American’s have had a fascination with trucks that has spanned the better part of a century. And their favorite by far has been the Ford F-150. This truck has been the #1 selling vehicle month after month for 2 decades. The Ford F-150 was built to haul goods. But the Shelby Ford F-150 Super Snake was created to haul buns! How does 475 horsepower sound? Read more »
Tommy Kaira is a legendary tuning company based in Kyoto, Japan. Originally founded way back in 1968 under a different name; Tommy Kaira signature cars have graced the covers of magazines and been featured in numerous video games for years. But it wasn’t until the late 1980’s that Tommy Kaira begun producing fully tuned signature cars. Their first releases were not Japanese cars at all; they were souped up Mercedes vehicles. Tommy Kaira eventually won contracts with giant manufactures like Nissan and Subaru. And it was these highly sought after tuned version of the Nissan Skyline GTR that made a name in the tuning world for Tommy Kaira. Released to the public at the 2010 Tokyo AutoSalon; the Tommy Kaira R35 GTR Ebbrezza-R was an instant hit. Read more »
Don’t really know very much about this Corvette, but I know I like it! Check out the dope rims and the subtle carbon fiber add-ons! Read more »
The Cadillac CTS-V is already some sort of anomaly. This luxury Sedan looks like a buff CTS, but nothing can prepare you for the beast that lurks under the hood. The stock CTS-V has a mildly de-tuned version of the Corvette ZR-1 LSA engine. This V-8 is supercharged and puts out an amazing 550 HP. Well super tuner Hennessy wasted no time cranking up the Horsepower with some mild bolt-on parts in the form of their V700 power package. The result is 700 HP and a lot of tire shredding fun! Read more »
The R32 generation Nissan Skyline has been a favorite of most GTR aficionados since the 1990’s. This is generation that put Skyline’s on the map. Still considered to be the best looking Skyline of the bunch; the R32 holds a special place in the heart of every JDM enthusiast. This modified Skyline is owned my Christian Coujin and has been featured all over the place. Read more »
Motor Trend recently named the Ford fusion the Car of the Year. But when you look down the list of past winners, there are many forgettable cars such as the: Ford Thunderbird, Chrysler Cirrus, and Chevrolet Caprice just to name a few. The Fusion is a good all around car offering many different versions including a hybrid, but they are all pretty boring! Well MRT has introduced a Fusion with some soul that may just win over your heart. Read more »
Dubbed the Black Force One, this Chevrolet Corvette combines style and power to create on nasty ride! LOMA Performance out of Germany has taken a stock Corvette C6 to the extreme. This limited edition car will have a production run of 25 vehicles making this car a rare one indeed. If you have an extra $250k in your pocket might as well spend it on maybe the meanest muscle car in the world! Read more »
The great thing about Japanese car manufacturers is that many parts are interchangeable between makes. Just look to Honda and the variety of engine swaps that fit into a myriad of little cars. The Nissan 300ZX is a worthy car in the long history of Z-cars. This bad boy cam loaded with a twin-turbo dual-cam engine. But this 300ZX is unlike any other. While most work around the cramped spaces of the VG30DET engine bay, Russ Tennyson had something more magical up his sleeve; a RB26DETT engine out of a Nissan Skyline. Read more »
Many people that modify their cars are usually the ones that do it for personal expression, with the exception of trust-fund babies, who modify their cars just for the hell of it or for a possible tax write-off. But of course you don’t need a high IQ and paycheck to realize that many auto platforms can be improved upon. Only one example of this is the very early Acura NSX. While praised for its light weight of 3100 pounds and handling dexterity the two-seater with a mid-engine really doesn’t pack much of a punch in the hp unit. The NSX has a horsepower of 270 and a 210lb-ft. of torque, which doesn’t quite compare with the other fast cars of the time. Read more »
Powerhouse Amuse has been one of the legendary tuning companies in Japan. Their most recent venture has been into the realm of the Nissan GTR. Known for their sleek white cars with a plethora of parts both aero and engine tuning; Powerhouse Amuse is one of those legendary JDM tuners. The Amuse GTR R35, nicknamed Phantom, features cool carbon fiber parts, suspension, and some engine tuning that boost the power output to over 600 hp! These modifications allowed the Phantom GTR to run a 59.061 lap time at the Tsukuba Circuit which speaks a lot about this street prepped car. Read more »