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Brabus takes Mercedes-AMG G63 to 789bhp with 800 Widestar
Standard G63 not conspicuous or quick enough? German tuner’s wide-body kit and power increase provides the answer Brabus has revealed a successor…
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Pininfarina’s greatest cars – a history in eight iconic designs
We break down eight of Pininfarina’s most influential designs, and reveal why it’s such a design superhero The Maserati Birdcage Concept. The Rolls-Royce Camargue. The Peugeot 406 Coupe.…
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Hennessey-tuned 1000bhp+ McLaren 600LT announced
US-based tuner Hennessey Performance has turned its attention to the McLaren 600LT, extracting more than 1000bhp from its turbocharged V8 We don’t…
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Bespoke Porsche Carrera GT recommissioned by Porsche factory
This Carrera GT has undergone a full nuts and bolts restoration – but with a few key changes to its final colour…
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1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake sells for record-breaking $2.2million
The world’s most expensive Mustang finds a new owner at the Mecum auction in Florida The world’s only 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake found…
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Ferrari ‘Breadvan’ returns – Niels van Roij reveals 550-based homage
Iconic race car recreated on a more modern platform Everyone is jumping on the shooting brake bandwagon these days but few have…
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Mercedes-Benz tuner Brabus unveils 267bhp 2019 A-class
Ahead of the reveal of the new Mercedes-AMG A45, the Bottrop-based tuner has shown what it can do with the new A-class…
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Ford Mustang Boss 429 restomod brought to SEMA
Classic Restorations has brought its ultimate Mustang Boss 429 to SEMA If you want the ultimate restomod Porsche, you would generally turn…
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Our picks from the RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary auction
956, Dakar 959 and Kremer 935 star at a special Porsche-themed sale in Atlanta From one-off Porsche 993 Turbos to record-setting lap times in the…
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Full-scale and completely functioning Bugatti Chiron built from Lego Technic
If your 3699-piece scale model was not tricky enough to complete, what about a full-sized version? Not content with taking up multiple…
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Lewis Hamilton’s 2017 F1 car joins Gran Turismo Sport
There’s no shortage of games that let you drive Formula 1 cars these days, not least the official F1 2017 title (and…
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Lexus LFA art car revealed, debuts at 24 Hours of Spa
Portuguese artist paints sharp supercar with not-so-sharp graphics The LFA was something of a bolt from the blue from Lexus, a company predominantly known until…