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You know Liberty Walk as the maker of some of the hottest, and widest, tricked-out supercars. These guys have a great sense of humor, too, which is why we thing they decided to have a go at the new Suzuki Jimny. They are proposing a treatment for the tiny crossover where you get a full on G-Class look. 

They call this the G-Mini which is an apt name, partly due to the car’s size and partly because of how faithfully they have recreated the looks of a G-Wagen here. What we like best is the tuner’s gall to go for the top version, the G63, and not only that, a tuned version of the G-Wagen with carbon hood and overfenders and all the other accessories you’d see on the firm’s real LB-Works G63 pictured below.

To get a little more in-depth on the Suzuki Jimny G-Mini by Liberty Walk and its wonderful details, you have the G63-esque bumper up front with the rectangular air intakes, a modified front fascia with the grille and headlights, carbon vented hood, roof garnish with LED lights, side steps, fender flares on the front and rear, a pair of side exhausts, and a modified rear bumper. A set of extra large wheels complete the faux-G63 look.

Liberty Walk has not announced any particular plan to put this thing into production, but we’re sure a lot of people are going to want it just for the comedy value!

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Sometimes the performance figures of a car are so astounding, they work better than any fancy word we can come up with to describe it. that is why we put those numbers right in the title of our post on the new G-Power Mercedes-AMG E63 S. Presented in estate (wagon) form here, this thing is an absolute monster. 

Well, maybe not a monster but a “wold in sheep’s clothing” as the tuner refers to it. The G-Power Mercedes-AMG E63 S looks pretty much stock on the outside, save for a set of really cool aftermarket wheels, and there is no way you can guess at its inner power just looking at it. I mean, you know it’s a powerful car because, after all, the stock E63 packs a very decent 585 horsepower. But you wouldn’t know this family station wagon is almost as powerful as something like a Koenigsegg and lots more powerful than any Lambo.

As for how G-Power Mercedes-AMG E63 S got this much power, well, like we said the base engine was a good one with 585 factory horses already at its disposal. The technicians then went ahead and installed a pair of extensively modified turbochargers on the V8, fitted a stainless-steel exhaust system and steel downpipes, and managed the whole thing with a new performance-oriented software. The result is a colossal 800 horsepower and 1,110 Nm of torque. This E63 can now sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.1 seconds and, with the top speed limiter removed, top 340 km/h flat out.

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Sometimes the performance figures of a car are so astounding, they work better than any fancy word we can come up with to describe it. that is why we put those numbers right in the title of our post on the new G-Power Mercedes-AMG E63 S. Presented in estate (wagon) form here, this thing is an absolute monster. 

Well, maybe not a monster but a “wold in sheep’s clothing” as the tuner refers to it. The G-Power Mercedes-AMG E63 S looks pretty much stock on the outside, save for a set of really cool aftermarket wheels, and there is no way you can guess at its inner power just looking at it. I mean, you know it’s a powerful car because, after all, the stock E63 packs a very decent 585 horsepower. But you wouldn’t know this family station wagon is almost as powerful as something like a Koenigsegg and lots more powerful than any Lambo.

As for how G-Power Mercedes-AMG E63 S got this much power, well, like we said the base engine was a good one with 585 factory horses already at its disposal. The technicians then went ahead and installed a pair of extensively modified turbochargers on the V8, fitted a stainless-steel exhaust system and steel downpipes, and managed the whole thing with a new performance-oriented software. The result is a colossal 800 horsepower and 1,110 Nm of torque. This E63 can now sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.1 seconds and, with the top speed limiter removed, top 340 km/h flat out.

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Alfa Romeo’s plan to bring the back the 8C nameplate has come with a lot of speculation about its presentation. The prevalent buzz surrounding the model is that it’s going to be a supercar of some sort. As it turns out, though, it could be more than just a supercar. The new Alfa Romeo 8C could be an 800-horsepower hybrid monster, debunking previous rumors that said that it would “only” have 700 horsepower on tap.

