Modified And Exotic Car Photos And News

Despite having won the horsepower wars long ago, Mercedes-Benz had debuted yet another monstrously powerful car. To create the SL65 AMG Black Series, it has increased the output of its twin turbo 6.0-V12 from 612 horsepower to 650, thanks to larger turbochargers and improved intercooling. The torque figure remains unchanged at 737 lb-ft, but that’s because the 5-speed automatic transmission can handle no more, otherwise the engine could crank out 884 lb-ft. More impressive than the engine... Read Full Story

In light of Porsche's attempts to see if the Nissan GT-R really can lap the Nurburgring in under 7 minutes and 30 seconds and discovering that they (Porsche) could barely crack 8 minutes and thus accused Nissan of.... cheating, Nissan responded with one of the best ever automaker-to-automaker quotes. This is much better stuff than Obama surrogates retaliating against McCain surrogates. (Watch the 7:29 lap by clicking here.) "We offer performance driving courses for prospective and current GT... Read Full Story

Porsche doesn't like it one bit. Their attempts to race around the 'Ring in Nissan's GT-R resulted in laptimes significantly slower than the 7:29 achieved by Nissan - with independent overseers. The lap is below, and here's the controversy. Representing a generation of first-time new car buyers, The Good Car Guy puts words to their thoughts and feelings. The Good Car Guy is a guy all about the good car. Advance the good car - dethrone the bad car. Read Full Story

In a radical reply to Porsche’s allegations that the Nissan GT-R is actually slower than the 911 and the 911 GT2, Nissan has given a detailed reply. You can read the article about Porsche’s allegations here. Nissan has offered to show pictures of the GT-R and its tyres that clocked 7min 29sec at the ‘Ring. Nissan is standing firm on its claim to the production car lap record at the Nurburgring despite a blistering attack from Porsche. The German sports car maker accused Nissan of using... Read Full Story

Posted by Anthony Carbone October 9, 2008 at 7:43 pm  The Lamborghini Estoque stole the center stage of the Paris Motor Show which is still going on until October 19th, 2008. Here are a couple of videos of it in case you couldn’t make it there in person. Related Lamborghini Estoque Posts Paris Motor Show Lamborghini Estoque Live Photos 4 Door Lamborghini Estoque Video Lamborghini Estoque Hi-Res MEDIA Photos !!! Lamborghini Estoque 4 Door... Read Full Story

Posted by Anthony Carbone October 9, 2008 at 12:35 pm  Remember a little while back when we showed you the 2000 Porsche GT - Carrera GT Wannabe for sale on eBay? We now sadly bring you another Porsche Carrera GT Replica For Sale on Ebay which was created using a 2003 Toyota MR2 as its base. All this at a current bid of $12,000. October 10, 2008 the ebay offer expires. Checkout the RED Porsche Carrera GT created from a BOXSTER! Related Porsche... Read Full Story

Have you seen the Toyota MR2 turned Porsche Carrera GT? I have seen it before in the net but forgotten where. Anyway, yeah, the above Porsche you see is actually a Toyota MR2. (more…) No Tags Read Full Story

Posted by Anthony Carbone October 6, 2008 at 12:33 pm  HRE recently created a special rim exclusively for the Nissan GT-R R35 using their P40 Monoblock wheel design and will be made in their San Diego facility. This P40 monoblock design is a 1 piece forged wheel and is extremely lightweight. The wheels will accept OEM tire pressure monitoring devices and sizes can be cut to fit the OEM tires. Related Modified Nissan GT-R Posts Nissan GT-R vs Porsche... Read Full Story

While recently some controversy has erupted as to whether its 7:29 Nurburgring lap time is legitimate, there can be no doubt that the Nissan GT-R is an extremely fast machine. Its 3.8L twin-turbo V-6 feeding 480-hp through a six-speed paddle shift automatic to all four wheels, Godzilla has proved to be stunningly powerful, surprisingly nimble, and even after a recent $7000 price hike still the fastest car you can buy for under 100 grand in... Read Full Story

Posted by Anthony Carbone October 7, 2008 at 9:04 am  The series features a single jet flame with rubber ignition button on the front of the lighter and a Gun-metal colored back. The lighter has a red fuel level window for fuel level monitoring. Related Must Have Toys Posts Ferrari Bike - Train Them Young With The CX-10 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Helmet Ferrari FXX - Pedal Powered Go-Kart !! Ferrari Engineered - Panerai 2008 Watch Collection Ferrari... Read Full Story