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Nostalgic DTM Video Relives The Golden Years of Racing in Germany
Today’s generation of automotive enthusiasts are treated with “The New DTM” that started in 2000 and onwards. But prior to that, DTM racing was much more than just uber-expensive Audis and Mercedes-Benzes that we see today. Short for Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (pre 2000), German touring car racing has truly evolved over the years. It’s now…
JE Design Delivers Impressive Widebody Kit for the New Volkswagen Touareg
A little sad that you’re stuck with a Volkswagen Touareg now that you’re a family man and having to haul around your kids to their weekend soccer games? Variety is the spice of life, and JE Design has released a very clean widebody kit for the new VW Touareg that does a fantastic job transforming…
Dodge Challenger RT Convertible To Be Offered By DropTop Customs
At the end of August, we caught wind that DropTop Customs is working on a convertible Cadillac CTS coupe. Now DropTop Customs has teamed up with Petty Garage to bring on a Dodge Challenger RT convertible for all the die-hard Mopar fans out there wanting to breathe the open air. Even though they’re in early…
Shelby GT500 Mustang Rumored As Twin Turbo Packing 1000-hp
Carroll Shelby, meet Brett Favre. Brett Favre, meet Carroll Shelby. Something tells us that no matter how much Shelby wants to believe he’s going to retire and stop building complete cars, it’ll be a while until we see the last of him and his awesome creations. The newest to hit the rumor mill is Shelby’s…
Replica of Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Cadillac Up For Auction
If there was ever a time we wanted to attend and auction and bid for a car with every penny in our pocket, this would be it. Even though this isn’t the original Ghostbusters Ecto-1, the time, work and attention to detail put into this Cadillac replica gets all our respect. The 1959 Cadillac S&S…
Mansory to Unveil Mercedes SLS, Maserati Gran Turismo Models at Paris Auto Show
In our eyes, Mansory has become the undisputed king of building custom vehicles. From their Rolls-Royce Ghost to their Bentley Continental GT Speed, Mansory has found a way to excel in building off the excellent foundation that these luxury vehicle manufacturers have already released. For the upcoming Paris Auto Show, Mansory has announced that they’re…
Tatra V8-Powered Trabant Drift Car Is An Awesome Sight
A quick history lesson before we actually get into talking about this awesome creation from the Czech Republic. Tatra is a vehicle manufacturer based out of the Czech Republic and was originally founded back in 1850. The Tatra brand however didn’t become a reality until 1919 and is the third oldest automaker in the world…
SR Auto Group Introduces Matte-Black Project Pur R8 Phantom
In case you can’t tell, all you have to do is take an exotic (or luxury) car, wrap it in matte black and the internet will immediately go nuts about it. There’s just something so sinister and so menacing when you go and take a car like the Audi R8 and rewrap the entire car…
Meguiars Teams Up With RJ De Vera for Wraptivo Honda CR-Z Type-F SEMA Project
RJ De Vera and Hondas have become synonymous with streetable performance for over the past decade. De Vera is one of Honda’s most avid enthusiasts, building some of the cleanest, daily-driven projects we’ve seen over the years. So it’s no surprise that Honda has partnered up with RJ yet again for their newest and greatest…
Horribly Executed Corvette Stingray Concept Replica Actually Sells on eBay
Someway, somehow this “creation” managed to fetch over $40,000 on eBay. Needless to say, this surely proves there’s absolutely no accounting for taste. Funnier still is reading the description on eBay about this one-of-a-kind Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept replica. But we’re less amused by the fact that this replicar meant they had to destroy a…
Porsche Announces Racing Scholarship Program for Carrera Cup GB
To help those aspiring to compete in the Porsche Carrera GB Championship, Porsche Cars GB has created a scholarship program that awards two lucky young race car drivers. Each scholarship is worth £50,000 (around $77,655 US), which is definitely a nice chunk of change to go racing with. In order to be eligible, the drivers…
Hamann Releases Menacing New ‘Evo’ Bumper for the BMW 7 Series
