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The Honda booth at the 2010 SEMA show could well be one of the major highlights of the event with twelve CR-Z Sport Hybrid coupes from various tuner on display including some from Honda’s own performance division Mugen. The show cars further demonstrate the huge tuning and customization potentials of the …

Kia will unveil a pumped up version of their popular Forte Koup 2 door coupe at the upcoming 2010 SEMA show. Called the Kia Forte Koup Type R Concept, it surely makes you think: Type R?? Yes, for unknown reason Kia is following the foot steps of Honda and decided …

Last week we featured the amazing build of GTM’s twin turbo Nissan 370Z churning out a thousand horsepower on the dyno. Now it is making its first public appearance at the 2010 SEMA show with some amazing finishing touches such as new wheels and unique vinyl. However this isn’t the …

The current generation A6 has been around since late 2004, although it has since had a few facelifts to bring it up to date with Audi’s DNA. The new A6 has recently been caught wearing minimal disguise. This usually means the production model isn’t far off as engineers work hard …

Not so long ago, we used to insert the car key in the door to unlock it, most inconvenient. Then came the remote transponder that locks or unlocks the doors when you press on the little buttons. Nowadays, some cars use proximity keys that automatically lock or unlock the car …

The Cayenne is Porsche’s most profitable model and outsells other models in Porsche’s portfolio in significant numbers. It comes as no surprise that Porsche is using the same recipe, albeit on a smaller scale, to create a new entry level 4WD – the Cajun. Like its bigger brother, which shares …

Just when you thought the four door coupe saloon market is crowded enough with offerings from Porsche, Aston Martin and Mercedes Benz to name a few, our friends from Auto Express has reported that the folks from Bentley is about to join the party. Rumour is the VW owned brand …

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 …

Although one of the worst investment (or should that be de-investment) that one could make, cars appeals to people’s emotions. They are also usually the 2nd biggest purchase that people make after their home. One of the stars of this year’s Paris Motor Show is no doubt the Audi e-tron …

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 …

2010 marks Walkinshaw Performance’s involvement in tuning Holdens for 23 years. To celebrate this milestone, what’s better than rolling out some hardcore Holdens to showcase the capability of the Australian tuner? The 2010 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) in Sydney has given Walkinshaw Performance the opportunity to unveil its latest …

Mercedes has unveiled two unique models at the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) in Sydney. The first model is a striking C-Class 63 AMG painted in Pearl Orange paint, the only C 63 AMG in the world to wear this paint. Apart from the catching paint job, the sports sedan …

Arguably one of the most exciting cars to hit the road this year, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is every enthusiast wet dream. Built on an excellent platform with out of the world performance, Mercedes-Benz recognises the huge potential in the car and is readying a GT3 version to be entered …

Audi has unveiled an additional race car for its Customer Sport Program racing series in a surprise late season announcement. The race car is based on the Audi TT RS coupe. The race car will compete in the SP 4T class and will do several more races in that series …