After months of painstaking sweat and effort, Underground Racing was finally ready to put this 1900 horsepower (yes it is 1900 HP!) Twin Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo on a drag strip. At the Texas Mile, on October 23rd, 2010, they were attempting to set a new record. The driver, Richard Holt …

After 3 years of construction, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has finally opened its doors to the public. The highlight of the theme park is the Formula Rossa rollercoaster ride that give riders a taste of adrenaline pumping acceleration with its acceleration from stand still to 240 kph (149 mph) in …

German tuner SpeedART has taken the Porsche 911 Turbo (997) and fitted on it a host of performance and aerodynamic upgrades. SpeedART call it the BTR-II 650 EVO and it means Bi-Turbo Racer 2nd generation with 650 horsepower and Evolution bodykit. Power is increased from 500 horsepower to 650 horsepower …

Pioneer – The word itself conjures thoughts of everything from heroic settlers blazing trails into the unknown to brilliant engineers on the bleeding edge of technological wonders. Renown for tuning Nissan’s VQ engines and platforms found in Nissan’s Z line of sports car (350Z and 370Z) as well as the …

For those unaware, Misha Design is a California based aerodynamic specialist and body kit manufacturer for BMW, Mercedes and Porsche. Their latest offering is this outrageous yet elegant wide-body kit for the Mercedes SL convertible. The kit features an all new front bumper with bigger air intakes and ducts to …

How do you turn a sports saloon with arguably the most annoying design into something slightly better looking? Seems almost impossible but this is exactly what German Techart did. Set to make its world premiere at the upcoming Auto Zurich Car Show from November 11 to 14, 2010, Techart will …

A mega Honda S2000 meet was recently help at the Honda America facility in Torrance. The event saw more than 60 Honda S2000’s taking up almost an entire section of the Honda facility’s main parking lot. The scene resembles the huge Nissan GT-R meet that was held in Japan recently, …

The battle to build and tune the fastest Nissan GT-R is heated up once again with US based tuner Switzer joining the game with another Nissan GT-R to clock a sub 9 seconds quarter mile (400 metres) run. Earlier this month, Switzer released the R1K performance kit for the Nissan …

Featured here in the Power Tuners section for this week is GMG Racing’s race tuned Porsche 997 GT3.  It features a 3.6 litre flat-six engine with 415 horsepower. One of the highlights of the GT3’s modifications is the World Challenge Sport Center section made entirely out of hand crafted Titanium. …

If you have an aftermarket exhaust in your car, have you ever wished that you could just mute that drone from the exhaust when you pull into the drive way late at night so that your neighbour wouldn’t complain? If you are in such a situation then you need an …

We always love modified Lamborghini’s, especially the soon to be replaced Murcielago. Since its launch big names tuners have been competing with each other to build their own tuned up version of the Italian exotic. The latest tuner to get their hands on the Murcielago LP 640 is JB Car …

The latest ride featured here in the Power Tuners section is none other than this beautiful matte blue Porsche 911 Turbo with 760 all-wheel-horsepower, built and tuned by US based tuning house Vivid Racing. Vivid Racing is well known for churning out mean machines that receive no compromise when it …

The 2010 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) held in Sydney features some of the biggest brands in the industry. Said to be a bigger show than previous years, there are a total of 44 new reveals at this year’s show. Highlights of the show include the unique Mercedes SLS AMG …

Lexus has staged a world premiere of the CT 200h F Sport at the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS). As an addition to Lexus’s F Sport model line-up, the luxury hybrid hatchback features a number of enhancement over the standard model. For those unaware, the CT 200h is a full …