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Street Weapon LBWK-ER34 – Super Silhouette FEATURETTE
Do it yourself… If a “normal” Nissan Skyline R34 is too ordinary for you, you should consider a modification by Libertywalk! Wait! Who or what is a Libertywalk? Libertywalk is a worldwide tuning and vehicle modification company with its headquarters and origin in Japan. Since 2008, Libertywalk, or “LBWK” for short, has become famous for its enormously wide and deep conversions. Absolutely nothing was spared in the process. Only recently, a genuine Ferrari F40 was taken under the knife for the Tokyo Car Show 2023 and refined entirely to the Japanese taste. Whether and how much Ferrari itself likes it is not known. In any case, the guys from LBWK…
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Sparky Red Bull RB18 VS Merdedes AMG PERTONAS F1 W13 – Formula 1 2022 FEATURETTE
On another level! As close as the 2021 season was between the two top favourites in Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, with more or less fair means and “special” circumstances, the situation in 2022 was much more clear-cut. 15 wins for Verstappen, 17 wins in total for Redbull with the two victories of Sergio Perez, compared to just one Formula 1 win for George Russel in the Mercedes AMG. The seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished the 2022 season completely empty-handed. 2022 was the beginning of a whole new F1 era with a completely redesigned car Tops and Flops of the 2022 Season While the RB18 was considered…
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Tarmacworks Pagani Huayra R β A revolutionary FEATURETTE
Beyond the limits! Another Pagani which is exclusively developed for the race track: With the Huayra R, the Italian sports car brand presents, in its own words, the “most extreme Pagani of all time”. Just like the Zonda R shown in 2009, the hardcore version of the Huayra is built only for the race track and comes with a completely newly developed engine, the Pagani V12-R. 850 hp and 750 Nm of maximum torque at a top speed while 9000 rpm meet a kerb weight of only 1050 kilos. The only components that have been taken over from the “normal” road-going Huayra are the exterior mirrors. Compared to the Huayra…
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YM Model Ken Block Ford Mustang RTR Hoonicorn β In memory of a Legend FEATURETTE
One last journey… Ken Block: When this name was mentioned, car fans of extreme sports got shiny eyes: rally driver, showmaster, role model for millions of car enthusiasts died in a snowmobile accident right at the very beginning of this year 2023 on January 2nd in Utah, USA, leaving many in shock. Ken Block had become world-famous through advertising, video games and especially his Gymkhana videos. Behind this is a kind of skill course, which is navigated as quickly as possible with a mixture of drifting and rallying. In 2014, Ken Block had a new piece of equipment built for himself. The aggressively widened design was superbly realised by YM…
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MiniGT Honda S2000 – The REV-Monster FEATURETTE
Rev King from the Far East… With the Honda S2000 AP2, the Japanese manufacturer had a two-seater roadster with rear-wheel drive and plenty of racing technology on board in its range between 1999 and 2009. The Honda S2000 was a roadster with a classic design. The engine was housed under a long bonnet at the front. A narrow fabric hood protected the passengers from the weather when necessary but generally, the great sound of the engine was an invitation to drive with the top down. Very clean looking S2000 in so called “Laguna Blue Pearl” The Honda S2000 was powered by a two-litre in-line four-cylinder engine, which (thanks to the…