We already know that Mercedes-Benz is bringing a new show car to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. We also know that it’s called the Aesthetics Progressive Luxury Concept and its in-house name — Electric Silver Arrow — suggests that it’s connected to the automaker’s newly created EQ electric brand. Everything else, though, is still a mystery, and Merc’s latest teaser of the car doesn’t show anything revealing other than confirming speculation that the concept will be heavily based on Mercedes’ 1930’s racing design.

As expected, even Land Rover had to go all hybrid with its luxurious Range Rover offering. For the new model year, the British producers of awesome SUVs revealed the 2019 Range Rover Sport Plug-in Hybrid. It is a car capable of traveling on hybrid power or using electric-only propulsion. Now available in the U.S., the Range Rover Sport P400e Plug-In Hybrid price comes at $78,300 which falls right in between the HSE Td6 and the HSE Dynamic.

There seems to be some sort of a trend, wherein automakers are using their expertise and experience from the motorsport industry to build street-legal hypercars. First, it was the Mercedes-AMG Project One and the Aston Martin Valkyrie, and now we have the Toyota GR Super Sport. While the former two was derived from Formula 1 knowledge, Toyota will build the GR using its FIA World Endurance Championship experience. However, it’s the seven-figure price tag that caught our attention. Is this for real?

There is nothing that Porsche engineers can’t do. Case in point: the Cayman GT4 Clubsport Rally Concept. The new machinery is a turnkey, track-spec race car that traces its roots to the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport. It looks different than the GT4 Clubsport, in large part because it was designed specifically for rally racing use. More importantly, the concept will be in attendance at Rallye Deutschland later this month and will serve as a course car for Romain Dumas, the same man who now holds the time attack record at Pikes Peak with the Volkswagen I.D. R electric rally car.

There is nothing that Porsche engineers can’t do. Case in point: the Cayman GT4 Clubsport Rally Concept. The new machinery is a turnkey, track-spec race car that traces its roots to the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport. It looks different than the GT4 Clubsport, in large part because it was designed specifically for rally racing use. More importantly, the concept will be in attendance at Rallye Deutschland later this month and will serve as a course car for Romain Dumas, the same man who now holds the time attack record at Pikes Peak with the Volkswagen I.D. R electric rally car.

Ferrari is the latest automaker to drop a teaser of an upcoming model, and it’s teasing a new product in the pipeline that could pave the way for a new, limited-run supercar that traces its roots to the 812 Superfast. The teaser doesn’t reveal much about the new model, but it does say that the new supercar will make its debut on September 17 at the company’s official headquarters in Maranello, Italy.

Ferrari is the latest automaker to drop a teaser of an upcoming model, and it’s teasing a new product in the pipeline that could pave the way for a new, limited-run supercar that traces its roots to the 812 Superfast. The teaser doesn’t reveal much about the new model, but it does say that the new supercar will make its debut on September 17 at the company’s official headquarters in Maranello, Italy.

The Audi A3 was spotted testing on public roads with what appears to be a production-ready exterior. The hatchback is wrapped in camo from front to rear, but the headlamps, the grille, and other details hint at the company’s recent corporate look. The A3 was joined by the higher performance S3 model. While the regular A3 will break cover in 2019 and go on sale for the 2020 model year, the S3 will probably arrive later, most likely for the 2021 model year.

The Audi A3 was spotted testing on public roads with what appears to be a production-ready exterior. The hatchback is wrapped in camo from front to rear, but the headlamps, the grille, and other details hint at the company’s recent corporate look. The A3 was joined by the higher performance S3 model. While the regular A3 will break cover in 2019 and go on sale for the 2020 model year, the S3 will probably arrive later, most likely for the 2021 model year.

The 2018 Pebble Concours d’Elegance is playing host to a number of extraordinary concepts, including one from Infiniti that’s being billed as an electric vehicle concept. The description doesn’t do justice to the accompanying teaser image, which shows the concept’s cabin taken from a birds-eye-view perspective. The teaser doesn’t reveal too much, but it does show enough for us to assume that the concept could have some loose connection to the Prototype 9 Concept that Infiniti showcased last year at Pebble Beach.

