Cool Modified Cars

The stock RX-8 is a unique car.  It is the only production car that is powered by a Rotary Engine.   The compact size of the 1.3 Liter Renesis engine allowed Mazda engineers to mount this engine further back in the chassis which results in a perfect 50/50 weight distribution.  Although the car is low on horsepower and torque; the handling capabilities make this car a great tool for weekend road racers.  Sunny Lam has gone a bit overboard when modifying his 2004 RX-8 with the best JDM parts around. Read more »

The Mitsubishi Evolution VIII is one of the great JDM powerhouse’s up there with the likes of the Skyline and Supra.  This little 4 Banger comes stock with almost 300 HP but the bullet proof engine can hold much more.  This Evo 8 built by Unlimited Works features top shelf JDM products that would make any car lover green with envy.  Designed to have both go and show; the Evo not only has over 400 horsepower but it also had the aggressive good looks to be featured at the 2008 Tokyo Auto Salon. 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 »

WALD is known across the world as a supplier of the finest auto rims around. But more recently they have ventured outside the wheel realm and started to create crazy body kits for some of Japan’s most popular cars. And of course no car is more popular than Godzilla himself- the Nissan GTR. Read more »