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DMC’s Sovrano 2011 Is A 590-HP Maserati Gran Turismo
German luxury tuner DMC has refined the Maserati Gran Turismo, naming the project Sovrano 2011 and giving it an additional 150-hp and 60 lb-ft of torque. The extra power comes thanks to a supercharger mated to the 4.7L V8, bringing peak horsepower to 590-hp and torque to 348 lb-ft. DMC didn’t stop there though, spicing…
Liberty Walk’s LB-R Zero Fighter Is One Awesome Murcielago
Themed builds can often times be a disaster; sometimes attributed to having a bad concept, other times it’s just poor execution. The idea of taking a Lamborghini Murcielago and applying a themed build to it is could be scary, finding out that its inspiration comes from the Zero Fighter planes of the World War II…
Prior Design Offers Black Edition Conversion Kit For SL-Class
Prior Design is now giving owners of Mercedes-Benz‘s SL-class the option to convert their model to mimic that of an AMG SL Black Series body. The bold, widebody and aggressive design that has made the Black Series famous can now be had from Prior Design in the form of their Black Edition aerodynamic kit. Though…
Lotus Evora S Police Cars Now Hunting Exotics in Italy
The Carabinieri in Rome and Milan will now be enjoying their daily patrols in sporty new Lotus Evora S police cars. Specially modified for the po-po in Italy, the Evora S fleet will feature new-age voice recognition technology, and a special portable refrigeration compartment for the transport of vital organs and blood for medical emergencies….
BMW 135i Owners Also Eligible for Performance Edition Package, 20-HP Bump
Said package includes black grille surrounds, special badging and some tweaks to the single turbo engine, resulting in an additional 20 horsepower.
Vorsteiner “Candy Cane” BMW M3 GTRS3, Porsche Panamera V-PT [Car Porn]
Sporty or luxurious? BMW or Porsche? Two of Germany’s finest production automobiles have been tuned by Vorsteiner to near perfection, contrasting the M3’s urge to be sporty with the Panamera’s desire to be luxurious. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Vorsteiner’s Candy Cane GTRS3 M3 or their Porsche Panamera V-PT, but enjoying them both…
MTM Audi A1 Nardo Edition Goes 201-MPH
Out at the annual Nardo Highspeed Test, many machines like 9FF’s Porsche 911 GT3 or G-Power’s BMW M3 came to show off their top speed. German VW/Audi tuner MTM was also on hand, with a shockingly fast car. No, it wasn’t an RS5 or some other brutish monter, but the cute and trendy Audi A1….
Winner Announced For The Ferrari International Design Contest
Ferrari has just announced that the Eternità concept is the winning entrant for their International Design Contest. The contest challenged students to develop the Ferrari hypercar of the future with the latest generation technologies and materials, while preserving the iconic performance and elegance associated with the legendary Italian automaker. The Eternità was created by students of South…
RUF’s Mid-Engine 750-HP CTR 3 Now Official
Infamous Porsche tuner RUF has unveiled their third generation CTR, the Cayman-based supercar featuring a mid-engine design with a 3.8L flat-six with 750-hp and 708 lb-ft of torque. RUF’s CTR variants have always been known to be in a league of their own, and the CTR 3 is no exception, featuring a Kevlar-carbon body shell,…
Rusty Slammington’s Successor is a Pristine 1971 BMW 2800CS
Mike Burroughs is one of those BMW fanatics, but not in the sense that you might think. Rather than rocking E46 or E92 M3s, Mike’s all about the classic BMWs, having built the infamous E28 5-Series, dubbed “Rusty Slammington“, that unfortunately became a casualty when Burroughs’ garage burnt down. For some people, that would be…
Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am Race Car Previewed Ahead of Rolex Series Debut
Based on the GT3 version of the V8-powered Ferrari, out-of-house tuner Michelotto has pulled the wraps off its Grand Am 458 as testing begins for the new race car at the Fiorano Circuit. The 458 Italia Grand Am will be the first factory-sanctioned Ferrari to compete in the GT Class of Grand-Am’s Rolex Sports Car…
Vaughn Gittin Jr. Drifts Saudi Arabia in a Ford Mustang [Video]
2010 Formula Drift Champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. takes his dog and pony show to the Middle East: drifting Saudi Arabia in his Ford Mustang. At the Al Reem Circuit, he puts on a show that would make Ken Block proud. Titled Drifting In The K.S.A, Gittin was given permission to do basically anything around the…
3D Design BMW 528 M Sport Looks Killer