The 2018 Pebble Concours d’Elegance is playing host to a number of extraordinary concepts, including one from Infiniti that’s being billed as an electric vehicle concept. The description doesn’t do justice to the accompanying teaser image, which shows the concept’s cabin taken from a birds-eye-view perspective. The teaser doesn’t reveal too much, but it does show enough for us to assume that the concept could have some loose connection to the Prototype 9 Concept that Infiniti showcased last year at Pebble Beach.

Let us make one thing clear about the title of this news post, that is about the G63 bit. Yes, the new 2019 Brabus Mercedes G500 does render the G63 pointless and redundant. But it’s the old G63 we’re talking about and not the new 585-hp model. This G500 is as powerful as the previous G63, and it looks better too. 

The Brabus Mercedes G500 2019 features the 500 PowerXtra performance upgrade developed in-house at Brabus. It gives the offroader 368 kW / 500 hp (493 bhp) and 710 Nm (524 lb-ft) of torque. That translates on the road to a 0 to 100 km/h time of 5.7 seconds, and don’t tell me you need more than that in a high-riding SUV. You don’t. That is more than enough for any situation.

But the real reason a lot of people are going to want the 2019 Brabus Mercedes G500 is the looks. The tuner has taken the 2019 G-Class and garnished with a bunch of cool accessories. From the underspoiler and LED lights, to the Brabus grille, carbon fiber vented hood, the lights bar on the roof, the overfenders, side steps, and the huge and dainty wing on the roof, the styling kit is one of the coolest we’ve seen on any G-Class.

The styling package for the Brabus G500 is complemented with a set of BRABUS Monoblock wheels including “PLATINUM EDITION” hi-tech forged wheels with a diameter of 23 inches. These wheels, shod with high performance tires, also help with the performance. Brabus also supplies some interior goodies, such as Mastik leather, Alcantara, and aluminum pedals and trims.

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The Tesla Model S has been around since 2012, and while it’s still a few years away from getting a full redesign, a rendering of a next-gen Model S is already making rounds on the Internet. It looks exactly like what we hope the next-gen Model S looks like. Designed by Emre Husmen, the new Model S rendering is far more aggressive and dynamic than the current model that’s on the market today. More importantly, it doesn’t deviate too far away from the current Model S to the point that it becomes unrecognizable. It’s still the Tesla Model S, albeit rendered to look sharper and edgier than what we have now. In other words, it looks fantastic.

The Tesla Model S has been around since 2012, and while it’s still a few years away from getting a full redesign, a rendering of a next-gen Model S is already making rounds on the Internet. It looks exactly like what we hope the next-gen Model S looks like. Designed by Emre Husmen, the new Model S rendering is far more aggressive and dynamic than the current model that’s on the market today. More importantly, it doesn’t deviate too far away from the current Model S to the point that it becomes unrecognizable. It’s still the Tesla Model S, albeit rendered to look sharper and edgier than what we have now. In other words, it looks fantastic.

A recent study conducted by German economics professor Ferdinand Dudenhoffer revealed what a lot of us have known for quite some time: Ferrari is the most profitable brand in the auto industry. The Italian automaker has held that title for a while, including the last six months, when it reported an operating profit of around $80,000 for every new model it sells. Ferrari isn’t the only automaker that is making money for every new model it sells, but its operating profit is head and shoulders above what other brands come away with. In this sense, Maranello is king.

A recent study conducted by German economics professor Ferdinand Dudenhoffer revealed what a lot of us have known for quite some time: Ferrari is the most profitable brand in the auto industry. The Italian automaker has held that title for a while, including the last six months, when it reported an operating profit of around $80,000 for every new model it sells. Ferrari isn’t the only automaker that is making money for every new model it sells, but its operating profit is head and shoulders above what other brands come away with. In this sense, Maranello is king.