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Old Meets New: Mitsuoka Himiko
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Spoon To Convert LHD USDM NSXs to Type R StatusAlthough notorious for producing the god-awful Orochi “supercar”, Japanese coachbuilding company Mitsuoka does occasionally get things right.
Take, for example, the newly-unveiled Himiko hardtop convertible. Yes, it’s yet another product of Mitsuoka’s peculiar fetish for retro-British styling, but unlike the ungainly Jag and Rolls clones that bulk out the rest of the Mitsuoka stable the Himiko [...]
Here you go guys, check out these newly-released images of Nismo’s own take on the all-new 370Z. Now I dunno about you, but that crazy-ass bodykit is growing on me…
We’ll have more info on what makes the S-Tune tick shortly, but for now check out a few more pics of Nismo’s latest project after the [...]
Some sad news today. Hideki Tanabe, proprietor of the world-renowned tuning and parts company Powerhouse Amuse, passed away on September 20 after enduring a long illness, leaving behind his wife, the company he founded and thousands of bereaved fans, friends and acquaintances. Responsible for the incredible R34-based Carbon-R time-attack car and the S2000 [...]
The automotive Mecca that is the annual SEMA show is getting closer folks, and that means crazy modified rides that bend the definitions of power, style and good taste are not far away.
One such car that will be making its public debut at SEMA ‘08 is the Fox Marketing/Artisan Performance IS-F, which will showcase Artisan’s [...]
It was just a rumour yesterday, but now it’s official: Japanese parts manufacturer Trust has filed for bankruptcy after declining sales revenue pushed the company some $60 million USD into debt. Despite being one of the tuning world’s best-known tuning parts companies, Trust never quite managed to sell enough products to cover [...]
While aftermarket parts companies have yet to offer a replacement turbocharger/manifold kit for the R35, Japanese tuning house HKS have developed their own turbine upgrade that manages to eke out a few more ponies from the GT-R’s standard-issue turbo. Dubbed the GT570, HKS’s kit consists of stronger wastegate actuators, an HKS EVC [...]
While it may be one of the more expensive Japanese sports cars, the Lexus SC430 is sadly far from being the prettiest. Its bulbous, over-inflated bodywork and the stylistic compromises necessitated by that electric folding hardtop have relegated the poor ol’ SC430 to being the ugly duckling in the Lexus lineup, but thanks to [...]
Japanese aftermarket metalsmiths ARC have apparently developed a new "Performance Bar" for the Z33-based Nismo 380RS, which ties together the front of the engine bay and bridges the gap between the very ends of the frame rails. To be honest, I’ve never considered the 350Z’s chassis to be especially wanting for rigidity [...]
Attention Subaru fans: US aftermarket tuning co. Cobb Tuning has now added a set of uprated sports springs for the 2008 Subaru WRX STI to its performance parts catalogue. Cobb’s springs lower the STI by 2.2cm on each corner and also feature a 10 per cent increase in springrate on the front and [...]
Here’s some eye candy for you all to perv on. These pics are renderings of Wald’s upcoming Sports Line bodykit for the R35, and boy do Wald love vents. Despite the front bumper being mega-fussy, Wald has definitely come up with an eye-catching design for the GT-R. The side view [...]
