Lotus Exige Gets Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG V8 Engine, Ferrari F430 GT3 Rear Wing
19 Feb 2020, 10:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Quentin Boylan's Lotus Exige Mercedes-AMG V8 supercar is unlike any other Exige before it, a one-of-a-kind build with nail-biting specs
Toyota Hilux With Mercedes-AMG V8 Engine Sounds Brutal, Likes Smoky Burnouts
18 Feb 2020, 13:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The AMG Hilux, Mercyota, or whatever you want to call is the embodiment of what the Mercedes-Benz X-Class 63 AMG could've been
Is This a 1,000 HP Golf GTI With a Longitudinal Phaeton R32 Swap?
29 Jan 2020, 20:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At first, we thought that it's a 2JZ engine for a drifting RWD Golf. But it's a powertrain based on the Phaeton VR6 with 1,000 horsepower
Fire-damaged Lamborghini Huracan Gets Twin-Turbo V8 Swap, R8 Manual Transmission
17 Oct 2019, 08:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Two Garrett turbochargers, a 7.0-liter Texas Speed LS V8, Huracan Trofeo parts, and Khyzyl Saleem styling. This SEMA build certainly promises a lot
707-hp Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Boasts Demon-style Air Grabber Hood Scoop
12 Oct 2019, 10:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If it weren't for the hood scoop, you'd definitely hear what lies under the hood of this Durango by simply tapping the loud pedal
Hellcat-swapped Widebody Ram Rebel TRX Hits the Drag Strip, Snaps Both Axles
9 Oct 2019, 09:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Hellcat-engined Ram 1500 will be officially known as Rebel TRX, but in the meantime, the aftermarket is experimenting with OEM tuning
Brabus in Frankfurt: €59,000 smart Ultimate E and 900 HP V12 G-Class
12 Sep 2019, 15:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Brabus is all about the G-Class in Frankfurt this year with one of 10 models to be swapped to a 6.3-liter bi-turbo V12 with 900 horsepower
Volvo V40 Drift Car With BMW M5 V8 Is Just Crazy
29 Jul 2019, 19:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Only in Sweden will you find a small Volvo hatchback completely gutted and filled with over 700 horsepower of BMW twin-turbo V8
Mazda RX-7 Owner Installs Viper V10, Adds Twin Turbos for 900 HP
28 Jun 2019, 21:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / There's you average LS swap and then there's this Mazda RX-7 that gave up its rotary engine for a Viper V10 and then some
Hellcat-Engined Fiat 500 Is Real, Actually Based on a Charger
11 Jun 2019, 12:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in 2017, a Hellcat-animated special edition of the Fiat 500 was one of the top April Fools "news" that haunted the web, but this project is real
Creamy Volkswagen Up! Has VR6 Engine Swap, Looks Worthersee-Ready
20 May 2019, 20:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If this is indeed the Golf 4 VR6 engine, it would give the Up! more than twice the power of even the GTI model and would make this the most powerful Up!
E30 BMW 3 Series at Tesla Supercharger Is Recycling in Style
20 May 2019, 19:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 3 Series has custom mounts for the Tesla rear motor and a Chevy Bolt battery stuffed under the hood, plus a lot of clever work
2019 Ram 1500 Rebel Turns Into TRX Thanks To 707-hp Hellcat V8 Engine Swap
16 May 2019, 08:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This custom-built Ram 1500 Rebel features no fewer than 707 horsepower thanks to the Hellcrate, the crate engine version of the Hellcat V8
Dodge Durango SRT Gets Hellcat V8 Swap, Becomes Pursuit Speed Trap Concept
6 May 2019, 11:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / What happens when SRT takes the Durango SRT for a Hellcat engine swap? The Pursuit Speed Trap Concept happens, featuring the Hellcat V8 from the Redeye
VW Beetle Dragster Has Subaru EJ20 Engine, Is no Love Bug
30 Mar 2019, 17:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you like them built, not bought and are a fan of Subaru or VW, you'll love this custom Beetle dragster that can supposedly also drift
Rolls-Royce Phantom Gets LS3 Engine Swap, Sounds Like a Bad Boy
10 Mar 2019, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Goodwood machine is almost ready to begin a new life as a project car that will split more than just a few opinions
1975 Volvo Wagon Gets Lamborghini V10 in Crazy Engine Swap
10 Mar 2019, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It's always delightful when aficionados treat mechanical bits and pieces like LEGO, but shoehorning a Lamborghini V10 into this boxy wagon is not that simple
Skoda Yeti With RS3 2.5-Liter Turbo Sounds Brutal in Russia
20 Feb 2019, 21:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The RS3 and Skoda Yeti have the same platform, making an engine swap possible but not all that easy. Still, a 340 HP Yeti has shock factor
Skoda Octavia RS With 2.5 TFSI, DQ500 and AWD Is an MQB Masterpiece
31 Jan 2019, 19:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Why should the Golf R be the only MQB to get RS3 engine swaps? Probably because the Skoda needed an AWD transplant on top
Old VW Touran Gets R36 Engine Swap, Sounds Awesome
31 Dec 2018, 17:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Considering this is probably the only Touran with an R36 engine, Porsche wheels and RS3 brakes, the design is a little understated