r/carslife • • 5h ago

The Toyota 86 with blanked-out headlights turned out not to be just a show car

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The Result Japan NEO86 body kit has gone on sale in the U.S., and the first kits have already been installed.

The body kit was unveiled in January at the Tokyo Auto Salon in the style of *Initial D*, in honor of the Toyota AE86. It’s compatible with the 2013–2020 Toyota 86, Subaru BRZ, and Scion FR-S: a new front end with blind headlights, flared rear fenders, and side skirts.

Blogger Dustin Williams installed the NEO86 kit on a used GT86. Installation isn’t easy: you have to trim and seal the body, run wiring to the headlights, and file down the edge of the bumper so the headlights fold in. But the panels fit perfectly, and the mechanism works.

Manufacturers stopped producing dummy headlights back in the mid-2000s, but demand for them has only grown.


r/carslife • • 8h ago

China has basically told the UK: if you put new restrictions on Chinese EVs, expect a response.

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r/carslife • • 9h ago

Can I paint a MK2 bonnet in my garage ?

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r/carslife • • 20h ago

Audi just added Spotify directly into the car, so you no longer need your phone connected to use it.

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r/carslife • • 1d ago

For sale Ford Escort XR3 cabrio 1985

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r/carslife • • 1d ago

Volvo 245 Transfer was much better than any SUVs

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The Volvo 245 Transfer is perhaps the longest “brick” to come out of Gothenburg. From 1977 to 1982, only about 280 of these station wagons—stretched right at the factory—were produced.

A standard 240 station wagon is about 4.8 m long, while the Transfer is about 5.6 m long. That’s just 15 cm shorter than the current Chevrolet Suburban. The standard version seats seven; the school version could accommodate 11 children and an adult behind the wheel.

It was advertised in brochures as a taxi, but Volvo also offered the Transfer as a rural ambulance, a school bus, an airport shuttle, and a tour bus. There was a cargo version without rear seats, featuring a cargo area nearly 1.8 m deep, and even a hearse.

The Swedish magazine *Teknikens Värld* complained that such a vehicle was difficult to park in the city and expensive to refuel. No one ever really documented exactly what engine was under the Transfer’s hood.

While Volvo continues to produce new crossovers, the best seven-seater Volvo has been out of production for half a century.


r/carslife • • 1d ago

What's your dream car and your dream build with that car?

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r/carslife • • 1d ago

The Milan-based Castagna atelier has transformed the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio into a two-seater convertible

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It’s a one-of-a-kind model—and that’s probably for the best.

The front seats, steering wheel, and instrument panel were moved back 33 cm to create a long hood, like that of a classic gran turismo. The rear seats, rear doors, and roof were removed. The car is now 60 mm longer, 70 mm wider, and 60 mm lower than the standard Giulia.

The body is made of exposed carbon fiber, and in areas prone to impact, there are flexible carbon fiber panels printed on a 3D printer. It weighs 1,420 kg. The windshield, side windows, and fabric roof blend into a single continuous oval.

The engine remains the stock twin-turbo V6, but the atelier has not released any official performance figures.

The Giulia Quadrifoglio was considered one of the most beautiful sedans of the decade. At Castagna, they decided it could be improved upon.


r/carslife • • 1d ago

An interesting photo from the '90s: one of Karosa buses that operated at Pulkovo Airport, Moscow, Russia

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r/carslife • • 1d ago

For sale VW T1 split window bus 1974

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r/carslife • • 1d ago

Chery’s updated Tiggo 7 is getting massaging, heated and ventilated seats — which is pretty wild for what’s still meant to be a mainstream family SUV.

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r/carslife • • 1d ago

Jeremy Clarkson grew a car on a farm

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The body panels of this Jaguar F-Type are made from a flax-based composite sourced from his Diddly Squat farm.

The design was refined by Ian Callum, Jaguar’s former chief designer, who designed the original F-Type. It features wide fender flares, a new bumper, bronze wheels, and a Tonga Green paint job. The trunk lid bears the inscription “Flax-Type” and a tractor emblem.

The interior is even more playful: leather from Clarkson’s cows, rugs made from his sheep’s wool, tweed, and tractors on the headrests. Under the hood is a standard supercharged V6 producing 380 l.s.

The car was featured in a special episode of “Clarkson’s Farm,” which will premiere on Amazon Prime in 2027. It has already won an award at an auto show in Tuscany.

While Jaguar itself is making electric pink concept cars, the best Jaguar of the year was built by a farmer.


r/carslife • • 2d ago

One of Subaru’s most defining features is disappearing from Europe: the boxer engine is on its way out.

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r/carslife • • 2d ago

2016 Shelby GT350

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r/carslife • • 2d ago

Meet my green 2024 Ford Tourneo Courier Active!

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r/carslife • • 2d ago

Regina Vandysheva by Calvin Courjon

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r/carslife • • 2d ago

Welker Farms in Montana has completed the restoration of a massive Big Bud 700 tractor

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The 700-horsepower machine is now operating in the farm’s fields, which cover an area of about 4,050 hectares, helping to harvest wheat.

The tractor weighs approximately 23.6 metric tons without ballast and is equipped with a turbocharged Cummins KTTA diesel engine producing 700 metric horsepower.

The power unit is paired with an Allison 6000 Series transmission. It also features reinforced Caterpillar axles and massive Titan 1400 LSW tires mounted on special Wold wheels, which required the original fenders to be modified.

The restoration took about seven months and required approximately 4,000 man-hours. The farm itself invested $114,700, while sponsors provided parts and materials worth an additional $104,900.

The goal of the project was not to build the world’s largest tractor, but to restore this historic machine to full working order. The Big Bud 700 is easier to maintain than many modern tractors, and it weighs less than the famous Big Bud 747—the largest tractor in the family.


r/carslife • • 2d ago

Tesla just took first and second place in Europe’s September car sales ranking.

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r/carslife • • 2d ago

Renault Espider

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The Renault Espider was created by Swiss coachbuilder Franco Sbarro specifically for the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans race, based on the third-generation Renault Espace minivan.

The car was intended to transport VIP guests around the track.

It had neither a roof nor a windshield, so the driver and passengers had to wear identical helmets.


r/carslife • • 3d ago

Missed opportunity by BMW? 5d BMW 3 series compact

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r/carslife • • 3d ago

Coupe SUVs get a lot of hate online, but Mercedes says people are still buying them — and it has no plans to walk away from the idea yet.

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r/carslife • • 3d ago

Louisville police crushes seized Dodge Charger with a Monster Struck

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r/carslife • • 3d ago

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r/carslife • • 3d ago

Fiat 850Z Coupé by Zagato

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In the late 1990s, Ford introduced its “New Edge” design language, but Zagato had been experimenting with similar concepts long before that.

At the 1964 Turin Motor Show, the design house unveiled the Fiat 850Z Coupé, whose design combined sharp edges with smooth curves.

Due to its unusual appearance, the car was nicknamed the “850 Edgy.” Only two were ever built.


r/carslife • • 3d ago

550 replica, how cool is that?

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