Novitec Tridente supercharges the Maserati GranTurismo S for 600hp 7 months ago on Autoblog

Some people believe in tuning exotics, some prefer to leave them alone. But everybody's got to respect Novitec. The German tuning house, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, is one of the established names in tuning Italian exotica. The company's Novitec Rosso line is known for strapping ...

Lingenfelter releases info on engine packages, body kit for 2010 Camaro 7 months ago on Autoblog

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering of Decatur, IN have long been known as creators of the ultimate modern GM street machines. We fully expected their engineers to be lying in wait for the 2010 Camaro, and they haven't let us down. Lingenfelter has released details for its engine packages, ...

ZR1 Sedan: Hennessey releases 600-800 hp packages for 2009 Cadillac CTS-V 7 months ago on Autoblog

As far as we can tell, John Hennessey and his crew have somehow warped time and space to create the 36-hour workday. With all the products the Texas-based tuner is coming out with, there's no other explanation. So in addition to creating the 705-hp Corvette ZR700, 715-hp GTR700 and a duo of ...

The world's fastest BMW coupe? 230 mph G-Power M6 Hurricane CS 7 months ago on Autoblog

The G-Power crew is constantly striving to produce the most insane BMWs on the planet, combining forced induction with thoroughly revised suspensions and aerodynamics to attain completely unreasonable speeds. It's latest creation, the M6 Hurricane CS, takes the standard set by its M5-based ...

Beyond Redline passes the 300 hp mark with 2.0L Genesis Coupe, 400 hp around the corner 7 months ago on Autoblog

When the Hyundai Genesis Coupe was announced, there was no doubt it would find favor with the aftermarket – particularly when equipped with the turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four. With all the necessary exhaust hardware already in place, it was just a matter of (R&D) time before ...

Gemballa Tornado 750 GTS ready to eat your young - and your pocketbook 7 months ago on Autoblog

- Gemballa has created some pretty over-the-top Porsche models in the last few years, but the Tornado 750 GTS takes the cake for overall visual impact and completely unnecessary amounts of horsepower. Using the Cayenne Turbo as a base, Gemballa starts by hacking off an incredible 550+ pounds ...

Fenders Optional: Irmscher rocks out with range of new 7s 7 months ago on Autoblog

European tuner Irmscher is branching out from Opels and Cadillacs if its latest project is any indication. The German outfit is marketing a new minimalist line of Irmscher 7 roadsters that begins with potent and peaks with outrageous. The basic, Lotus 7-esque naturally-aspirated model turns out 150 ...

SMS Supercars previews 460 and 460X Mustangs 7 months ago on Autoblog

If you build it they will come. At least that's what Steve Saleen is hoping, and with his recent announcement regarding Saleen, Inc's warranties, we're guessing many of his loyal customers will indeed come with money in hand to buy his new tricked-out ponycar. Not that people will buy the car ...

Novitec gets ambitious, builds "own" supercar, the TuLesto 7 months ago on Autoblog

Novitec has long been regarded for their ability to produce streetable tuner Ferrari models with massive power and generally well-integrated aesthetic and aerodynamic modifications. And while this car, the Novitec TuLesto that see before you clearly has a lot of Ferrari 430 in it, this is a far ...

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren based Desire. FAB-ulous? Umm... 7 months ago on Autoblog

- Don't look now, but there's another Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren special on the scene. The latest comes via FAB Design, the tuner that shocked us with their modded SL and CL in Geneva last year. Now they've turned their attention to the SLR and dubbed the result "Desire." If beauty is in the eye ...

VIDEO: Bodensee Tuning World auto show commercial turns up the heat (NSFW?) 7 months ago on Autoblog

Anyone who has ever attended SEMA knows that tuning and scantily clad women go hand-in-hand. The cars + girls formula works very well in the US, but what about Europe? The 2009 Bodensee Tuning World auto show in Germany runs from April 30 through May 3, with over 250 exhibitors spanning 880,000 ...

Hamann introduces Bentley Continental GT Speed-based Imperator 7 months ago on Autoblog

- A few months ago, Hamann Motorsport previewed its tuning program for the Bentley Continental GT and GT Speed, and now they have released full details and photos. Dubbed "Imperator" (sorry, Isdera) Hamann's version of Bentley's coupe features an aggressive aero kit including a new front and ...

