Detuning Detuning is the process returning a modified car to its original factory status, or reducing its performance in a particular area of tuning. For example, a car may be "detuned" to allow increased traction when the track grip is not sufficient to handle the increased power of the tuned engine. Styles of modification Modified cars can be significantly different from their stock counterparts. A common factor among owners/modifiers is to emulate the visual and/or performance characteristics of established styles and design principles. These similarities may be unintentional. Some of the many different styles and visual influences to car modification are: Cal look: A modified classic Volkswagen intended to evoke California through the use of bright colours, trim, and accessories. Drag car: Cars modified for drag racing Drift car: Cars modified for drifting. Dub or donk or Hi-Riser: Characterized by extremely large, ostentatious wheels with low-profile tires, loud speaker setups, and abnormally high ride height. Euro style: Stanced with one-off paint and small wheels, with shaved features to define car body lines. German look: A Volkswagen Type 1, Type 3, or Karmann Ghia lowered and fitted with late model Porsche mag wheels and touring car-influenced styling. Heavily modified suspension and drivetrain with emphasis on handling and cornering. Hot rod: Style largely consisting of period-specific vehicles, components, and finishes to reproduce characteristics of early drag cars from the 1930s and 1940s. Import or JDM: tuned Japanese vehicles. Itasha: cars decorated with images of characters from anime, manga, or video games Kaido Racer: Japanese style of cars typically with lowered suspension, bright paintjobs, extreme bodykits and extended exhausts, sometimes inspired by Japanese Group 5 "Super Silhouette" racecars. Commonly associated with the Bōsōzoku. Kustom: Style largely consisting of American cars built from the 1930s to 1960s customized in the styles of that period. Lowrider: Hydraulic or airbag suspension setups, custom paint, pinstriping, custom interior, and, typically, small diameter wire wheels. Others may look like straight restorations, aside from a low stance. Military/service style: Cars designed to look like certain service vehicles. Outlaw: A modified with more powerful engines and brakes Porsches 356, 911 and Karmann Ghia with more aggressive appearance. This movement took place in Southern California in 1960s. Rally car: Cars built to compete in rallies. Rat rod: Style of hot rod and custom cars, imitating the "unfinished" appearance of some hot rods in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. "Rat style" also