Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Videos, The List

Every year in November, the Specialty Equipment Market Association hosts a trade show out in the desert. You know it as the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Held in the sprawling square footage of the Las Vegas Convention Center, the SEMA Show is where just about every automotive aftermarket [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Japan, Videos, Porsche, Specialty, Luxury

Akira Nakai is the man behind the tuner RWB – Rauh-Welt Begriff, which is loosely translated as “Rough World Concept,” and he doesn’t often climb out from under one of the 930 or 964 Porsches he’s working on. His original shop in Japan is now 20 years [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, SUV, Land Rover, Luxury, Off-Road

Among the most capable SUVs, some are luxurious and some are decidedly spartan. The Land Rover Defender stands firmly in the latter category, but that won’t stop some tuners from sprucing it up.
Prindiville Design, based near Silverstone, recently unveiled its own take on the Lamborghini Aventador, and has [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, Convertible, Performance, Chevrolet

Some will invariably debate their authenticity, but as far as we’re concerned, there’s no arguing with the quickening of our pulse when we gaze at such examples of retrofitted classics as the Eagle E-Type Speedster or the Singer 911. But if you’ve been wondering why European sportscars have been [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, SUV, Videos, Jeep, Off-Road

Oh how we love the Jeep CJ-8. Of all the classic CJ’s, the “Scrambler” was one of the coolest. It was certainly one of the shortest-lived, with less than 30,000 produced during the five years between 1981-86. So we probably don’t need to explain why we love the “Red [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Chicago Auto Show, Sedan, Performance, Chevrolet, Luxury

Our first face-to-face look at the murdered-out Mopar 300 occurred at the Chicago Auto Show today. Peel away the black hood and you will find the the company’s familiar 5.7-liter V8 as standard equipment. Output remains at 363 horsepower, but a new final-drive ratio of 3.91:1 [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, Convertible, Performance, Etc., Europe, BMW, Design/Style, Luxury

The 2001-2003 Z8 is one of the more graceful designs to slip from the BMW design studios in recent memory. With the droptop’s classic roadster lines and plenty of performance on tap, the Z8 may not have sold like gangbusters when it was in production, [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Motorsports, Etc., Europe, Celebrities

Gianpiero Moretti, driver and founder of race equipment manufacturer MOMO, passed away in his home in Milan this month after a lengthy illness. The 71-year-old began making steering wheels in his 20s, eventually translating his business into international success after Ferrari factory driver John Surtees adopted a MOMO wheel [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, MISC

When McLaren released the MP4-12C, there were some questions about the distinctiveness of its styling, but not about whether the engineers at Woking had extracted every bit of performance they could from its 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine. John Hennessey and company, however, think they can do better. That’s why Hennessey [...]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat

This year Mopar is celebrating 75 years since its name – a combination of MOtor and PARts – was first trademarked. During that time, Mopar has evolved to become synonymous with performance parts for Chrysler and Dodge vehicles, as well as amp’d-up specialty package vehicles, vehicle service and maintenance, and [...]