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Tuner-Friendly Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec to Debut at SEMA Show [Official Photos Added]

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 08:57 PM PDT

Next week's 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas will see Hyundai performing the official debut of the Genesis Coupe R-Spec that was first announced at the Chicago Auto Show back in February. The tuner-friendly R-Spec is essentially a stripped down version of the 2.0T Track model with a 210HP 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four that does away with several...

Loder1899 Powers Up the New Ford Focus RS to 345HP

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 08:02 PM PDT

We reckon it's risky game trying to feed more ponies to the front-wheels of the new 300HP Ford Focus RS as there's a strong possibility that you'll end up ruining the car's handling, but then again we could be wrong. Fortunately for those that disagree with us there are plenty of tuners out there that can and will spruce up Ford's Euro hot hatch....

SEMA Preview: 2010 Ford Taurus and Fusion Tuning Concepts

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 04:19 PM PDT

There will be no shortage of modified Ford vehicles at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week as the American automaker has planned more premieres than we can list on one post without 'scrolling' you to death. We've already told you about the 2010 Mustangs, Lincolns and F-150s concept / tuned models, now it's time to brief you on the modified...

2011 Subaru Coupe: Speculative Renderings and Rumors for AWD and Turbocharged Engines

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:01 PM PDT

The Toyota FT-86 coupe concept was only just introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show last week, but the internet-grapevine is already abuzz with speculation and chatter on its Subaru twin. These new speculative renderings of the Subaru-badged coupe that are based on Toyota'sFT-86 concept model were published in the latest issue of Japan's 'Best Car'...

VIDEO: D'oh! Edgy Driver in Dodge Viper GTS Slams Into Van

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 01:21 PM PDT

Now here's a nice educational video for all those annoyingly edgy drivers that weave in-and-out of traffic as if the road is an obstacle course. For whatever reasons, a Subaru driver in Chile was tailing / filming a bright-red Dodge Viper GTS on the freeway. The driver of the American sports car was swooping right and left to avoid the traffic...

Web-Designed Local Motors Rally Fighter with BMW 335d Straight-Six to be Unveiled at SEMA Show

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 12:06 PM PDT

Wannabe automaker Local Motors will be taking the wraps off its first completed product, the internet-community designed and BMW turbodiesel-powered, Rally Fighter, at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. We first heard of the Massachusetts-based company that's lead by retired U.S. Marine Jay Rogers whose grandfather owned the Indian motorcycle...

2011 Buick Regal Photographed During Testing in Germany, Sales to Start in the U.S. in Spring 2010

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 10:36 AM PDT

As well as releasing two pictures of a camouflaged 2011 Buick Regal Sedan on an engineering validation test drive that took place in Germany earlier this month, General Motors also announced that Buick's new entry-level saloon will come to the U.S. in the second quarter of 2010, which is earlier than most anticipated. Destined to slot in below the...

Custom Made 1966 Corvette Speedster with... HEMI V8

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 09:34 AM PDT

There are so many things wrong with this 'one-off' 1966 Chevrolet Corvette (said to be crafted by a Chuck Caddell of Gardendale Texas in the early 1970's) that's up for sale on eBay Motors that we don't know where to start; the shaved windshield, the bullet-like nose job, the psychedelic paint job or the HEMI V8 transplant - critics and haters...

Chevrolet Camaro Rendered ALMS Race Car Style

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 07:25 AM PDT

Bo Zolland of Sweden's VizualTech is at it again. This time, the independent designer with a flair for creating realistic automotive fantasies has crafted a batch of computer generated images of a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro-based sports car racer for the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). You can check out the clickable gallery after the jump. Source:...

Britain's Axon Automotive Reveals Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 06:42 AM PDT

UK-based car manufacturer Axon Automotive has previewed a new plug-in hybrid vehicle that runs on full electric mode in the city and uses a petrol or bioethanol powered internal combustion engine for long distance or motorway travel. The company claims that the lightweight two-seater model emits less than 50g of CO2 per km for the mix of electric...

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