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Nissan has announced that its insane Juke-R super-crossover will be built, but in a very limited run and on a build-to-order basis. The production version will stay true to the original concept, complete with a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine sourced from a GT-R supercar, advanced all-wheel drive system and top speed of 160 mph. One difference, however, is that the production Juke-R will use the more powerful 545-horsepower engine from the latest 2013 GT-R while the concept version used the previous 485-horsepower engine. Nissan has already received three orders for the Juke-R, which is...
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Imperium Toughens Up The Bentley Continental GTC
British tuner launches ‘Audentia’ styling upgrade for Bentley’s Continental GTC drop-top.
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MINI Supports 2012 Life Ball With New One-Off Designer Roadster
Since 2001, MINI has partnered with the Life Ball, an annual charity event that raises money to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS. Via the donation of 10 designer-prepared MINIs, that automaker has raised over 500,000 euros ($656,500) to support Life Ball in the past decade. This year is no...
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Tuner Prindiville Envisions Custom Lamborghini Aventador J
Lamborghini has stated that it plans to build just one Aventador J, and that one example, unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, has already been snapped up for the princely sum of 2.1 million euros (approximately $2.8 million). Nevertheless, British tuner Prindiville, a company that prides itself...
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Limited Edition Roush Mustang Hits The Block For Charity
On May 16th, as part of the SAE Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, a one-of-one 2013 Roush Stage 3 Mustang will cross the auction block at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Donated by Ford and Roush, proceeds from the sale of this unique Mustang will go to support the SAE’s...
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Keep Your 2012 Camaro ZL1, We'll Take This '68 Camaro Convertible: Video
When it comes to the pro touring scene, few car enthusiasts are on the fence. Critics say that pro touring modifications (like modern drivetrains, suspensions, brakes and conveniences) ruin potentially collectible cars, of which there is a finite and ever-decreasing supply. Fans, on the other hand...
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British tuner A. Kahn Design has released its second styling package for the Range Rover Evoque.
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Lingenfelter-Tuned Camaro ZL1 Breaks Into The 10s: Video
A bone-stock Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 comes from the factory packing 580 horsepower, which is good enough to get the uber-Camaro from 0-60 mph in just 3.9 seconds, run the quarter-mile in twelve seconds flat and hit a claimed top speed of 185 mph. Those are impressive numbers, but the job of tuners...
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2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD T/X Baja Series Priced From $34,450
After teasing its Tacoma TRD T/X Baja Series Package as a thinly-veiled concept at the 2011 Texas State Fair last September, the package is now just a month out from its showroom debut. In the lead up to its sales launch Toyota has revealed the all-important pricing details for a Tacoma pickup...
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Brabus Hybrid Mercedes-Benz E-Class Is Remarkably Conventional
When we say the name Brabus, what comes to mind? Chances are good you’re envisioning an upgraded Mercedes-Benz sedan, stuffed full of monster-horsepower V-12 goodness and fitted with quilted-suede seats. What you’re not expecting, we’ll bet, is an ordinary-looking Mercedes-Benz E...
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2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Altitude Edition Announced
Jeep has announced a limited production "Altitude Edition" of its popular four-door Wrangler Unlimited, available at dealers in May.
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MINI Inspired By Goodwood On Display At Harrods Department Store
If a Rolls-Royce Phantom had an illicit love child with a MINI Cooper, the end result would look a lot like the MINI Inspired By Goodwood special edition that we first spoke of last April. While the MINI Inspired By Goodwood doesn’t get a 6.7-liter V-12 stuffed between its front fenders, it...
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Let’s play a little bit of word association: if we say the words “street rod,” what jumps into your head? Is it a chopped and slammed 1932 Ford Coupe? A 1957 Chevy Bel Air, stuffed with a blown small block Chevy? Perhaps a “lead sled” Mercury? Whatever you envision, we’ll bet that it didn’t start life as a 1949 Ford F5 dump truck. That’s where your vision of a hot rod differs from builder Mitch Allread, whose F5 truck-based street rod is about the coolest thing we’ve ever laid eyes on. Under the hood lurks a “mildly chipped”...
