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We posted a picture up on our Fanpage the other day of a Lamborghini in China being destroyed by a couple of people that seemed to be demolition workers of some sort.
Here is the full story:
A millionaire in Qingdao, on China’s northern coast, bought a Gallardo (price up to R5 810 377 in China) last November. Six months later, the engine wouldn’t start. The car was transported to the dealer, who allegedly didn’t fix the problem but dinged the bumper and chassis during the trip.
The irate owner tried unsuccessfully to …
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Automodified has recently started to add a new brand of coilover to our brand. We are now authorised sellers for JOM South Africa. JOM manufactures and supplies various products for the automotive industry and specifically focuses on styling products. JOM Coilovers are made to a very high quality standard, they are only height adjustable for now, but plans are to develop a damping kit for their range of coilovers. The JOM suspension range is made of galvanised steel and are serviceable. It is the perfect addition to the street tuner …
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The Toyota Aqua has only been on sale in Japan for a couple of months now, but already the bigger tuners are coming up with some wicked designs. The Toyota Aqua happens to be one of those affordable little hybrid that also has those sport lines we all like to play around with and customise. Its great to see what a couple subtle modifications to a car can do. I for see hybrids becoming the pimping standard of the future. What do you guys think about modifying a hybrid?
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What makes MSA Drags different from Street2Strip?
In short, no long queues between runs
MSA Drags offers competitions, also known as Bracket Racing (more info on this to follow) which counts towards championship points to determine the top 3 champions for the year. After each event there is also a prize giving where you could possibly take home trophies and/or prize monies (TBC). ALL drag racing runs will be published after each event. Nice for analyzing your runs, etc.
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How awesome is that hey, we have managed to source you guys these quality coilovers at a very affordable price. V-Maxx coilovers are relatively new to our South African shores, but VMaxx have been exporting their products around the world for sometime now. V-maxx is sold in 65 countries worldwide, their coilover suspension has fast become a familiar name on the tuning scene in SA. The guys at V-Maxx have had many years of experience in the sports suspension industry and are continually bringing new kits to please car enthusiasts …
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Wheelworx is a professional wheel repair and refurbishment service based in Cape Town and now a new branch has opened up in Wetton Industrial.
Wheelworxs reputation for quality and excellent service sees the opening of a second workshop in the Southern Suburbs. Although each workshop is now run by a workshop manager, Zaki still retains an active interest in affairs, ensuring that the original commitment to delivering top quality service at a good price remains the cornerstone of the Wheelworx business.
Wheelworx provides a variety of wheel services to keep your car’s …
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To mark the end of an era of the Lotus Exige production, Lotus has created the Exige Matte Black Limtied Edition exclusively for their North American clientèle. With a supercharged and intercooled 257bhp engine, exclusive matte black paint finish, black Alacantara sport seats and a high level of standard equipment. Only 25 Exige Matte Black Final Editions will be built for the North American market, virtually insuring this Exige becomes an instantly collectible item. Now I want to know, why don’t we get any of these nice limited Edition Exiges? …
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I wouldn’t normally post about a bicycle, but this bike was inspired by a car so I think we can let this one slide. Toyota teamed up with Saatchi & Saatchi, Parlee Cycles to make the PXP mind control bike. The bike is very sleek but doesn’t look too different from current bikes you can buy these days.
What’s different about this bike is that it comes with a special helmet designed to read your brains signals and knows when you want to change gears. If that doesn’t interest you, you …


















