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Hamann fiddled with the Aventador’s ECU and found an extra 60 horsepower and 34 pound-feet of torque. They also added a new exhaust. But mostly they made tweaks to the exterior, adding a large rear wing and a modified carbon fiber diffuser. There’s also a carbon-fiber two-piece spoiler and special Hamann Professional wheels–21 inches in the rear and […] More »

You may recognize this 911 from the garage it lives in, well documented at The Garage Blog. Well back in 2005 this Porsche experienced a bit of a run in with a tire wall at Sears Point, which was beautifully captured in a series of 25 photographs. You can see all the shots and read the […] More »

Not sure where or when this happened, but how many problems can you spot in this video? People standing around on the course in flip flops, no concrete barriers, and did that drift car have a cage? Did the camera man get run over? This should serve as a reminder to ALWAYS have a concrete […] More »

Want to know what it’s like to drive an old Mazda IMSA racer? Jeremy Barnes, who heads up Mazda North America’s public relations department, drove the old RX-7 last weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Check out his impressions over at Road & Track and then watch the video after […] More »

And here is yet another great photoessay on Speedhunters, this time featuring a beautiful candy red McLaren MP4-12C cabrio being driven on the backroads outside of Tokyo. The photos really put you in the driver seat, so it’s definitely worth checking out. Enjoy! via [SPEEDHUNTERS]

Yes, SEMA is already around the corner. Which means more crazy designs and builds. So how do you get noticed at SEMA? Get deviant. That’s what Lexus did with a contest on DeviantArt.com. You’re looking at the winning design by Rob Evans of Seattle, Washington. The car will be built by VIP Auto Salon and will […] More »

XCAR got their hands on a Ford GT40, a Ford GT70 rally car and a Ford GT. And, for some reason, they decided to drag race them. Sometimes “because they can” is a good enough reason. It should be pretty obvious which car would win, though the Ford GT40 was not helped by the guy […] More »