Photo: Office-K
The luxury tuning scene in Tokyo has one big name that everyone goes to: Office-K. The guys have been behind some of the most expensive cars ever tuned in Japan and now they’re back with a rather new take on a car that is rarely tuned: a BMW ActiveHybrid 7.
In case you’re not in tune with the hybrid car market, the ActiveHybrid 7 is BMW’s most eco-friendly model in the range, using a 3-liter inline 6-cylinder engine making 320 HP and 450 Nm (332 lb-ft) engine and an electric motor that’s good for 55 HP and 210 Nm (155 lb-ft) of torque. However, this car using older tech, the combined power output is not 375 HP but a more modest 354 HP.
Even so, the 2-ton car is rated at a combined fuel efficiency of 35 mpg (6.7 l/100 km) while CO2 emissions are kept in check at 158 g/km. Reaching 100 km/h (62 mph) takes just 5.7 seconds.
It’s a rather comforting car for those businessmen that want to let people know they somehow care about the environment. That’s why you don’t see them tuned too often. People don’t buy these cars to drag race them but rather to ride along in comfort.
This particular model arrived at Office-K and was put through a tuning program to make it more ‘hip’ according to Japanese standards. Chrome seems to be a big thing in Japan and the car is now wearing it in the most unexpected places like around the headlights and taillights as well as on the front bumper.
Other changes include a BMW carbon headlight lid, chromed mirror covers and Alpina 21 inch rims that are basically the only thing we really like about it. Going inside, you’ll notice that wood inserts go all around and, while that might do the trick for some, we find it a bit too complicated for our taste. After all, we’d like to feel like we’re inside a modern car not a carriage from the 1800s that used to be made exclusively out of wood.
Even so, the 2-ton car is rated at a combined fuel efficiency of 35 mpg (6.7 l/100 km) while CO2 emissions are kept in check at 158 g/km. Reaching 100 km/h (62 mph) takes just 5.7 seconds.
It’s a rather comforting car for those businessmen that want to let people know they somehow care about the environment. That’s why you don’t see them tuned too often. People don’t buy these cars to drag race them but rather to ride along in comfort.
This particular model arrived at Office-K and was put through a tuning program to make it more ‘hip’ according to Japanese standards. Chrome seems to be a big thing in Japan and the car is now wearing it in the most unexpected places like around the headlights and taillights as well as on the front bumper.
Other changes include a BMW carbon headlight lid, chromed mirror covers and Alpina 21 inch rims that are basically the only thing we really like about it. Going inside, you’ll notice that wood inserts go all around and, while that might do the trick for some, we find it a bit too complicated for our taste. After all, we’d like to feel like we’re inside a modern car not a carriage from the 1800s that used to be made exclusively out of wood.
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