If there’s any car out there that proves less is more, it’s this BMW 528i built by Evan and featured on Canibeat.com. Obviously the 5-Series is a luxury sedan before anything else, but who says you can’t add a little sportiness to your luxury? This 5-Series started by being outfitted with BMW’s M Sport kit,…
Lorinser Mercedes CLS Styling Package Adds Even Swoopier Lines
Lorinser has finally sent out previews for their upcoming styling package for the new-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS. There’s never a doubt that Lorinser wouldn’t be offering something for the new CLS, we’re just surprised it took this long – Lorinser originally released sketches over a year ago. No exact details were released with the photos, but it’s…
Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 Annihilates Supercars At Cholmondeley Pageant Of Power
If you can wrap your head around that breathlessly exciting headline, then you can begin to understand the significance of a £49,995 Subaru taking on the likes of Ariel, Lexus, and Nissan’s GTR—and destroying them. The Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 devastated the competition at the 1.2-mile Cholmondeley sprint circuit for the annual Pageant Of Power, with former…
Mazda Miata With BMW Z3 Front End Conversion Spotted On eBay
There’s a whole lot of head-scratchers out there in the world of automotive customizing and this one may rank towards the top. Mazda‘s Miata is similar to BMW‘s Z3 in that they’re both convertibles. At quick glance, this 1995 Mazda Miata plays the part well, and it wouldn’t surprise us one bit of the common non-automotive…
Mercury Cougar-Based Bugatti Veyron Kit Car Could be Yours for $89,000
A Bugatti Veyron costs over $2 million, not exactly in the price range for the majority of people on this planet. So what happens when you really want to rock a Bugatti Veyron but can’t afford it? Convert your existing car to look like one, that’s how. This enthusiast in Palm Bay, Florida did exactly…
Audi Q7 Pickup Truck: Real Deal or Photoshop?
Thankfully the BMW M3 Pickup was just a joke and won’t ever make it into production, but has it started a trend? Perhaps. Exhibit two is this Audi Q7, which has been transformed into a type of German luxury El Camino. With the wonders of photoshop, it’s not easy to say if this image is…
Audi A5 DTM Concept Previewed Ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show Debut
BMW has already made the 2012 DTM season interesting, and now Audi is joining in on the fun by releasing several renderings of its upcoming A5 DTM race car. The two-door coupe will be the successor to Audi’s highly successful A4 DTM racer and will utilize the upcoming 2012 A5 refresh as its foundation. Similar…
BMW M3 DTM Race Car Revealed: 2012 German Touring Car Season Now Officially Interesting
BMW has taken the cover off its jaw-dropping M3 DTM Concept Car, giving us a taste of what will hit the track in the upcoming 2012 DTM season. Even though the German automaker has announced that the looks of the car will most likely change considerably leading up to its first race, we hope they…
Why Is This Dodge Viper Towing An F1 Car? [Video]
Why is this man pulling an F1 car with a Dodge Viper GTS? Because he just bought it. The F1 car, not the Viper—though given the funds needed to make such an impulse buy, he probably owns the other as well. A man in England bought Rubens Barrichello’s 2007 Honda F1 RA107 race car, chronicling every…
Dartz’s Wraps Bugatti Veyron In Red Chrome [Video]
da It might not be as fancy as the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L’Or Blanc, but Dartz out in Cannes, France has done their own fancy version of a Veyron. Apparently this Veyron has been all over, getting tuned by TAM Auto Engineering in Dubai before it was shipped over to France where Dartz outfitted…
Corvette Racing Track to Street – A (Race) Day in the Life [Video]
In this latest episode of Corvette Racing’s Track to Street, the spotlight is shone on the mechanics who are all too often forgotten about on race day. The car and drivers receive all the glory but its the team of mechanics and engineers that perfect the ins and outs, so that the car and driver…
ASMA Transforms Mercedes G-Class In A Way Only ASMA Could
ASMA has developed a reputation for doing very special things to cars, mainly ruining them by going way over the top with their styling packages. From their Panamera project to their widebody CL and even the exotic SLR, ASMA has become notorious for accomplishing feats in design that many of us couldn’t even fathom. And…






