When Volvo released the T5 variant of their 850, the Swedish automaker wanted to boost its profile in order to gain market share. Instead of a traditional marketing campaign, Volvo took the 850 racing in the British Touring Car Championship. How the decision to use the 850 estate came about wasn’t intentional though. Volvo commissioned Steffansson Automotive to […]
Rally Styled For The Road: An EXTRA-Wide WRX STI
‘Ok, so what if I do 90% of the prep work myself? Will that bring the cost down by much?’ It can’t help to ask, right? Because as I start calling around for quotes on body and paint work for my new project car (full details coming soon…) I’m fast realising the cost of building a […]
The Perfect Nissan Silvia: Nob Taniguchi’s Iconic S15
‘Timeless’ is a word that’s commonly thrown around in the car world. Often, it’s used to identify cars that came to exist as a result of the golden era of Japanese tuning. In saying this, it is quite uncommon for a car to have not just been considered timeless, but to have retained the modifications that gave it […]
When An F1 Team Takes On Tin-Tops: The Williams BTCC Laguna
Frank Williams once said: “Next to Formula One, the BTCC is the most important series in the world outside America.” He was right. With over a million people tuning in on a Sunday to watch their favourite drivers battle it out in the British Touring Car Championship, few other live sporting programs came close. To have Williams run […]
A Porsche 997 GT3 Carrying The Torch For Mid Night
For every kid who grew up in the ’90s obsessing over Japanese car culture, stories of the infamous Mid Night Racing Team were impossible to ignore. And how many of us wished we could be a part of it? Admittedly, back in the day I was fantasising about joining the grunge band Nirvana, not an […]
Zero Lag: The MCRacing Twin-Charged Lancer Evo V
If you cast your minds back to my event coverage from the The Elite Showcase and Bandung JDM Fest in Indonesia earlier this year, you’ll remember that I was blown away by the quality of the modified and custom cars on show. This archipelagic state in Southeast Asia has a thriving scene, and that was totally reflected in […]
A Mk2 Polo Breadvan Builder’s Finale. For Now…
2020 was a weird year for all of us. Amidst the pandemic, the thought of traveling anywhere wasn’t really crossing many people’s minds – or even possible – but I had to spread my wings and fly. I ended up in Poland, where I attended Ultrace at Spodek Arena in the city of Katowice. This […]
Form & Function: The Art Of Attack x RS Future GT3 Cup Evo
For as long as we’ve had a comments section on Speedhunters, the age-old argument of aesthetic vs. performance has been contested on a weekly basis. Drifting – especially in its infancy – polarised this more than any other motorsport. Cable ties are looked upon as structural engineering and bumper-mounted canards quickly become redundant as soon […]
Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger: A Group A-Inspired Skyline GT-R
When I first met Jun and proposed a Speedhunters features on his BNR32, it was already a fine example of a hard-tuned Skyline GT-R. However, there’s always room for improvement, and before any shoot took place Jun-san wanted to make another round of upgrades to the Nissan. “Please wait until Wekfest Japan,” he said. “Rest assured, I’m building […]
A C33 Laurel Labour Of Love
We all have the perfect vision of our favourite cars. For some, it’s totally clear-cut. For others, the perfect vision is something not set in stone; it evolves over time as fresh ideas come to mind and new opportunities present themselves. Jay, the owner of this street/drift-spec C33 Nissan Laurel, definitely subscribes to the latter. When Jay purchased […]