggests, Carbonfiber Dynamics is a big fan of the lightweight, strongly weaved black stuff that has become a prevalent feature in high-performance cars […]
Lorinser gives new Mercedes-Benz E-Class subtle tune
German tuning company Lorinser has unveiled packages for the W213 E-Class which includes styling upgrades as well as more power for the engines. The company has been hotting-up Benzes since 1930 and thus eminently qualified to apply tasteful modifications to the latest E-Class techno sedan. Carbon fibre bodykit additions include […]
Insane 1380kW Honda Civic breaks FWD 1/4 mile record (video)
The quarter-mile record for a front-wheel drive car has been broken by a 20-year-old Honda Civic with 560,000km on the clock. Yes, you read correctly. SpeedFactory Racing has claimed the coveted record with a 7.61-second quarter-mile sprint, crossing the line at 323km/h. It also set a new speed trap record. […]
Mansory does its thing on the Bentley Bentayga
You have excess, and then there’s this. It’s a blinged-up, modified version of the already-posetastic Bentley Bentayga. Yep, renowned cosmetic tuner Mansory has come up with a new package for the Bentayga, which certainly lifts the SUV’s overall road presence and wow factor. There’s new bumper bars front and rear, […]
AMS Nissan GT-R sets new 1/4 mile record (video)
Last week we saw Ekanoo Racing break the Nissan R35 GT-R quarter mile record. This week, the record has been shattered again, by renowned US GT-R tuner AMS Performance. AMS took its crazily-modified GT-R, known as Alpha G, down the strip in Michigan in a record time of 7.14 seconds […]