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Remember the Jeep Trailcat concept from the 2016 Easter Jeep Safari? The hulking green Wrangler powered by the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 Hellcat engine? Sadly, Jeep has no plans to put such a vehicle in production. However, thanks to Dakota Customs based in Rapid City, South Dakota, you can buy your own Hellcat-powered Wrangler. You can even get it with a tray at the back to match the Trailcat concept. Dakota Customs didn’t need to detune the engine for its transplant into the Wrangler. It still packs 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, and as you’ll see in the video it...
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Carbon fiber Porsche 911 body panels, from Russia with love
Do you think your Porsche 911 is a little, well, over fed these days? If only there was a way to shed some of that weight without altering the lines of your precious super Beetle. Maybe you could even buff up the styling a bit while you're at it. Thanks to TopCar, a Russian aftermarket company, you...
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Porsche-powered Volkswagen Bus 'Race Taxi' hits the track
The Volkswagen Microbus is a beloved motoring icon that has fans all over the globe. It's a classic machine with a dash of perennial cool attached. It's also incredibly slow. You're never in a rush when you're driving a VW Bus. Unless, of course you're talking about the T1 Race Taxi created by a...
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How do you make a better Polaris Slingshot? Add a V-8
The Polaris Slingshot is a fun idea in a mediocre package. Styling is certainly subjective but the Slingshot brings the ugly. And in terms of performance the standard four-cylinder makes do with 173 horsepower, and that's a decent amount since the whole thing weighs just 1,750 pounds, but more...
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800-hp turbocharged and supercharged Challenger SRT Hellcat X hits the road
Didn’t think the turbocharged and supercharged Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat X was real? Well, here it is barreling down the highway, with its pair of turbochargers whooshing away while its supercharger whines. In case you’ve forgotten, the Challenger SRT Hellcat X is a one-off project...
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Upgrade your Camaro ZL1 to 740-hp Callaway-spec for $17,995
Straight out of the box the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 comes with 640 horsepower of supercharged grunt. That’s already seen the car set a sub-7:30 lap time at the Nürburgring. But in the world of muscle cars bragging rights matter, and right now the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and...
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Police chases often involve high speeds but rarely do we see reports of speeds in excess of 200 mph. But that’s exactly what happened last weekend in Oklahoma. Hector Fraire, aged just 19, was arrested on Saturday after a police chase in which his vehicle, a heavily modified 2011 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang, reached speeds as high as 208 mph. Fraire was initially spotted on a police radar doing 84 mph on a Turnpike in Oklahoma City. The police with the radar immediately gave chase but Fraire only increased his speed, eventually hitting 208 mph. To make matters worse, he switched...
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What is the best mod for faster lap times?
Modifying you car can get expensive very quickly. Still, you want to take it to the track and any method of eeking out a quicker lap time is one at which you're going to look. Where do you get the most bang for your buck? Jason from Engineering Explained is here to break it all down with science...
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Gidi Chamdi rips off new Nissan GT-R quarter mile record
You know the name AMS Performance. It's the tuning company turning out insanely powerful and wickedly quick Nissan GT-Rs. You also probably know the name Gidi Chamdi, as we wrote about him and his Lamborghini Gallardo when he used it to hit 240.64 mph in a half-mile airstrip run, securing himself...
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It's the Zero to 60 Designs GTT, not a Ford
Prior to SEMA, we saw enderings of an interesting mashup between a Ford Mustang GT and a Ford GT. The car debuted at the show in the flesh. It is called the GTT, and it's the creation of the Corona, California, shop Zero to 60 Designs. There's more Mustang than GT here because the car started as a...
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Ferrari 456M with Lexus engine swap sells for $45K on eBay
A Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 456M that’s had its V-12 replaced by the engine of a Lexus GS 300 has managed to sell via eBay Motors for $44,999. The ‘90s-era Ferrari GT in good nick could be bought for much lower prices not long ago but the current mania in classic cars, especially those out of...
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2017 Roush F-150 Nitemare comes with 600-horsepower V-8
Still disappointed by Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] decision to equip its 2017 F-150 Raptor with a V-6? Don’t sweat it because there are a handful of reputable tuning shops that offer F-150-based performance pickups packing V-8 grunt. Among them is semi-official Ford tuner Roush, which...
