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Watch a Corvette Burnout on the Back of a Flatbed Pickup [Video]
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What better way to sell your car than an outrageous YouTube video? Lettrage Perfect Design, a company in Lavaltrie, Quebec that sponsors modified cars is seen here with a C6 Corvette, and way too much spare rubber. Watch as this driver creates a smoke show in front of a small crowd. The driver then does a…
Ferrari-Styled Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Built for Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso
Two very special Jeeps were recently handed over to F1 pilots Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso to help the two pro drivers get around all the snow falling in Maranello these days. The pair of Scuderia Ferrari drivers each received a Ferrari-styled Grand Cherokee SRT8, the quickest and most powerful Jeep ever built. Both vehicles…
Hennessey McLaren MP4-12C Concept Announced
When tuning company Hennessey Performance out of Sealy, Texas makes an announcement, it’s usually something fantastic. In this case, they posted details on their site about a new McLaren MP4-12C concept that wrings an extra 208 horsepower out of the car’s 3.8-liter V8. They manage the incredible feat by performing major surgery on the drivetrain,…
Mopar Edition Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute
Mopar has treated us to some automotive delights this morning by releasing Chrysler vehicles decked out with Mopar parts in celebration of the aftermarket parts companies 75th anniversary. The Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute is a race inspired package that takes the already sporty looking Dart to a new level of performance. The exterior of the…
2012 Mopar Jeep Compass “True North” Details Released
Chrysler released details on the Mopar Jeep Compass “True North” today, along with three other vehicles meant to mark their 75th anniversary, all of which will be on display at the 2012 Chicago International Auto Show. Here’s what we’ve learned about the modified Compass since we published our earlier story featuring photos of all four cars….
Chrysler 300 Gets Mopar Treatment, Becomes Chrysler ’12
The Mopar ’12 300, as it’s being called, is a souped up version of the 2012 Chrysler 300. Earlier today we published a story featuring a gallery with four Mopar-modified cars, which will appear at next month’s Chicago International Auto Show. Since then, the company released detailed information on them. Here’s what we’ve learned about…
Mopar Rolls Out Four Performance Packages to Celebrate 75th Anniversary [Gallery]
For Mopar’s 75th birthday they have added some style and performance to four of Chrysler’s cars. The Jeep Compass get’s the “True North” package, adding some matte black highlights and blacked out rims. The Fiat 500 is re-badged as the Mopar Fiat Stinger, sporting a bright yellow paint job complete with black racing stripe and checkered flag…
Chrysler to Unveil Modified Vehicles for Mopar’s 75th Anniversary
The official unveiling of these four vehicles (so far no details have been released) will take place tomorrow at 9.00 Eastern Standard Time at Mopar’s Accessory and Performance Parts Lab, located at 26001 Lawrence Avenue, Center Line, Michigan.
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Drives as Good as it Looks [Retro Resale]
Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? This custom classic Chevy Camaro combines vintage good looks with cutting-edge technology, allowing it to accelerate, turn and stop better than the majority of cars on the road today. This frame-up built Camaro Pro Touring features an LS3 V8 powerplant under the hood and…
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Is Fit For A Prince [Retro Resale]
With so many classic cars out there that one could collect, it’s sometimes difficult to pick out the right one for you. Each model clearly has their own dedicated fans and followers, but sometimes collectors are looking for a vintage machine that can boast rare qualities not seen in other vehicles. We believe this 1955…
Focus ST-R Put Through its Paces by Tanner Foust [Video]
Tanner Foust recently spent the day at Homestead-Miami Speedway, putting the new Ford Focus ST-R turnkey race car to the test. The Global RallyCross Champion and founding member of the Octane Academy, not to mention Top Gear television celebrity and former Formula Drift champion, came away impressed with what the Focus ST-R could do on…
2012 Ford Fiesta WRC Rally Car Livery Unveiled
Ford recently unveiled their new 2012 Ford Fiesta WRC Rally Car in its full livery at the Autosport International Racing Car Show in Birmingham, England. This will be the Fiesta’s second year competing in the WRC and the race team is looking forward to building off of its success last year when it won the…
