
While many custom-car builders prefer extreme designs, VIP Auto Salon and JTuned.com took a more subtle approach with their Lexus IS 350 C. Requiring approximately $15,000 and about one and one-half months of hard labor, the Matador Red IS C features a carbon-fiber hood, carbon-fiber trunk spoiler, a high-performance exhaust system, and custom tires and wheels. Lexus IS 350C by VIP Auto Salon and JTuned highlights include: Joe Z intake pipe and Performance...

VATH Automobiltechnik has released their new aero kit and engine tuning program for the Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG. VATH increases the power of Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG up to 745 hp and 1,150 Nm allowing speeds up to 270 km/h. Engine tuning consists in new programming of engine electronics, inlet optimization with an air collector, an enhanced engine and gear cooling system, a first-grade boosting system as well as the exhaust system with 76 mm diameter...

Carlsson now gives the Mercedes-Benz GL a sporty look and at the same time, a powerful appearance with the new RS-Kit. The Carlsson Mercedes-Benz GL RS body kit includes a new front spoiler lip, a large radiator grill, two bonnet attachments, a new front spoiler and side skirts. The rear of the Carlsson Mercedes-Benz GL RS features a new skirt attachment and two oval stainless steel pipes. The Carlsson Mercedes-Benz GL RS based on the GL500 has received...

The Renault Kangoo Z.E. Concept is powered by a 70kW electric motor which delivers 226Nm of torque, in conjunction with a lithium-ion battery. The Renault Kangoo Z.E. Concept’s dimensions (length 3.95m, height: 1.85m) ensure that it is perfectly nimble and manoeuvrable in and about town. Its high torque (226Nm) is instantly available to ensure responsive acceleration performance in built-up areas. A depleted battery is charged in four to eight...

The ESF 2009 is the first Experimental Safety Vehicle to be built by Mercedes-Benz since 1974. Like its historic predecessors, it illustrates trailblazing innovations in the field of safety and makes the progress achieved clearly visible. These amazing but by no means crazy ideas include inflatable metallic sections which give more stability to structural components within fractions of a second, as well as the so-called “Braking Bag”....

Reykjavik-based Arctic Trucks, the specialist company which engineered the Hilux to cope with the extreme conditions of the Top Gear challenge, is offering trips of between two and five days and longer expeditions through the wild landscape of Iceland. Its fleet of vehicles includes two Toyota Hilux Invincible Double Cabs equipped with special features to meet the demands of tackling the country’s tundra, glaciers, lava fields and mountains,...

Hyundai to start retail sales of its first LPG-electric hybrid vehicle in July 2009, the Hyundai Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle in July 2009. To be sold initially in the Korean domestic market, the Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) is the world’s first hybrid vehicle to be powered by liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and the first to adopt advanced Lithium Polymer (Li-Poly) batteries. Powered by a Liquefied Petroleum Injected (LPI) Gamma...

The Enclave is Buick™s first luxury crossover SUV. It is purposely built on an all-new crossover architecture and motivated by one of GM™s most powerful V-6 engines ever. The Enclave creates its own niche in the fast-growing crossover market by melding elegant interior and exterior design and a confident ride in a quiet, well-crafted roomy cabin capable of carrying up to eight passengers with space for gear. It arrives in dealer showrooms next...

Vorsteiner hve released they new lightweight aero kit for the BMW M3 E90 sedan. The Vorsteiner BMW M3 E90 kit features components made from dry carbon fiber which include a front add-on spoiler that’s shared with the BMW M3 E92 coupe and a rear aero diffuser with 3 integrated fins. The Vorsteiner BMW M3 E90 also comes with a replacement carbon boot lid with a lip spoiler which enhances the down force and The boot lid is 35% than the standard...

GeigerCars will presented the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Geiger GTS to the world public at the 63rd International Automobile Exhibition at Frankfurt am Main from 17th to 27th September. The Corvette ZR1 Geiger GTS shows 710 HP maximum performance with 6,600 rotations per minute and produces gigantic 918 Nm on the crankshaft at only 4,200 revs. The Corvette ZR1 Geiger GTS can reach 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 342 km/h. The Chevrolet...