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Audi’s Le Mans-dominating R10 race cars plus a recent string of TDI concepts have shown that diesels are capable of serious speed and are not out of place in performance circles. Thankfully for consumers, diesel engines are finally gaining a foothold in the performance car market as technology allows them to rev more freely and the seriously big torque they are capable of becomes more widely appreciated. Furthermore, aftermarket tuners like Germany’s Senner-Tuning have a number of performance upgrades designed to work with the latest in diesel powertrain technologies such as its...
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GM reveals Corvette S-Limited for 100th anniversaryJapanese buyers are being treated to a special limited edition of Corvette, the S-Limited, in honor of General Motors' 100th anniversary. There will only be 30 of the cars made, half in Arctic White and half in black. Most oddly, the cars appear to be left-hand drive, like their American...
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B&B boosts Audi TT-S to 362hpThe Audi TT-S has only been exposed to public view for six months, but already tuners are turning their attentions to the most powerful production TT. Beneath the odd peach-colored paint job of the B&B Audi TT-S lies a more potent powerplant than the original's already stout 272hp (203kW). The...
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Dodge adding supercharger to 2009 ChallengerNovember's SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show will play host to Chrysler's unveiling of a supercharger it plans to fit to the 2009 Dodge Challenger. Available through dealers as a Mopar aftermarket kit, the supercharger will boost power and torque with little additional weight or...
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Audi R8 named official safety car of DTM seriesTwo of Audi's R8 sports cars have been handed over to the German Motorsport Association at the Norisring Speed Weekend event. One will be used as the official safety car for the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) race series, while the other, specially prepped by Audi's in-house tuners at quattro...
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eBay Watch: <em>Gone in 60 Seconds</em> 1967 Ford Shelby Mustang 'Eleanor' up for saleOne of the original ‘Eleanor’ Mustangs from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds is currently up for sale on eBay with bidding set to close on July 4. The car is in fact one of three running examples of the 1967 Mustang Shelby GT500s created for the movie – there were eight other shell...
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Ferrari's 430 Scuderia was developed with the help of Michael Schumacher to be a thoroughbred track machine that could also be licensed for the street, so it might be hard to think it needs modification. Novitec Rosso, tuners of all things Ferrari, obviously faced no such impediment when turning their attention to their latest Prancing Horse creation. The primary mechanical addition is a pair of belt-driven superchargers, one for each bank of the Scuderia's 4.3L V8. Boost is limited to 0.48 bar, or 7psi, due to the innately high-compression nature of the engine. Still, that's enough to push...
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Edo Competition Lamborghini Gallardo SLEGermany’s Edo Competition is an expert when it comes to modifying ultra-rare exotics so who better to tune one of Lamborghini’s fastest and most hardcore cars ever produced – the limited edition Gallardo Superleggera. Squeezing more power from the car’s highly strung V10...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Hartge-tuned BMW X5 'Hunter'German tuning house Hartge is famous for its wild modifications of BMWs, and their latest creation is no exception. This time the tuners at Hartge turn their attention to a BMW X5, with modifications to the exterior, interior and under the hood to give the car a sportier feel and an extreme...
Nelson Ireson -
Roush reveals RTC Ford MustangRoush has finally taken the wraps of its latest tuning package for the Ford Mustang, presenting onlookers at the National Mustang Show over the weekend the brand new RTC for the first time. The new two-tone Mustang coupe sports a unique bodykit with a new font fascia, lip spoiler, hood scoop and...
Ralph Hanson -
Hamann Stallion based on the Porsche 911 TurboThe Hamann name is usually associated with Lamborghini and Ferrari but this is one of the first times we’ve seen the German tuner release such a comprehensive package for a Porsche. The new kit, designed exclusively for the 911 Turbo range, sports a highly customized body with vertical...
Ralph Hanson -
Renntech Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black SeriesStraight out of the box the Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series is already one of the most extreme production cars on the planet. With a full DTM-style wide-bodykit, carbon-fiber lined interior and a thunderous V8 engine pumping out 507hp (373kW) and 465lb-ft (630Nm) of torque, few would feel the...
