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As much as cars and the technologies integrated into them have changed over the past 100 years, the things that have to do with their maintenance and upkeep have not. You still have to take your car to the shop upon noticing the slightest irregularity in its operation, and consult a huge paperback book if you are not familiar with a function or a feature. That does not fly in the age of smartphones and homepods and artificial intelligence. We are going to need a whole new system of customer care and support for the mode era – one built around the already established ways of communication. If Amazon can use drones now to deliver your packages, car makers should be able to come up with som...

It does not come as a surprise that the2019 Corvette ZR1 in its first track outing has done an amazing thing. After all, this is a 755 horsepower supercar. It would have been a surprise if the car had gone around theVirginia Inteational Raceway circuit not having set new lap record. The time in which2019 Corvette ZR1 completed a lap of the4.1-mile Grand Course West at Virginia Inteational Raceway was 2:37.25 which is a new record for production cars at this circuit. The car was in stock form save some necessary safety equipment such as haess bar and track seats with five-point haesses. It relied for this record on its 755hp and 969NmLT5 6.2L supercharged engine, its carbon fiber aero kit...

Ordered by McLaren Newport Beach,US market’s largest McLaren retailer, the 10McLaren MSO X models havebeen delivered to their buyers in Las Vegas. Created by McLaren Special Operations unit to emulate the spirit of the 570S GT4 race car, the X bunch come with liveries inspired byMcLaren F1 GTR race car of the 90s. Now, normally it would be really uncool to have your car painted in motorsport liveries if you don’t want to use it exclusively on the race track. But in the case of theMcLaren MSO X that’s alright because of the prestigious badge of the car. Granted, you still have to explain to people what those graphics on the exterior mean and by which legendary endurance racer they are ins...

The new Lamborghini Urus SUV has not received, at least so far, the warm welcome the company was hoping it would. Some don’t like the way it looks. Some aren’t happy with the specs. And to some it is just not extreme enough. If you belong to the latter group, this custom BMW X6M gaished with all sorts of extra goodies may just be what you are after. Prepared by BMW Abu Dhabi’s tuning arm, this X6M features a full assortment of very high-end aftermarket parts. The way they are put together, too, is something to savour, since the parts match each other nicely and create a whole that does not really look aftermarket. It almost fulls you into thinking it’s come out of the factory wearin...

It has become a tradition for the big three American car makers to auction off the first production unit of their most remarkable models for the benefit of the nation’s favorite charities. The one chosen for the first2019 Corvette ZR1 Convertible isStephen Siller Tuel to Towers Foundation whichsupports wounded veterans through the Building for America’s Bravest program. The day and the event where the first 2019 Corvette ZR1 Convertible will go under the hammer is January 20, 2018, at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Arizona. If the history of these auctions is any indication, the foundation can expect at leas a million dollar in proceeds, maybe more. Not that the performance of ...

Just a few weeks after the hardtop, Chevrolet unveiled the2019 Corvette ZR1 Convertible at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. The $124K drop-top supercar astonishes the L.A. crowd with its unashamedly brash looks and its colossal 755 horsepower output. That makes the2019 Corvette ZR1 Convertible one of the performance bargains of the century when it hits the market next year. The 755 hp output gives the car a top sped of212 mph (341 kph). You wouldn’t want to try it with the roof down though, as the air will almost certainly pulls your hair off. Chevy of course waxes lyrical about the ZR1’s aerodynamics and mentions thestanchion-mounted Low Wing andadjustable High Wing as the ...

Last night in Dubai Chevrolet unveiled the most powerful ‘Vette they have ever created. The new2019 Corvette ZR1 is an absolute track monster, packing a massive aero kit and an even bigger punch. 755 horsepower is the magical figure, and th...

Well, someone has paid that much (82,645 Euro, to be exact, which is about $100K) for thePorsche Exclusive “Chromaflair” Phyton Green paint work on this Turbo S, potentially setting a bad precedent. From now on Porsche can charge pretty much what they want for a pot of paint and some extra vaish. Still, if you have the money and you fancy a special and unique paint work for your Porsche, you should go ahead and get one. And if we’re honest thesePorsche Exclusive paint jobs are actually very high-end works with multi layers of paint and multi stages of checks and buffing and what not t...

This past weekend during theADAC TCR Germany Hyundai had brought along the newi30 N TCR, a customer race car, a new competition model fromHyundai Motorsport Customer Racing division, which attracted a lot of attention. The race car is based on the i30 N hot hatch which is already being praise...

They may have become businessmen in recent years, the masters of the luxury segment and the makers of some of the most lavishly equipped super saloons, but AMG engineers are still racing guys at heart. That’s why they just went ahead and made a new customer racing car in form ofMercedes-AMG GT4...

