by Kathleen E. Hawkes | Aug 8, 2023 | Tuning and Custom Builds
The Mitsuoka Orochi has always looked like nothing else on the road. It is long, low and shaped like a startled fish, with scissor doors and a face you either love or struggle to look at. Then Liberty Walk, the Japanese tuner famous for wide fenders and giant wings,...
by Kathleen E. Hawkes | Aug 8, 2023 | Tuning and Custom Builds
The Chevrolet Blazer is a comfortable midsize crossover, and the V6 version is quick enough for family duty. It is not, however, the sort of SUV that makes people look twice. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering set out to change that. Its supercharger kit lifts the...
by Kathleen E. Hawkes | Aug 8, 2023 | Tuning and Custom Builds
When the 2020 Geneva Motor Show was cancelled, one of its stars lost its stage. The Brabus 800 Adventure XLP, a stretched and strengthened Mercedes AMG G63 pickup, had to make its debut online instead. That was a pity, because few trucks in the world combine this much...
by Kathleen E. Hawkes | Aug 8, 2023 | Tuning and Custom Builds
A lowered pickup is a polarizing sight. Some people see a work truck that has lost its purpose. Others see a clean, aggressive stance that makes a full size truck look like it belongs on a race track. A recent lowered Ford F 150 sitting flat over a set of 24 inch...
by Kathleen E. Hawkes | Aug 8, 2023 | Tuning and Custom Builds
The Suzuki Jimny is a small, boxy off roader with a loyal following. The Mercedes G Class is its much bigger, much more expensive cousin in spirit, and Brabus is the tuner that turns the G Class into an 800 horsepower statement. Put them together and you get a Jimny...
by Kathleen E. Hawkes | Aug 8, 2023 | Tuning and Custom Builds
The BMW 8 Series Convertible is already one of the most elegant open top cars in BMW’s lineup. It has long proportions, a low roofline and a soft top that disappears neatly behind the seats. So when the tuner 3D Design showed a carbon fiber makeover on an M850i, the...