Chevy Silverado Truck Packs A Supercharged LS9 Under The Hood [Video]
Shoving small block engines into short bed, half-ton trucks is nothing new. But a supercharged LS9 from a Corvette ZR1 into a Chevrolet Silverado pickup? Now that’s something worth checking out. Aside from the side exit exhaust on the truck – which is a pretty common modification on Silverados – absolutely nothing else has been…
Motorcycle Vs. Car Drift Battle: The Most Epic Thing You Will Watch Today [Video]
With so many videos on the Internet, we try to reserve the word epic for for the ones that are truly unforgettable. Well, that’s this video: Motorcycle vs. Car Drift Battle 2. Nick “Apex” Brocha and his Empire teammate, Ernie Vigil, jump on top of their Triumph Speed Triples built by Roaring Toyz and start…
Limited Edition 2001 Corvette Z06 Gets 1953 Retro Style [Video]
When the Chevy Corvette celebrated its 50th birthday back in 2003, many enthusiasts were hoping for a special edition model to be released. Chevrolet for the most part failed to deliver, only offering a version with custom paint and an emblem package. The aftermarket decided to take things into their own hands, coming up with…
Roush Announces Ford F-150 Supercharger Kits
Roush is to Ford what steroids are to athletics. While their modified vehicles are certainly less than common on the road, we usually see them materialize as Mustangs. That wont be true this time. Instead, Roush Performance is going to work on the 5.0- and 6.2-liter V8 F-150 trucks. Customers have the option to buy…
Camilo Pardo Reveals the Merkury 4
From 2005-2006, Ford created its halo car in the form inspired by the legendary GT40. Penned by the brilliantly talented Camilo Pardo, the beautiful American supercar remains as beautiful to behold as ever. The boys from the specialist aftermarket firm, GT Guy LLC, couldn’t agree more and have asked Pardo to create a one-of-a-kind chrome…
2013 Dodge Dart to Get Over 150 Mopar Accessories
The Dodge Dart is being billed as Chrysler–Fiat‘s foray into the increased efficiency market that is growing quickly in the U.S. Now, Dodge customers who are already planning on buying one when they become available in 2013 have a little more to look forward to. Mopar is offering a list of accessories and a few…
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s #88 NASCAR Monte Carlo For Sale
If you’re a die hard NASCAR or Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan, you may want to start digging around for $79,900. Up for sale is JR Motorsports car number 10, which was also one of Dale’s first stock cars to wear his now infamous #88. The 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo is a race-ready car, but was…
O’So Orange ’68 Chevy Camaro SS Is O’So Awesome [Retro Resale]
Finding a mint condition 1968 Chevy Camaro SS is pretty tough. Finding one with 400-hp and just 5,251-miles, well that’s just a gem. Now one sporting a unique and bright orange paint job like this one? We’ve got ourselves a winner. Priced at $59,900, this ’68 SS sports a PPG O’So Orange paint job that…
Custom ’69 Chevy Camaro Coupe Is A Beauty: Barrett-Jackson Auction Preview
Built by Ringbrothers and designed by Sean Smith, this custom 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Coupe can be yours if you’re heading to Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale, Arizona auction. One of the nicest ’69 Camaros we’ve seen in a long time, the exterior Mineral Gray/Pewter finish looks immaculate in the photos. The Hunter Green interior is unique while the…
Camaro GT Race Car Makes the ZL1 Look Like a Chick Car
YACO Racing’s collaboration with Sareni United and Reiter Engineering has come to fruition. We kept our eyes on Sareni United after we previously saw a preview of their new Chevy Camaro GT3 race car, and it appears that the final product is ready for public consumption. Sareni United, founded and owned by Hans Reiter of…
2013 Ford Mustang NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Car Headed to Barrett-Jackson Auction
Heading to this year’s Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, Arizona auction is a one-of-a-kind prototype NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford Mustang. A custom-built prototype that never saw any track time at all – it has zero miles – it’ll come with a custom-built Roush Racing engine that only has dyno time on it. There’s no reserve on this…
Dodge Charger Redline Gets 590 HP: Detroit Auto Show Preview
Yet for hardcore performance fans, the best part of the Charger Redline, is the Stage Three package, which consists of the formidable 426 cubic inch (7.0-liter) Hemi race V8.
