Custom Cars : Car News And Reviews

If you have your eye on a high-end BMW, Porsche, or Mercedes-Benz sports coupe, Saleen has something that you might want to consider. The 2018 Saleen S1 has a custom-built turbo 2.5-liter four cylinder engine that makes 450 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque, while weighing in at just 2865 pounds. The car promises to pull 1.2

Koenigsegg is proud of the output of its Agera RS engine and Bugatti pats itself on the back for how much grunt the Chiron makes. Both should feel inadequate with Devel Motors unveiling the final concept version of the Devel Sixteen at the Dubai Motor Show.

During the recent SEMA 2017 show, Hennessey Performance announced an epic new truck – the $349,000 VelociRaptor 6×6. This truck is a heavily modified version of the new Ford F-150 Raptor. The modifications include heavy duty 20″ off-road wheels and tires, custom bumpers, LED lights, and most notably a duo of axles in back. Hennessey says that the 6×6 gains performance in sand and mud compared to the normal 4×4 truck.

Have you always wanted to ride around town in the Batmobile? Well, if your last name is Wayne, and you’ve got 200 grand lying around, this one is ready to roll out of your personal Batcave. This custom-built Batmobile replica started out as some unspecified 1985 Chevrolet, and rocks a huge 5.7-liter

If there’s one thing you can count on at the SEMA show each year, it’s lots of amazing custom automotive builds, not just from small shops, but in the booths of major automotive manufacturers. One particularly awesome vehicle headed to the show floor in Las Vegas this week is Toyota’s tricked out C-HR R-Tuned. This impressive build takes the aggressively-styled compact crossover and turns it into a crazy-fast track beast.

Two of the world’s most iconic vehicles are the classic VW Type 2 Bus, and the DeLorean DMC-12. So what would happen if you figured out a way to combine the two? You’d end up with this one-of-a-kind van.

Of all of the cars I’ve ever driven – and I’ve driven quite a few – my favorite is still the Ferrari 458 Italia. It just offered the right combination of power, oversteer, and drop dead looks that are everything you want in an Italian sportscar.

The boxy Mercedes-Benz G-Class has an extremely distinctive look, but the guys at Modena, Italy coachbuilder ARES Design have their own vision for the rugged and powerful 4×4. Gone are the sharp, squared-off edges – replaced with rounded corners, fat wheel arches, and dramatic, distinctive styling that will have everyone scratching their heads in wonder as it drives by. The X-RAID starts out as a Mercedes AMG G63, but looks like a completely different – and much more awesome vehicle at the hands of ARES.

I’ve seen plenty of wide-body and wide-track suspension kits, designed to give cars greater stability and room for wider tires, but these guys took vehicle widening to a whole new level. This crazy custom Jeep Wrangler turned up a few years ago in Morocco, and it’s completely insane.

It’s almost time for SEMA, which means it’s time for car builders big and small to show off some of their most over-the-top, tricked out rides. Ford is headed to the Las Vegas Convention Center this year with a trio of customized Focus RSes and a Focus ST, each of which is dripping with personality.

The annual SEMA show in Las Vegas is the place to go for accessories for customizing cars to your heart’s content. For as long as I can remember the extreme cars on display at the show have been over-the-top muscle cars, hot rods, and just about anything else you can pack a blown V8 into.

The custom Jeep craze in America has created a peculiar conundrum. On one hand, numerous aftermarket companies are creating kick-ass parts, and if you venture out to Moab, Utah chances are you will see these components being put to good use.

If you’re a famous celebrity chef, you’re running around all the time and probably don’t get to spend nearly as much time in the kitchen as you once did. For that reason, Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations decided to do something special for chef Jamie Oliver, and built him an awesome kitchen on wheels, based on the latest generation Land Rover Discovery. Other than the wacky wheel covers (which I’ll get to in a minute), it looks very much like any other Disco at first glance, but once you dig deeper, you’ll see that it’s got lots of fun tricks up its sleeves. Among its upgrades are a slow cooker under the hood, and a huge slide-out work surface with gas burners, a sink, and a 40″ flat screen TV on the end.

Japanese car customizer Liberty Walk is known for their over-the-top body kits, which typically include super wide overfenders and ridiculously low ground effects. They’ve just taken wraps off their kit for the Ford Mustang, and have totally lived up to those expectations. The complete body kit is designed for 2015+ Mustangs, and includes a custom front diffuser, front canard, side diffuser, rear diffuser, wide fenders, and a “duck tail” spoiler out back.

It’s been quite some time since the Land Rover Defender was sold here in the US. In fact, it was sold only from 1993 to 1997 due to ever-changing safety regulations. I’m hopeful that the Defender will be relaunched in the next couple of years, but there’s nothing quite like the rugged, boxy shape of a classic Defender. If I had the $99,000 to spare, I’d so run down to Bentley Gold Coast dealership here in Chicago and plunk down my money for this beauty, a 1990 Defender (presumably imported) that’s been loaded to the hilt. This awesome red and black Defender looks as good as new too, and appears to have been given the full Defender 110 treatment by East Coast Defender too.