Hofele Design is quite the tuning company but, unfortunately, they've been quite for a while. They've chosen to do the work before talking about it. The end result of all this silence is a new wide body kit for the Mercedes ML SUV. The biggish Merc just got somewhat bigger with this conversion. Hofele Design Mercedes ML Starcruiser GT550 This...
The R231 Mercedes SL, in other words, the 2013 luxury coupe cabriolet, is not a pretty car. There's just no situation where somebody would say that. Even if, at worst, some folks call it uglier than a troll, it's not really that bad. There's a lot of aging going on but it's not the Sean Connery kind but the Richard...
If the high-performance AMG version of the new Mercedes E63 is still not enough for you, the American specialists from Hennessey Performance come with a tuning package able to provide extra horses and few aesthetic tweaks. In terms of power, the 5.5-liter twin-turbo unit gets a power boost to a total of 700 horses and 1083Nm of torque. However, you...
The British tuner Kahn Design don't forgotten the famous exotic Ferrari model, namely Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, so were thought to give it a bit of life by adding a clean design. Kahn Design have modified this car starting with the front front and rear bumper, giving a new line this stunning Ferrari. In addition, the car received ceramic brakes...
The Italian model Ferrari 458 Spider was firstly unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011 and it is one of the most exotic cars around the world. Japan's Office-K Tuning Company began a tuning program called "Autoveloce" for the Ferrari 458 Spider. This tuning kit is made of FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) and consists of several changes to the...
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...
