Conversions
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Classic Land Rover Defender V8 ‘Works Bespoke’ available in Australia
Land Rover has announced that Australian customers can now commission a fully restored and customised classic Defender, complete with a naturally aspirated 5.0-litre V8 engine producing 298kW. Known as the Defender Classic V8 Works Bespoke, the program allows customers to…
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For Sale: 1971 Ford Capri ‘Cobra’ with 351 V8
Cast your mind back to the 1960s and ’70s and it’s easy to wonder why Ford didn’t follow Holden’s lead by putting a thumping V8 into something smaller like a Cortina or Capri. Someone else has clearly thought along the…
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SGT Automobili creates Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI DTM ’55-SGT’, 2.9TT V6
If you’ve spent the last three decades pining for the boxy, championship-winning absurdity of the 1993 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI DTM, an Italian startup is finally ready to take your money. SGT Automobili has pulled the covers off the…
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For sale: One-off HSV Colorado SportsCat V8 with 6.2L LT1 conversion
General Motors might have driven a stake through Holden’s heart in 2020, but not before Walkinshaw Performance built one final, unhinged love letter from Australia. Now, that exact vehicle – the stillborn HSV Colorado SportsCat V8 prototype – is up…
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Ford XC Falcon gets hydrogen-powered 429ci V8 (video)
Although we haven’t made cars in Australia in a while, plenty of Aussies are adding high-tech solutions in keeping with the times, proving Aussie car character can coexist with a sustainable future. The phrase ‘restomod’ barely scratches the surface of…
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For Sale: 2003 Ford Falcon two-door coupe, with 5.4L V8
It seemed like the early 2000s belonged to Holden. The tearaway success of the VT and VX series of cars was augmented by the sex-appeal of the Monaro, which to this day remains one of the most desirable shapes ever…
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Kuhl Racing develops off-road Toyota GR86 ‘Outroad’, with turbo conversion
Now this looks like it would be a bag of fun. A Japanese company called Kuhl Racing has come up with an off-road kit for the Toyota GR86 called Outroad, and chucked on a turbocharger for good measure. Starting with…
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Honda Odyssey gets K20C Civic Type R conversion for SEMA 2025
US-outfit Bisimoto Engineering has taken the USDM Honda Odyssey MPV and turned it into something nobody asked for but everyone secretly wanted; a minivan powered by the 2025 Honda Civic Type R’s 2.0-litre turbocharged K20C1 engine and six-speed manual gearbox.…
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Ex-BMW designer giving McLaren P1 custom longtail, 1400hp V8
The McLaren P1 was a watershed moment for the hypercar. One of the original holy trinity, featuring a 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 and electric motor assistance, producing a combined 674kW and 900Nm. And all in a package weighing less than 1400…