The new Chevrolet Corvette is a stunning muscle car with credible V8 performance. Hennessey has developed a package that takes these foundations and turns them up to more extreme levels. Called the HPE500 kit, the package, including an ECU tune and a full exhaust system, takes power output to 373kW. […]
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Chevrolet reveals SEMA lineup, including modded SS
Chevrolet is planning to unveil a number modified show cars at the SEMA Show, which commences today, including a Chevrolet SS (VF Commodore SS), the new COPO Camaro, and two other high performance Camaro concept cars. The SS show car has been developed in part by NASCAR-driver Jeff Gordon. It […]
Range Rover Sport sets record for ‘The Empty Quarter’ trek
The new Range Rover Sport has set a world record for crossing The Empty Quarter – or Rub’ al Khali – in Saudi Arabia, posting a time of 10 hours and 22 minutes across 849km of searing desert. One of the harshest and most challenging stretches of desert in the […]
New Lexus LS ‘TMG 650’ super sedan in the works – report
Remember the insane Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) Lexus LS 650 concept (pictured)? According to a recent report the company could be looking to build another exotic super sedan along the same lines, based on the next-gen Lexus LS. A CAR Magazine report in the UK says Toyota president Akio Toyoda […]
2014 Porsche Panamera Turbo S; more power, more efficient
Porsche has revealed the new 2014 Porsche Panamera Turbo S, unleashing 419kW of super sedan muscle. It joins the rest of the recently facelifted 2014 range. Power comes from a revised version of the 4.8-litre twin-turbo V8 used in the predecessor. Output is increased by 14kW from the 2013 model […]
2013 Ford Mustang GT500 laps Nurburgring in 7:40?
After Chevrolet gained some interest posting a video of the new Camaro Z/28 lapping the Nurburgring, SVT Performance, a subsidiary of Ford, has decided to follow suit and post a video of the Ford Mustang GT500 doing the same. An official time is not know, however, after some quick editing […]
HSV Gen-F GTS review (video)
Fist fights usually start with an argument. Voices rise with some yelling, followed by a bit of pushing and shoving. HSV has decided to do things a bit differently with the new Gen-F GTS. Its walked right up to Ford, pointed out the FPV GT…
Lazareth Wazuma V8F Matt Edition is a Ferrari-powered seat
Here’s an interesting contraption. It’s called the Lazareth Wazuma V8F Matt Edition. And what it is essentially is a seat on top of a Ferrari V8 engine, with wheels. Designed as a kind of tricycle, the Wazuma uses a mishmash of automotive parts from various manufacturers, including Nissan 350Z headlights, […]