Every year, fans of the Volkswagen Group get together at the Wörthersee festival, held in Reifnitz, Austria, to share their passion about cars. The show is so big that the VW Group?s brands spare no money to develop dedicated one-off models for the event. Audi's star attraction at this year's Worthersee Tour (June 1 to 4, 2011), which celebrates its 30th anniversary, is the ludicrous
A1 clubsport Quattro.[...]
Powered by a highly-modified 2.5 liter, five-cylinder TFSI unit (direct-injection and turbocharged), the A1 Clubsport Quattro boasts a total output of 370 kW (503 PS / 496 bhp) and 660 Nm (486.79 lb-ft) of torque.[...]
Seeing an update package for an Infiniti FX models does not happen very often, especially if its based on a diesel version of the SUV. But, the Infiniti Center in Hamburg in colaboration to its tuner AHG Sports have unveiled the FX 30dS "AHG Sports", a model that features a shifted body, a new set of wheels and new suspension springs that will improve the car’s aerodynamics.
The car sits on a new set of wheels from the CC line of Schmidt Revolution from Bad Segeberg in the appropriate size of 11x21 inches with appropriate tires in 295/40R21. The new wheels were combined with a new set of spring suspensions that will lower the car’s ride by 25 milimters.[...]
German tuner puts its own touches to the Benz's powerhouse model with a full tuning kit.[...]
Russian tuner offers to stretch the flagship Bentley model by up to 1150 mm (45 inches).[...]
While Mercedes has finally revealed details on the SLS AMG Roadster, Vath Automobiltechnik has made some very impressive updates for the coupe version. While in its standard version the SLS AMG Coupe develops a total of 570 HP, the tuner has managed to squeeze an extra 45 HP and to reduce the 0 to 60 mph sprint time with 0.2 seconds. Also they are offering a pretty impressive updates list for both the exterior and the interior. But you will have to pay an extra 32,670 Euro or about $46,600 if this package is interesting you.[...]
The star of the Mercedes-Benz range, the SLS AMG Coupe, has only a year under its belt but the V8-powered supercar has gained a lot of love from the tuning industry in the past 12 months. The newest performance and styling package for the "Gullwing door" supercar to hit the tuning stage comes from Germany's VÄTH with the introduction of the V63S kit.[...]
The soon-to-be-replaced VW New Beetle Convertible has caught the attention of Bavarian foil specialist Car Film Components (CFC), which has revealed a rather artsy-looking tuning proposal. The highlight of the tune is of course the exterior with certain parts of the body including the doors, side panels, hood and bonnet covered in a velvet black wrap while the front and rear bumpers, the wheel arches and the rocker panels are draped in a sticker like motif. The pice for materials and labor is ?2,200 or about US$3,140.[...]
There have been plenty of aftermarket companies that have released program options for the Mercedes SLS AMG. And with the car’s popularity continuing to soar, you can expect that more and more companies are ready to take a stab at the German supercar. Some of them even have already done so more than once.
European Infiniti shoppers have the option of ordering certain models with the firm?s new six-cylinder diesel engine and the FX luxury crossover is one of them. For those buyers that would like a light tune up of their diesel-powered FX30d there is AHG Sport, the in-house performance division of the Infiniti Centre in Hamburg, Germany.