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DCM TOYOTA GT4586 – TOYOTARI FEATURETTE
“Slightly upgraded!” Instead of GT86, it is now called Toyota GT4586 – a combination of the names of both models. The car was exhibited at the SEMA 2016 tuning show in Las Vegas – without the bonnet, because logically it no longer fits. The 4.5-litre flat-plane V8 with 570 hp is significantly higher than the original 2.0-litre four-cylinder boxer (200 hp). Formula Drift driver Ryan Tuerck and his sponsor, the American additive and engine oil manufacturer Gumout, equipped a Toyota GT86 with a Ferrari V8 in 2017. Formula Drift, or Formula D for short, is a US-based motorsport drift series that has been held annually between April and October at…
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Hot Wheels RLC 1949 Volkswagen Beetle – KAWABUGA FEATURETTE
Once upon a time… At the end of 2022, you could order it exclusively on mattelcreations as a Red Line Club member, and now it has finally arrived: the “KAWA-BUG-A”. In short, in order to be able to purchase this model at all, you had to buy a one-year membership at Mattel Creations, the shopping platform of Mattel itself for some exclusive and rare items though. The open windscreen up front ensures a cool breeze at all times So it happened that on 13.12.2022, as announced, this model, limited to 30,000 pieces, was sold out within 8 minutes. And the wait was definitely worth it! In the video below, we…
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CMS, MiniGT, Tarmacworks, Kyosho Lancia Delta – A Racing Myth FEATURETTE
How it all started… The Lancia Delta S4 is one of the rare rally cars of the so-called Group B – and was even one of its most sophisticated examples. Although the era of Group B was extremely short, from 1982 to 1986, these four years were enough to anchor it forever in the annals of rallying. The reason is simple: the federations relaxed the regulations, suddenly almost everything was technically possible – and instead of 400 production cars, only 200 race cars were needed to be admitted to the WRC. For an evolution stage, i.e. an improvement of the car, you even needed only 20 production kits. CM Model…
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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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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…
