Unplugged Performance is going back to Pikes Peak in 2026. That alone would be news. The Hawthorne, California company sat out the mountain in 2024 and 2025 after Dark Helmet, their Model S APEX race car, posted a sub-10-minute run (9:54.901) in 2023 and stacked lap records at Laguna Seca, Buttonwillow, and Willow Springs along […]

Lamborghini’s Temerario is, by every measurable metric, a generational leap for Sant’Agata’s “entry-level” supercar. Replacing the beloved Huracán is no small task, but with a brand-new twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter flat-plane V8 working alongside three axial-flux electric motors, the Temerario puts out a combined 920 CV (907 horsepower) and 730 Nm (538 lb-ft) of torque. That’s enough […]

We cover a lot of car builds on our website, but every once in a while, a detailing project lands in our feed that genuinely stops us dead in our tracks. This is one of them. A Midnight Purple Nissan GT-R T-Spec, treated to a full protection package by the team at Bulletproof Auto Spa […]

A tri-motor Tesla sedan with 1,020 horsepower, forged wheels, spherical bushings, and a Romanian hillclimb champion behind the wheel. That’s the story Unplugged Performance and Dominic Marcu have been writing together since 2021, and it’s been consistently winning. The Model S Plaid as a Performance Baseline Before any modifications, the Tesla Model S Plaid is […]

When Toyota brought back the Supra after a 17-year hiatus, the automotive world had opinions. Loud ones. But once the A90 proved itself on track, the canyon roads of Southern California, and the drag strips of the Midwest, the conversation shifted from skepticism to respect. This car earns it. And when a build shop like […]