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  • Shelby American Speed Shop - Image: Mustangs Daily

    Ford tuner extraordinaire Shelby American has announced plans to open a major new facility just one block off the famous Las Vegas Strip to help build the brand’s global presence. The new facility, which will include both the headquarters and a flagship store for Shelby, will officially open on December 1, 2013, close to when the covers for the 2015 Ford Mustang are expected to come down. With the 2015 Mustang going global, Shelby sees this as the perfect time to start promoting its products overseas as well. Conveniently, Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport will be just a...

  • Mercedes-Benz SL Class-based CoupeTorino design study by StudioTorino
    Design Students Turn Mercedes-Benz SL Into Stylish Shooting Brake: Video

    Italian design students recently got a chance to ply their burgeoning skills on a real-world concept. The design house StudioTorino teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to build a rather unique concept version of the automaker's SL Class. Swapping out the folding roof for a fixed version allowed the...

  • Flo Rida’s gold chrome Bugatti Veyron - image: Wrapped World
    Meet Flo Rida’s Gold Chrome Bugatti Veyron

    This shiny object is a custom Bugatti Veyron owned by rapper Flo Rida, real name Tramar Dillard. The car started out life in a pearlescent white hue but Flo Rida eventually got bored of this and went with a chrome finish. Clearly, just owning a Veyron wasn’t attention grabbing enough for the...

  • ShepTrans Nissan GT-R at the drag strip
    ShepTrans Builds Nissan GT-R Capable Of 8.61 Second Quarter Mile: Video

    Update: The modified Nissan GT-R that recently set a record for the fastest street-legal GT-R over the quarter mile was incorrectly reported as being built by Switzer Performance. The car was actually built by ShepTrans, though it was equipped with some of Switzer’s components. Despite this...

  • Studiotorino Moncenisio
    Italian Designers Make The Porsche Cayman S More Exclusive

    Taking an existing machine, adding some coachbuilt bodywork, and making it an exclusive model is not a new practice. In fact, it's a very old one and it seems many an Italian design house have loved churning out rare exotica for decades. The practice continues today and it typically involves makes...

  • Craven 2009 Dodge Challennger SRT8
    Dodge Challenger SRT8 From Craven Claims Big Power: Video

    Another day, another hugely powerful car is presented on the Internet. We've seen plenty of dyno shenanigans as of late, including a Camaro blowing its tires and a Shelby GT500 blowing up a dyno. Those were powerful cars for sure. The Camaro owner states that the car has about 1,800 horsepower and...

  • 2013 Life Ball MINI Paceman

    This past weekend, MINI unveiled its latest custom ride developed in support of the Life Ball charity event that takes place annually in Vienna, Austria. This was the 13th consecutive year MINI has been involved with the event, which saw a Paceman crossover created by Roberto Cavalli auctioned off for charity. It eventually sold for 150,000 euros (approximately $193,500), the highest sum ever achieved by a Life Ball MINI. Cavalli, a noted fashion designer, joins the likes of DSQUARED², Diesel and Missoni, all of which have presented their own custom MINIs for Life Ball and have helped...

  • 2013 Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV based on the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
    Hennessey Builds 600-Horsepower F-150 SVT Raptor SUV: Video

    The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is one of the most capable vehicles off the road, and with a bevy of upgrades offered by the tuning masters Hennessey, the awesome pickup can also be quite capable when it comes to the track. Where the standard F-150 SVT Raptor, and even Hennessey’s custom...

  • 2009 Maserati Quattroporte Bellagio
    Now Is Your Chance To Put A Maserati Wagon In Your Garage

    Wagons are truly a beautiful thing. The long roof creates a wonderfully stretched canvas for the eyes, and the proportions are often perfect. Additionally, wagons offer up extra utility without taking away any performance. As opposed to a crossover or sport utility vehicle the center of gravity...

  • Team Galag TG1 - Image: Camere Photography
    Team Galag's Custom Gumball 3000 Supercar Turns Out To Be A Modded Nissan GT-R

    Just in case its street-legal Tumbler Batmobile wasn’t enough, Saudi Arabia’s Team Galag has brought along a custom supercar based on a Nissan GT-R platform for the Gumball 3000 rally taking place this week in Europe. The car is called the Team Galag TG1 and it made its debut on...

  • 2014 Lexus IS with TRD upgrades
    2014 Lexus IS Gets TRD Upgrades

    The company responsible for much of Toyota’s motorsports efforts as well as its official performance upgrades, Toyota Racing Developments (TRD), has brought out the first round of upgrades for the 2014 Lexus IS. The upgrades include a few aerodynamic aids as well as chassis improvements. To...

  • Volvo's Custom XC60 Camera Car
    Volvo's Six-Wheeled Crossover Camera Car: We Want One!

    What happens when you take a Volvo XC60, chop the roof, and add an extra set of wheels? Meet Volvo's very-special camera car.

