How does 335kW, 588Nm and a 0-100kph sprint time of 4 seconds sound? Pretty good right? Now, what would you get if you put that kind of performance in a Mazda CX-7 crossover? You'd get the world's fastest soccer mom, of course. In all seriousness though, Kesselman Motorsport's CX-7 is definitely the most badass crossover I've ever seen and with plenty of horses lurking under that heavily vented hood, it's sure to have the performance to back up the promises that wild bodykit makes. ...
All you GT-R freaks and Nismo-philes listen up: Nissan Motorsports International has finally announced its parts lineup for the R35 GT-R, and there's some tasty-lookin' pieces of kit on offer. That's the good news. The bad news is that the upgrades are only available for purchase by Japanese GT-R owners and that the total cost of all the parts (including installation by Nissan) is a princely ¥5,460,000. The parts are available in smaller packages though, and while their individual cost is...
If you're a bit of a motorsports fiend and regularly track your car, you'll no doubt be aware of the perils of oil starvation. Under hard acceleration, cornering and braking, oil can slosh away from the oil pump pickup and result in some rather undesirable outcomes like excessive conrod-to-block interaction or, if you're lucky, a spun bearing. JUN have come to the rescue though, with their new baffled sumps for Mitsubishi's Evo X-spec 4B11 (right) and Honda's B16B and B18C (below left). The...
Nissans highly anticipated low-cost FR sports car (let's call it a Silvia, for old time's sake) has been the topic of much speculation since it was announced that it would be hitting Nissan showrooms sometime early next decade. There's been countless renderings, a leaked Nissan image that's supposedly of the real deal and rumours that it could feature a hybrid/electric or even a fully electric drivetrain. Today's update isn't really all that groundbreaking as it's just another artist's...
Most of you already know what next year's facelifted Mazda MX-5 looks like and no doubt you all know that there won't be a Mazdaspeed/MPS version joining the lineup anytime soon, but what of the next generation of Mazda Roadster? Well, according to Lauren Van den Acker, head of design at Mazda, the next instalment in the MX-5/Miata/Roadster story will feature a drastically different look to the "conservative" lines of the current generation NC. With its clean, sensible, rounded body, the...
...but when it involves a tyre-shredding 2JZ-powered S15 Silvia, it's simply too much fun to give up. Because it's a bit of a slow news day, I've decided to treat you guys to a video of one of the biggest smoke machines I've ever seen outside of Japan. It's Driftwork's new S15 drifter, which they purchased from Japan in full race-ready trim and with the 2JZ conversion completed. Suffice to say, the 427kW generated by that big Toyota six translates into a hell of a lot of smoke and I'm sure...
I never cease to be amazed by the sheer number of cars that I see for sale that are photographed with no thought given to presentation. Some are merely unwashed, others are caked in dirt and even more still have interiors that would leave their new drivers waist-deep in burger wrappers. This one, however, is different. From the outside it's just a regular ol' 1977 260Z with an L28 under the hood, but it's the below shot of a pair of spare carburetors and some other spare parts in the boot...
Spoon Sports has announced pricing for their Type R specification USDM NSX conversion, as well as a little more information regarding the availability of the car. Spoon's LHD NSX-R is now available to order from Spoon, however pending approval from various US road safety and registration departments the cars cannot legally be driven on the road. Spoon are confident the registration process will be completed soon though, which is good news for those who don't want to confine their USD...
If you thought that SR20-powered Toyota Aristo speedway racer was weird, then check this out. It seems that some Japanese dude decided that his bright purple luxo-sedan with colour-coded Work Euroline rims wasn't enough of an attention grabbing ride, so he did what any man in his position would do... he grafted the tailgate section and rear windows from a Ford Taurus wagon onto the back. Of course. Kudos goes to Mike Garrett of Auto Otaku fame for stumbling upon this pearler of a find. It's...
Hmmm, while I'd love to say that yes, the shapely car you see before you is indeed the next generation Civic, it would probably be rather irresponsible of me to do so. You see, while the lads over at Auto Express are quite keen to label this as the all new 2010 Civic there's very little evidence available to support their claim. Honda themselves have made no releases related to a new Civic, nor have they even alluded to the development of such a model. Of course, the Civic will eventually be...
While Toyota's own alternatively-fuelled performance car program appears to be faltering, Nissan have apparently stepped up to the plate with their plan to introduce a hydrogen fuel cell powered sports vehicle by late 2014. Autocar reports that Nissan is considering making their first production fuel cell vehicle a high-performance or luxury model, largely to help justify the model's anticipated £50,000 cost sticker price. Nissan's fuel cell lab manager Izuho Hirano also told Autocar that...
