One must never forget our heritage, where our lineage comes from; it is because of our ancestors that we are where we all are today. What we make of tomorrow is up to us, but they have set the path for us. There is such a vast fascination for the Nissan Skyline in North America, mainly due to its rarity, but the Japanese have given this symbolic model so much credential in the tuner world that few would remain indifferent [...]
In an era where modified cars consist of a lip kit, dropped stance and un-healthy camber alignments it is getting rarer to see a fully built vehicle which can hold its' own at any show, meet or race track. In this feature we get the complete low down on Manny Ramdowe's 'Genuine' VeilSide Fortune FD3S. We met up with Manny at High End Performance NY (which he owns) to check out the RX-7; I have to admit that I personally [...]
Easily the most recognizable Aston Martin's of all time; the DB5 is one of my favorites as well. I remember as a kid watching the old James Bond movies where he would tear off in the DB5 as the fenders opened up for twin machine guns, a bulletproof deflector shield in the rear window and who could forget the ultimate safety device of an ejector seat. Alright, I know the car didn't come with any of those features but since [...]
The VIP game has been around for at least a good 2 decades, maybe even more, and yet this style has only sparked interest in North America within the past few years. It is argued that its origins come from Japanese mobsters catching too much attention with their European sedans, so they’ve turned to big bodied Japanese sedans. Full-faced wheels, aggressive stance, sleek bodykits, loud exhausts and dark tints are all basic components of the VIP car. And with time, [...]
"the Protege will always be there for me, low and slow." We all have that one friend that loves wagons, your author being one of them. Coupe? Sedan? SUV? YES. ALL AT ONCE. And make it clean. We caught up with a good friend of ours Chris Bernardo at the WekFest show in San Francisco this past weekened to check out a prime example of why wagons, as niche a group as they can be, will take home trophies and [...]
You may have spotted Dan's GS throughout the many random picture posts on the internet but for IntunedOnline it was a great chance for us to catch up with Dan as he's been either envied or hated for years depending on your perspective. As one of the original members of Team 'LowLife' in Montreal he has owned and customized more cars then even I can remember, his cars have been featured on local forums and other digital magazines around the [...]
Passion is defined as any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate. It is important that we clarify the definition of passion as this is a drive that every true car builder is blessed with. Building cars without passion is like living without breathing and it just does not work. The automotive scene for the most part around the world is a close group of people bound by our passion for cars. A tremendous challenge for any [...]
Any Honda enthusiast knows that the Type-R is the flagship for performance in their line-up and with performance and style this EP3 Civic Type-R is no exception. We caught up with Chikao Matsuura deep in the heart of Japan to get the low down on his Civic. The natural flow of the Championship White exterior was kept completely intact but the rest of the car received some very tasteful upgrades. The engine was worked over with the Spoon catalogue including [...]
When we first came across this project, it was simply another ambitious project with a full engine rebuild. Not that this type of work is easy, but it was nothing to write home about. Literally. But as time went on, it was clear his venture was not from the realm of the ordinary. Supercharged 1UZ. Nothing else really need to be said. What’s a VIP car without some decent power under the bonnet? James was able to give this symbolic [...]
It was a year ago when I started noticing there were some amazing quality cars around Toronto that you'd never get a chance to see at car shows. People who built cars for themselves, for their own pleasure and not for trophies and bragging rights. Here, is one of em. Owner Carson built the car basically over the winter and knew exactly what he wants his car to look like before the car was even purchased. Coming from a "HellaFlush" [...]
The Nissan Silvia is synonymous with drifting and infamous as sports compact. In North America; the underpowered 240sx versions were sold as a pure understatement to the potential of these cars. The turbo powered versions in Japan have become legendary in drifting events and engine swaps all over the world. Our latest voyage brings us back to Hong Kong where we came across an S15 that was built for the street. Prior to our arrival we heard stories about a [...]
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Before the Scion FR-S and Lexus LFA there was one flagship sports car at the top of Toyota’s line-up, the Supra. The final model Mark IV Supra was manufactured between 1992 and 2002 in Japan while only being sold in North American between 1994 and 1999. Despite minor changes over the years, the Supra maintained its sports presence as a high end performance sports car. Our latest feature comes from our home town of Montreal via Japan. Joel’s Supra originated [...]
It was unfortunate this year that I had the miss the 2011 Rally of the Tall Pines. Being from Toronto, this Tall Pines Rally about 3-4 hours away would be the nearest rally of this sort. This year, local Leo Urlichich (CrazyLeo) and co-driver Martin Brady won the Tall Pines rally with a time of 1:59:04.8. It was also nice to see the top 5 places held by Subaru. Days after the Rally, the team that helped CrazyLeo called us [...]
I remember when I had my Protege, Brian has one of the coolest purpose built Protege out there. Being only on sale for 2 years, the Protege5 did not have much aftermarket support... With custom made parts, Brian's car always found itself into a thread on the US forums... Purposely built to be a street going go kart, Brian spent alot of time making it that way. Even the gears in the transmission were custom made to specified ratios! "I [...]
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The Nissan Skyline may have been around for decades in Japan and other parts of the world but for North Americans our first Skyline experience started in 2001 with the release of the V35 Sedan and Coupes branded as the Infiniti G35. Except for the history lesson our latest feature takes us back to Hong Kong where we spotted a modified 350GT that definitely has more than looks. Dropped on a set of bronze Volk Racing TE37's fastened with RAYS [...]
There’s nothing like a long drive in a performance vehicle and the stretch of highway between Montreal and Toronto can be one of the best. The finest part of a long drive is the occasional chance encounter with another spirited driver who challenges the performance of his car with you. At Intuned Online we are not endorsing street racing but most of us have all experienced this type of situation whether it was another tuner, exotic or a beautiful girl [...]
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Photoshoot with Marco's 2006 Honda Civic last week. I was told this car was put back together for the Honda Indy 2011 and the owner decided to continue to mod it. I've seen this car at many different car shows before but I never got to meet the owner until now. The exterior is a mix of onderground and B*Magic along with carbon pieces here and there thanks to NextMod. Same goes for whats under the hood as well, a [...]
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The Mazda Demio (Mazda2 in North America) is easily one of the most popular commuter car choices in Japan because of its compact size, spacious interior and fuel economy but does it have what it takes to also be a tuner car? Owner Naoyuki believes that it does and this is how he did it. The Demio may have a variety of parts available for it in Japan but Naoyuki wanted stand out and separate his car from the regular [...]
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Whether you love it or hate it the S2000 is one of the most stylish Honda's ever produced, the 2 seat convertible can usually catch an eye stock but when you decide to install an Amuse Widbebody kit you're asking for jaw dropping attention equivalent to being punched in the face. The wide stance of this S2K combined with flush stance of the Volk CE28'smake this race car turned street car a definite eye catcher. To keep the race theme [...]
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Masafumi Uda is no stranger to the automotive scene; as the owner of Ignition Motor Group in Osaka, Japan he is very accustomed to dealing with high end performance products. Apart from being a platinum dealer for Japanese VIP Modular Wheels, HRE and other brands like 360Forged he is a true tuner at heart and has been one of the key people in the custom car scene in Japan. Masafumi's E46 M3 not only needed to showcase his company but [...]
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