  • TMS NASCAR Powered AIX Mustang

    We all know the story: man buys car, man modifies car, car turns into full-fledged race car. It's either happened to us or we've really wanted it to happen to us. But life happens, whether it's from a lack of the financial means or our significant other just says absolutely not. It just usually doesn't happen, unless you are Marc Sorger. You see, Marc is the general manager at The Mustang Shop, which restores old Mustangs. He also works at TMS Performance And Dyno Tuning, which tunes all different kinds of classic vehicles. Back in 2008 Marc bought a brand new Ford Mustang GT as his everyday...

  • 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
    Hennessey Turns Its Tuning Attention To 2013 Jeep SRT8

    John Hennessey has an unabashed and unapologetic love of making fast cars even faster. He enjoys turning his power tricks on a wide variety of vehicles, from crushingly fast Cadillacs to crushingly fast exotics to... well, crushingly fast anything really. His latest high-speed shenanigans mobile is...

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s HSV-trimmed 2009 Pontiac G8 - Image: Drive
    Meet Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s HSV-Trimmed Pontiac G8

    Racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr. has to drive a Chevrolet SS-based race car in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series as part of his contract terms with Hendrick Motorsports, but it’s interesting to see that one of his personal rides off the track is the car that precedes the SS, the Pontiac G8...

  • Ferrari 458 Spider by A. Kahn Design
    A. Kahn Design Builds A Bespoke Ferrari 458 Spider

    Having already worked its magic on the Ferrari 458 Italia, British tuning outfit A. Kahn Design has now got its hands on the even tastier 458 Spider. Featured here is A. Kahn Design’s initial work on the convertible supercar, a stunning example finished in Ferrari’s Grigio Alloy hue...

  • 2014 Holman - Moody Tour de France Tribute Mustang - image: Holman - Moody
    2014 Holman & Moody TdF Mustang Ready To Roll Out

    Special-edition Ford Mustang fans, rejoice! If you remember back a few months, we told you about the upcoming Holman & Moody Tour de France special edition. Now it's finally ready and in production. According to Mustangs Daily, several cars are already being worked on, and the Holman &...

  • MINI Cooper Convertible 'Boat'
    MINI Turns Its Cooper Convertible Into A Boat

    To help celebrate the 75th running of the largest inter-collegiate regatta in North America, the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, MINI is taking to the water itself but not with its own rowing team. Instead, MINI has unveiled a seafaring version of its Cooper Convertible, which comes...

  • 2013 Life Ball MINI Paceman

    On the 25th of this month, MINI will be supporting the Life Ball charity event for the 13th consecutive year, this time by auctioning off a Paceman crossover created especially for the event by Roberto Cavalli. The noted fashion designer is joining the likes of DSQUARED², Diesel and Missoni, all of which have presented their own custom MINIs for the annual Life Ball event and have helped raise close to a million dollars for HIV and AIDS research. Cavalli has been involved with Life Ball since 2001, which was the same year that MINI commenced its own partnership with the event. His custom...

  • Subaru WRX STI With Duck Call Blow-Off Valve
    The Subaru WRX STI Blow-Off Valve Duck Call Modification

    Imagine you're at a stoplight, and a Subaru WRX STI rolls up next to you, with the driver revving the engine. Seems normal right? What if when they revved the engine a duck call started coming from the car's engine bay? We know, try to contain your laughter. MUST WATCH: Brake Failure At 154 MPH Is...

  • Team Galag Tumbler - Image: Sam Moores Photography
    "Street-Legal" Tumbler To Take On Next Gumball Rally

    Generally speaking, the Gumball Rally has become a seemingly no-holds barred on-road playground for the world's wealthy elite. We're not fans of all the on-road antics but not every Gumballer runs the event in that manner, either. Many treat it as a way to see different parts of the world in all...

  • Hennessey-tuned 2013 Ford Taurus SHO
    Hennessey Builds 445-HP Ford Taurus SHO

    Few cars available today fit the description of a “sleeper” better than the Ford Taurus SHO. Almost indistinguishable from a stock Taurus, the high-performance SHO, with its 365 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, will put many sports cars to shame. The guys at Hennessey, however...

  • Shelby wide-body kit designed for 2005-2009 Ford Mustangs
    Shelby Releases Full Details For Mustang Wide-Body Kit

    At the 2013 Detroit Auto Show back in January, Ford tuner Shelby American announced a new wide-body kit designed for the Mustang and previewed it using its latest 2013 GT500 Super Snake. At the kit’s launch, Shelby was tight on details, saying only that it had been designed to fit any Mustang...

  • 2014 Saleen 351 Mustang prototype
    Saleen 351 Mustang Makes A Return In Prototype Form

    Saleen is out to prove that it’s still a formidable force when it comes to Ford tuning, especially now that it has founder Steve Saleen back at the helm. So what does Saleen do to make fans forget its turbulent years? Bring back one of the most iconic products from the past, of course. That...

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