When the Mercedes CLS was introduced, it was a hate it or love it design. At first I hated the design and didn’t think it was necessary to have a coupe design with 4 doors. There was barely any head room for the rear passengers and the rear window was too small. My opinion changed when the CLS 63 was introduced to the market. There and then I saw that there was a market for a 4 door coupe.
Audi, VW, and Porsche jumped on the bandwagon a few years too late but Mercedes proved that there is a market for that type of vehicle. continue reading →
German car tuning firm AC Schnitzer brought a tuning kit for the 2012 BMW 650i, to the Essen Motor Show in Germany. The tuning kit for the 650i is called the ASC6 5.0i and it helps make the coupe look a little more aggressive and perform better.
The tuning kit includes a new lower lip/apron for the front bumper, chrome front grill and chrome fender trim pieces, a trunk mounted rear lip spoiler, and a rear apron that has a diffuser incorporated in it. The BMW 650i now rides on 21” rims which AC Schnitzer claims weigh 30% less than the factory equipped 20” rims; the AC Schnitzer rims weigh in at 25.3 pounds each. continue reading →
The French are known for making great wine, bread, and cheese. It’s rare that we hear about the French tuning cars. A not so well known company, Delavilla, have taken on the task of tuning Porsche cars. Their newest creations is the Widebody Porsche Cayman R1 but they have also tuned other 911 series of cars.
The Cayman R1 was revealed at the 2011 Lyon International Motor Show with extensive changes to the outside and various power upgrades to the engine. continue reading →
In the competitive world of supercars, fast is not fast enough. That’s why we have aftermarket car tuners who help turn supercars into something even more menacing. Aftermarket German car tuning firm TECHART has made a name for themselves over the years by providing Porsche enthusiasts more power.
For the Porsche 911 Turbo (997 series), TECHART has come up with a new performance package called the TA 097/T3. This conversion adds a sports air filter, new manifolds, TECHART Turbo Chargers VAG, high performance intercoolers and a tuned ECU. A small carbon fiber styling package to the engine bay is also added. continue reading →
Mercedes Benz’s in-house tuner, Brabus, never seizes to amaze. They always strive to be the best and always challenge their engineers to outdo themselves. Brabus has once again stepped up and engineered the world’s fastest street legal sedan. Called the Brabus 800 Rocket, which uses the CLS platform, is 50 more horsepower than their previous fastest sedan, the SV12R.
To help burn the rubber on the rear wheels, the Brabus 800 Rocket is powered by a 12 cylinder, which was converted to be able to handle the 800 hp put out by the V12 Bi Turbo engine. To help achieve the high horsepower output, the Mercedes 600 engine’s displacement was bumped up from 5.5 to 6.3 liters. This also helped bump up the torque to 811 lb/ft of torque.
What’s the fun of going fast if the car can’t handle the speed?! To help reach the top speed of 230 mph, the exterior of the vehicle has gone through tremendous changes. The exterior refinements include; widened wheel arches, large air intakes, a rear diffuser and rear wing. continue reading →
If you aren’t familiar with Project Kahn, you probably should get right on that because the company has worked their magic on some badass cars in the past. And this time, it’s the 2012 Range Rover Sport dubbed as the Vesuvius Edition Sport 300.
For starters, one will notice the unique paint job on the Project Kahn Range Rover with the matt orange hood and roof. The Range Rover also features a black rubber sidestep with orange edging, front grille insert in orange, front lip spoiler in orange and black combo, and Kahn RS 22-inch black alloy wheels with tiny orange lip to keep it subtle yet classy. To give this supercharged Range Rover some big sound, a custom quad exhaust system in a black finish is also installed on this luxury SUV. continue reading →