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You hear mixed things about SEMA. As someone who's never attended, I wanted to see it with my own eyes. I'd received varied reviews, ranging from, "you're going to want to bleach your eyes after this" to "the things you'll see there are amazing." Frankly, everyone was right on all accounts. Upon entering the show I was immediately overwhelmed. The size is mind blowing, and makes basically every other auto show look small. Fun fact: SEMA is the second-largest trade show to hit Vegas. The first? The heavy equipment and construction show. After walking down a few aisles it quickly became obvious...
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This Mercedes-Benz Brabus G63 6x6 could be yours in the U.S. for $1.35M
If you want to have the most ridiculous ride in the Starbucks parking lot, or at your local Cars & Coffee, here's your chance. A Mercedes-Benz G63 6x6 is for sale for $1,349,999. What's more, it's in the U.S., which is rare since it wasn't really sold in the U.S. market. This particular 6x6 has...
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Toyota builds a Land Cruiser that can hit 220 mph
Have you ever looked at a Toyota Land Cruiser and thought "You know what, that thing needs to go much faster." It's possible that someone has said that, and we're not talking just a little bit faster. We're talking about reaching supercar speeds in the rugged off-roader. Don't believe it could be...
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Lexus LC 500 unveiled at SEMA ups power with enlarged V-8
Lexus on Tuesday unveiled the first modified version of its upcoming LC coupe during the 2016 SEMA show. The LC isn’t due in showrooms until early 2017 so the tuning firm responsible for the SEMA show car, Beyond Marketing, were given early access to a pre-production example. Overseeing the...
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Ferrari-powered Toyota 86 does donuts around Ferrari 458
The Ferrari-powered Toyota 86 from the imagination of Ryan Tuerck finally made its public debut at SEMA this past week. Before that? It was doing donuts around a Ferrari 458 Italia. If you think a Toyota 86 powered by a V-8 engine from a Ferrari 458 Italia doing donuts around a Ferrari 458 Italia...
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Ford Mustang voted Hottest Coupe of 2016 SEMA show
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang on Tuesday was voted the Hottest Coupe at the 2016 SEMA show, edging out its Chevrolet Camaro arch rival as well as all other two-doors at the show. The Mustang is a perennial favorite in the tuning scene, and with good reason. The car’s affordable base...
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Installing a modern V-8 is a great way to breathe new life into a classic muscle car, assuming matching numbers isn’t a priority. Mopar is making the process easy with a new kit that pairs Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' [NYSE:FCAU] modern 5.7- and 6.4-liter V-8s with models from 1975 and earlier, making it ideal for the original Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Plymouth ‘Cuda and many other makes and models. Mopar used the kit for two vehicles on its stand at this week’s SEMA show, the Dodge Shakedown Challenger featuring a ’71 body and the Jeep CJ66 with a TJ frame...
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Toyota 86 with Ferrari 458 V-8 is an insane rev machine
Remember the Toyota 86 / Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 458 mashup from drifter Ryan Tuerck? Well, he and the crew at Huddy MotorSports have given a little taste of what’s to come. It may not be much to look at right now but it certainly sounds awesome. That’s probably due to the custom headers...
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Hellcat-powered Ram Hellfire debuts at SEMA
Here at Motor Authority, we proudly stand behind the idea that you should "Hellcat" everything out there. The world is a more exciting place when there are more cars packing 707-horsepower heat. It doesn't need to be just cars though, as the supercharged V-8 engine has found its way under the hood...
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Hurst and Kenne Bell team up for 750-hp SEMA Mustang
Hurst has teamed up with Kenne Belle to create a massively powerful Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang for the glitzy lights of Las Vegas. This is a show car for this week's SEMA, and it's packing a serious amount of "Go" under its hood. That's because if you lifted that hood you'd find a...
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Chevelle Slammer introduces latest Chevy crate engine at SEMA
Our heads tell us that new cars are more reliable and fun, our hearts say the classics should live forever. One of the all-time greats has to be the Chevy Chevelle, which was unceremoniously retired in the late 1970s. Thankfully, Chevy resurrected one and prepped it for SEMA duty. This one is...
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Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance reveals modified Model X at SEMA
Californian tuner Unplugged Performance burst on the scene in 2014 with a range of upgrades for the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. This is a company that specializes in Tesla products and deals primarily with aesthetic mods. Unplugged Performance is now turning its attention to the Model X and on...
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