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BMW X6 by Hartge 2008-06-13 08:47:46 The engines have benefited from a bit of ECU (Electronic Control Unit) tuning, the 3.0L Diesel from the xDrive30d gets pumped up to 275hp(+40hp) and the 3.0L Diesel TT from the xDrive35d now lies at 328hp (+42hp). Hartge have also added a couple of performance features to compliment the increased power including a set of [...]
Wald Lexus IS-F 2008-06-24 14:47:29 The Lexus
IS F was recently launched in Europe and the States following the successful introduction to its native Japan last year where it is going head to head with the likes of the BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 AMG. Despite a pretty formidable package under the hood where you will find the 417bhp 5.0-litre [...]
Dodge Challenger SRT8 by Speedfactory 2008-06-23 03:48:32 Speedfactory recently received their first 2008 DodgeChallenger
SRT8, they went straight to work adding a 5.5-lb. supercharger and according to Speedfactory’s dyno results, the 6.1-liter supercharged Hemi V8 delivers 496Hp to the rear wheels, meaning that there should be around 600Hp at the crankshaft!!
NOVITEC ROSSO Custom Verde Ithaca F430 2008-06-23 03:44:10 Some recent photos have surfaced on the web of this Verde Ithaca
Novitec Ferrari F430 yet I have been unable to fully confirm the validity of this claim. NovitecRosso.com has no reference or photos of this Verde Ithaca F430, unlike their: Novitec Ferrari F430 Tu Nero
This car has 707 HP and a lot of other [...]
VÄTH V63RS Clubsport based on Mercedes C 63 AMG 2008-06-20 10:07:05 As one of the first Mercedes
tuners to come forth with a comprehensive tuning package for the new Mercedes C 63 AMG, German tuner Väth have put together a tasty package. With a modestly redesigned front bumper fascia that closely resembles the original, the rear gets more dramatic with three prominent diffusor vanes protruding outwards [...]
Mercedes CLK63 AMG Black Series by Renntech 2008-07-07 06:37:36 The Mercedes
CLK63 AMG Black
series is based on the official F1 safety car and incorporates the pinnacle of Mercedes’ performance technology therefore any tuner wishing to enhance this package has a challenge on their hands, a challenge Renntech was more than willing to take with the release of their latest tuning program.
The monstrous 6.2-liter [...]
Wald W204 Mercedes C-Class Black Bisson Edition 2008-08-07 03:54:16 In contrast to the recent Wald BMW M5 kit, that was described as “tastefully crafted” and not “too extreme”, Wald has taken the W204 Mercedes
C-Class and crafted an aero kit which clearly expresses their bipolar tendencies.
With flagrant usage of vent or louver design in just about every lower body component, Wald has taken their [...] Read more:Black
, Edition
Edo Lamborghini Murcielago LP710-2 2008-08-07 03:42:02 Last we heard from Edo Competition’s Lamborghini
LP 640, it had just received a 23hp boost to 663hp and clocked a record breaking 345.7 km/h (214.8 mph) run, making it the fastest top speed ever recorded by a Lamborghini at the high-speed test track in Nardo, Italy.
Never content, the quest for more power has brought [...] Read more:Murcielago
Mercedes CK65 RS Blanchimont by Carlsson Aigner 2008-08-05 12:35:18 We had the opportunity to sample the CL-Class based Carlsson
Aigner CK65 RS Eau Rouge late last year, and now Carlsson has gone ahead with their next limited edition luxury car, the S-Class based Carlsson Aigner CK65 RS Blanchimont. Like the Eau Rouge, this CK65 RS is named after the famous Blanchimont turn at the [...] Read more:Mercedes
Abt AS3 based on Audi A3 Cabrio 2008-08-03 11:13:16 Abt’s off-the-shelf tuning products for the 2.0 TFSI and 1.8 TFSI engines available for the Audi A3 Cabrio
let put the new Audi rag top in four stages of upgraded power. The first offering for the 2.0 TFSI add a healthy portion of horsepower from 200hp (147kW) to 240hp (177kW) while the second Power S upgrade [...]
MTM Audi RS6 R Avant 2008-08-01 02:46:19 Audi’s RS6 Avant
with its 580 bhp 5.0-liter FSI twin turbo V10 engine is the most powerful car ever produced by the marque and tuning specialist, Motoren Technik Mayer GmbH (MTM) from Wettstetten, Germany has got a performance focused tuning package which boost the performance of this super-fast station wagon even more.
With electronic ECU modifications [...]
Wald International Introduces BMW M5 Sports Line Body Kit 2008-07-31 01:29:45 If you think that current BMW M5 is not sporty enough, then you may consider installing the new body kit from Japanese elite tuning company Wald International
. In contrast with aggressive-looking body kits of European origin, Wald’s package makes the M5 look more elegant and, well, somewhat ready, if you know what I mean.
The kit, [...] Read more:Sports
Lumma CLR X650 tuning kit for the BMW X6 SAC 2008-07-31 01:24:59 Tuning companies are catching on to the all powerful teaser image, and German tuner, Lumma Design, have issued theirs - with the controversial BMW X6 model. Love it or hate it, the BMW X6 Coupe Crossover is an interesting car and Lumma’s CLR X650 is no different – yet in a different character.
With a beefy [...]
Impreza STi by Harman Motive 2008-07-29 01:33:34 Subaru Impreza
WRX STi is tuned by HarmanMotive
, performance tuning shop located in Torrance(CA).
First modification was replacing original grill with JDM STi grill and adding JDM lip. Then they got Cobb CAN Accessport, a device that allows you reprogram your car’s stock ECU. Along with that device they also got Beta Protuning software from [...]
