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German Car Blog, Performance, Tuning, Motorsport, and Modification News
Published on 06-22-2011 03:11 PM
Not your average drag race, eh? This matte white Maybach is running a Renntech tune. How much power is it putting out? Based on dyno tuned Maybachs we have seen at least 100 horsepower over stock with a lot more torque. The Panamera Turbo is running a Mansory tuning package and we are not sure what is done to the engine although power is claimed to be 650 hp. The drag race is in the heat at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway so the times are fairly slow for the power claimed although the Panamera dusts the Maybach. ...Published on 06-22-2011 01:22 PM
Ok, how cool is this? Yes, ridiculously cool. Now, granted, most of us do not have driveways like this. Actually, most of do not have cars like this. Still, if we did, we can see ourselves doing the exact thing. The driveway actually makes for a fairly tight track that almost resembles some autocross courses. Not the safest thing to do in the rain with all those trees lining the driveway but hey, his car, his driveway, he can do whatever the hell he wants and we like that. ...Published on 06-22-2011 04:00 AM
The new 7 series is a beautiful car. Seems BMW already feels it needs some exterior upgrades to stay fresh entering its third year of production. The front headlights are receiving changes along with the front and rear bumpers. New mirrors that house LED turn signals are also being added. It would appear that all the changes will be cosmetic, mechanicals to remain the same. ...Published on 06-21-2011 11:56 PM
This is a dream comparison. Car Magazine took the new McLaren MP4-12C out on the road course with Ben Collins (ex-Stig) against some of the best sports cars out there to see which would lap the fastest. The result is somewhat surprising and we will not spoil it for you, watch it. We also want to commnend Car on doing a proper comparison with a VBOX and laptimes unlike some of the other Brits (*cough* Autocar *cough*). ...Published on 06-21-2011 09:51 PM
This is a strong point of contention between Porsche enthusiasts. Has the rear engine seen its best days? Isn't it time to move the mid-engine Cayman up to the 911's level and stop holding it back? Well, Car and Driver did the kind of comparison that we all really wanted to see. They took a Cayman R vs. a 997 GT3 and the results are interesting but expected especially considering the GT3's higher price tag. ...Published on 06-21-2011 06:45 PM
Chevrolet continues to dominate BMW and everyone else in the WTCC. The Chevy Cruze won both race 1 and race 2. In the first race Chevy finished 1-2-3. It doesn't get more one-sided than that folks. The bright spot was Tom Coronel in his BMW 320 TC who managed a second place finish in race 2 moving him into 5th in the driver standings. He is more than 100 points behind Robert Huff who drives for Chevrolet in first. There is more talk of adjusting the weight to balance the cars. ...Published on 06-21-2011 03:10 PM
Over the past few weeks we have posted some very, very oddly modified cars. From the hideous triple headlight SL to the WTF Cayenne, people do some strange things with their cars. This vehicles isn't as bad as the aforementioned and is more of a take it or leave it design. We got an opportunity to park and speak to the owner (who was very nice) asking her about the car. She stated it was her design. She does various fashion work and wanted to do something different. We can respect that and the car certainly does stand out in a crowd. ...Published on 06-20-2011 11:09 PM
This is designed to be a lighthearted video although as with much satire there is some truth to it. To be honest, the video is mildly amusing and we don't care all too much for the reviewer. Calling the DCT an automatic? Well, it isn't an automatic and some people prefer winning races and maximum performance to babbling about clutch peddles. Saying the 1M is what the M3 should be, is, well, insane. The M3 should be a parts bin M car sharing a motor with 135's? No thanks. Take the video with a grain of salt and as an attempt at humor. ...Published on 06-20-2011 04:08 PM
Yes, BMW is going to keep throwing out teaser videos before the official reveal. At least it isn't as bad as with the 1M which they revealed fender by fender. This is the first video from BMW to officially feature the new M5. To be honest, there isn't much here other than slow-motion panning but it builds the anticipation as it was designed to do. One thing we do learn is that the HUD looks very nice. ...Published on 06-20-2011 12:33 PM
We reported last week that Mercedes was attempting to break the world record for drifting over distance. We are now pleased to tell you, they succeeded. Mercedes driver and instructor Mauro Calo successfully achieved what he promised. The previous record of 394 meters was obliterated with Calo going a total distance of an absolutely astounding 2308 meters or 1.4 miles. Congratulations to Mercedes, AMG, and Mauro Calo. Video and pictures below. ...Published on 06-20-2011 12:10 PM
