Japanese tuning outfit Office-K transformed the Porsche Panamera into a big blue beast, wrapping it in a matte electric blue finish, and adding wide-body enhancements from FAB Design, including a chunky new front bumper, flared out fenders, side skirts, a rear spoiler and a massively revised rear bumper.

Ok, it’s name is a mouthful, and it’s not even a real car, but we have to hand it to Russian industrial designers Grigory Gorin and Vlad Mishin for coming up with such a sexy looking concept car.

The BMW Z4 Pure Fusion Design package will be officially unveiled at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. Prior to that, BMW has published the details of the package and even provided some preview images. The Pure Fusion Design makes changes to the Z4’s interior by offering exclusive colors and finishes.

These Formula 1 transformations were done as part of the promo for GP Brazil 2013 Formula 1 race in the video above. Check out the individual transformations in the animated .gifs below. Autobots, assemble!

Take a high-speed lap around the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife course during the 2013 ADAC Zurich 24 Hour Race with the team from RaceUnion Teichmann Racing (RTR). The team ran a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and an Opel Astra OPC Cup and the film contains footage from both as they battle alongside other drives in the endurance race on the toughest race track on the planet.

We got a look at the new Subaru WRX when it debuted at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show, but all we saw were still images of the car. Now, Subaru has released a brief video of the WRX ripping up a dirt track.

As part of its Blueprint for Mobility program, Ford has revealed its latest research vehicle – created in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm – the Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle. The vehicle will be used to test current and future sensing systems and driver-assist technologies.

The new 2014 BMW M4 Coupe looks like a fantastic car and it’s sure to be great fun to drive. Why wait, when you can drive one today (sort of). The new M4 has been recreated bolt-for-bolt in the Playstation 3 game, Gran Turismo 6.

While most of us have heard of the Jaguar XKR-S, the XCS Fusion Cobra isn’t quite as much of a household name – even in gearhead circles. But this modern-day tribute to the classic Shelby Cobra is an impressive little ride, sporting a Chevrolet LS3 V8 under the hood, boosted to 639bhp.

Championship driver Giniel De Villiers shows off his freshly-prepped Toyota HiLux truck his team will be racing at the 2014 Dakar Rally. This very special truck not only has what it takes to take on the punishing South American course, it finally has a very important upgrade for its driver and co-driver – air conditioning.

Petrolicious invites us to explore this neat little car which got its start at Ferrari, but was actually produced by Fiat. Apparently, in order for Ferrari to meet its homologation requirements to race in Formula 2 races, they had to create a high production vehicle, and Fiat was up to the task.

Hyundai has announced it will be developing and selling a new line of true performance cars dubbed the “N” line. Is it one better than BMW’s M series? That remains to be seen. According to Hyundai, the “N” stands for Namyang, Hyundai’s R&D center in Korea.

We’ve featured the AMG Vision Gran Turismo before and even shown an in-depth video of what went into the concept car’s design. As it turns out, Jay Leno had a chance to take a look at the vehicle that was created for the PlayStation 3 video game, Gran Turismo 6.

Volvo has released a few images and a short teaser video of the Volvo Concept XC Coupé prior to its scheduled debut at the North American International Auto Show on January 8, 2014. The crossover vehicle looks to be a successor the Volvo XC90 and the design looks to be updated significantly, with curvier lines and contoured LED lighting.

In this video, Mercedes-Benz revisits the illustrious days of the Silver Arrow motor racing era, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2009. Racing legends weigh in on what it must have been like to drive these cars on the circuit and quotations from the drivers who sat behind the wheels of these vehicles are shared as well.