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German Car Blog, Performance, Tuning, Motorsport, and Modification News
Published on 06-01-2011 02:27 AM
BMW released a new video of the F10 M5 doing some high speed testing. The video isn't too exciting to be honest but shows the M5 hitting some high speeds. The most interesting part is the driver sipping coffee at high speed, yep, exciting. Every site seems to be making this front page news as is customary whenever BMW releases anything, no matter if it's worthy, but what we found interesting is they seem to be hinting at a reveal of the car at the M-Festival. This is a festival in Germany organized by BMW during the 24 hour Nurburgring race which will take place on June 23-26. ...Published on 06-01-2011 01:19 AM
This report has been confirmed by Car and Driver. We are all used to seeing 7 speed dual clutch and automatic transmissions, some even going up to 8, but no traditional manual transmissions on the market for sports cars have 7 forward gears. That will all change with the next generation Porsche 911. We are happy to see Porsche catering to the enthusiast and not abandoning the manual gearbox as so many others are doing. Expect to see further details when the new model is revealed in September at the Frankfurt auto show. ...Published on 06-01-2011 12:41 AM
A Mercedes-Benz AMG inside source has confirmed the M156 V8 in a higher state of tune will be used in the C63 AMG Black Series. MotorAuthority and InsideLine who reported they confirmed an M157 twin turbo V8 would be used were wrong. It would appear P31 or SLS forged engine internals will be standard. It will not be an M159 (SLS motor) but will likely share similarities such as the heads but not the SLS intake manifold or airboxes due to not being able to fit in the C engine bay. Base price is expected to be $100k. ...Published on 05-31-2011 05:51 AM
The A1 is... well, let's face it, pretty weak. There is little to be excited about with that car. Now this A1 on the other has a lot to be excited about. This concept was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Wörthersee festival which is an Audi fan festival. Audi took the TT-RS turbo 5 cylinder, changed the turbo, tuning, and exhaust, and came up with 496 horsepower. The car has all wheel drive and weighs only 3,096 pounds. What sucks about this? It's all just a big tease, and men don't like to be teased. ...Published on 05-31-2011 03:10 AM
Most of the automotive press has been heaping praise on the new 1M coupe. Insideline is no different although they at least inject a shred of honesty compared to the other reviewers so infatuated they forgot what an M car is supposed to be. Their test numbers also shed serious doubt on the claims Autocar made of the 1M tearing the Cayman R "to shreds." The full specs, details, and review video are below but what struck us was this quote: ...Published on 05-30-2011 10:51 PM
The third generation Porsche Boxster is set to launch in 2012. CAR magazine reports that the Boxster will gain a 4 cylinder motor which it will not be sharing with the 911. The design of the new 981 Boxster is all new from the ground up, with a more cab forward design. The wheelbase will be about 2 inches longer, height 10 mm lower, and the projected weight is down about 33 pounds to 2904 pounds for the base model. The current 6 cylinder units will be used with slight bumps in power but the real news is a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder that will likely be offered in both turbo and naturally aspirated forms. ...Published on 05-30-2011 04:40 PM
First of all, congratulations to SpeedDriven as well as the owner of this W211 E-class BenzBoost user V12GodSpeed. This has been a long and grueling project but that day that makes it all worth it is here with the twin turbo V12 powered beast finally running. This is essentially an EV12 swap which was made famous by the tuner Brabus although they charge over $300,000 for some of these M275 V12 conversions. To see a US shop without the resources of Brabus pull this off is a major achievement. Dyno graphs and further details coming soon, for now enjoy the pictures and video. ...Published on 05-30-2011 07:00 AM
These are preview renderings of the upcoming Vorsteiner F10 5 series bodykit which will be released this summer. The front is typical fair with an add-on lip to give a more aggressive look. We really like the back of the car with the aggressive diffuser shaped around the exhaust along with what appears to be a carbon trunk spoiler. The Vorsteiner wheels look great as well. If the real thing looks as good as the renderings, well, they will have no trouble selling pieces. ...Published on 05-30-2011 02:50 AM
