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With ‘just’ 485 horsepower on board, the stock-standard R35 Nissan GT-R is already capable of outgunning all but the fastest and most expensive of supercars. So just imaging what the car could do if output was increased to 900 horsepower! Thanks to the guys at Switzer Performance, we...

It’s been a while since we last heard from Edo Competition but the German tuner is back at it again and extreme as ever; its latest efforts transforming the regular Aston Martin DB9 grand tourer into the more hardcore DBS supercar. In development for over six months, Edo Competition’s DB9 to...

While it isn’t the high-performance M5 that we’re all waiting for, this latest prototype spied testing in Germany confirms that there will also be regular 2011 BMW 5-Series models with some distinct M styling cues. The M Sport Package for the 5-Series will include the typical exterior upgrades...

Still lamenting BMW’s decision not to release a new CSL version of the current generation M3? A tuning firm and performance accessories importer based out of Illinois may have the next best thing. GTHaus, a specialist in exhaust tuning, has developed a new widebody kit for the M3 Coupe based off...

The Ferrari 458 Italia, automotive perfection to many but still not enough for some, as hard as that may be to believe. “Who?” we here you shout. Well, for starters, the guys at British tuning firm Oakley Design, who have seen fit to design a series of performance mods for the Italian...

Lotus builds some of the finest sports cars in the world in terms of balance, handling and poise, so we’re sure the company’s engineers had never envisaged someone being crazy enough to increase the output of one of its cars to the tune of 550 horsepower by adding both a supercharger and...

Saleen has announced the launch of the latest S302 package for the 2011 Ford Mustang GT, the latest chapter in the proud Saleen legacy and the tuner’s first package for the reborn 5.0 V-8 engine. With 425 naturally aspirated horsepower at the driver's command, and a superbly balanced and tuned...

A high-revving, sweet-sounding V-8 is a marvelous thing, and BMW's 4.0-liter V-8 in the M3 is a capital example. The tuners at Emotion Wheels, however, weren't satisfied with the factory-supplied 414 horsepower so decided to shoehorn the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 from the X5 and X6 M SUVs...

The Maybach Exelero concept was released back in 2005, and stunned the motoring press with its crazy design and performance. The 700 horsepower two-seater was fitted with a twin-turbocharged V-12 engine lifted from the Maybach 57 S and was a one-off design commissioned by German tire manufacturer...

Automakers are finally catching on to the fact that there’s a lot of money to be made in the aftermarket business. Traditionally, the domain of tuning firms like Brabus, Mines and Hennessey, actual automakers are now offering their own line of factory-backed modifications. We’ve already seen...

Thought Hennessey’s LS9-packing 700 horsepower HPE700 was as extreme as Camaro tuning got? Think again because the Texan tuner is at it again and now offering mega 1,000 horsepower upgrades for the Chevy pony car. Called the HPE1000, the heart of Hennessey's latest kit is a 7.0-liter LSX V-8...

It never ceases to amaze us how many people are out there for whom a car as perfect as the Lamborghini Murcielago is simply not enough. That’s where tuners like Germany’s DMC step in, developing a range of aerodynamic performance enhancements, wheel and tire packages and interior mods for the...

The Range Rover SUV isn’t small by anyone’s standards, well almost anyone, as there are a few individuals out there who are not satisfied with the amount of space provided in the luxurious off-roader. That’s where companies like the UK’s Design Q come in. The design house and vehicle...

The somewhat ungainly proportions of BMW's not-a-sedan, not-an-SUV X6 have been the subject of intense debate. It's not ugly in the traditional sense, but it's not especially attractive either. AC Schnitzer has nevertheless decided to take on the challenge of tuning the X6, focusing its efforts on...

While German tuners generally tend to stick with a single marque, tinkering with the likes of BMWs, Audis, Mercedes or Porsches to the exclusion of others, American tuner Vorsteiner works with all three marques, and its latest creation has tuners from around the world sitting up and taking notice...

Audi tuning specialist APS has released a new supercharger kit for the V-8 powered R8, offering the power of the bigger V-10 model but at a much lower cost. Performance, reliability and a stock style feel were major factors in the extensive research and development program carried out by APS and...

Ford is going after a new generation of performance fans with its latest 2011 Mustang. In fact, a new breed of Mustang will be taking center stage in a Ford ad campaign designed to attract even more sports car fans to the iconic brand. As part of the campaign, the TV ad also includes an appearance...

MTM is not known for its restraint--it is, after all, the same company that fitted two engines into an Audi TT previously to set a speed record at Nardo. Its engineers have now taken the tuner’s brand of high-power, no-holds-barred modification to the internal workings of the Audi RS6 Sedan...

The twin-turbo 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo is edging up on its big cousin, the Bugatti Veyron, in top speed.

April 17 marked the 46th anniversary of the Ford Mustang and in honor of that milestone SMS Supercars, Steve Saleen's post-Saleen Inc. venture, launched a new modified version of the latest 2011 Ford Mustang GT on that very date. Falling under the SMS Signature Series range of cars, the latest...