If there ever was a single gear in our head that had a soft spot for the Porsche Panamera, it’s rusted away thanks to the Gemballa Mistrale. This tuned four-door saloon sounds brilliant, but replacing the factory taillights with a bunch of circles have killed all the modern aspects of the design. This car was filmed by supercar Spotter Alex Smolik in the streets of Monaco, during 2012 Top Marques. We know Gemballa CEO Andreas Sc... [...]

The aftermarket world is paying more and more attention to the Mercedes SLS AMG and the German supercar has recently receive a new performance package, one that comes from HMS Tuning. The 6.2-liter V8 engine has dropped the natural aspiration in favor of the tuning company’s Xtra Power Supercharger. The powerplant was also gifted with a new oil pump, intake manifold, a high-performance air filter, a fresh exhaust system that all... [...]

If the 2012 Camaro Transformers Edition is no powerful enough, O.CT Tuning may have an answer for you, in the form of a power-boosting kit for last year's robo-themed 'movie prop'. The kit adds a supercharger and a special stainless steel exhaust which pushes the power and ... [...]

In the automotive world, finding the right mix of ingredients for making a cocktail that can really quench your thirst is not easy. Let’s say that, for example, two of the parking spaces in your heart are reserved for pickup trucks and the BMW Isetta, respectively. Will you ever have the chance to drink something that includes both? Well, it seems that if your brain of fate were good enough for you to raise $35,000 for this pur... [...]

The all-black look is the most widespread and the most widely-appreciated style of tuning. It can make any car look good, even cars that didn’t look good in the first place. However, when the car you start with is the sleek-looking new BMW M5, the job of making the car look good is substantially easier. It’s already a handsome car in stock form and with the all-black treatment, it looks even better. [...]

Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Motion Performance was the largest company that performed aftermarket tuning on GM vehicles. While designing the Corvette Manta Ray GT, one of many Motion Performance-tuned vehicles, builders used a 1972 `Vette as a model to explore different design schemes and see what worked.

This concept car made its auto show rounds, changing owners many times in the process, but most enthusiasts simply saw it as a deformed version of the Manta Ray GT. Several years ago this custom Corvette made its way back onto the selling block and when its original builder, Joel Rosen, was question about it from a potential buyer, he wrote it off as a poorly duplicated version of one of Motion?s Corvette kits.

As time went by and Rosen learned a little more about the car, he came to find out that this was the long-lost and long-forgotten concept car he worked on in 1972. Talk about a strange set of events to lead up to finding one of the rarest Corvettes on the planet.[...]

When it comes about the Lamborghini Aventador there isn’t much you can change. But as usual, its the little changes that make a great car looking even greater. And this is where tuners like SR Auto Group came into focus and they do their magic.

The tuner’s latest tuning kit is called "Project Supremacy" and we tend to believe they couldn’t find a better name for it. Just watch the images and you will agree with us. But do not imagine that SR Auto did some extraordinary changes. No! As usual they have only added a new set of wheels from PUR Wheels. In a 20/21" setup, featuring a modern matte-black face and the beautifully captivating, Rose Gold Lip, these new wheels seems to be just the right addition.

And when you add a Lamborghini Murcielago in the background then you definitely obtain an amazing combination. We’ll just hope you’ll enjoy it![...]

His Majesty Albert, Royal Prince of Monaco is the protector of the annual luxury super car show Top Marques in Monaco. This year, he was attracted to the stand of German tuner DMC, who came with the Terra 650, a kit for the Porsche Cayenne that features plenty of carbon fiber and a power boost to 650 PS. DMC says that even though they usually only tune Lambos, many of their customers have Cayennes as daily drivers, so the switch offered p... [...]

Aiming at those looking to race in the lower formulas of rally, Peugeot has introduced the first competition version of its new 208 supermini.

The new 208 R2 was developed for the popular R2 rally category and features a raft of upgrades over the regular model.

These include the driveline that combines a 1.6-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine tuned to deliver 185hp at 7,800rpm, linked to a five-speed, manual, sequential gearbox with the lever mounted on the steering column.[...]

Advance One Wheels has recently released a photo shoot of a tuned Lamborghini Gallardo wearing its goodies, with the company bragging that these are a perfect fit for vehicles that are extremely powerful and ultra-fast. The images show an Underground Racing Twin Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo that wears ADV5.21 SL Series rims. These come in a 20x9-inch size for the front axle and 20x12-inch size for the rear one. They use a five double-spoke ... [...]