The king of all vans, Ford Transit, brings a newone-toe commercial vehicle to the market early next year in form of the 2018 Ford Transit Custom. Ask anyone – builders, movers, even robbers who needs something fast, reliable and specious to carry the loot – and they will tell you the Transit ...

limited edition, top-shelf versions of any car do not usually get much in the way of options and trims. Sure, there is the ‘special’ treatment you can have through the brand’s exclusive department, but in terms of off-the-shelf items, their options list are usually pretty dry because,well, they ...

The latest limited version of the Corvette Stingray is a good one, built to commemoratethe 65th aiversary of the definitive American sports car, the good ol’ ‘Vette. The2018 Corvette Carbon 65 Edition is set apart from the rest of special editions by virtue of a blend of visible carbon fiberext...

On this episode of Virtual Tuning we want to take a look at another one of Jon Sibal’s “quickie” renderings in which he imagines what a trendy car would look like if it was subjected to extreme visual modifications. The result of these musings this time is this rather frightening custom Acura NSX wide body. Earlier we showed you a matte black NSX and told you that it would be a good place to start modifying the new Japanese/American sports car. In that case Sibal’s custom Acura NSX represents the last stage of tuning in which you have not only modded the body to the very limit, but also upgraded the engine by adding, judging by those massive pipes sticking out the diffuser, a custom twi...

The next car to get the full SaabKyle treatment is the new 2017 Corvette Grand Sport, a car that some argue is the finest version of the C7 Stingray you can buy, even better than the superb Z06. That argument relies on the fact that the Grand Sport offers more value as a package than the high-performance variant, and that’s what you examine for yourself in this in-depth tour and review. The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport comes in both coupe and convertible body styles and packs a 460 horsepower V8 engine: [embedded content] 2017 Corvette Grand Sport Main Highlights: Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer tires: 285/30ZR19 (front) and 335/25ZR20 (rear) Specific Grand Sport wheel design: 19×10 inch...

We are not really big fans of heavy custom jobs finished in brash and bright colors, but every once in a while we come across one such thing that is done so tastefully, we can’t help but tip our hat in respect. This custom Corvette Z06 is definitely one of them, even though it is just way too red! This car is all kinds of custom, begiing with one of the most elaborate styling kits available for the Z06 and continuing with a set of custom two-tone wheels, Lamborghini style doors, and of course, the absolutely unique wrap. This kind of artistic, multi-color, accented and stripes wraps is a specialty of Impressive Wrap. For this Z06 they have used a Satin Red Chrome from APA America, gaish...

Well, Forgiato is not the only tuner with a knack for tuing regular Jeeps into extremely cool off-road monsters. This fine custom Jeep Wrangler comes to you from Calwing/213 Motoring, and it can holds its own against anything all those big time tuner throw at it. The serious looking custom Jeep Wrangler Calwing has prepared features a long list of which not only give the car a superb appearance, they are also highly functional and enhance the SUV’s off-road capabilities tenfold. The main highlights of the car on the outside include Rugged Ridge steel bumper with a heady duty winch up front, custom Bushwhacker over fenders and ruing boards, 6-inch suspension lift, KMCXDseries 17 inch whe...

Spanish wheel maker LOMA is one of the best names in this industry with brand ambassadors such as Nicolas Cage. So it comes as no surprise that the owner of one of the world’s finest custom McLaren 650S models chose them for his car. This sweet ass McLaren 650 S Spider is a heavily tricked-out example tuned by Vivid Racing, using chip tuning and a valved exhaust system, to 740 horsepower. So it goes faster than the standard version, sounds a lot nicer, and what’s more, it has best 650 interior trim we have ever seen: As for the LOMA wheels adoing this custom McLaren 650S, they are SP1-RSR forged rims measuring 9×20 inch on the front and 12×20 inch on the rear. The finish is a cool dark...

The guys at Garage Italia Customs are among the most visionary, which is to say weird, tuners in the auto world. If you have been following their previous works like BMW i8 Futurism and Mazda MX-5 Levanto, you know they are not very fond of the ordinary. And their latest project, an Alfa Romeo 4C dressed in a “Great Wave” theme, attests to that. The Great Wave by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is a 19th century woodwork art depicting a massive tsunami. What that has to do with the Alfa Romeo 4C we have no idea. But there is no denying applying that artwork to the body of the Italian sports car has resulted in something quite unique. As far as art cars go, GIC’s Great Wave 4C is up t...

It is a big claim, but we think we have stumbled upon the world’s most heavily customized F80 M3. Put together by European Auto Source using parts from a huge number of tuners and suppliers, this “Individual” Sunburst Gold BMW M3 has all kinds of custom parts. And it’s not just the sheer number of custom parts that sets this car apart. It is what results when you put them together, which is a truly sick sports sedan. Interestingly though, the biggest highlight of this Sunburst Gold BMW M3, which is that metallic paint job, is not an aftermarket treatment. What it is, is a limited edition BMW Individual color that has cost the owner a few extra grands. As for the mods this F80 features, ...