Trends come and go throughout time. Whether it be related to fashion, speech, or even automobiles, it's almost a guarantee that popular opinions will shift. For instance, the shift away from the 'ricer' community post-The Fast and the Furious films.

Today, there are still car trends that have persisted a while; many being somewhat divisive amongst the broader community. One such trend is the use of widebody kits, which have become a main-stay of modern tuner designs. Depending on who you ask (and what car it's on), a widebody could be either terrible or perfect.

Today, we showcase what happens when you add these wide-body kits to classy European sports cars. And the results are stunning.

10 Lotus Exige

Lotus Exige modded at a car show
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It's hard not to feel bad for Lotus, especially after their troubles in motorsports and general car sales. Nevertheless, we can still look back on the past fondly; using models like the previous generation's Lotus Exige.

Lotus Exige Wide Body Rear
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The Lotus Exige is an all-purpose track car. You don't need to do any weight-reduction mods for this little toy to be ready to rip through a circuit. However, with a widebody kit, you can increase the surface area of where the tire comes into contact with the asphalt. Hence, aiding in traction/grip.

Though it may add a few pounds to do so, the appearance and handling are definitely worth it!

RELATED: 15 Jaw-Dropping Images Of Widebody JDM Cars

9 Mansory Cyrus

Mansory Cyrus on the road
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Yet again, the German tuning company Mansory continues to impress with each and every model. Today, they have an Aston Martin DB11 Cyrus, but we're mostly interested in its predecessor - The original Mansory Cyrus.

Mansory Cyrus rear end
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As is typical with Mansory, they took the original Aston Martin Vantage and gave it their own flare, so to speak. Upgrades like a wider body, full carbon fiber exterior, increased horsepower, and more are present here. With the carbon body alone, the Vantages goes from a normal-sized luxury sports car into a pure definition of "thicc."

8 Prior Design PD800GT

Prior Design PD800GT kit for sale
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Mansory, of course, is not without competition. Out of all the other major tuning facilities in Europe and Japan, Prior Design is (easily) up their with the top dogs. When you see their modified Mercedes-AMG GT, you get a pretty good reason why they're held in such high regard.

Prior Design PD800GT on the road
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Dubbed the 'PD800GT', this Prior Design Mercedes is a lot more than a simple ducktail spoiler and carbon fiber trim. Aside from the boosts to its power output, the PD800GT sports some sleek bolt-on fenders.

In our opinion, the PD800GT has everything the original AMG GT didn't have. Namely, a larger rear-end.

RELATED: Prior Design Widebody Kit Transforms The McLaren 720S

7 Jon Olsson’s Audi RS6 ‘DTM’

Jon Olsson’s Audi RS6 ‘DTM’
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Being a professional skiing champion has its perks, the least of which being an immense paycheck. Jon Olsson knows this well, as he is such an athlete with plenty of money in the bank. So, what better way to spend all that cash than by getting one of the world's most aggressive wagons of all time: the Audi RS6 Avant.

Jon Olsson’s Audi RS6 ‘DTM’
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Olsson was among the first to put a 'DTM style' body kit on a wagon like the modern RS6. To our shock, a DTM aero-kit actually fitted perfectly on the RS6. Heck, we'd go so far as to say it looked way better, too!

Sadly, this particular RS6 is no more. After selling the Audi to another owner, it was later stolen and set ablaze in a wild criminal act. At least he had insurance...

6 Ferrari 458 GT3 Kit

Ferrari 458 GT3
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Whoever said that "race cars would never be able to drive on the road" clearly doesn't have much of an imagination. With enough money and skill, anything can be achieved. Case and point, the street-legal Ferrari 458 GT3!

Street-legal Ferrari 458 GT3
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Going as far to drill in bolt-on fenders and add aftermarket parts can be too much for many Ferrari purists (ourselves included). So, if you still want a widebody, but don't want to ruin the authentic Ferrari look, the Challenge/GT3 kits will be perfect. They're designed by Ferrari, made for Ferrari, and look damn good, too!

5 Liberty Walk McLaren 650S

Liberty Walk McLaren 650S parked
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When McLaren released the 650S, it felt like an attempt to capture what everyone loved about the McLaren P1 to the exclusion of the MP4-12C's strong suits. Sure, it got the P1's front-end, but lost the 12C's uniqueness.

Liberty Walk McLaren 650S rear end
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However, after seeing Liberty Walk's take on the McLaren 650S, we're beginning to feel a bit differently. The photos pictured above are some of our favorite examples of LB's work as of late, especially the F1 GTR themed one (yellow and green). With just a couple of exterior changes, the 650S goes from a P1 doppelgänger into an angry looking racecar.

RELATED: Check Out Liberty Walk's Wild Lexus LC500 Bodykit

4 Lamborghini Aventador ‘Karma Widebody’

Lamborghini Aventador ‘Karma Widebody’ in a parking garage
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For this entry, we could've gone with your standard Lamborghini Aventador with a Liberty Walk kit. However, as those have become so prevalent, we wanted to highlight something a bit different, so to speak. What we found was this: the 'Karma Widebody' Aventador.

Lamborghini Aventador ‘Karma Widebody’
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Rather than have fenders over the wheel-wells alone, the Karma kit widens the entire side panel; extending as far up as the headlights and as far back as the spoiler. Add a huge rear splitter and a carbon fiber trim to that and you're cooking with fire!

3 BMW E46 M3 Flossmann GTR

Need for Speed: Most Wanted BMW M3 GTR
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The BMW E46 M3 is one of those sports cars that doesn't need a ton of mods to make it great. Though, that's not to say that the proper ones won't be cool or useful. To illustrate this, we present the E46 M3 GTR (also known as the 'Flossmann kit').

In the E46 M3's heyday, BMW created a GTR version; both for the road and track. These models are extremely rare (and expensive), so tons of would-be buyers go for a different route: aftermarket kits.

BMW E46 M3 Flossmann GTR rear end
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Flossmann is one such company that offers a great look alike of a the real GTR. Sure, it may not be as rare or mind-blowing as an actual M3 GTR, but it's way cheaper. Thus, drivers can pretend to be in Need for Speed: Most Wanted without breaking their bank.

RELATED: Need For Speed: Greatest Cars Ever, Ranked

2 Ferrari 812 Superfast Novitec N-Largo

Ferrari 812 Superfast Novitec N-Largo
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Up until their Ferrari F12 remake, we'd heard very little about the German-based company of Novitec. Once we saw that F12, though, we were hooked. Ever since then, we've been patiently awaiting their next version: the 812 Superfast N-Largo.

Ferrari 812 Superfast Novitec N-Largo rear end
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Just as the F12 and 812 are alike, so too are the F12 N-Largo and 812 N-Largo. Each have similar body kits and engine mods, but it's the 812 that truly excels. While the Novitec F12 N-Largo looked plastic-like from certain angles, the 812 alternative seems to suffer from that way less.

1 RAUH-Welt Begriff Porsche 964

Hoonigan's RWB Porsche 964
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Lastly, we couldn't discuss important widebody cars without mentioning (what we believe to be) one of the greatest of them all: RAUH-Welt Begriff's (RWB) Porsche 964...

Similar to the Liberty Walk McLaren 650S, the RWB Porsche's are also European cars with a Japanese flare. Besides their local, LB and RWB aren't all that different. The exception being that RWB specifies in Porsches. Nothing else.

RAUH-Welt Begriff Porsche 964 on the road
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RAUH-Welt Begriff is known for their bolt-on fenders, significant widening of the rear-end and front, race-like interior, and so much more. They make for awesome video game cars, which is probably why EA's Need for Speed series marketed them so heavily.

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