Custom Cars : Car News And Reviews

Despite spending the majority of my 50 years on this planet as a gearhead, I’m still amazed how on a regular basis, I come across a vehicle that I never knew existed. Today’s revelation? An unusual 1970s British sports car that had two extra wheels up front.

M-Sport Poland has pulled the wraps off its latest rally car, the Ford Fiesta R2. The R2 in the car’s name comes from the fact that the little ride is designed to the latest FIA R2 regulations.

The 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class is one of the least expensive ways into the world of Mercedes ownership. It’s also a good looking car just as it is built from the factory. But if you’d like to upgrade things a bit, German tuning house Brabus has announced that it is tweaking that 2019 A-Class with better aero, suspension, performance, and style.

For most people the words “ugly Ferrari” are a contradiction in terms, an automotive oxymoron if you will. I would bet most of the people with that opinion have never seen the Testa D’Oro Colani, which is currently on display at Ferrari’s Maranello Purosangue Museum.

If I had the time to take a few months off of life and get away from it all, I’d want to do it in a rugged and versatile vehicle capable of providing comfortable shelter, while being able to handle any terrain or climate.

The Yugo is arguably one of the worst cars ever made. While it was marketed here in the states from 1985 to 1992, the Yugo (aka the Zastava Koral) was actually produced in varying models from 1977 all the way up until 2008.

If you have seen the flick Kingsman: The Secret Service, and happen to be a car guy or gal, you might remember that scene where Eggsy and his pals nearly get into a fight in the pub.

The late ’70s and early ’80s weren’t a good time for performance cars. Even the legendary Corvette was rather tame aside from its wild looks with flared fenders and swoopy roof. My dad owned multiple Corvettes of this era, and what I remember of them all was a cramped interior, an inability to see over the dash, and super heavy doors that a kid couldn’t close.

Christmas is just around the corner, so the holiday commercials should be arriving any minute now. Dodge is getting into the holiday spirit already. Their new commercial “Upgrade” features pro wrestler Bill Goldberg as a buff Santa Claus in need of a new ride.

Roush has announced a new truck package that takes the normal Ford F-150 up several notches. The truck is called the F-150 SC, and its big feature is a Roush TVS R2650 supercharger that sits atop the truck’s 5.0L V8 engine.

Like most auto enthusiasts, I have a deep-seated distaste for minivans. Sure, they’re some of the most practical vehicles on the road today, but driving one pretty much says that you’ve given up on your own life and your kids have won.

The last few times we talked about Icon has been when the company whipped up a pair of very cool off-road vehicles with the Icon BR that looks like an old Ford Bronco and the restored 1965 Kaiser Jeep.

Among the numerous custom cars and trucks at SEMA 2018, Hennessey Performance turned up with its 2019 VelociRaptor V8. The performance tuners tore out the stock EcoBoost V6 engine and put a 5.0-liter V8 with a 2.9-liter supercharger under the hood.

Car and truck companies usually turn up to the SEMA show with tricked out sports cars and hot rods. And while Toyota showed up this year with a selection of upgraded Corolla hatches, they also brought along a custom built Tundra that makes pizza.

For SEMA 2018, Nissan has turned up with a highly-customized 370Z. The car started out life as a 2012 model, and has a transplanted engine in the form of a Nissan 3.0-liter VR30DDTT twin-turbo V6 with an AMS Performance cold air intake, to help it make 400 hp.