Showing off what the ex-Jaguar design boss’ consultancy can do
by Vijay Pattni
This is the modern incarnation of Japan’s greatest mid-engined supercar
No need for 'Reimagined' or 'Remastered' here. Honda was perfectly happy for this to have been called a Honda NSX without any trademark-swerving coyness. But the reimaginer, remasterer, remaker, revamper, reinventer, redeveloper, or reinvigorator in question wanted to highlight its own
by Paul Horrell
Good grief! What have they done
Land Rover Classic now offers two new body styles for those wanting a restomodded Classic Defender V8. So, in addition to the 90 Station Wagon, 90 Soft Top, and 110 Station Wagon already available for an extortionate amount of money, you can
by Greg Potts
Welcome back, shoulder pads!
This is the Tolman Edition XR3i. It is, as the name lightly implies, a Ford Escort XR3i-hey there, shoulder pads, welcome back-rebigulated by notable British rebigulators Tolman.So, just like it did with the Peugeot 205 GTI and Honda Integra
by Vijay Pattni
The Halcyon Genesis Series is one of the more convincing restomods in existence
Has a drop-top Rolls-Royce ever been described as such? But yes, we see what you mean. This is British company Halcyon's first 'remastered' Corniche, and this particularly purple car is known as the Highland Heather commission. We're told
by Greg Potts
The Audi TTS Restomod is a beautiful roofless car
Audi may have told us not to call it a TT, but last year's Concept C gave us a glimpse into the future of its little two-door sportscar. And of course, that future is electric.But what if you're
by Greg Potts
The ‘90s was a mood
There is nothing more to add to what we discovered last year. That Eccentrica Cars, makers of the glorious Diablo restomod you're currently drooling over, has given its glorious Diablo restomod a track pack and sent it packing.To Italy, and
by Vijay Pattni
“It’s thoroughly capable of giving you a bit of a scare, but in a modern way”
A controversial rear wing with a Porsche 911 bolted to it. This is the Singer DLS Turbo, arguably the wildest thing anyone has ever done with an old 911: a 710hp twin-turbo flat-six levered into the back of a 35-
John Judd and Sir Jack Brabham join the team
An engine company created by John Judd and three-time Formula 1 champion Sir Jack Brabham will partner with JAS Motorsport to reengineer the V6 in the middle of its 'Tensei' supercar. The Tensei, remember, is JAS's take on the Mk1
by Vijay Pattni
Take in that glorious V8 noise
Remember that rather delightful, reimagined Ferrari F355 from 2024? It's now ready, with Brit company Evoluto confirming it has tested all the specifications it promised us a couple of years back.Chief among which is a re-engineered version of Ferrari'
by Vijay Pattni
It packs a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six pushing out 420 horses
Welcome to your summer desktop background. Or bedroom poster. Or the new image for your phone's home screen. It's the [deep breath] Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Reimagined by Singer; a powerful, widebody tribute to an Eighties classic.What's a '
by Vijay Pattni
Puts out around 660 horses
The Mercedes-Benz SEC was-is?-one of the world's very finest luxury two-door coupes, from an era when Mercedes-Benz was knocking out hit after bulletproof, double-glazed, wood-trimmed hit.The Renntech Sledgehammer is-definitely is-a reimagining
by Vijay Pattni
Stiffness is key
Good morning class, and welcome to today's lesson: The torsional stiffness of Porsche's 964 chassis! Singer-expert reimaginer of Porsche's 964-has teamed up with Red Bull Advanced Technologies-the advanced technologies bit of Red Bull-to beef up
by Vijay Pattni
Welcome to the world of Art Racing
What if I told you there was a place in Japan where your wildest fantasies could be brought to life? Not that one. I'm talking about the one where the car in your garage looks as good as a 250 Testa
by TopGear.com
Updating the ’90s icon with 21st century performance
The Civic EG hatchback from the early- to mid-'90s has become a legend despite being Honda Cars Philippines' entry into the People's Car Program. The local version of the three-door variant only came with a 1.2-liter engine,
British sophistication meets American force
Regular readers will be familiar with the Ring brothers, the 'just the right amount of mad' Wisconsin-based tuners who started out as (and still run) an auto body shop...and then turned their attention to churning out the most unreal bespoke
by Jack Rix
It’s a damn good restomod, but is it worth all that dough?
Lotus is currently chasing financial stability in the guise of two-ton EVs, but along has come a 'remastered' Esprit supercar to remind us why we loved the British company and its lightweight cars in the first place.Built by a new
by TopGear.com
Updating the ’80s icon virtually
This time around, we'll be doing something different. Instead of doing a render of a future vehicle, we'll do a restomod. We chose an '80s icon that was very popular in our market: the legendary box-type Mitsubishi Lancer. Of
It looks absolutely gorgeous
Encor is a British start-up that has 'Singer-ed' the OG Esprit. But there's another idea at play here: 400hp is plenty in a car that weighs less than 1,200kg.Any suspicion that we've passed peak restomod is
by Jason Barlow
More ’90s restomods, please
Regular visitors to this site may remember the Velocity Restorations' 1967 Ford Mustang we reviewed-and rather liked-around a year ago. Now, the 'classic vehicle modernizer,' as it calls itself, has revealed its latest work at this year's SEMA show
The Jaguar E-Type lives on in this beautiful restomod
Jaguar only ever built a handful of lightweight E-Types back in the '60s-12, to be exact-designed to go racing. Unsurprisingly, each was a... lightweight version of the prettiest car ever made.Eagle, a long-time restorer and custodian of
by Vijay Pattni
