German tuner to unveil a new creation at the Frankfurt motor show next month - teaser photo provides some hints.[...]

It's the height of summer and if you don't drink your juice, you might end up looking anemic and week in front of the competition. That's also true for cars, and one hatch that's looking a bit anemic is the elegant Alfa Romeo Giulietta that's as beautiful as an Italian supermodel but is lacking a bit of muscle on its bone.

Thus German tuners Novitec have given it a diet of body kits and ECU remaps. And the results show, as the little Giulietta looks a lot more aggressive and ready to take on .... [...]

Novitec is a German tuning company known for wheedling more ponies from anything that rolls on four wheels and is produced in Italy. This time, the tuner has set its eyes on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta hatchback with the release of a comprehensive styling and performance package.

On the outside, Novitec's goods include a subtle but attractive ground effects kit (perhaps with the exception of the somewhat over-the-top rear diffuser, which in our opinion, would have probably looked better in a matte black finish).[...]

Total Race has introduced an insane tuning package for the Volkswagen Touareg W12. See the crazy footage inside.[...]

Unless you’re Michael Stoschek and have a Ferrari F430 Scuderia turned Lancia Stratos to play in, chances are you won’t be able to ride in a brand new Lancia Stratos for anything short of an arm and leg.

 But all that’s about to change thanks to the people over at Montenergy.

The Italian tuning firm has come up with a body kit for the KTM X-Bow called the "Stratosferica." The name alone illustrates the tuning firm’s ultimate goal; to make a Stratos from the more affordable street-homologated sports car. This transformation was achieved by putting a top on the once top-less track car and giving it the look, depending on how trained your eyes are to detail, of a Lancia Stratos.

On top of the body kit, Montenergy is also offering a performance boost for the X-Bow, one that takes the output of its Audi-sourced 2.0-liter TFSI four-cylinder engine from the standard 237 horsepower to 310 ponies. For information’s sake, that’s more powerful than the most powerful X-Bow - the 300-horsepower X-Bow R - in the market.[...]

Next month's 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany will stage the world premiere of Techart's second batch of styling and performance modifications for the new generation of the Cayenne.

Following the introduction of the excessive Cayenne Magnum in Geneva earlier this year, the renowned Porsche tuning firm has developed a more subtle design suite named Aerodynamic Kit I as well as new performance kit for the Turbo version called TA 058/T2.[...]

The German SUV is growing in popularity among tuners, with the latest upgrade package coming from the aftermarket specialists at Techart, who will premiere it at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month.

Dubbed Aerodynamic Kit I, the program consists of sporty elements like a three piece front spoiler with integrated air ducts which help cool the brake system, custom side skirts, a roof spoiler and a modified rear apron which incorporates the diffuser and two reflectors on the sides of the tailgate.... [...]

Japanese parts provider TRD offers a kit to convert the IS-F into the Lexus IS-F Circuit Club Sport.[...]

There used to be a time when Land Rover only made rugged off-roaders for the gentleman who wanted to go off the beaten track, but now we have the Evoque, and the brand image has changed beyond all recognition.

However, we have to ask ourselves what would happen if you mixed the muscular body of an out-doorsman and a party tuxedo. Well, with a little help from tuning specialists Vilner, the rugged looks of the venerable Land Rover Defender have cleaned up nicely. It's almost as if this is a ri... [...]

Project Kahn has never been ashamed in rolling out tuning packages for some of the most powerful cars in the world. Sure, they do a lot of work on Land Rovers - more than we’d like to count, actually - but every so often, they go the Italian route and work on something a little more exotic.

The UK-based tuner’s latest project involves a Ferrari California, one that has been given numerous aesthetic improvements, including a set of 21" matte black forged Monza wheels in the front and 22" versions at the back. On top of that, Project Kahn also dressed up the interior with new accessories, most notable of which are new Dayton seats in black with white piping and stitching, a carbon fiber dashboard, a new carbon steering wheel, and a touched up instrument panel and infotainment system, among other things.

Not one to leave the performance department alone, Project Kahn added a new sports suspension system and a modified version of Ferrari’s own F1-Trac traction control system. Both these improvements were done to give the California better balance, handling, and to improve fuel consumption and emissions, critical elements for a supercar that boasts of a 4.3-liter V8 engine delivering 454 horsepower and 358 lb/ft of torque.[...]