How does 335kW, 588Nm and a 0-100kph sprint time of 4 seconds sound? Pretty good right? Now, what would you get if you put that kind of performance in a Mazda CX-7 crossover? You'd get the world's fastest soccer mom, of course. In all seriousness though, Kesselman Motorsport's CX-7 is definitely the most badass crossover I've ever seen and with plenty of horses lurking under that heavily vented hood, it's sure to have the performance to back up the promises that wild bodykit makes. ...
All you GT-R freaks and Nismo-philes listen up: Nissan Motorsports International has finally announced its parts lineup for the R35 GT-R, and there's some tasty-lookin' pieces of kit on offer. That's the good news. The bad news is that the upgrades are only available for purchase by Japanese GT-R owners and that the total cost of all the parts (including installation by Nissan) is a princely ¥5,460,000. The parts are available in smaller packages though, and while their individual cost is...
If you're a bit of a motorsports fiend and regularly track your car, you'll no doubt be aware of the perils of oil starvation. Under hard acceleration, cornering and braking, oil can slosh away from the oil pump pickup and result in some rather undesirable outcomes like excessive conrod-to-block interaction or, if you're lucky, a spun bearing. JUN have come to the rescue though, with their new baffled sumps for Mitsubishi's Evo X-spec 4B11 (right) and Honda's B16B and B18C (below left). The...
Nissans highly anticipated low-cost FR sports car (let's call it a Silvia, for old time's sake) has been the topic of much speculation since it was announced that it would be hitting Nissan showrooms sometime early next decade. There's been countless renderings, a leaked Nissan image that's supposedly of the real deal and rumours that it could feature a hybrid/electric or even a fully electric drivetrain. Today's update isn't really all that groundbreaking as it's just another artist's...
Most of you already know what next year's facelifted Mazda MX-5 looks like and no doubt you all know that there won't be a Mazdaspeed/MPS version joining the lineup anytime soon, but what of the next generation of Mazda Roadster? Well, according to Lauren Van den Acker, head of design at Mazda, the next instalment in the MX-5/Miata/Roadster story will feature a drastically different look to the "conservative" lines of the current generation NC. With its clean, sensible, rounded body, the...
...but when it involves a tyre-shredding 2JZ-powered S15 Silvia, it's simply too much fun to give up. Because it's a bit of a slow news day, I've decided to treat you guys to a video of one of the biggest smoke machines I've ever seen outside of Japan. It's Driftwork's new S15 drifter, which they purchased from Japan in full race-ready trim and with the 2JZ conversion completed. Suffice to say, the 427kW generated by that big Toyota six translates into a hell of a lot of smoke and I'm sure...
I never cease to be amazed by the sheer number of cars that I see for sale that are photographed with no thought given to presentation. Some are merely unwashed, others are caked in dirt and even more still have interiors that would leave their new drivers waist-deep in burger wrappers. This one, however, is different. From the outside it's just a regular ol' 1977 260Z with an L28 under the hood, but it's the below shot of a pair of spare carburetors and some other spare parts in the boot...
Spoon Sports has announced pricing for their Type R specification USDM NSX conversion, as well as a little more information regarding the availability of the car. Spoon's LHD NSX-R is now available to order from Spoon, however pending approval from various US road safety and registration departments the cars cannot legally be driven on the road. Spoon are confident the registration process will be completed soon though, which is good news for those who don't want to confine their USD...
If you thought that SR20-powered Toyota Aristo speedway racer was weird, then check this out. It seems that some Japanese dude decided that his bright purple luxo-sedan with colour-coded Work Euroline rims wasn't enough of an attention grabbing ride, so he did what any man in his position would do... he grafted the tailgate section and rear windows from a 
Ford
Hmmm, while I'd love to say that yes, the shapely car you see before you is indeed the next generation Civic, it would probably be rather irresponsible of me to do so. You see, while the lads over at Auto Express are quite keen to label this as the all new 2010 Civic there's very little evidence available to support their claim. Honda themselves have made no releases related to a new Civic, nor have they even alluded to the development of such a model. Of course, the Civic will eventually be...
While Toyota's own alternatively-fuelled performance car program appears to be faltering, Nissan have apparently stepped up to the plate with their plan to introduce a hydrogen fuel cell powered sports vehicle by late 2014. Autocar reports that Nissan is considering making their first production fuel cell vehicle a high-performance or luxury model, largely to help justify the model's anticipated £50,000 cost sticker price. Nissan's fuel cell lab manager Izuho Hirano also told Autocar that...