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Seeing the need for a long-wheelbase variant of the Porsche Panamera, tuner Ruf has built the Panamera XL for the Chinese market.
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Dinan Announces Tuning Software For BMW's N55 Engine
BMW performance specialist Dinan has developed a Stage 2 tuning software for BMW's N55 turbocharged, inline-six-cylinder engine.
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Volvo Launches New S60 Polestar Edition… In Australia
For the uninitiated, Polestar is a Swedish firm whose core business is focused on research and development through motorsport. In the past, Polestar has successfully raced a range of Volvo models in various competitions, the most recent being the C30, which it currently uses to compete in the...
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Ultra-Rare Jaguar XJ220S Up For Sale In U.S.: Video
If you love cars with a little bit of history, then you’re going to love this 1993 Jaguar XJ220S that’s going up for sale at an RM Auctions event taking place in Arizona this week. We’re sure you’ve heard of the XJ220 before, Jaguar’s V-6 behemoth from the early...
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Mopar Rolls Out The Accessories For The 2013 Dodge Dart
Mopar will offer some 150 new accessories for the upcoming Dodge Dart, ranging from appearance items to performance parts.
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TRD GT 86 To Lead Toyota Offensive At 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon
It probably comes as little surprise that the new GT 86 sports car, the global version of the U.S. market 2013 Scion FR-S, will be the star of Toyota's stand at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon taking place this weekend. For the uninitiated, the Tokyo Auto Salon is essentially the Japanese version of SEMA...
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This weekend is Japan’s annual Tokyo Auto Salon, the industry event where big-name tuning firms like HKS, GReddy and Veilside show off their wares. Lately, the in-house tuners of major automakers have been getting in on the action, with the likes of Nismo, Mugen and TRD all showing off various modified cars and concepts at recent shows. Today, Nissan’s Nismo has revealed a performance tuned concept based on the humble Nissan Micra minicar sold overseas. This surprise unveiling marks the third sports compact released from Nismo, following on the Juke Nismo Concept and the Leaf...
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Chris Harris Drives The Mercedes C63 AMG On Space Saver Tires
In his first video for YouTube's Drive Channel, Chris Harris explores the handling limits of a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG coupe, fitted with temporary spare tires.
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World's Fastest Mercedes Gets Even Faster: Video
It may have taken four tuning companies, but the world's quickest Mercedes is here.
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Fiat Prices The 2012 500 Abarth From $22,000
Fiat's eagerly awaited hot hatch, the 500 Abarth, will be priced from a reasonable $22,000 in the U.S. market.
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Honda At The 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon
Honda will be exhibiting at this weekend's tuner-focused Tokyo Auto Salon, indicating the significance of the aftermarket to Honda.
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Nissan Documents The Creation Of The Juke-R: Video
Nissan wants us to remember that the Juke-R is the fastest crossover that you can't buy, and it's released a new video giving an overview of the Juke-R project.
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Shelby American is commemorating its golden anniversary with three special edition Mustangs, available in fast, faster and fastest.
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2012 Dodge Charger Blacktop: Because There's Never Too Much Black
Dodge is showing a Charger Blacktop at the Consumer Electronics Show. Will it see production? We hope so.
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The Juke R-Inspired Tuning Commences: Fox Marketing's 400-HP Juke
Tuner Fox Marketing has stepped up to build a Juke R-inspired modified Juke.
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Jay Leno's Garage Revisits the Hennessey Venom GT In Street Legal Trim
Hennessey's 1,200-horsepower Venom GT is perhaps one of the most impressive American hotrods built on a British basis in the last half-century. Like the classic AC Ace was turned into a Cobra in Carroll Shelby's hands, the Lotus Exige in John Hennessey's has taken a lightweight British sports car...
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Gar Wood's 3,600-HP Miss America VIII Race Boat Heads To Auction
The Miss America VIII, described by builder Gar Woods as "the best boat we ever had," will be sold at the upcoming Mecum Auction in Kissimmee, FL.
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Testing The H.F.H.V. Rally Car, Twin Peaks Style: Video
Ken Block shakes down the HFHV rally car at the Dirtfish Rally School, which occupies the former site of the lumber mill in the Twin Peaks TV series.
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Nissan has been fielding fan-submitted questions about the Juke-R, which should be a fixture at motorsport events throughout 2012.
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X Factor Judge Simon Cowell Swaps Bugatti Veyron For Smart
We know he has a Bugatti Veyron. And he’s also been spotted in a Rolls-Royce Ghost and probably a dozen or so Range Rovers over the years. But X Factor judge and former American Idol personality Simon Cowell’s latest ride is probably his most remarkable yet. The 52-year-old Brit was...
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Sareni United Turns The Chevy Camaro Into A GT Racer
Sareni United, founded by Hans Reiter of Reiter Engineering, will build a GT racer based on the current Chevrolet Camaro.
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California Man Hopes To Break The 2,000 MPH Barrier - In A Car
Waldo Stakes, a California inventor and land-speed-record hobbyist, is hoping to break the 2,000 mph barrier in his Sonic Wind rocket car.
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Reiter Engineering Launches 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 Racer
Over the years Germany’s Reiter Engineering has released a series of Lamborghini Gallardo-based GT3 racers that have competed in numerous race series around the world, including in the Gallardo’s own Blancpain Super Trofeo one-make competition. The cars have been quite successful to say...
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Lamborghini Murcielago Revs At 142 Decibels: Video
The average car’s exhaust system emits a sound registering between 65 and 75 decibels (dB). A passenger jet at liftoff registers a rating of around 130 dB. This modified Lamborghini Murcielago is claimed to rev at 142 dB, which if true means it’s as loud as a gun firing. While we...
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