Automotive purists are very particular about originality and what they do and don’t want to happen to their most beloved cars. LS1-swapped XY Falcons have provoked threats and arguments at car shows, for example. But if everyone listened to them, the automotive world would not be as weird and wacky […]
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Liberty Walk develops crazy-wide kit for Audi A5
When it comes to stance and wide-body bodykits, few do it better than Japanese craft masters Liberty Walk. As demonstrated by this new Audi A5 package. Various tuners the world over such as Mansory and Hamann offer excessively styled and sometimes over-the-top additions to the world’s most exotic cars, but […]
Brabus Sport Package for 2017 Smart ForTwo revealed
Brabus is showing off an aftermarket aesthetic upgrade package for the latest 2017 model Smart ForTwo city car, called the Sport Package. The third-generation Smart ForTwo (and rear-engined ForFour sibling) is not on sale in Australia, despite being the funkiest and most well-sorted iteration to date, with proper manual and […]
Novitec develops supercharger kit for Lamborghini Huracan
Welcome to Novitec’s Lamborghini Huracan supercharger upgrade package. There’s bumps in power, and a boost in visual impact – not that the standard Huracan is lacking in these two areas. The once naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 powering the Lamborghini Huracan will soon be slapped with two superchargers, and the results […]
2016 Mazda MX-5 gets LS3 V8 conversion – the perfect car?
For as long as the Mazda MX-5 has been a motoring icon, the debate has been raging in regards to its, well… modest powertrain. We’re not here to pick sides in this battle, only report the fact that “Flyin’ Miata”, a Colarado-based auto house, has fitted one of the latest […]
Electric Chevrolet Corvette sets new speed record (video)
A custom-built all-electric 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has broken its own land speed record, laying down a verified top speed run of 330km/h. The Corvette in question is the result of a US electric powertrain company known as Genovation. Earlier in the year, Genovation set a new flying mile record […]
StarTech Bentley Bentayga shows potential
Let’s face it, it was only a matter of time before one of those wild European tuning companies got their hands on a Bentley Bentayga to wind up the wick, aesthetically and mechanically. StarTech can now claim to be the one of the first, with a comprehensive custom wide-body kit. […]
Brabus 800 is one beastly Mercedes SL 65 AMG
If you’re in the market for a little bit extra from your Mercedes SL 65 AMG, tuning house Brabus may have exactly what you’re looking for. Welcome to the Brabus 800; a fire-breathing roadster with earth-moving equipment under the bonnet. In case you were under the impression the stock Mercedes […]