British performance tuner Superchips is well known for tweaking various engines but unlike most such tunes, they don't focus on high end stuff. Superchips offer tuning packages for what most of us would refer to as under-powered cars. Which makes it easy to understand why they chose this car to go with now. 2013 Ford Focus It's the Ford Focus...
The German specialists from AC Schnitzer, well-known for their tuning packages dedicated to BMW models, decided to prepare a kit for the BMW M Carbon Racer, a premium bike produced by the M division. AC Schnitzer decided to lower the mass of the German bike by replacing the wheels and saddle. They opted for lightweight carbon fiber wheels, saddle and...
The German specialists from Kahn Design released a tuning kit for the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, a model offered in a limited edition by the British car maker. The exterior gets a refreshed look thanks to new LED daytime running lights, new side mirrors, revised bumpers and headlamps and also new front fenders. Jeep Wrangler Unlimited by Kahn Design The company...
We sure love making fun of the way the Indians keep on tuning cars in a very gay and friendly way but some of them do love to stand out. The company that churned out this Tata Safari for example has decided to take on a completely different chance and go with the Chinese design school. Tata Range Rover Evoque...
This is going to be tricky to get down to without considering at least a couple of aspects of history, culture, tradition and humanity. Which is odd, because I plan to talk about a rather boring sort of car, a Lexus. And it's a hybrid one since it's the CT200h. Wald International Lexus CT200h As there's Japanese tuning involved, everybody...
AMG is a subdivision of Mercedes that's modeled on the idea of going big or going home. When they make a car it's usually a crazy mix of power and excitement. Tuning such a product takes a lot of capability and a tad of a justification for other people to slap a straight jacket on you. Wimmer RS Mercedes C63...
Porsche's 911 is perhaps one of the most tuning prone sports cars in the world. Just about every tuning company out there has a special kit for it. With such a vast market out there, it's no wonder that recently even the Germans at Porsche themselves decided to get in on it. They've just announced a special power kit for...
Specialist Ferrari tuner Novitec Rosso has just announced that it's cooking up a new customization kit for the recently unveiled FF model. The first thing you notice here is the exterior design package. Apart from it being a different color than red, there are quite a few changes going on. A brand new body kit was designed which features a...
Vilner Tuning is a Bulgarian company that have set up shop very recently and they've only really come on to the international tuning scene a couple of years ago. Despite their recent appearance in the public eye, they've managed to come up with a list of pretty impressive cars and a new one just joined the list. If you're wondering...
The Italians are hard at work and cracking on with the 2014 Maserati Quattroporte supersports sedan. Meanwhile in the real world, we're hearing something about tuning. German tuner CDC International formed a new division called CDC Performance and they've given the current generation of the Quattroporte a full makeover. This is the sort of stuff reality shows may find a...
Fiat's in-house tuner, Abarth, seems to have once again gone mental with the original crazy ideas they considered "tuning decisions" coming back. They've recently announced they're going to update the Punto SuperSport for 2012, without too much fuss. Which is not something that can be said about the car. It may be based on the Fiat Punto, one of the...
Volvo the Swedish guys you can't say a sentence about without using the word safety (damn, did it again) are looking into a bit of a change of pace. It seems that their recent efforts with race cars, official tuning partnerships and sporty packages were simply a test of the market. There's a new announcement from Volvo in which they...
Toyota-Subaru-Scion's new sports car is the highlight of fun, thrills and schoolgirl giggles from automotive reviewers all together. This is what's been going on so far and it's getting rather faded. What seems to be the trend at the moment with the Toyobaru coupe is tuning kits. What better opportunity to unveil some new tuning kit for a RWD sports...
Mansory is a well-known German tuning company which revealed several tuning programs at this year's edition of the Geneva Motor Show. The latest one is specially designed for the new Mercedes CLS 63 AMG, a package which brings both aesthetic and performance upgrades. Under the bonnet sits a revised 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 delivering 631 horsepower and 900 Nm of torque....
The German specialists from AC Schnitzer prepared a new tuning kit for the BMW M5 F10, the high-performance sedan of BMW. The ACS5 Sport Saloon is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 engine tweaked to develop 612 horsepower and 790 Nm of torque. This is a significant improvement of 52 horses and 110 Nm of torque which help the model to...
Wheelsandmore decided to release a complete tuning package for the British supercar developed by McLaren. We talk about the MP4-12C, a model which receives a significant power boost along with few minor styling tweaks. Under the bonnet of McLaren MP4-12C sits a 3.8-liter V8 unit offering 592 horses and 600 Nm of torque. Wheelsandmore reworked the ECU unit and installed...
Lumma Design unveiled a new tuning kit for the BMW 6 Series Convertible, a package called "CLR 600 GT" which is scheduled to arrive at the Geneva Motor Show in March. At the exterior, the German model sports a new pair of LED daytime running lights, new front and rear aprons, rocker panels and also a rear diffuser. The tuning...
Hartge released photos and details of their newest tuning kit dedicated to the BMW 1 Series, a model known as F20. The German model receives a series of minor appearance tweaks but noteworthy performance increase. For the beginning, the German tuners prepared a new set of 19-inch alloy wheels along with a new suspension system with lowering springs able to...
The new Porsche Panamera Turbo S gets yet another tuning kit from edo competition, a well-known German tuning house. In terms of power, the German model gets a power boost to 700 horsepower and 880 Nm of torque. This is a significant upgrade from the standard Panamera Turbo S which offers 550 horses and 800 Nm of torque. Edo competition...
The 2012 Chicago Auto Show which opens its gates next month will be the place where Dodge will reveal no less than four special models in order to celebrate the 75th anniversary. The all-new Dodge Dart will receive the GTS 210 Tribute edition which will be available in two different variants. All these upgrades will be offered by Mopar. The...
