A 220-mph Land Cruiser, 86 cup car, monster Tacoma, racy Prius, weird Corolla, and "extreme" minivan round out this year’s offerings. When it comes to big automakers like Toyota , SEMA can often be a smorgasbord of weird and wonderful stuff. This year, for example, Toyota is displaying 30 vehicles, some of which honor the past, while others point to the future or just show how crazy the tuners can get. Six “extreme builds” are featured this year, and four are entered into SEMA’s Battle Of The Builders competition. Let’s take a look at each, below. Make sure you click the images to launch individual galleries of each car, and scroll all the way down for videos of the SEMA creations, too. Twin-Turbo Land Speed Cruiser First of all, the thought of driving a 200-mile-per-hour Land Cruiser is terrifying . That thing can barely handle 80 mph, let alone 200-plus. Nevertheless, a pair of Garrett turbos are slapped onto the 5.7-liter V8 for a huge bump in power, and … [Read more...] about Behold the glory and awfulness of Toyota’s SEMA customs
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2,000-HP Nissan Qashqai Becomes Fastest SUV In The World: 237.8 MPH
It has dethroned the 230-mph Toyota Land Cruiser. In case you have not heard of Severn Valley Motorsport, it’s a tuning company based in the United Kingdom specialized in upgrading Nissan GT-Rs. Godzilla’s engine was used for a pet project some years ago when the engineers decided to cram it into the engine bay of a first-generation Nissan Qashqai (current model sold in the U.S. as the Rouge Sport ). Thus, the Qashqai-R was born, complete with 1,100 horsepower and just about the same amount of torque. That was back in 2014 when Top Gear magazine wrote an article about the supercar-engined compact crossover, but since then the vehicle has gone through even more upgrades. The tuner says the Qasqhai’s “heavily forged engine” now packs a new turbo kit enabling an incredible output of 2,000 horsepower. Why? SVM wanted to claim the title for the fastest SUV in the world, which up until yesterday was held by Toyota and its bonkers 2,000-hp Land Cruiser with a velocity of 230 … [Read more...] about 2,000-HP Nissan Qashqai Becomes Fastest SUV In The World: 237.8 MPH
Ashok Leyland Delivers Light Bullet-Proof Vehicles To Indian Air Force: First Batch of LBPV
Home Four wheelers lekhaka-Athul z By Athul Z Updated: Saturday, April 17, 2021, 17:37 [IST] Ashok Leyland has recently delivered its LBPV (Light Bullet Proof Vehicle) to the Indian Air Force. The first lot of the much awaited LBPV was delivered on 13 April, 2021. It is expected to help the Indian Air Force operate in a safer manner in its forward operating bases. More units of the vehicle will be built and delivered as per schedule. Apart from being the flagship brand under the Hinduja Group, Ashok Leyland is also the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian Armed Forces. Ashok Leyland's LBPV delivered to Indian Air Force is a derivation of Lockheed Martin's CVNG (Common Vehicle Nex Gen). The new batch was developed by the 'Transfer-Of-Technology' program from Lockheed Martin to Ashok Leyland. In India, the terrain varies with each region. From the snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas to barren Deserts of … [Read more...] about Ashok Leyland Delivers Light Bullet-Proof Vehicles To Indian Air Force: First Batch of LBPV
2017 Alpine sports car puts on production body
The mid-engine coupe looks just as pretty as the Vision concept. The famous Alpine A110 of the 60s and 70s is about to be revived by Renault through a brand new mid-engine sports car that will be sold under the “Alpine” brand starting next year. Seen here is a near-production prototype of the lightweight coupe carrying its own body, unlike previous test vehicles that have been spotted using Lotus Exige bodies . 2015 Alpine Celebration and the more recent Alpine Vision unveiled back in February this year. The company has made the promise the production car will have about 80 percent of the Vision’s design, and that’s clearly noticeable in the attached spy images. There’s certainly a lot to get excited about, as the Porsche 718 Cayman and Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe rival will have a rear-wheel-drive layout and a turbocharged engine mounted in the middle. Rumor has it power will be provided by a new 1.8-liter generating more than 250 hp channeled to the road … [Read more...] about 2017 Alpine sports car puts on production body