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Mercedes tuning specialists Vath have taken the C63 AMG - already worked over by Mercedes' own in-house tuners - and added their own special touches to come up with a car that would make Brabus proud. The V63RS takes the C-Class platform near its limits with 585hp and 690Nm of torque, an increase of more than 130hp and 90Nm over stock. Extracting another 130hp from the 6.2L V8 after AMG's engineer's have done their magic is no small task, though the addition of a new ECU tune and a more free-flowing intake and exhaust system help the process. All that power is enough to take the car to some...
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Arden Range Rover AR7 packs 520hp punchElegance, discreet sportiness and understatement have always been characteristics of British cars. However German tuning house Arden hasn’t quite taken these into consideration while tuning Land Rover’s Range Rover, giving it an aggressive new look and the performance to match. The...
Ralph Hanson -
800HP ASI tuned Bentley Continental GTJapanese tuner ASI (Accuracy.Spirit.Imagination) has been making midnight-club editions of the Bentley Continental GT for some time now. Their latest tuner-take on the Bentley Continental GT goes by the name of of the ASI Tetsu GTR, and whether you love it or hate it, you have to respect its...
Kenneth Hall -
Kappa-based Breckland Beira V8 roadsterThis month’s Motorexpo at London’s Canary Wharf saw the reveal of a new British-built roadster based around GM’s Kappa platform, which underpins cars like the Opel GT, Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice. The new roadster is called the Breckland Beira and unlike its GM siblings the...
Ralph Hanson -
Ugur Sahin Design GT-S Passionata Design StudyCoachbuilding has become a precarious business of late, with industry stalwarts like Pininfarina and Bertone having weathered some difficult situations. Perhaps that's what makes Ugur Sahin Design's work so impressive, although the cars the firm envisions - and in some cases, produces - are...
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Supercharged Audi S5 by MTMFamed German tuner MTM has gotten its hands on an Audi S5 and given it some more grunt in typical MTM fashion. While the MTM version of the Audi S5 is no dual-engined 390km/h monster like the MTM bimoto TT, the S5 does have some extra tricks up its sleeve thanks to some forced-induction...
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Straight out of the box the Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series is already one of the most extreme production cars on the planet. With a full DTM-style wide-bodykit, carbon-fiber lined interior and a thunderous V8 engine pumping out 507hp (373kW), few would feel the need to lift the performance of the car. However, for the guys at Kicherer it appears that nothing can be too extreme. The German tuner has set about boosting the output from the already high-strung engine – lifting power by 33hp (25kW) to a new peak of 540hp (403kW). With the added power, the car will now accelerate from...
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Ferrari plots return to coachbuildingFerrari is planning a return to its coachbuilding heritage this year, catering to wealthy clients who desire something a little more exclusive than the 'off-the-shelf' Ferrari products. According to AutoWeek, the Italian sports car manufacturer will collaborate with at least three of its most...
Kenneth Hall -
Edo Competition Maserati MC12No stranger to tuning the MC12, Edo has already previously built custom versions of the Maserati supercar, including the MC12 Corse. Packing 700hp-plus in every edition, the Edo MC12s are all at least 70hp ahead of the stock MC12 thanks to some tweaks borrowed from the Ferrari FXX. This latest MC12...
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PPI tuned Audi PS TT CoupeAudi's TT was a styling sensation when it hit the market a decade ago, and though Audi has kept it up-to-date, tuners are still finding new ways to give it a fresh look. PPI's take on the TT isn't their first attempt, but this most recent edition, the PS TT Coupe, adds some new tricks to the...
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Edo Competition 700HP Ferrari EnzoGermany’s Edo Competition is an expert when it comes to modifying ultra-rare exotics so who better to tune one of Ferrari’s fastest and most exclusive cars ever produced – the limited edition Enzo supercar. Squeezing more power from a highly strung engine like a Ferrari V12, where...
Alex Kaufmann -
635hp M6 Hurricane by G-PowerEarlier this week we saw what the wild tuners in Lithuania can do to a BMW 6-series coupe, and love it or hate it, it was an extreme interpretation. The Germans at G-Power have also turned their creative arts on a 6-series offering, this time the M6 convertible. Thankfully devoid of cartoonish...
Nelson Ireson