Hearing a deep, solid sounding door “clunk” the moment I sat in the car, was definitely a good sign of what was to come.  It’s a sound you wouldn’t expect in an $18K (as tested, $15k base) supposedly economy car, and more likely heard in Audis and BMWs in the over $30K bracket.  Pretty much [...]

Well, Brabus hinted at it and at the Frankfurt show, and now they’ve finally revealed what their “wolf in sheeps clothing” was. Meet the Brabus “Bullit.” As many anticipated, the new Brabus supercar is based on the new C-Class. They shoehorned the same 720HP twin-turbo V12 used in the Brabus Rocket into the Buillt. It [...]

The Mini expert known as John Cooper has released a new “tuning kit” for the new Mini Cooper S. As you might have imagined, the heart of this tuning kit revolves around a re-flashing of the ECU which bumps up boost pressure from the twin scroll turbo. Also adding power is a larger JCW air [...]

Remember what it was like to take your Civic to the drag strip for the first time? You’re super excited, waiting at the line for the tree light to turn green; you drop the clutch…and go no where! Someone forgot to tell you that acceleration on stock Civics suck! Fidanza’s new flywheel can help out [...]

You should care about the Suzuki SX4 Sport. Especially if your budget is around $15,000 and you want the vehicle dynamics that you just can’t have without spending another five grand. Starting at $14,770, the SX4 Sport could well be the cheapest car with a sporting bone in its body.
And it’s got more than just [...]

STARTECH “STARSTER” DODGE AVENGER

Even though DaimlerChrysler and Mercedes have gone their separate ways there are those who are having a tough time with the break up and aren’t ready to let go. German tuner Startech (a division of Brabus) decided to take out their frustration on the new Dodge Avenger. They’ve taken Dodge’s [...]

This is a bit off our usual path, but a lot of our readers own SUVs. When we found out about Belltech’s new shocks we thought we should spread the word. Gas guzzlers unite! Belltech has created a set of front end lowering and lifting shocks for SUVs and trucks. They use a 15mm [...]

It seems we have a new exotic tuner in the mix. Project Kahn is making a big entrance with their first offering in the form of a complete tuning program for the SLR Mclaren supercar. While subtle on the outside, the Khan “RS-X” wheels certainly set off the factory lines. However those factory lines won’t [...]

HKS does many things, including warming our hearts with joy, but above all they’re known for their forced induction applications. Following up the HKS Japan developed Rotrex supercharger, HKS USA has developed a new “GT” supercharger for VQ applications (350Z, G35, FX35). The numbers for this centrifugal unit should be out soon. In the [...]

Sometime around ’06, thousands of enthusiasts shed a small tear as Acura pulled the plug on the sporty RSX and instead raised a tombstone with the following caption “Hereth lie Acura street racing, she will be missed; loved by all.” Why the drop? Probably to realign Acura as a more “mature” brand — sophisticated wine [...]