Does the Front End of This Hyundai Genesis Coupe Remind You of Something?

Here's a couple of hints; the car we're referring to in our title comes from Britain and is named after the limited number of models that were produced in 2009-2010. Some chromed slits on the Genesis Coupe's modified grille would have helped it bear a stronger resemblance to the vehicle we're talking about.

While we leave you think about it for a moment, let us tell you that this Craigslist find is a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T Track Edition fitted with a force-fed turbocharged four-banger driving the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox.

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Mcchip Turns Porsche 993 GT2 Into a Formidable Track Racer with 596-Horses

While some tend to believe that certain cars are like a fine bottle of wine that improves with age, truth is that, once you begin counting a vehicle's age in decades, the more attention it needs to keep it up and running.

When time came to spruce up his car, this owner of the classic 993-generation Porsche 911 GT2 from the mid-1990s, decided to not only restore but also turn the German sports coupe into a street-legal track racer.

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New Mercedes-Benz Citan Van Receives One of its First Tuning Jobs

The new Citan urban delivery van is the fruit of the partnership between Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance. It is based on the French firm's successful Kangoo series and is available in three different body variants.

While it hasn't been on the market that long since European sales began in October, the Citan has already caught the attention of tuners, with German aftermarket company KTW Tuning presenting, if not the first, one of the first programs for Mercedes' smallest commercial vehicle.

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New Mazda6 Already Offered with Styling Packages in Japan

If you have been keeping an eye on our news today, you will know that Mazda will display three customized concepts of the new Mazda6 at next month's Tokyo Auto Salon.

In the States, the Mazda6 in sedan form only will go on sale in January as a 2014 model, which means we will probably have to wait until fall next year and the SEMA aftermarket show to see what kind of tuning options will be available for the Japanese carmaker's promising mid-size model.

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First Photos of Mugen's New Honda CR-V Design Study

Among the many new customized vehicles being prepared by Honda for a world premiere at the Tokyo Auto Salon in mid-January, is the Mugen CR-V Design Study, which was announced, but not included, in the automaker's teaser photo gallery that we shared with you earlier today.

To satisfy our curiosity, we snooped around and found two photos of the Mugen-fettled concept that will most likely lead to a production model sometime next year.

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Bentley Continental GT Receives a Custom Touch by Vilner

You would think that a car that costs as much as a small house like the Continental GT series wouldn't need any interior renovations, especially since Bentley itself already offers its customers many personalization options, but there are always exceptions to the rule.

When a customer isn't satisfied with what Bentley has to offer or if he or she wants to redecorate their car after a few years of ownership, then the aftermarket industry comes into the picture.

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New Mazda6 and CX-5 Custom Concepts to Take Center Stage at Tokyo Auto Salon

The rapidly approaching 2013 edition of the Tokyo Auto Salon will see Mazda exhibit an array of customized versions of its newly launched Mazda6 (called Atenza in Japan) in both saloon and Wagon body styles as well as of the CX-5 crossover.

We'll begin our tour of Mazda's concepts with the new "6" that will be shown in three flavors in Tokyo.

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Nissan GT-R How I Wonder What You Are

Back in October, Bulgaria's workaholic tuning crew at Vilner presented their first design job for the Nissan GT-R with a Dragon-themed project created for a Chinese client.

Vilner has now completed its second GT-R tune, again concentrating on improving the interior of the Japanese sports car but with a different theme this time, one that is highlighted –literally- by what the company describes as the "starry sky ceiling".

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Take a Ride in the Lamborghini Aventador LP760-4 Dragon Edition

There's no denying that the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is one hot and special supercar, but sometimes, that's not enough for certain owners who like to further personalize their ride's looks and make it even faster than what it already is.

As we were informed from supercar-spotter and YouTube channel owner Shmee150, who tipped us off about his latest find, Hussam Maatouk of the Luxury Signatures exclusive dealership in Qatar is one of those people.