BMW X6 Styling and Performance Package by AC Schnitzer 2008-07-28 15:11:14 Following the teaser illustration of the neon green CLR X650 from Lumma and off-the-shelf bolt-on mods from Hamann and Hartge, AC Schnitzer gets top marks in our our book for being the first tuner to present a real life styling package, although limited, for the new BMW X6.
Although some critics have stooped so low as [...] Read more:Performance
Mercedes SLR Mclaren 740hp by Renntech 2008-07-28 02:06:01 When we first heard of the Mercedes
SLR Mclaren 722, we all licked our lips at the prospect of a 722 horsepower engine, but when the final figure of 650hp was released it left a sour taste in our mouth. Renntech soon put that sweet taste back with their own tuning package which boosted the [...]
Kicherer Enters the Audi RS6 Arena with the RSStreet 2008-08-22 10:14:02 This week is officially Audi RS6 tuner week, we have already been treated to the efforts by Abt and B&B on top of the MTM version from last month, now Kicherer enters the arena with their own version which carries the label Audi RSStreet.
The hub of this latest performance upgrades centers around the 580 bhp [...]
BMW 6-Series by Hamann 2008-08-22 10:05:00 When the E63 BMW 6-Series debuted back in 2003, Hamann brought to market a tuning package a year and a half later. For the facelifted BMW 6-Series which debuted a year ago, it seems Hamann might be speeding up their process, with an all-new styling package which subtly differentiates itself from the original styling kit [...]
G-POWER G4 3.0i EVO III 2008-08-12 02:09:01 The German BMW tuning specialists, G-Power, have developed a new supercharger package called, G-POWER EVO III, for the BMW Z4 3.0i. Elevating just past the Z4 M levels, the kit consists of an ASA T1-12 supercharger, air-to-air intercooler, oil cooler, remapped ECU and complete exhaust system including racing-headers and catalytic converters. The result is 375 [...]
Wald Continental GT Black Bisson Edition 2008-08-12 01:59:24 Japan’s premiere tuner of European and Japanese premium marques, Wald International, is no stranger to the Continental
GT. Back in October 2007 they sent us some tasty images of their styling package for the W12 coupe, and now, have worked their photoshop magic to create a slightly more daring kit.
Under Wald’s aggressive Black
Bisson Edition
, [...]
BMW ALPINA D3 Bi-Turbo Coupe Achieves 50mpg 2008-08-09 06:05:04 For the purpose of reducing emissions and energy consumption, the UK has turned into a somewhat hostile social environment as the government imposes increasingly stringent taxation upon motorist, particularly those with vehicles in the luxury segment.
In response, famous BMW supported tuner, Alpina, has taken the 2.0-liter twin turbo diesel from BMW’s 123d model, tweaked it [...] Read more:Turbo
, Coupe
, Achieves
MTM Supercharged Audi R8: Juicy Details Revealed 2008-09-13 15:16:34 It has been a while hasn’t it? Six months to be exact, since we ran a piece on MTM working on their supercharged R8. Of course every tuner even remotely affiliated with the Audi brand is doing some form of conversion on this halo car. MTM is done now and they have released details of [...] Read more:Juicy
Brabus Pump a Little Extra Out of Mercedes C63 AMG 2008-09-13 15:11:42 The Brabus
engineers have got down and dirty with the Mercedes
C 63 AMG to produce the B63 S Performance Kit. It adds 73hp to the 6.2-liter V8 AMG power unit bringing total output up to 530hp (390kW) whilst the peak torque grows by 50Nm to 650 Nm (479 lb-ft).
Free-flow high-performance metal catalysts, sport air [...] Read more:Extra
Wald Aero Kit for BMW E90 3-Series 2008-09-13 15:06:59 For the E90 BMW 3-Series sedan, Japanese tuning company, Wald International, has released another new body kit which follows the same hard edged look with louvered styling elements previously seen in the recent Bentley Conti GT Black Bisson Edition and Mercedes C-Class Black Bisson Edition. Despite the resemblance, Wald has decided not to give this [...]
Wald Shows their Nissan GT-R Kit Chops 2008-09-13 14:52:49 Wald International has fired a barrage of new body kit packages recently, such as the E90 3-Series, BMW M5 and Mercedes C-Class. And now their latest release, is possibly one of their most important. Wald, in our humble opinion, can be hot and cold with their designs, but it seems they’ve got a winner with [...] Read more:Nissan
OETTINGER Volkswagen Scirocco 2008-10-02 13:01:56 The new Scirocco is already one of Volkswagen
’s best looking vehicles, but it was only a matter of time before tuning firms got to work trying to improve it. With a historical link to Scirocoo’s of the past, it was natural for OETTINGER to come up with a significant reworking of the new model.
Outside the [...]
Toyota Venza Project Car Set for SEMA 2008-10-01 08:22:49 Toyota has announced on their official Open Road Blog that they will display a pair of Venza project cars at this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Assn. (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. In cooperation with well known tuners, Five Axis and Street Image, Toyota plan to show another side of the modest crossover’s personality.
The Venza AS [...] Read more:Toyota
, Project
IMSA Lamborghini Murcielago Spyder 2008-10-01 08:12:35 Earlier this year, we saw German based tuning specialist, IMSA, squeeze a few extra ponies out of the Gallardo LP560-4, and now they have added 68 hp to the MurcielagoSpyder
for a total of 708hp. IMSA doesn’t tell us exactly how they achieved these results, but the performance gain fractionally drops 0 to 100 [...] Read more:Lamborghini