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most powerful ford mustang going to goodwood

Most Powerful Ford Mustang Going to Goodwood

Ford will, for the first time ever, ship one of their most powerful Mustangs ever outside of the US. The occasion is the Goodwood festival which will be held this weekend. More importantly however, the latest Shelby GT500 will serve as a fitting tribute to the now deceased Carroll Shelby. The “pony” is to participate in the famous Goodwood hillclimb with guest drivers behind the wheel. They'll have to keep in mind that the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 has an aluminum 5.8-liter supercharged V8 engine that produces 662

2012 seat ibiza by je design

2012 Seat Ibiza by JE Design

JE Design has introduced their tuning program for the new 2012 Seat Ibiza – the 6 J model. The hot hatchback is now even sportier and the tuning specialists will emphasize the vehicle’s Spanish genes with a wide range of accessories. The exterior package includes of a front spoiler, headlamp covers, side skirts, a carbon-effect rear apron attachment and roof edge spoiler. All parts are made from high-quality ABS and fit perfectly. The total price of the aerodynamic package is €1238. Available

street legal audi s3 - 8.84 seconds at 1/4 mile - 1000++ hp

Street legal Audi S3 - 8.84 seconds at 1/4 mile - 1000++ HP

Here is the world’s fastest street legal Audi prepared by “0-400 tune 2 race”. The brutal S3 has an R32 turbocharged engine under the hood with over 1000HP (with words – one thousand).  The R32 engine is a 3.2 liter V6 producing originally 241HP and 320Nm of torque. The turbocharger makes over 2.3 bar pressure, s

switzer prepare 1000hp nissan gt-r ultimate street edition

Switzer Prepare 1000HP Nissan GT-R Ultimate Street Edition

This is a 1000 HP Switzer Nissan GT-R. It will be known as the Ultimate Street Edition but it won't be the most powerful product ever to come from the Oberlin, Ohio-based company. No, back in 2010 there came out another GT-R labeled R1KX that had 1000 and above WHP but it was essentially a track-happy sort of car and a

pagani zonda r evo official debut at 2012 goodwood festival of speed

Pagani Zonda R Evo official debut at 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Pagani will present the Zonda R Evo at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed, which starts tomorrow. The ultimate race car holds the record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The Zonda R Evo has some minor upgrades like boosting the mighty V12 to 760HP and enhancements to the bodywork. The suspension is also revised. At the annual show in the UK, Bernd Schneider will drive the V12-powered racer up the hill climb. The official release of Paga

sexy blonde high speed getaway supercharged 620hp bmw m3 v8 [hd video]

Sexy Blonde High Speed Getaway Supercharged 620HP BMW M3 V8 [HD video]

Here is a very nice video by vividracing, who has combined two of the most desirable things on Earth – a sexy blonde girl in a tight black dress and a powerful Supercharged BMW E90 M3. The car is boosted to whopping 620HP thanks to a VF Engineering supercharger kit. The M3 also comes with a complete Vorsteiner aero package including front and rear aprons as well as a pair of side skirts. Among the upgrades, you’ll also find a custom Lamborghin

hre p40sc porsche 997 turbo adds more contrast to the road

HRE P40SC Porsche 997 Turbo adds more contrast to the road

What could make a Porsche 977 Turbo stand out among the rest? The answer is a dramatic grey and red contrast. It has been achieved thanks to the enhancement which has been done with the help of HRE Wheels. The car is originally equipped with a 6-cylinder, 3.8 liter boxer engine generating 500 hp (370 kW). The Porsch

enhanced mclaren mp4-12c gt3

Enhanced McLaren MP4-12C GT3

McLaren has announced their Enhanced McLaren MP4-12C GT3. It will be driven by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button. The sports car will make its official debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. In addition, McLaren GT will unveil a McLaren 12C GT3 race car adorned with a unique livery, which highlights McLaren Group’s support of the ‘GREAT’ campaign launched this year by the Prime Minister’s Office and Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The GREAT campaign is design

2012 mazda verisa gets upgraded

2012 Mazda Verisa gets upgraded

2012 Mazda Verisa gets upgraded will get several upgrades including refined color options for both exterior and interior and in addition will offer its customers enhanced safety features. Mazda will equip the new Verisa new body colour, named Dolphin Gray Mica. This means that seven body colors will be now available for this model. Furthermore the color of the seat cushion fabric in the C model grade has been changed from Lilac Gray to Tailored Black. To go along with this change the m

porsche 918 spyder concept debuts at goodwood

Porsche 918 Spyder concept debuts at Goodwood

Porsche 918 Spyder concept has just made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It was introduced to the wide public back in the 2010 at the Geneva Motor Show, where it gathered praises and received overwhelming reaction from the sports car enthusiasts. 918 Spyder has unique hybrid technology, thanks to Porsche’s Intelligent Performance system. The latter is responsible for the estimated fuel consumption of the car of 3 liters per kilometer (or 94 mpg), equating to CO2 emissions of 70 g/km. The supercar is

vath show class with the mercedes-benz 300 sel

VATH Show Class with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL

The guys at VATH are notorious for taking in already vicious AMGs and turning out even more viscious AMGs. But what follows here is proof that deep down, their philosophy is not all steroids and swagger. It's a restoration program that involves a Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL – a pinnacle of luxury that dates back to the 70s. So what have they done exactly to it? Besides looking very crisp... and having additional rally style projector lights installed, the 300 SEL has had it's engine completely taken apart and inspecte

oxigen add color to 14 oxrock line

Oxigen Add Color to 14 Oxrock Line

Let's talk about wrapping again. Apparently a fairly popular marque of wheels can now come with certain candy shades. It's the 14 Oxrock line from Oxigin – the Esslingen, Germany based manufacturer. All Oxigin 14 alloy wheels can have some high-grade foil applied to them and the colour spectrum is immense. Leather based foils are also available. Also, unless you like to grind curbs on a daily basis, the wrapping should last and should not fade. Oxigen even have a sample car for us which is