Archive for the ‘Modified Cars’ Category

Pininfarina builds Hyperion out of Drophead Coupe

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008


Italian car-design firm Pininfarina has taken a Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe and created the one-off Pininfarina Hyperion. This coach-built convertible was unveiled at Pebble Beach this month. (more…)

New Black Edition kit for Bentley by Project Kahn

Friday, July 4th, 2008


Euro-based tuner Project Kahn has come up with the ‘Black Edition’ kit for the Bentley Continental GT. It has an eight-piece body consisting of a three piece rear valance, two side skirts, a two piece front valance and a rear trunk spoiler. Optional are seriously-cool 22-inch wheels. (more…)

Premier4509 kit for Bentley Continental GT

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

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A Japanese tuner company, oddly named Premier4509, has unveiled a custom limited-edition widebody kit for the Bentley Continental GT. (more…)

Italian F&M Vulca V12 ready for production

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

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Faralli & Mazzanti, Italian builders of the custom Antas GT that will appear in the Speed Racer movie, have added the V12-powered Vulca to their portfolio. (more…)

Rinspeed sQuba makes Elise go underwater

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

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Based on the Lotus Elise, the Rinspeed sQuba concept, to be shown at the Geneva Auto Show soon, is an all-electric vehicle with three motors, one to drive the car on land and two to power a pair of screw-drives for underwater movement. These are aided by two Seabob jet-drives that “breathe” through rotating louvers mounted on the car’s fenders and appear to give the car its maneuverability underwater. (more…)

Brabus-tuned Maybach is fastest large sedan ever

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

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A world-record speed of 205.2 mph was set on the high-speed test track in Nardo, Italy with a Maybach 57 powered by a 720 hp Brabus-tuned SV12 S Biturbo engine, making it the world’s fastest ultra-luxury large sedan. (more…)

Suzuki rally-preps SX4 for WRC

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

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The Suzuki SX4 is nothing to brag about, but Suzuki has developed a WRC rally version of the car. (more…)

Auburn Speedster rides again, sort of

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

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The Auburn Speedster was a powerful American sports car built from 1929 to 1937, before disappearing decades ago. They were available with a variety of big engines, such as a supercharged inline-8 and even a V12. A new company called Speedster Motorcars is putting these cars on the road again. (more…)

Hamann tunes entire 3-Series line-up

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

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German tuner Hamann has modded bits and pieces of BMW’s 3-series. Its newest line of products leaves no model untouched, covering the range from the 320i to the 330d. (more…)

AC Schnitzer shows off mods for new Mini

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

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AC Schnitzer has unveiled a bunch of visual mods for the new Mini Cooper S. (more…)

Cobra accessories for new VW Touareg

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

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European outfit Cobra Technology & Lifestyle has developed, among other items, a stainless-steel tubular front guard for the facelifted Volkswagen Touareg. (more…)

Supercar Honda Civic Mugen RR for Japan

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

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Japanese buyers can now get the hottest Honda Civic Type R yet. The standard Type-R sedan gets modified by Honda-owned Mugen, resulting in the Honda Civic Mugen RR. The Mugen RR sheds an additional 22 lbs off the standard Civic Type R’s weight, coming in at 2733 lbs. In addition to the weight loss, the free-breathing Mugen RR picks up 15 horsepower over the regular Type R. (more…)

Startech tunes Dodge Caliber and Jeep Wrangler

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

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German tuner Startech has unveiled appearance packages for Austrian-built Chrysler models, namely the Dodge Caliber and the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. The kits include body add-ons, larger alloy wheels, exhaust systems and small interior bits. (more…)

Roush tunes F-150 to a real Nitemare

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Ford F-150 Nitemare Roush

Roush is betting on a 100-truck limited run of the Nitemare, a supercharged F-150 4×2 Styleside that spits out 450 hp from a modified 5.4L V8. (more…)

Jeep JT Concept does tricks in public

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

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DaimlerChrysler might now be Cerberus-owned now, but that hasn’t stopped Jeep from playing around with ideas. The JT Concept, essentially a pickup version of the Wrangler, is quietly creating a buzz in USA. (more…)

Brabus SV12 fastest coupe in the world

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

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Brabus is offering what it names the fastest and most powerful coupe in the world. Called the Brabus SV12 S Biturbo Coupe, which is actually a tuned version of the Mercedes-Benz CL 600. (more…)

Hamann mods Lamborghini, BMW and Ferrari

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Hamann Lamborghini Murcielago

Hamann has near-simultaneously created and unveiled tuning kits for the Lamborghini Murcielago, the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and the BMW X5. (more…)