We don’t have our hands on the official press release from Hamann yet, but it looks like they’ve released a fine collection of goods for the BMW 7-Series. And as with all Hamann tuning packages, we see no big surprises other than a variation of front ends available to complement the rest of their standard…
Custom Nissan 370Z Gets Mish-Mash of Tuner Parts, Looks Stunning
Nissan‘s resurgence with the Z model has been quite a hit and the 370Z has been the perfect successor to the ever-popular 350Z. With the VQ37HR powering the way to a more streamlined body, it’s no surprise that the aftermarket has embraced the 370Z with open arms. While there are tons of nicely built 370Zs…
Cerrari: Signal Auto Converts Toyota Celica to Ferrari F430 Look-A-Like
There’s a saying we use often when we see projects come to life: “Great concept, poor execution.” Very rarely do we run into a situation where a project is a poor concept with great execution. But that’s exactly what this Toyota Celica is. Signal Auto is also known as Signal Kustom Built and is one…
RUF Tunes Porsche Cayenne Diesel To 310-Horsepower and 465 ft-lbs
We haven’t heard a lot out of RUF recently, making us wonder where the famed Porsche tuner has gone. But it looks like they’re just taking things nice and slowly, recently releasing a new tuner kit for the Porsche Cayenne Diesel Turbo. With two options available to the public, customers can choose from either 288-hp…
Enco Exclusive Builds Widebody BMW X6
Admittedly we’ve never heard of Enco Exclusive until now (OK, maybe once), so we decided to do a little research and dig a little into the company to see what they’re all about. A quick visit to their website reveals that they actually work on a lot of different cars, from German to Italian but…
Heico Volvo S60 Revealed; It’s Not Just Naughty, It’s Sexy
Last month Heico teased us with renders of their upcoming Volvo S60 accessories and now those renders have become a reality. Heico Sportiv even goes so far as to say the Volvo S60 is sexy and not chivalrous, but we wouldn’t want to take away a car’s chivalry now would we? Regardless, the new generation…
Custom Right-Hand Drive ’59 Cadillac Heading to Kustoms of Motorama Show
The car features a custom built chassis by local fabricator Terry “TJ” Wood and is powered by a 454 cubic inch (7.4-liter) Chevrolet big-block V-8.
ABT Sportsline Audi TT-RS Throws Down 501-Horsepower
ABT Sportsline has been tinkering around with Audi‘s newest TT-RS for a while now, debuting a power package back in September 2009 that helped put down 420-hp from the roadster. An 80-hp increase from the factory 340-hp, most would think that would be enough to keep everyone happy. But ABT Sportsline wouldn’t be ABT Sportsline…
Senner Tuning Beefs Up Audi A1, We Want One
Oh Audi A1, where art thou? While we Americans sit around and wait for the second generation A1 to launch, the fortunate ones in Europe are already getting their hands quite dirty with the MINI competitor. Senner Tuning has been fast out of the gate with their version and we’re just fuming with jealousy that…
2011 Ford Mustang DUB Edition Package More Than Just Bling; Priced at $3,599
The all new 2011 Ford Mustang is already receiving plenty of praise and acclaim out there on the market, bringing performance and style at an affordable price. And Ford has taken some notes at other successful manufacturers out there by looking to unleash several special edition Ford Mustangs to the public. One of these has…
Callaway Developing High Performance Chevy Silverado
Vendetto anticipates that the company will have a running prototype by the end of the year, with series production possible sometime in 2011, provided there aren’t any serious issues to contend with.
BMW X3 M Rendered; We Can Only Hope It Looks This Good
Can you have too much of a good thing? We sat here wondering that when this rendering of a BMW X3 M popped up, thinking perhaps that BMW is diluting the prestige that comes with the M-moniker by attaching it to every vehicle they possibly can. While the X3 M is still under consideration and…
Japanese Tuner Gives Second-Gen Subaru Impreza STi a Third-Gen Facelift
With seven years of roaming the streets (in Japan), the second generation Subaru Impreza body became a familiar sight to many. And now that the third generation Impreza STi is out, we’re expecting to see less and less of the second gen bodies. But leave it to the crazy tuners in Japan to come up…
