Glossary / Engine

wide body kit

10 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

It’s a collection of parts that make the car look wider and more powerful by adding extra panels to the sides.

Technical Definition

A wide body kit is a set of aftermarket components that replace or modify the car’s fenders, side panels, and sometimes bumpers to increase track width and give a more aggressive stance.

Hear It Discussed

"This thing has track mode to your point. It's got a wide body kit. I mean, I'm so pumped on this."
Ferrari Returns to Manual? The New Hummer, Ram Rumble Bee! THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 19:04

"Because you look at what we did on the GTD, you'll see it's a wide-body kit."
CarCast+Edmunds - Ford Racing Chief Engineer and former Mustang Chief Engineer Carl Widmann. CarCast 17:01

"Come back and it's a McGann GT3. It's the wide body kit."
C.R.E.A.M. #90 - Ben Wants a 458, Lorry Chat and Quail Update C.R.E.A.M. (The TDC Podcast) 13:22