Posted in Car Accessories, Custom, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Ford, Mustang, Popular Cars, car modifications, muscle cars by Chris · Leave a reply

For those of us who are just so tired of Steeda (now based out of my father’s home town of Valdosta, GA) waiting and waiting to release its own unique image of the most widely tuned car in the world, the Q-series, there is now the Sport Edition Mustang, sporting parts already available in the parts catalogue.
For the low low price of $6,995 (and I’m not being sarcastic), you get a completely revamped suspension, including upgraded billet lower control arms, sport springs, as well as 20-inch chrome wheels. Also included in the package is a sport shifter, underdrive performance pulleys, performance air cleaner, and those easy-to-miss Steeda graphics along the side skirts.
While there are no real power upgrades available on this model, previous Steeda Mustangs have made due with superb handling and finesse, two features not usually associated with bull-nosing pony cars with live-rear-axles. If you’re wanting a more road-racer feel and less drag-racer, then Steeda probably has exactly what you are looking for.
For more details, check the press release after the jump:

Posted in Expensive Cars, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Horsepower, People, exotic cars by Alex Kierstein · Leave a reply

So there’s rare, and there’s rare. The Zonda isn’t exactly a Camry to begin with, so your chances of dinging one with a shopping cart are pretty low. But how about having your own special model? If you’re one Peter Saywell of the UK, you’d commission Pagani to build you one. Word is that Mr. Saywell wanted a Zonda Cinque, but all 5 were sold. This is the result of that frustration – a bespoke model bearing his initials. Lucky bastard.

Posted in Camaro, Car Reviews, Chevrolet, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Ford, General, Mustang, New Cars, Popular Cars, muscle cars by Chris · 1 lonesome comment

Edmunds has just completed a shootout between the 2010 Shelby GT500 and its closest competitor (for the time being) the 2010 HPE550 Camaro from Hennessey. On paper, this looks like a pretty close match-up. Both cars are upgraded versions of classic Americana muscle cars, with long hoods, bulged fenders, two doors, two spare back seats, and menacing snarls from blown V8’s whining more than 500HP out of the engines.
The HPE Camaro has a definite edge over the Shelby in the power department, besting the Mustang by 48HP at the wheels.
But, as the testers soon found out, even when we’re dealing with two very American cars–power isn’t necessarily everything.

Posted in Expensive Cars, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Foreign Cars, Roadster, Sports Cars, exotic cars by Alex Kierstein · Leave a reply

Do you like gratuitous images of hot supercars all over your screen? Yeah. This is almost NSFW. Almost. We’re going to tease you with these totally naked images of sexy Italian rides. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Today’s object of lust: the Lamborghini LP560-4 Spyder.

Posted in Collector Cars, Expensive Cars, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Horsepower, McLaren, Racing, exotic cars by Alex Kierstein · Leave a reply

The road-going version of the McLaren F1 is quite possibly the greatest supercar … ever. I stand by that statement. The Veyron is faster, the Koenigsegg has more raw horsepower, but the F1 did it all, arguably with more class. And the GTR version was all that and more. It’s famous for winning the 1995 24 Hours of LeMans outright despite merely being entered in the GT1 class … the reliability and balance of the F1 GTR allowed it to triumph over much faster LeMans Prototypes. And now, if you have a vast wad of cash and access to a racetrack, you can own your own F1 GTR. How much? If you have to ask …

Posted in BMW, Car Tech, Expensive Cars, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Foreign Cars, Horsepower, M Series, car modifications by Alex Kierstein · Leave a reply

BMW’s looking to take on the newest Audi RS6 by producing a boosted version of the M5’s V10 motor, which sources say should make more than 600 HP. The new engine is said to be a development of the twin-turbo 4.4L V8 from the X6M, which makes 564 HP already. With two extra cylinders and the M division’s careful caressing, the newest M5 should be more than a match for the RS6’s bi-turbo V10, which makes 580 HP currently.

Posted in Car Accessories, Conversion Kits, Custom, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Ford, General, Mustang, auto industry, car modifications, muscle cars by Chris · Leave a reply

The 35th annual Ford and Team Shelby nationals are coming up in Tulsa, and Shelby Automobiles has released six new models to commemorate the event, including the new 2010 GT500 Super Snake.
Most of the models are essentially upgraded versions of previous generation Mustangs, ones current owners of GT’s, Shelby GT’s, and Shelby GT500s can bring in and have modified by the Shelby staff out in Vegas.
Check the jump to get the scoop on the Prima Donna Super Snake—and those other five cars, too.

Posted in Chevrolet, Corvette, Custom, Expensive Cars, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Horsepower, New Cars, Popular Cars, car modifications by Alex Kierstein · Leave a reply

“Why is this guy smiling? Because he’s enhanced for speed, handling, and comfort – with a Specter Werkes GTR!” Or so their marketing jingle might go. (Plus, this supplement would work for the ladies as well.) The Troy, Michigan based outfit has tweaked their already sweet styling and performance package for the C6 Corvette with an extra 80 HP, courtesy of a new cam profile. How does 615 HP and 578 ft-lbs of torque sound to you? Probably pretty radical through that serious-looking Corsa exhaust, actually. It should be noted that some of this power is also extracted by stroking the LS3 to 6.8 liters.

Posted in Audi, Auto Show, Cars, Expensive Cars, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Foreign Cars, Luxury Cars, New Cars, Videos, exotic cars by Suzanne Denbow · Leave a reply

The object of our unabated RideLust, the Audi R8 V10, is expected to be joined by a drop-top variant later this year in the form of the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder V10. Aside from the fact that it will blow the skin off your face, little is known about the turbocharged rag top or when it will finally grace us with its uncamouflaged presence. Sources hint that the Spyder V10 could make an appearance as early as September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, while others suggest a formal debut could be delayed until the NAIAS in January. So until we receive the official word from Herndon, we’ll just have to settle for this footage filmed of the Spyder tearing up the asphalt around the Nürburgring. 
Posted in Custom, Fast Cars, Favorite Cars, Foreign Cars, Horsepower, Nissan GT-R, Pictures, Pop Culture, Popular Cars, Racing, Street Racing, Stunts, car modifications by Alex Kierstein · Leave a reply

How do you feel about heavily boosted J-tin cruising from apex to apex in full-on opposite-lock four-wheel-drift? If you’re anything like us, you are sort of transfixed. You don’t even have to like drifting to appreciate the cars and the extreme skill needed to whip them around a track not just adequately, but with style too. There are a lot of specialist sites catering to very specific car fetishes (brown Lincoln Continentals? Rolled-over donks?), but Noriyaro is where I go to get my JDM drift fix. If you don’t like the idea of 1,000 HP Supras banging against the rev limiter, then best not jump over to his site.
