Factory Five Ultimate Mk4 to be Unveiled at Toyo Tires Booth

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Many of you have heard about the ultimate street/competition Mk4 being built by Mark Gearhart and his team at Power Automedia, and some of you have also been following his build blog online, but the moment of truth arrives on Tuesday at the SEMA Show as the car is unveiled in the Toyo Tire Tread Pass area at 4:30 on the first day of SEMA.

The Power Automedia Challenge Car build before the final details were installed and paint.

We will bring you full details, photos, and video from the event, and we hope to have a chance to test the car in the near future.

Watch the 5.0L Coyote-powered Factory Five put out 530+ rwhp at 8,000 rpm! Check out the dyno video here.

Click here to read their build log.

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