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Here we go again: Bulgarian Vilner luxifies the Camaro with impressive results

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:27 PM PDT

Vilner, who recently took it upon themselves to redo the interior of a Hennessey SRT600 Grand Cherokee, has now unleashed their interior-modifying skills on the new Camaro. Thank God, because it most definitely needs some fancy-pants stuff like this on the inside in order to take on the Mustang. For this project, Vilner took a Silver Ice V6...


Speculative Rumors: Audi Readying Mid-Engine R5 Sports Car?

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:58 PM PDT

If we are to believe a report from Britain's Car magazine, Audi is planning to introduce a mid-engined sports car called the R5. Said to be positioned between the more mainstream TT and the flagship R8, the R5 is believed to be based on the VW Group's forthcoming MiMo (as in "MittelMotor") mid-engine sports car platform, which will also be used on...


1970 Legrand Electric Car: Own a Piece of Seventies Kitsch

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:16 PM PDT

Are you (1) a white man with an afro, (2) wear flared trousers or (3) would say your favorite band is Jefferson Starship? If you answered, "Yes," to any of these questions then boy do we have the car for you. Built by Glenn Legrand over a five year period and presumably completed in 1970, the Legrand Electric Car is a one-of-a-kind electric car...


Mercedes F800 Style: Mega Gallery of baby CLS with 101 Photos

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Mercedes has released a larger-than-life gallery with 101 high resolution photos of the F800 Style, a concept sports saloon we first laid eyes on at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show. The compact-sized F800 was created to preview the German manufacturer's new design language, as seen later on the new CLS, which made its world debut in Paris last...


Aussie Man Narrowly Escapes Hyundai Flying Into his Bedroom! [+Video]

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:06 PM PDT

To say that Demitrios Bisbelis from Melbourne, Australia, is lucky, is an enormous understatement. The 31-year old man escaped almost certain death - or serious injuries at best, when he decided to get out of bed briefly at 2 am to check his computer in another room. A few minutes later, a Hyundai Excel [also know as the Pony] ploughed into his...


VIDEO: Red Bull X1 is the Fastest Car in Gran Turismo 5

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 11:16 AM PDT

The Red Bull X1 will be the fastest car in Sony's forthcoming Gran Turismo 5 - that is, if the game ever comes out… To prove this, Sebastian Vettel was asked to do a lap of the Nürburgring race track. As you'd expect, it was done in record time and you can witness it by watching the video after the break. This is all fine and dandy, but the X1...


RK Collection Toyota Camry Coupe V8 NASCAR Edition is a Little Less Beige

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT

The standard Camry isn't exactly what you'd call an exciting car - well, unless the gas pedal and floor mats decide to do their thing and kick in, that is... But as you might imagine, this here SEMA-bound example is a totally different beast from your everyday Camry. First of all, it's only got two doors. And then there's that massive V8 engine...


Mercedes releases new photos of 2012 SLK Roadster, gets panoramic glass roof

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Mercedes-Benz has published a bevy of pictures of its next-generation SLK hardtop roadster during endurance testing in the heat of Death Valley to show off the upcoming model's panoramic glass-roof with Magic Sky Control [MSC]. Driving with the top down is not always an option. There might be clear blue skies, but temperatures could be also very...


Subaru to Bring "Fastest STI Ever" and Other Performance Cars to SEMA

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:16 AM PDT

For a company that builds the wildly popular in the tuning scene WRX and STI models, Subaru appears to be taking it easy at this year's edition of the SEMA Show. According to the official announcement, Subaru's offerings on the Las Vegas Convention Center floor will be highlighted by the "fastest STI ever"; a pre-production test model that...


VIDEO: Aston Martin One-77 hits the Nürburgring

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:35 AM PDT

A while back, Dr. Ulrich Bez, CEO of Aston Martin, said that "the One-77 is approaching a production reality and… the next steps are all about details and refinement to complete the composition." Well, it seems that engineers and test drivers are indeed refining this 750-horsepower beast these days, as a prototype model has been caught on video..


2011 Scion tC Coupe Tuning Galore: Five Projects Heading to SEMA Show

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:06 AM PDT

Highlighting Scion's presence at next week's SEMA Show will be five customized examples of the Japanese firm's all-new 2011 tC Coupe. When it leaves the factory, the tC is motivated by a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter engine pushing out 185-horsepower. As you'd expect, most tuners chose the turbocharging route to increase the tC's performance...


Scion has Humor: All-Stretched out Cartel xB Limo

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:38 AM PDT

With the annual SEMA Show near the world's most famous Strip almost upon us (November 2 to 5), automakers and tuners alike are rushing in to give us an early preview of their custom proposals. The most recent case-in-point: the "All Stretched Out Cartel xB". The name says it all, but just to clarify, Cartel [King] is the nickname of one of the...


VW Scirocco R: Now with Optional Racing Bucket Seats

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:07 AM PDT

Further twisting the knife on American buyers who can't get the Scirocco R on this side of the pond, Volkswagen today announced the introduction of race car-like bucket seats for the driver and front passenger. The delicious-looking body huggers get seat sides and headrest trimmed in "Vienna" leather with the central parts clad in "San Remo"...


Murcielago LP640 “Yeniceri Edition”: Unicate’s World Record Setting Lamborghini

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:15 AM PDT

When you see "world record" and "Lamborghini Murcielago" in the same sentence, in a tuner's press release, usually something extreme follows, with out-of-this-world power and speed being pretty safe bets. But that's not how Unicate does things. The German tuner pushed the envelope in a different way with this Yeniceri Edition Murcielago. This...


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