The new 3.0 TFSI supercharged V6 is becoming a popular Audi mod platform as Audi boosted motors often are. APR had an ECU tune available already for some time which was their Stage I upgrade. The pulley is their Stage 2 upgrade and to see the benefit it is best used in conjunction with the ECU tune otherwise the car will dump the excess boost. Gains with the ECU tune are very healthy at just over 100 horsepower at all four wheels, 117 AWHP with 100 octane. ...Published on 06-20-2011 10:40 AM
Well here it is testing, just in case you were doubting if it was really coming. The baby CLS will be called the BLS and not CLC as previously reported. Additionally, it will share the FWD platform of the upcoming next generation B and A-Class cars. BMW is poised to enter the entry level 4 door coupe market and Mercedes seems to be as well. However, a FWD platform is going to be a considerable turn off. Expect the car in 2013. ...Published on 06-19-2011 11:14 AM
Despite having the pole position and the starting 1-2, the Mercedes drivers were not able to hold off Audi from scoring a 1-2 victory. Bruno Spengler ran a great race but finished in third. Gary Paffett was in fourth. Spengler now loses his top position in the driver standings falling one point behind Audi's Martin Tomczyk. Spengler said he was happy to finish on the podium but is looking forward to the next race. ...Published on 06-19-2011 11:05 AM
Well here they finally are, the new AR Design 550i N63 downpipes. These are full 3 inch downpipes. The $1199 version is completely catless without resonators. For catless with resonators, the price is $1499. If one is interested in a hi-flow race cat AR Design also has a version with 5 inch cats. We will have dyno and power gain information for you next week. More details and how to order here: http://www.ardesign.info/store/bmw-1/f10/550i.html ...Published on 06-19-2011 11:01 AM
A fantastic result for Audi and for Martin Tomczyk who wins his second straight DTM race. Tomczyk was able to pass and hold off Bruno Spegler of Mercedes despite Spegler and Mercedes qualifying 1-2. Timo Scheider finished in second place due to some creative pit stop work after having started the race in 8th. ...Published on 06-18-2011 09:39 PM
There are not too many forced induction upgrades for the standard 997 Carreras so this is great to see. Vivid successfully did a single turbo on the 996 Carrera so we have faith they will be able to reproduce the result on the 997. The donor car is a 997.1 Carrera S 3.8 that does not have direct injection. The kit for the 996 cost $8,995 so this should be close to that range as well as the HP gain which was around 130 whp to the wheels. ...Published on 06-18-2011 08:57 PM
Bruno Spengler will be starting from the front row for Mercedes on Sunday. This is the third time in four races Spengler has captured the pole position. Jamie Green qualified second for Mercedes which means Mercedes will have the front row. Three C-class drivers were in the top 5. Mercedes leads the team standings and Bruno Spengler leads the driver standings heading into the fourth race of the season. ...Published on 06-18-2011 06:58 PM
This is the commercial for Audi for the new R8 GT Spyder. In case you don't know what the R8 GT Spyder is, refer to our coverage here. Basically, this is a lightweight, higher performance, and limited edition R8 Spyder. Think of it as an Audi version of the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. The commercial is pretty nice, as is the car obviously, but we can't help but think we would be more than content with the standard version plus some modifications for the price of this model. ...Published on 06-18-2011 07:42 AM
We hope by now you know that rioting took place in Vacouver after the Canucks lost game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Yes, in other parts of the world people are fighting their government for basic human rights. In Canada, people are fighting because they lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. In the first video the girl fights off a bunch of guys from flipping the M5. Unfortunately, the M5 is later trashed and lit on fire as the drunken idiots celebrate destroying it. ...Published on 06-18-2011 04:11 AM
This is BMW engine modification on a whole different level. What you see is a hoverbike. No scienece fiction, the real thing. Twin rotors are framed around an 1170 cc BMW boxer motor that was sourced from an R1200 BMW bike. The hoverbike is made out of carbon fiber and weighs 231 pounds. Maximum takeoff weight is is 595 pounds with a calculated maximum altitude of 10,000 feet. Pricing is said to be aimed for the $40,000 range but clearly there is a lot to work out here before we can all start riding our hoverbikes to work. Specs and details below. ...
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