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It never ceases to amaze us how many people are out there for whom a car as perfect as the Lamborghini Gallardo is simply not enough. That’s where tuners like Hamann step in, developing a range of sport accessories and performance parts to make a supercar just a little bit more super...

German tuning haus Mansory showed its latest modified cars at the Frankfurt Auto Show, with center position going to the Le MANSory Bentley Continental GTC, a car designed to pay homage to the famous 24h race. Exclusivity will be guaranteed with only 24 set for production at a heavy cost above the...

German tuner and motorsports company Alpina used the Frankfurt Motor Show to take the wraps off its latest marvel, the BMW Alpina B6 S V8 coupe and convertible. Distinguishing the cars from the regular 6-series range is a new vented carbon-bonnet, chin spoiler and a rear bumper with an integrated...

In a curious bit of timing, Volvo today released details of two cars it plans to exhibit at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show to be held in Las Vegas Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2007. Performance-tuned versions of the S80 and C30 will each be making appearances. The S80, tuned by Heico...

The new BRABUS 112 is positioned to be the ultimate city sports car. Based on the Smart ForTwo, the new BRABUS combines aesthetic updates with performance upgrades. The front spoiler, rocker panels, and BRABUS WIDESTAR fender flares all around combine to give the new 112 a wider, muscular stance...

This odd looking Porsche is in fact the third generation of the RUF CTR supercar, filmed at the tuner’s new facility in Bahrain. When the original CTR was released in 1987, it out-performed many of the supercars of its era including cars like the Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Countach and even...

Committed to upstage its rival G-Power, AC Schnitzer has developed a BMW 3-series coupe powered by the M5/M6 V10 running on LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). The new car is scheduled to be unveiled at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show and is in keeping with the show’s theme of power through...

The new Vauxhall VXR8 was only announced back in February but already GM's UK division is offering a new supercharger kit, lifting output from the standard car’s 420hp to a scorching 540hp. Set to go on sale in the UK next month, the new kit is an official option from Vauxhall and comes with...

German tuner Novitec Rosso will be displaying a new modified version of the Ferrari 599 GTB at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show that’s set to go on sale immediately after. The new package consists of a subtle styling kit for increased downforace, as well as some mild power and handling...

German tuner G-Power has created a monster M3 CSL with a tweaked version of the M5 V10 under the hood. Ditching the venerable inline six in favor of the potent 5.0L V10, engineers then proceeded to modify the engine to an even higher state of tune. The V10 now produces a supercar-like 550hp (410kW)...

German tuning house Abt Sportsline has released its take on the Audi S3. Dubbed simply the Abt S3, this latest member to the Abt family has received various modifications to its 2.0 TFSI engine lifting peak power up to 228kW, 33kW more than standard. Torque has also shot up from an already high...

A BMW parts retailer in Germany has just completed a new E92 335i Coupe project car fitted with the M5’s V10 engine in replacement of the standard car’s twin-turbo six. The special one-off was commissioned by Bremgo, a specialist in sourcing BMW parts and tuning accessories, and the...

For the 2008 Mini Challenge, the series’ eighth year of competition, Mini has developed a new version of the John Cooper Works prepped racer scheduled to be unveiled at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The new racecar features a 206hp (154kW) turbo engine that develops up to 280Nm...

Southern California-based Fisker Coachbuild has released a new image of its updated Latigo CS coupe, set to go on sale by the end of the year. The original Latigo was only produced in a limited run of 150 cars, with the first customer car delivered as recently as June. That hasn’t stopped...

Audi’s R8 already delivers stunning performance in standard guise, coming close to rivaling the cars from Ferrari and Lamborghini, but with a little help from Germany’s Kicherer there would be no stopping it. Kicherer engineers have taken the R8 to a wind tunnel and developed new body...

BMW’s Z4 M Coupé has been out of the spotlight as of late but that hasn’t stopped Germany’s AC Schnitzer from developing a new tuning kit for the car. Labelled the Profile, the new kit comes with a 350hp version of the venerable 3.2L straight six, which has gone in for some...

For anyone crazy enough to think the regular Range Rover Sport is lacking in the performance department, German tuner Hamann offers a series of power upgrades and styling kits for both the 4.4L V8 and 2.7L V6 Diesel models. Customers can also opt to have the interior fully refitted as well as a set...

TechArt has released its latest Magnum upgrade for the facelifted Porsche Cayenne following the success it had with the original series based on the first Cayenne. More than 500 units of the Magnum were produced, spurring developers to create a new package for the facelifted model in time for a...

Two of China’s biggest carmakers may work together on future projects if plans for a partnership go through. Nanjing and SAIC have signed a letter of intent, which basically means they’ll explore avenues to build cars together, share technologies, or even provide marketing and...

Following the release of its M5 derived CLR 500 RS and its more recent styling kit for the E92 BMW Coupe, Lumma Design has announced the addition of the M6 based CLR 600 S. The German tuner already had experience modifying the M6, having designed a unique wide-bodykit, and, now, it has used that...