This R34 Skyline GT-R Is the Holy Grail of JDM Tuner Culture
When you think of a Japanese tuner car, what comes to mind? Decals, a giant wing, cool wheels and a beefy body kit,…
VeilSide: Inside the Most Extreme Tuner Car Company of 2002
Big wheels, bigger spoilers, and some of the most over-the-top bodykits ever designed. The early 2000s tuning scene is…
The Suzuki Jimny Is Japan's Next Great Tuner Car
I look forward to the Tokyo Auto Salon every year. Each year seems to be bigger and better than the one before, except…
Gemballa has Always Stood for Unrestrained Excess, and this 818-Horsepower Monster Continues the Legacy
If you own a staid and boring 991 Turbo or Turbo S and you’re looking for a huge boost in power, want to stand out from…
The 2019 Detroit Auto Show Filled the Void in Its Heart With Tuner Cars
The Detroit Auto Show is alarmingly empty this year, without brands like Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW, Porsche, Audi, Mazda…
The Perfect Vehicle Doesn't Exis– Oh Wait
The Mugen Honda N-Van lives at the confluence of cool, cute, fun, practical and versatile. And I want to live there too.
Mugen Has Made the Most Absurd Honda Civic Type R
Honda tuner Mugen has trotted out a batch of cars wearing body kits for the 2019 Tokyo motor show. Most of them are…
Why People Are Suddenly Freaking Out Over California's Exhaust Laws: Explained
On Jan. 1, 2019, a new rule went into effect changing the way California cops can bust you for exhaust noise violations…
Bank of Jamaica to Boost Economy With Right-Hand Drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
Watching this video, I’m getting a sneaking suspicion that someone who works at Jamaica’s central bank can quote every…
This 1990s Japanese Street Racing Movie Makes The Fast and the Furious Look Like The Godfather
Today’s challenge is to see how much of 1996's Megalopolis Expressway Trial Max you can watch before you lose your mind…
Why This Supra Sounds Like A BMW
The MKIV Toyota Supra is a legend for its iron-block 3.0-liter 2JZ straight six, capable of surviving big turbo boost…
For $325,000 Paul Stephens Will Turn Your 911 Into a Very Quick Work of Art
If Singer helped jumpstart our current restomod revolution, 2018 seems to be the year to buy a reimagined version of…
This Little BMW Sounds Like an F1 Car
It’s only a BMW 3 Series Compact. It only puts down 322 horsepower at the wheels. But none of that is important,…
Here's Why This Car Has Such a Bizarre Exhaust Setup
This tube-chassis Pontiac Firebird might be the coolest build of the year based on the headers alone.
This Center-Seat Suzuki Swift Race Car is Blowing My Mind
Big name Japanese tuner HKS has been making lap records its thing as of late, mostly with a mega-powerful/mega-light…
No Car Has Made So Much Noise Going So Not-Fast
This is @prkbkr’s first-generation Honda Life, an upscale kei car of the early 1970s. Up front is a water-cooled…
You Can Buy a New $50,000 R34 GT-R Engine From Nissan's Holy Grail Of Factories
Even Nissan employees talk about visiting the home of Nismo, the Omori factory near Yokohama, like making a pilgrimage.…
This Boring Acura RDX Built for SEMA Is Everything Wrong With Acura
Right now you can buy a car called the BMW X3 M40i. It has 355 horsepower, it’s got hustle in a straight line, and it…
TechArt Teamed Up with a Couch Maker for its Porsche Tuning Kit and it Looks Like a Couch
The German tuning outfit TechArt has been playing with Porsche Cayennes for a long time now, but I’m pretty sure this…
I Am Extremely Here For This RWD Honda Prelude With a Turbo Mercedes Engine
More and more old, light, reasonably modern rear-wheel-drive cars on the used market are ending up trashed, crashed,…