MTM adopts Porsche GT3 green for latest force-fed Audi R8R 7 months ago on Autoblog

As cool as owning an Audi R8 may be, the German supercar is becoming common enough that in tonier markets, you may just pass another one on your daily commute. Chances are you'll even pass one in the same color, which might make the ownership experience slightly less special for the driver. ...

REPORT: Mercedes says it has no plans for new CLK63 AMG 7 months ago on Autoblog

In a move sure to make shoulders slump and people ask "Why is this happening?", Mercedes will not produce a CLK63 AMG -- which would actually be an E Class Coupe AMG. The axing is due to the CLK moving from the C Class platform to the E Class, and Mercedes' view that a hotted up E Coupe with the ...

Mopar Underground unveils concept Jeeps at Moab safari 7 months ago on Autoblog

Every year, the off-road faithful gather for the annual Jeep Safari. This year's was held in the Moab Desert, held out of the limelight while all eyes – including Chrysler's and our own – were focused on the New York Auto Show. So while Jeep itself was unveiling the new Grand ...

New York: Steve Saleen's SMS 570X ups the ante with 700 supercharged horses 8 months ago on Autoblog

Under the bright sunlight of the Javits Center's Crystal Palace atrium, Steve Saleen took the covers off of his latest creation, the SMS 570X. The Dodge Challenger-based muscle car registers a few rungs above the 570 that we first viewed at its Orange County unveiling in January. Where that car ...

VIDEO: Hennessey GTR700 rips 2.8s 0-60 with launch control off 8 months ago on Autoblog

You name it and John Hennessey will make it faster. From Vipers to Vettes to Challengers, Hennessey Performance will take competent sports cars and make them into tire-shredding speed demons with more horsepower than any street-going vehicle should ever logically have. The latest creation to ...

Ugur Sahin partners with Mallett for 999-hp twin-turbo Corvette Z03 8 months ago on Autoblog

We're big fans of Ugur Sahin, who in the past has penned a modern interpretation of the Ferrari Dino that made our knees weak. Last year he unveiled renderings for a reinterpretation of the C6 Corvette called the Z03. Being used to seeing his designs remain on-paper fantasies, we were ...

MTM tunes up the KTM X-Bow and Audi TTS 8 months ago on Autoblog

MTM tunes all things Audi, so it didn't take long for the firm to tweak the KTM X-Bow (with its VAG-sourced inline-four) and the all-new Audi TTS. Of the two, the X-Bow gets the milder tuning (if that's possible), with the 2.0-liter TFSI four-pot getting a boost in output from 240 to 318 ...

Singapore gets special Volkswagen GTI V50 8 months ago on Autoblog

Singapore has been singled out to receive a hotted up version of their Mark V Volkswagen GTI dubbed GTI V50. This gift to the island nation gets upgrades from APR including a Stage 1 ECU tune that adds 36 more horsepower and an additional 74 lb-ft of torque. Also underneath are a VW R32 brakes ...

562 hp Hennessey Camaro HPE550 is the Z28 that never was 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Chevrolet Camaro Z28 may be stuck on an indefinite holding pattern, but Hennessey Performance is one of the first aftermarket firms to step up and fill the void between the base SS and Henessey's own 705-hp, ZR1-powered Camaro HPE700. The Camaro HPE550 begins life as a standard SS model, ...

VIDEO: 0-60 gets a Hyundai Genesis Coupe to tune and track 8 months ago on Autoblog

As we showed you earlier today, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is proof that the South Koreans know how to have fun. In the hands of the right tuner, Hyundai's rear-wheel drive rocket can go from a good time to great reason to get out of bed in the morning. The guys and gals over at 0-60 Magazine ...

BRABUS turns 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class into AMG-hunting beast 8 months ago on Autoblog

If you must have the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class and can't wait for the AMG version, BRABUS has something to show you. The German tuning firm has launched its new program for the redesigned luxury sports sedan, the highlight of which is an enlarged 6.1-liter version of the V8 found in the E550 ...

Arabian Update: Mercedes W140 S-Class gets W221 transplant 8 months ago on Autoblog

Say you have a Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class from two generations ago, but you really want is a Mercedes W221, the current generation car. Well, what else is an individualistic plutocrat to do other than give a willing tuner an unknown (and seemingly substantial) quantity of cash to make a few ...