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2013 Range Rover HSE Riding on Vossen's Concave 22-Inch Rims [w/Video]

The creative minds at Land Rover may have found a way to shave up to nearly 1,000 pounds (~450kg, depending on the engine and equipment grade) on the new 2013 Range Rover over the model it replaces, but the premium SUV continues to have a very large footprint and as such, there's no denying that it looks better with bigger wheels. Read more »

Kahn Design's Lamborghini Green Pearl RS250 Range Rover Evoque

If it's attention you seek on the road, nothing says "look at me" more than a lime green finish for your ride, which in Kahn Design's case, is said to be a green pearl shade borrowed directly from Lamborghini's color palette.

Besides the eye-catching exterior color that's accentuated by the gloss black roof and center section of the bonnet, Kahn's Range Rover Evoque RS250 includes all the usual styling goods we've come to expect from the British tuner such as an aero kit with new bumpers, side sills, wheel arch extensions, spoilers, and a unique grille.

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Nissan Lays Out Plans for 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon

As one would expect, Nissan is going to display several vehicles at Japan's largest tuning event of the year, next year's Tokyo Auto Salon 2013 with NAPAC, which will be held from January 11 to 13. Read more »

Classic Mini is Feeling Very Benzy…

The baby Aston Martin carriage that is the Cygnet mini may have found its long lost ancestor in the face of this classic Mini with a Mercedes-Benz W114/W115 snout - in case you don't remember, that's the codename of the E-Class saloon of the late-1960s, which was built through the mid-1970s). Read more »

Schwabenfolia Squeezes Some Color on the BMW 1-Series M Coupe

Leave it to a German tuner with a tongue twister name like Schwabenfolia to go all lime green with a limited edition sports car like the BMW 1-Series M Coupe, of which a little over 6,300 units were produced during a ~1-year run.

But fear not, as Schwabenfolia didn't actually paint the Bavarian coupe, instead, it applied a lime green foil wrap, which is priced at €2,150 (US$2,850).

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Abflug Puts the Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster Under the Knife

Set to make its world premiere alongside Abflug's comprehensive tune of the Toyota 86 coupe (Scion FR-S) at the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon in January will be a new package from the Japanese tuner for the previous generation Mercedes-Benz SL roadster (R230), built from 2001 through 2011. Read more »

Drop Top Customs Gets to Work on 2013 Cadillac XTS Convertible Sedan

If it rolls on four wheels, has a roof and it's made by Detroit, then Drop Top Customs will gladly turn your ride into a convertible, regardless of the number of doors.

Not too long after we brought you news on the Florida-based company's open top interpretations of the redesigned Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans, Drop Top Customs released two images of a 2013 Cadillac XTS being stripped down in preparation of its transformation into a convertible.

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Prior Design Launches New Aero Package for BMW 3-Series F30

If for whatever reason you brought a new BMW 3-Series F30 sedan without ticking the M Sport package box on the options list and at the same time, are not interested in the Bavarian carmaker's aftermarket M Performance parts, Prior Design has come out with an assortment of aero components that may interest you. Read more »

Rolls Royce Ghost Sports Line Black Bison by Wald International

When it's not catering to the styling needs of mainstream cars like the Toyota 86 coupe and the Lexus CT 200h hatchback, Wald International puts its efforts on premium vehicles such as the Rolls Royce Ghost, for which it has prepared a new costume named the Sports Line Black Bison Edition. Read more »

Vath Brings the Wrath on the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé Black Series with Track and Aero Package

First, Mercedes-Benz brought us the 451hp (457PS) C63 AMG Coupe with the option of an AMG Performance package that lifts output to 480hp (487PS).

Then came the more aggressively tuned and styled Black Series edition with 510hp (517PS), and if that wasn't enough, Mercedes also offered two more optional packages for this model, the Aerodynamics and Track kits as well as an assortment of standalone carbon parts…

If you somehow managed to tick every single box in Mercedes-Benz's options list while ordering your C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Edition, including the Aerodynamic and Track packages, but are still not satisfied, then your next monetary adventure will be with an independent tuning shop like Vath.

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Wald International Gets More Dramatic with New Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S Tune

As one of the hottest commodities in the affordable rear-wheel drive sports coupe segment, it's only to be expected that most aftermarket brands will develop not one, but many styling kits for the Toyota 86 and its siblings, the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ.

Earlier this year, Japanese tuner Wald International released its first take on the JDM Toyota 86 with an assortment of aero parts including a front half spoiler, side skirts, a duck tail-like boot lid spoiler, and two-tone alloy wheels.

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