Nissan officially unveiled the Project 370Z, a one-off sports car based on the well-known 370Z Coupe. The first stage of the tuning process includes a power boost for the 3.7-liter V6 engine. Nissan Project 370Z Thanks to a Greddy turbocharger, Greddy Ti-C catback exhaust and new KW coilover suspension, the Japanese model develops around 500 horses, well over the standard...
The German specialists from MTM decided to provide a performance upgrade for the Audi A6 3.0 BiTDI. Out of the factory, the 3.0-liter eight-cylinder unit is capable to deliver 313 horsepower. Audi A6 by MTM After reworking the ECU unit, MTM's Audi A6 develops 381 horses and 780Nm of torque. A high-performance braking system with 300 x 34mm discs and...
So what if tuning doesn't want to be something grown up? What if the boy racer wants to have a car that suits his style, regardless of the badge it originally comes with? We gasp while he contacts BBM Motorsport tuning, a company that will hook him up with the following stuff for his Volkswagen Golf GTI. BBM Motorsport VW...
Let the tuning games begin. That's how the newest generation of the Volkswagen Beetle seems to have started its life as tuners were having kits ready even before it went on sale. Even ABT Sportsline, the headline holders of this story have made a previous attempt at tuning the Beetle that was made for the 2012 generation. ABT Sportsline Volkswagen...
British performance tuner Superchips is well known for tweaking various engines but unlike most such tunes, they don't focus on high end stuff. Superchips offer tuning packages for what most of us would refer to as under-powered cars. Which makes it easy to understand why they chose this car to go with now. 2013 Ford Focus It's the Ford Focus...
The German specialists from AC Schnitzer, well-known for their tuning packages dedicated to BMW models, decided to prepare a kit for the BMW M Carbon Racer, a premium bike produced by the M division. AC Schnitzer decided to lower the mass of the German bike by replacing the wheels and saddle. They opted for lightweight carbon fiber wheels, saddle and...
The German specialists from Kahn Design released a tuning kit for the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, a model offered in a limited edition by the British car maker. The exterior gets a refreshed look thanks to new LED daytime running lights, new side mirrors, revised bumpers and headlamps and also new front fenders. Jeep Wrangler Unlimited by Kahn Design The company...
We sure love making fun of the way the Indians keep on tuning cars in a very gay and friendly way but some of them do love to stand out. The company that churned out this Tata Safari for example has decided to take on a completely different chance and go with the Chinese design school. Tata Range Rover Evoque...
This is going to be tricky to get down to without considering at least a couple of aspects of history, culture, tradition and humanity. Which is odd, because I plan to talk about a rather boring sort of car, a Lexus. And it's a hybrid one since it's the CT200h. Wald International Lexus CT200h As there's Japanese tuning involved, everybody...
AMG is a subdivision of Mercedes that's modeled on the idea of going big or going home. When they make a car it's usually a crazy mix of power and excitement. Tuning such a product takes a lot of capability and a tad of a justification for other people to slap a straight jacket on you. Wimmer RS Mercedes C63...
Porsche's 911 is perhaps one of the most tuning prone sports cars in the world. Just about every tuning company out there has a special kit for it. With such a vast market out there, it's no wonder that recently even the Germans at Porsche themselves decided to get in on it. They've just announced a special power kit for...
Specialist Ferrari tuner Novitec Rosso has just announced that it's cooking up a new customization kit for the recently unveiled FF model. The first thing you notice here is the exterior design package. Apart from it being a different color than red, there are quite a few changes going on. A brand new body kit was designed which features a...
Vilner Tuning is a Bulgarian company that have set up shop very recently and they've only really come on to the international tuning scene a couple of years ago. Despite their recent appearance in the public eye, they've managed to come up with a list of pretty impressive cars and a new one just joined the list. If you're wondering...
The Italians are hard at work and cracking on with the 2014 Maserati Quattroporte supersports sedan. Meanwhile in the real world, we're hearing something about tuning. German tuner CDC International formed a new division called CDC Performance and they've given the current generation of the Quattroporte a full makeover. This is the sort of stuff reality shows may find a...
Fiat's in-house tuner, Abarth, seems to have once again gone mental with the original crazy ideas they considered "tuning decisions" coming back. They've recently announced they're going to update the Punto SuperSport for 2012, without too much fuss. Which is not something that can be said about the car. It may be based on the Fiat Punto, one of the...
Volvo the Swedish guys you can't say a sentence about without using the word safety (damn, did it again) are looking into a bit of a change of pace. It seems that their recent efforts with race cars, official tuning partnerships and sporty packages were simply a test of the market. There's a new announcement from Volvo in which they...
Toyota-Subaru-Scion's new sports car is the highlight of fun, thrills and schoolgirl giggles from automotive reviewers all together. This is what's been going on so far and it's getting rather faded. What seems to be the trend at the moment with the Toyobaru coupe is tuning kits. What better opportunity to unveil some new tuning kit for a RWD sports...
Mansory is a well-known German tuning company which revealed several tuning programs at this year's edition of the Geneva Motor Show. The latest one is specially designed for the new Mercedes CLS 63 AMG, a package which brings both aesthetic and performance upgrades. Under the bonnet sits a revised 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 delivering 631 horsepower and 900 Nm of torque....
The German specialists from AC Schnitzer prepared a new tuning kit for the BMW M5 F10, the high-performance sedan of BMW. The ACS5 Sport Saloon is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 engine tweaked to develop 612 horsepower and 790 Nm of torque. This is a significant improvement of 52 horses and 110 Nm of torque which help the model to...
Wheelsandmore decided to release a complete tuning package for the British supercar developed by McLaren. We talk about the MP4-12C, a model which receives a significant power boost along with few minor styling tweaks. Under the bonnet of McLaren MP4-12C sits a 3.8-liter V8 unit offering 592 horses and 600 Nm of torque. Wheelsandmore reworked the ECU unit and installed...
