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TechArt’s First Air-Cooled Build Is a 380-PS 964 That Raids Porsche’s Own Parts Bin

TECHART GTclassic, a restomod built on the Porsche 911 (964)

TechArt’s First Air-Cooled Build Is a 380-PS 964 That Raids Porsche’s Own Parts Bin

Shawn Henry September 26, 2026

TechArt’s first classic-based build pairs a 380-PS air-cooled 3.8 with 993 Turbo brakes. Price and build count...

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Nissan’s Z Kaze Concept Brings Back the T-Top, and the Hard Part Isn’t the Hole in the Roof

John Lloyd September 26, 2026

Nissan's ZCON concept pulls the roof panels off the Z and adds restored NISMO LMGT2 wheels and...

Subaru’s Boxerfest Teaser Shows a Winged WRX tS, and the Wing Is the Real News

Shawn Henry September 25, 2026

Subaru of America issued a press release on September 22 that is barely a press release. Strip...

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Venuum’s Voltoro V1 Swaps the Revuelto’s Active Wing for a Fixed One, and Lamborghini Already Set the Bar

John Lloyd September 24, 2026

Venuum Black's matte-black Voltoro V1 kit gives Lamborghini's 1,001-hp Revuelto a fixed rear wing. The factory's own...

Red Ferrari 12Cilindri with Mansory forged carbon fiber front bumper, hood stripe and side panels

Mansory USA Dressed a Ferrari 12Cilindri in Forged Carbon and Left the V12 Alone

Eve Nowell September 24, 2026

Mansory USA's new Ferrari 12Cilindri kit swaps the bumper, sills and tail for forged carbon. Here's what...

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Analogue Automotive Rebuilt the Lotus Elise Around a Center Seat, and It’ll Run You $472,500

Eve Nowell September 22, 2026

The first customer car is finished, and only 35 will ever exist. That’s a serious number to...

Callaway and Waldoch Just Built a 602-HP Silverado That Won’t Void Your Warranty

Shawn Henry September 7, 2026

Every year at SEMA, some shop bolts a supercharger onto a half-ton pickup, lowers it three inches,...

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Brabus Built A 224-MPH Convertible And Hid Its Best Detail In The Roof

EL Puckett August 18, 2026

Brabus lifted the roof off its coachbuilt Bodo, and the Cabriolet’s own spec sheet quietly admits what...

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Meadow Walker Didn’t Sell Paul Walker’s Furious 7 Supra — It’s Sitting in a Museum

John Lloyd August 7, 2026

A car doesn’t have to change hands for the internet to decide it did. This week’s target...

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EZ Lynk’s Five-Year DOJ Lawsuit Is Over, and No Judge Ever Called Its Tuning Platform Legal

John Lloyd July 29, 2026

On July 28, EZ Lynk sent out a press release with a headline that could have come...

RUF’s New B8 Packs 1,000 HP and a Very Familiar-Looking Body 72d9c1e5-74d5-4883-83ea-f68837beb9a4

RUF’s New B8 Packs 1,000 HP and a Very Familiar-Looking Body

John Lloyd July 19, 2026

At the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, RUF sent a heavily disguised CTR3 up the hill wearing...

How a Turbocharger Actually Works — No Engineering Degree Required

John Lloyd July 5, 2026

Turbo. It’s one of the best words in all of car culture, and also one of the...

2026 Shelby American Ford F-150 Raptor R

Shelby Stuffed 1,000 HP Into the F-150 Raptor R Because the TRX Made It Mad

John Lloyd June 26, 2026

Shelby American has been fiddling with the Ford Raptor formula since 2013, and apparently the company decided...

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This $18,500 1964 Impala Looks Rough at First—Then You Notice What’s Hiding Under the Hood

Shawn Henry April 7, 2026

At first glance, this 1964 Chevrolet Impala doesn’t look like something you’d rush to buy. The body...

Liberty Walk’s Civic Type R Widebody Skips the Chaos for a Subtler Look

Eve Nowell March 19, 2026

Liberty Walk didn’t build its name on subtlety. The Japanese tuning house made its reputation carving up...

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TechArt’s First Air-Cooled Build Is a 380-PS 964 That Raids Porsche’s Own Parts Bin

Nissan’s Z Kaze Concept Brings Back the T-Top, and the Hard Part Isn’t the Hole in the Roof

Subaru’s Boxerfest Teaser Shows a Winged WRX tS, and the Wing Is the Real News

Venuum’s Voltoro V1 Swaps the Revuelto’s Active Wing for a Fixed One, and Lamborghini Already Set the Bar

Mansory USA Dressed a Ferrari 12Cilindri in Forged Carbon and Left the V12 Alone

Analogue Automotive Rebuilt the Lotus Elise Around a Center Seat, and It’ll Run You $472,500

Callaway and Waldoch Just Built a 602-HP Silverado That Won’t Void Your Warranty

Brabus Built A 224-MPH Convertible And Hid Its Best Detail In The Roof

Meadow Walker Didn’t Sell Paul Walker’s Furious 7 Supra — It’s Sitting in a Museum

EZ Lynk’s Five-Year DOJ Lawsuit Is Over, and No Judge Ever Called Its Tuning Platform Legal

RUF’s New B8 Packs 1,000 HP and a Very Familiar-Looking Body

How a Turbocharger Actually Works — No Engineering Degree Required

Shelby Stuffed 1,000 HP Into the F-150 Raptor R Because the TRX Made It Mad

This $18,500 1964 Impala Looks Rough at First—Then You Notice What’s Hiding Under the Hood

Liberty Walk’s Civic Type R Widebody Skips the Chaos for a Subtler Look

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