The Aston Martin DB9 was never the sort of car aimed at people with poor credit rating but then the DBS appeared and had such a hefty bump in price tag that it scared away lots of wealthy people. Even so, the car sold as quickly as the British could make it but from reading this report isn't actually related...
The BMW M3 Coupe gets a new tuning package, I know that's not big news since this car is so loved by tuning companies a new kit springs up once every two weeks or so but this one is a bit different. Firstly, it's creators App Europe don't advertise it as a fire breathing monster with swollen wheel arches, wings...
Here's a pretty interesting set of renderings, mostly because these aren't just some photo editor being bored but a teaser for the future product of a British coachbuilder. The UK-based tuning house responsible for the future two door Cayenne is called Merdad and is owned by someone who previously worked with Uwe Gemballa. The tuning company's plans for the Cayenne...
Maybach has never been a brand that could be associated with plebeian descents but a tuning company from Switzerland have managed to make it to make it so. Well not exactly, but they will build you an Exelero Replica for just 670.000 dollars which is a greater deal than trying to purchase the one off made by Daimler. Since the...
It would seem that Kia can't leave the Soul rest and just about once a month announce a new wacky version of this car. This time the contender is the result of a partnership between the South Korean automaker and tuning house Irmscher, from Germany. This special version of the Kia Soul is entitled Edition Irmscher 001 and it doesn't...
While most tuners thrill people fascinated by figures and facts, there are still some out there that thrill the more basic part of our brain. One of them is German tuning company, Novitec, who specialize in four wheeled products to come out of Italy. Novitec Rosso is the part of their company that focuses on the biggest name in the...
It seems that the tuning scene is as always, completely crazy and the craziest of all tuning companies is still Brabus. Not only do they build some insane supercars using Mercedes cars as bases but now they just built a supercar to outclass their last supercar, the Brabus Vanish. The new Brabus beast is called the Stealth 65 and weirdly...
The Subaru Impreza WRX STI has always been a darling of the tuning scene but this is different, this is in a different league all together. I'm making such a fuss because Cosworth isn't the sort of company that got famous by hitting the cover of some tuning magazine sold to teens a couple of times. Oh no, Cosworth is...
Yes, I am aware of how weird it sounds, after all a diesel commercial vehicle isn't the primary target for tuning companies is it? In fact, there is quite a bit of sense and logic behind it when you consider that the "tuning" is only limited to a new map for the car's ECU. Electronics expert Unichip Europe has now...
Irmscher is a German tuning company that specializes in Opel products and their latest project focuses on the new Astra. The Irmscher Opel Astra i1600 differs from the original in the sense that it gets 200 horsepower and some cosmetic changes. The new Astra's 1.6 liter turbocharged engine has been squeezed of an extra 20 horsepower and 65 Nm of...
German tuning house, Avus Performance have taken a look at the Audi S4 and said they could do better and came up with the following proposal. This new package will give you a new exhaust system, modifications to the suspension system, new wheels and some other things as well. Let's start the dissection of this new Audi S4 with the...
This week's Tuning World Bodensee 2010 boasted the perfect opportunity for Opel tuning specialist Steinmetz to introduce some tasteful mods for the latest generation of Astra hatches. The kit is mainly made up of the usual exterior kit with specific detailing; a front spoiler and a rear wing plus new upper and lower front grilles finished in black. Should you...
Ah, Brabus, the German tuning company that takes away Mercedes pension plan cars and sensibleness and throws it all away to create totally unplugged cars. So what did they use for a base now? Well it's something completely not sensible. It's the Mercedes SL 65 AMG, the Black Series no less. The "new" car, is called the Brabus Vanish and...
Reifen Koch is another German tuning company that has set out to update the already very powerful and slightly insane Audi RS6. Difference between the madness here and the madness of the MTM Audi RS6 Clubsport is that this car seems to have a better way of hiding its power. The Reifen Koch version of the RS6 doesn't come with...
Japan's tuning specialist, ASI, had an interesting idea in recent times, they decided the Lexus LX 570 is in desperate need of a bit of tuning magic. With that in mind, enter the Invader package for the big japanese full-size SUV. First things first, the engine: the stock car is housing a 5.7 liter V8 engine churning out 381 horsepower...
Have you ever considered Audi's RS6 as being a bit slow? Neither did I but German tuning company MTM think it they can do better. Enter MTM Clubsport package to make it more of everything and give it a properly loud paint job that features three colors and some decals. There's more, of course... The MTM Audi RS6 Clubsport means...
Bentley came along in 2003 and brought out the Continental GT, a car that would borrow the engine from a Volkswagen Phaeton and add a couple of turbochargers to it. This engine was so powerful that Bentley had trouble measuring the torque output. As time passed by this car went through a few versions each a little bit more powerful...
The title is correct, the Nissan 350Z is the one to get the modded ECU which may seem weird since the Nissan 370 Z has been around for quite some time now. The fact of the matter is that the Japanese sports car which is designed in America, styled by a British Indian and is powered by a French engine...
Until they will launch the Fiesta with EcoBoost engine, Ford worms us up with another version called Ford Fiesta S1600. Even though the car is marked by the S1600 indicative, which makes us think about the previous rally versions, this one doesn’t have a high rally potential. It’s true, the appearance is sport, with those traditional blue stripes, 17 inch...
Techart and Porsche have always been a couple of names that went well together and it seems that with the most recent release between them they still are. The Panamera Black Edition offered by the German tuning company is not the usual hotted up version of a 911 as the fast sedan has got a very interesting looking "facelift" shall...