Vauxhall Insignia Limo too much of a good thing? 8 months ago on Autoblog

Wilcox Limousine in England distributes the Vauxhall Statesman in both six-door, three-row limousine and hearse configurations. The company has already begun eying the new Insignia for dignitary and funeral duty, and the result is rendered above. It's not all that bad for a limo conversion, but ...

Mercedes-Benz teases the next E63 AMG 8 months ago on Autoblog

The new Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG has yet to be introduced (we're guessing it'll make an appearance in New York next month), but the readers of Germany's Sport Auto magazine are going to have a shot at winning the new über-sedan as part of the sweepstakes that accompanies the buff book's annual ...

REPORT: 180 HP Alfa Romeo MiTo Veloce coming to AutoRAI 8 months ago on Autoblog

At next month's AutoRAI tuning show (April 1st through 11th), Alfa Romeo will trot out yet another racy MiTo concept to show off the hatch's tuning potential. The Alfa Romeo MiTo Veloce is packing the stock turbocharged 1.4-liter, but output has been increased to around 180 hp through some ...

VW GTI W12 body kit offers all the show, none of the go 8 months ago on Autoblog

At the 2007 Wörthersee show in Austria, the VAG crew brought out two concepts that had VW and Audi fanboys frothing at the mouth. The first was the Audi TT Clubsport Quattro concept and the other was the VW Golf GTI W12 650 concept. The TT roadster made the transition from concept to ...

First to the Punch: Roush unveils 2010 427R Mustang 8 months ago on Autoblog

If you're the type of person who loves every new Ford Mustang variation that hits the market, then this is what you've finally been waiting for. If you're the type who can't stand it, well, deal with it. Today, Roush is the first to dip its toe into into what will doubtlessly be a very crowded ...

TRUST successfully reorganized in Japan, GReddy in the U.S. churning along 8 months ago on Autoblog

This past September, Trust Co. LTD – the parent company of GReddy Performance Products in the U.S. – declared the Japanese equivalent of Chapter 11. According to a release from the aftermarket parts supplier, Trust has successfully completed the reorganization process (known in Japan as ...

Beyond Redline dissects Hyundai Genesis Coupe's new 2.0T motor 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Hyundai Genesis Coupe is already winning praise from the motoring press, and enthusiasts are itching to get their hands on the RWD Korean 2+2. While some are seeking out the uplevel 300-horsepower, 3.8-liter V6 model, many tuners are itching to get their hands on the entry 2.0T powerplant. ...

DiMora Scattare gives the Olds Aurora some junk in its trunk, makes us fear the $2M version 9 months ago on Autoblog

We like big butts, but we cannot lie – there is a limit a to our love. And the vehicle above has crossed over said limit, knocking a few things over with its ghetto booty while it was at it. Right about now, you should be scratching your head (or other parts) and wondering what the heck it ...

Nissan GT-R Wagon spotted in Nagoya?! 9 months ago on Autoblog

Let's get this over with right now: This isn't really a Nissan GT-R wagon. That said, it is a decidedly artful conversion of the Japanese automaker's M35 series Stagea wagon, a JDM load-lugger it produced from 2001 to 2007. Available in both rear- and all-wheel drive with a variety of V6 ...

Geneva 2009: Bleu who? Mansory Linea Vincero more our style 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Bleu Centenaire wasn't the only limited edition Veyron on the floor at the Geneva Motor Show. While Bugatti has created a wide array of individualization programs for its supercar, German tuner Mansory saw fit to create its own and displayed a revised version of the Veyron dubbed the Linea ...

Geneva 2009: BMW Alpina B6 GT3 puts the 'Ring on notice 9 months ago on Autoblog

BMW tuner par excellence Alpina is returning to the motor racing scene for the first time in two decades with the new B6 GT3, which the pseudo-works firm unveiled for the first time here at the Geneva Motor Show. Based on the 6 Series, the B6 GT3 features a unique radial supercharger fitted to ...

Geneva 2009: Brabus G V12 S Biturbo is our kind of birthday cake 9 months ago on Autoblog

Nothing says "happy birthday" like 700 horsepower and nearly 1000 lb-ft of torque. That's what Brabus figures, at least, and we're with them. To mark the 30th anniversary of the indomitable Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen, Brabus presented the G V12 S Biturbo here at the Geneva Motor Show, and ...

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