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During the horsepower wars of the seventies, one of the most efficient weapons for Chevrolet’s aficionados came from a dealership in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. There, mechanics assembled Camaros that bore the Yenko badge, and people who lined up next to these cars on the boulevard quickly realised that they were no …

Rally driver/owner of DC Shoes/stuntman Ken Block has driven a few sweet vehicles in the last few years. When we saw his first Gymkhana video, he was behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza WRX STi sedan. He then graduated to a more recent STi. Landing a sponsorship contract with …

Those who were following the automotive industry in the 1960s and 70s will remember the 1978 Ford Mustang King Cobra, a drag racing monster that featured a 302 cubic inch (5 litre) V8 mill producing an astounding… 139 horsepower. With it, the King Cobra could blast through the quarter-mile in …

Here is a quick test: What car do you typically associate with a big party? A Ferrari? A Corvette? Maybe a pickup truck with a few coolers in the back? Well you are all wrong: the perfect party vehicle is a Kia Sedona. Not just any Kia Sedona, though: the …

In the drag racing scene, there are some drivers that announce their colours loudly: garish paint job, rumbling exhaust, modified suspension geometry, visible engine... These cars may be fast, but you generally know they mean business the second you lay eyes on them. The most dangerous racers are the sleepers, …

If the RTR name doesn't yet have the same ring as Shelby or Saleen, the American tuner created by Vaughn Gittin Jr. in 2009 has still created some amazing cars in the last few years. They have decided to offer a complete modification program for the 2015 version of Ford's …

In the commercial van segment, Mercedes-Benz is currently the reigning champion with its Sprinter. However, those who need a smaller vehicle for their business have to pick among Ford's Transit Connect, Chevrolet's City Express and Nissan's NV200 (RAM will launch their ProMaster City shortly), since the Germans do not offer …

Chevrolet chose the SEMA Show to unveil the 2015 COPO Camaro, a limited-run car built for professional drag racing. Only 69 units will be built, and sadly they are not road-legal. Here is what separates the ultimate straight-line Camaro from its regular brethren: No interior panels or sound deadening No …

The fifth generation of the Chevrolet Camaro might have been a huge success, but it still has to make way for the next iteration of this muscle car. However, Chevy decided to send the fifth-gen away with a bang by offering one last special edition, named (appropriately) the Commemorative Edition.

To drum up interest for its new Transit (which will replace the woefully outdated Econoline), Ford will bring 5 different versions of its new commercial vehicle to this year’s SEMA Show. Each one will feature different upgrades to show just how modular the Transit is. The one that stands out …

Of all the manufacturers that will be presenting cars at SEMA this year, Scion might be the coolest yet. They will feature three very different vehicles: First of all, we can see the Scion xB Retro Rolling Riley. It's had a complete makeover to essentially turn it into a '70s …

We know that the SEMA Show is the perfect opportunity for manufacturers to build vehicles to attract customers to their booths. The more bland your starting vehicle is, the more you have to work on it to make sure it will stand out from the masses. By following this rule, …

At this year's SEMA Show, high-performance aficionados will be able to marvel at a car that will look and feel exotic to them, but that we already know well. The Magnum MK5 is built here in Canada, and will be shown in Las Vegas. Built for the track but still …

We weren't supposed to see the concepts that Mopar would bring to SEMA until the show's doors opened, but it seems they decided to unveil their vehicles sooner. Here are the cars Dodge will show at the Mopar booth: First of all, it's the Viper ACR that will steal the …

Here is another Ford Mustang to add to the already impressive roster scheduled to be shown at this year’s SEMA Show: The GAS Mustang, built by Galpin Auto Sports (the name may ring a bell: they were previously known as West Coast Customs, building the ‘’tasteful’’ vehicles seen on the …

In the last few years a small tuner has been making lots of waves in the modified car market. Named Ringbrothers, the small company has made a name for itself by building radical, yet tasteful cars that have completely awed the resto-mod scene. Each year, the two brothers present a …

At this year’s SEMA Show, Ford is intent on proving that the all-new F-150 can be modified as easily as its predecessors. And since their truck has won the Hottest Truck award four years in a row, they have to make sure the 2015 models can impress the crowd. Two …

The SEMA Show is the biggest tuner event in the industry. If the car manufacturers were not eager to present their stuff at this event when it started, it did not take long for them to realize that there was A LOT of money to be made in this segment.

It would seem that the vehicle of choice at SEMA this year will be the 2015 Ford Mustang, judging from the quantity of tuners that have already announced they will use this platform to showcase their products. The most recent announcement came from Vortech, a centrifugal supercharger manufacturer. To pull …

We remember last year’s SEMA Show, where a relatively unknown tuner named Bisimoto presented a 1000 horsepower, twin-turbo Hyundai Genesis (and a Honda Odyssey minivan with the same output). It seems that they won’t try to break into the 4-digit horsepower ratings this year, and they will concentrate their efforts …