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Five Axis Does Up The 2013 Scion FR-S: Video
Design firm Five Axis is releasing a body kit for the upcoming 2013 Scion FR-S coupe.
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Rugged Ridge PowerTop Adds Convenience To Jeep’s Wrangler Unlimited
If you’ve ever owned a Jeep Wrangler or Wrangler Unlimited, you understand the simple joy of go-anywhere, topless motoring. As entertaining as the Wrangler is, owners soon learn that there are two types of convertible tops: those that are quick and easy to install and remove, and those that...
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Honda Civic Si Body-In-White On Sale For $3,500
When it comes to new cars, $3,500 won’t buy you much. It can, however, get you a brand new Honda Civic Si body-in-white just begging to be built up into a custom racer. The Civic Si body-in-white is essentially the car’s chassis stripped of all its components except brakes, suspension...
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Mercedes-Benz G-Class-Based Electric: Portly And Proud
Engineering an electric vehicle conversion from an existing platform is hardly a plug-and-play operation. A myriad of challenges are inherent; not the least of which are aerodynamics, range and weight. But once those obstacles are addressed, some slick marketing can position the car as a must-have...
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Ford Racing Builds A 2013 Mustang Project Car
As its name implies, the business of Ford Racing Performance Parts (FRPP) is making Ford products go faster. The group is behind such projects as the Ford Focus ST-R racer and the 2013 Mustang Cobra Jet drag car, which recently set a production car acceleration record by sprinting from 0-60 mph in...
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Toyota and Subaru designed the Scion FR-S with modification in mind--it's the tuner's version of the car, even more so than the Subaru BRZ--but we're not sure they quite expected what they're getting so quickly. Already we've seen a V-8-powered GT 86 and now there's this Cartel Speedster version of the FR-S. Designed and built by Cartel Customs, lead by Jeremy Lookofsky, the Cartel Speedster takes the top clean off the FR-S, leaving in its place a low windshield, sloped side windows, and a double-bubble deck lid in classic speedster style. As the photos, via Serious Wheels, show, it's a...
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Roush Announces 2013 Mustang Model Lineup
In case you’ve never seen one in action, we can tell you with absolute certainty that Roush Stage 3 Mustangs are fast. In fact, we’d call them “deceptively fast” around a racetrack, since you don’t expect a car with such blue-collar roots and old-school suspension...
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MINI's Dr. Kay Segler Announces MINI Cooper GP II
Unless you’re a hard-core MINI fan, chances are good that you’ve never heard of the 2006 MINI Cooper S John Cooper Works GP, or, simply, the Cooper GP. Only 2000 were built, and only 415 of these made their way into the United States. As GP MINI explains, the Cooper GP was built to...
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Steve Saleen Reacquires The Business Rights To His Name
Steve Saleen founded Saleen Autosport back in 1983, and over the years saw his company grow from tuning Mustangs to building the Saleen S7 supercar. As is often the case in business, sometimes growth isn’t a good thing, and in 2007 Steve Saleen resigned from the company bearing his name. The...
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One-Off Rolls-Royce Phantom Mirage Is For Horse Lovers Only
In 2008, Rolls-Royce announced a new Bespoke Collection exclusively for Phantom buyers in the Middle East. One of these was the Phantom Mirage, inspired by a legendary white Arabian stallion bearing the same name. At the time, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Mirage was available in the buyer’s choice...
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Porsche Cayenne Wide Track By A. Kahn Design
Having already released wide-body versions of the Audi Q7 and Porsche Panamera, British tuner A. Kahn Design has now sought to combine the best elements of both vehicles for its latest creation based on the Porsche Cayenne. Afzal Kahn, the founder of the eponymous A. Kahn Design, has re-designed...
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