The next-generation Audi A8 has not been released yet, but Audi is already testing the performance oriented S8 version at the Nurburgring. Audi’s all-new A8 will benefit from a lighter chassis, more efficient engines and new interior technology previewed by Audi’s interior concept at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. Exterior […]
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Video: Remembering the BMW 1 Series with 12,000rpm V8
We absolutely love insane engine conversions that put genuine race car engines into more conventionally bodied cars, such as the TAG F1 swapped Porsche 911, the Peugeot rally car with the Renault F2 V6 and this BMW 1 Series hill climb car with a 12,000rpm Judd V8 from a Le […]
Nissan Patrol gets quad-turbo V8, insane 3000hp (video)
Some pretty gnarly Nissan Patrols have come out of the Middle East and we’ve showcased a handful of them already. There was a 1000kW black three-door that could hit 308km/h, and the R35 Godzilla-powered contraption that dusted off a Porsche 918 hybrid. We have a feeling this one might be […]
2017 BMW M550i revealed; quicker, more efficient than M5
Following the debut of the new quad-turbo M550d yesterday, BMW has now unveiled the new M550i xDrive performance 5 Series, sitting as a stepping stone just beneath the M5. First thing’s first, the engine. It’s a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 producing an impressive 340kW and 650Nm, sent through an eight-speed automatic […]
Ferrari 250 GTE with Chev V8 is sure to stir controversy (video)
If you thought you saw the most unholy example of Prancing Horse sacrilege in our Top 10 cars with the strangest engine conversions feature, you’re probably right. A Magnum P.I spec Ferrari 308 had its Italian heart ripped out and replaced with a pushrod GM V6 from the 1980s. This […]
Hennessey plans monster tune for Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
With 627kW, a quarter mile time of 9.65 seconds and a 0-60mph time in a hypercar-humiliating 2.3 seconds, you could be forgiven for thinking the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is the endgame of America’s decade-long muscle car power wars. Bzzt. Wrong. Not content with concocting a Demon-vanquishing Camaro Exorcist with […]
Jaguar F-PACE SVR V8 continues testing at Nurburgring (video)
The angriest Jaguar SUV is currently under development, with engineers pushing it to the limit at the famed Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit. The F-PACE ‘SVR’, as it’s known, is set to score Jaguar Land Rover’s heaviest piece of artillery in the form of the 405kW, 700Nm supercharged 5.0-litre V8, with an […]
2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spotted, V8TT with DCT? (Video)
The Nurburgring is open for another season of testing, and it looks like Chevrolet is keen to get started on honing the 2018 Corvette ZR1 at the legendary circuit. It’s believed Chevrolet is developing a new ‘LT5’ V8 engine for the next ZR1, apparently of 6.2 litres capacity. The new […]