‘The Showroom’ Articles
Written by THE aSTIG on 08 March 2010

If you’re a hardcore car enthusiast, then you must know professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host Tanner Foust. If not, then you’re missing half of your life!
Being the Formula Drift champion in 2007 and 2008 in his Nissan 350Z, Tanner shifted to a specially modified rear-wheel-drive Scion tC in 2009. That makes us Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 06 March 2010

Warp Zone New Age Customs has been pretty controversial at CustomPinoyRides.com. But for good reason. Because they can turn the most common of vehicles into all out show cars, pushing the envelope when it comes to custom body modifications. From their Honda Civic EG Hatchback with a custom Audi R8-inspired front clip, to the Honda Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 03 March 2010

If you’ve ever seen even a single episode of the hit Japanese Anime Series Initial D and it’s lead star Fujiwara Takumi, then this should ring a bell. The ever popular and legendary Hachi-Roku (AE86 Toyota Corolla. In Japanese, “Hachi” means 8, and “Roku” means 6.). This particular Hachi-Roku is owned by Patrick Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 01 March 2010

Looking at it from afar, and you’ll never think that this ride is in fact an awesome show vehicle. That is, until you come a little closer. With a glint of sunlight, you’ll notice the custom paintjob, looking as if it were earthend where Patapon soldiers dwell in harmony. Children who play the famous PSP Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 26 February 2010

“Joy Is The New BMW X1″ – That’s what the folks at BMW say about their latest creation. But really, what is the BMW X1? By the looks of it, it’s not like any vehicle we’ve ever seen out there.
They say it’s an SUV, but I know what an SUV looks like, and it isn’t Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 23 February 2010

This is what happens when you put together a bunch of gearheads, greasemonkeys, and car buffs, and have them work on a single project. When you have a combination of drag racing experience, mechanical expertise, automotive wisdom, and lots of Honda wizardry, the product is Anthony Go’s National Drag Racing Championship Pro Class winning Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 19 February 2010

Honda enthusiasts know that the formula to make a Honda go quicker is light weight, plus high horsepower. When it comes to light weight, nothing comes close to the Honda Civic EF Hatchback. When it comes to high horsepower in a small naturally-aspirated package, it’s hard to match the 100 horsepower per liter capability of Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 18 February 2010

How can you make something as hot as this:From something as ordinary as this?Take it to Pitstop Customz and Bombilyaz!
Pitstop Customz took a standard run-of-the-mill 2nd Generation Mitsubishi Pajero and began work on the front doors. Try having your driver roll down the Greenbelt driveway to pick you up and open the door in a Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 30 January 2010

The original Toyota Tamaraw FX was named after the Tamaraw – the largest native terrestrial mammal in the Philippines. The vehicle is known for its ruggedness and ease of maintenance. But somehow, the name “Tamaraw” still doesn’t seem to fit the vehicle, as the animal’s preferred habitat is tropical highland forested Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 29 January 2010

It all began with this. One standard-looking 1989 Nissan Cefiro, meek and mild in it’s stock form. Being an excellent rear-wheel-drive platform for building a formidable drift machine, Ian King set out with the goal of turning it into one of the most unique rides you could ever find in the planet!
Here’s the car… errr… Full Article