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TECHART presented its tuning kit for the Porsche Carrera 4S during the IAA International Motor Show, and promises the same OEM quality combined with German engineering.
The performance package includes new ECU software as well as a new "Racing" ...
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Considered by many the most radical of all the Camaro concepts shown at SEMA 2009, the Jay Leno Camaro introduced by Chevrolet is based on a standard LS or LT model with 3.6 litre direct injected V6 engine. Leno’s Camaro is powered by a twin-turbocharged ...
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Tuning is a hobby for those who have the money. The more you invest in it, the better the car will be. There have been more than $100,000 invested in the 2005 Lexus IS 300 by David Huang, which apparently paid off. Dubbed IS 1000, the project has been chosen the ...
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Aston Martin DB9 Convertible is already a pleasure to the human eye but some people around the world are struggling to go beyond that. The engineers over at Wheelsandmore are surely the best example in this matter as they recently presented a set of new ...
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Lumma BMW CLR 730 RS, 730 HP Sports LimousineTUNINGThe specialists at Lumma Design have just introduced their latest project, based on BMW’s M5 model. The new sports limousine, dubbed CLR 730 RS, has been developed in cooperation with G-Power. The Lumma CLR 730 RS is destined for the track use, taking its visual appearance and performances into consideration. The vehicle is propelled by G-Power’s V10 bi-compressor engine able to develop no less than 730 hp and 700 Nm of torque. Its top speed is rated at 367,4 km/h (228,3 mph), so the aerodynamics was one of the main challenges for the tuners at Lumma. The CLR 730 RS wide bodykit consist of ultra light compact carbon components, which features a hood, a trunk lid with integrated tearing edge, mirror caps, door handles, entrance strips and fenders. A special ... >> Read more |
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Everybody remembers Ken Block’s extreme drifts in an STi that rocked Youtube. The US Subaru rally drive is at it again, but this time he’s using a hardcore snow vehicle in the form of a winter-ready WRX STi.
This Subaru is called Trax STi and used to be ...
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German tuner Hofele introduced a new wide-body kit for the tuned model of the VW Touareg, named Royster GT 460. This means that they added side skirts, wheel arch extensions for front and rear axel, and wheel spacers “Wide-Body Roysters” to the tuning ...
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Audi's models are often the subject of tuning houses who are making them more powerful and, sometimes, more appealing by adding a wide array of technical and styling enhancements. This is the case of Audi A4 Avant which got customized by the guys over at AVUS ...
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Vehicle remapping specialist Superchips launched a new ECU upgrade for the popular BMW 320d featuring the 2.0-liter, 175 bhp turbo diesel unit. The specialists used the company’s in-house chassis dynamometer for performance enhancements and then combined with ...
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The tuners at JE Design have just revealed their latest contraption, an upgrade program for the seat Leon FR. For the petrol version, the engine has been tweaked to produce 270 hp (199 kW), while the maximum torque was increased from 280 to 355 Nm. The extra power ...
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A new turbo package destined to boost power and improve handling, braking and looks for the 2007-2008 Shelby GTs and 2005-2009 Ford Mustang GTs with a manual transmission has been launched this week by Shelby Automobiles. The installed package costs $21,599, not ...
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Shelby Automobiles’ Super Snake Ford F150 concept was revealed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this week, built as a pickup version of the GT500 Super Snake but with upgraded handling, styling and power, and destined to suit the 2003-2008 F150 models. ...
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Winning a SEMA award is difficult, especially if you take into consideration all the competition one has. Americans love cars and they love modified cars. So winning something like the “Goodguys Street Machine of the Year” award is something quite difficult. ...
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Saleen Performance Vehicles have finally revealed their latest contraption, the 2010 Saleen S281 Mustang at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The vehicle is, in fact, the second Saleen vehicle launched this year, following the 2010 435S introduced in August.
Based on ...
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The past few days all the world’s attention got sucked in by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. Companies working in the auto aftermarket business took every square inch of the place, as people all over the world visit this ...
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The Mustang is one of the favorite cars for most of the tuners at the SEMA Show, and if you’re visiting, you are in for a lot of approaches on this American legend. One of the most outstanding example in the Ford booth is Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s carbon fiber ...
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Since Holiday season is approaching fast, German tuner MR Car design has revealed what appears to be the perfect gift for the most naughty of us. Dubbed Black Rocco, the car is an upgrade program for the Volkswagen Scirocco. We weren’t disappointed this time ...
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First introduced in September during New York's Fashion Week, the custom Antenna Soul is currently on display at the SEMA Show, as part of the Soul Xpression program, “a 360-degree integrated program and exhibition of the creative spirit showcasing style ...
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Tuning seems to be in the American blood just as much as oil, so the aftermarket show from Las Vegas benefits from a lot of attention both nationally and internationally. The 2009 SEMA Show brings another example of design improvement with a Suzuki Kizashi with ...
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Classic Recreations, a noted bespoke coachbuilder based in Yukon, Okia and known for exotic Mustang supercars, has been granted a license by Carroll Shelby to reproduce the Shelby GT500CR from the 1960s.
The licensing game started in the 1980s, when they sold ...
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