Like last year, Hyundai is planning to have a big presence at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas later this year. The company is planning to unveil a special ‘Yellowcake’ Veloster Turbo, and has released a preview sketch to prove it. The one-off project car will be built by EGR […]
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Equus Bass 770 is a Ford Mustang with a Chev LS9 V8 (video)
Isn’t there some sort of rule against this? It’s a Ford Mustang fitted with a Chevrolet engine. Yep, this ‘Bass 770’ might seem contradictory but in fact, it sounds bloody awesome. The project is the work of Equus Automotive. The team decided to create a very unique Mustang by fitting […]
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – first plug-in hybrid rally car?
There’s no doubt hybrid vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, even in motorsport with big championships such as F1 adopting the technology. Now it seems the sport of rallying is getting its first taste with the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. A racing version has successfully taken part in the 2013 Asia Cross […]
Kokonja Trabant with power-to-weight of Ferrari 458 (video)
Sometimes modifying cars is more about expressing a unique character than about creating huge horsepower. Take this Trabant RS as an example. It might not be the first car you think of for a build project, but boy it’s different. Highly modified by a Bulgarian company called Kokonja, the otherwise […]
1000hp Bisimoto Hyundai Genesis to debut at SEMA
Hyundai is partnering up with Bisimoto Engineering once again to help build a unique show car for this year’s SEMA Show. This time the project will be based on the Genesis Coupe, with a target to reach 1000hp (746kW). Bisimoto was enlisted last year for an Elantra-based project. For the […]
Heico Sportiv tunes the Volvo XC60
Renowned Volvo tuner Heivo Sportiv has announced a neat styling and tuning program for the Volvo XC60 SUV, bringing aggressive looks and more power to the suave Swede. Starting with under-bonnet enhancements, the Heico Sportiv XC60 comes with an ‘e.motion’ PerformanceKit for the T6 variant. The T6 uses a 3.0-litre […]
Video: Huge Nissan GT-R crash in wet drag race, driver ok
A female driver has walked away unscathed after a very nasty crash in a modified Nissan GT-R during the ‘Unlim 500 plus’ festival in Russia. The crash happened during one of the epic one-mile drag races, in the wet. As you can clearly see, the track is drenched and the […]
Jakub Przygonski drifts 2JZ Toyota 86 at 217km/h; world record
Drifting involves a lot of sideways action, however, when you can do it at 217km/h, Guinness World Records hands you a plaque to say ‘you’re the fastest’. Jakub Przygonski, a Polish drifter and endurance motorcyclist, launched his 746kW 2JZ-powered Toyota 86 sideways with an entry speed of 256km/h, which turned […]