This is a very well done video from Audi Motorsport giving you an idea of what it is like to be a driver at Le Mans. The video details what the drivers body goes through and the forces they experience during the race. The beats per minute of their heart, the impact of forces on their lungs, and just the punishment a race like Le Mans doles out. They also do not hesitate to take shots at Formula 1, which seems to be Audi Motorsport's pattern as of late. ...Published on 05-30-2011 02:31 AM
Porsche is starting to open some eyes with their GT3 R Hybrid race car. We thought it was mostly a marketing gimmick but the vehicle is starting to come into its own. The car claimed its first victory at the fourth round of the Nurburgring Long Distance Championship. Hartmut Kristen, Head of Porsche Motorsport stated, “We’re very pleased with the technical level of the vehicle and the reliability of the hybrid system. Compared to our rivals, we saved one pit stop and with less external energy input our lap times were just as quick. This is what we mean by Porsche Intelligent Performance. ” ...Published on 05-30-2011 01:34 AM
A major congratulations to ICS performance is in order. There was some controversy a couple weeks back regarding this M coupe putting down 784 whp on the dyno. Whether the runs were made on pump gas or not the fact is the car is incredibly fast recording a major BMW performance breakthrough. There were members asking for performance figures other than the dyno and now they have them, with the car breaking all BMW records at the Texas mile and being the first BMW to run over 200 mph in the mile. Congratulations to George and everyone at Imported Cars of Stamford. ...Published on 05-29-2011 07:05 PM
We are not sure what to say at this point but Mercedes-Petronas does not seem to be able to right their ship. Michael Schumacher was not able to complete the race and Nico Rosberg finished in 11th place, out of the points. Sebastian Vettel won again which we do not even know what to say at this point regarding his dominance, amazing. The good news for Mercedes is that the McLaren-Mercedes team finished in 3rd and 6th place with Jenson Button and and Lewis Hamilton respectively. Tough, tough season thus far for Schumacher and Rosberg. ...Published on 05-29-2011 02:22 AM
Champion Motorsport's Werks 1 arm will be releasing a carbon fiber intake manifold for the Porsche 997 Turbo and GT2. The part looks awesome, that is a given, but how does it stack up performance wise vs. the factory pieces? Well, Champion had Wilson Manifolds do some flow testing and the results are rather interesting. The GT2 manifold actually flowed the worst at 252.1 CFM vs. the 997 turbo factory manifold at 265.96. The Werks 1 manifold? 283.4 CFM. Expect this to be for sale soon, and cost a pretty penny. ...Published on 05-28-2011 10:12 PM
Well here it is, finally. Car is basically the same as its gullwing coupe sibling except that it loses the gullwing doors which add so much character to the coupe. The car looks great as a roadster, just as it does in coupe form, and the transition came without much of a weight penalty. Only 40 additional kilograms for the reinforcement of the already stiff aluminum chassis. All other mechanicals remain identical to the coupe, so the same M156 563 horsepower 6.2 liter V8 and the same dual clutch transmission. The car goes on sale in the United States in the fall, this year. ...Published on 05-28-2011 09:30 PM
Well, not so fast. We have some great renderings here that show what an A7 convertible would potentially look like. We think the A7 actually looks better as a 2 door without its sloped rear back. Will it happen? We doubt it, as this is the same type of rumor that the Porsche Panamera convertible rumor was with a rendering setting off a ton of speculation. There is no doubt that it looks good however. Hey, you never know, Audi is considering a Q5 convertible after all. ...Published on 05-28-2011 04:55 AM
This is some HUGE news for a number of reasons. First of all, the price point Maximum PSI is aiming for with this turbo kit is under $10k. That basically blows every other competitor away. Secondly, it is being tuned on the stock DME. We hear the talented Nick G of Technique Tuning (M54 / 330i turbo kits) is doing the tuning and aiming for a factory DME tuned setup with fully functional CEL (check engine light). ...Published on 05-28-2011 04:00 AM
This is what we like to see. No nonsense babling, no British people rambling on and on about their feelings, just two cars head to head on the track with actual numbers. Yes, driver skill plays a part here but this is a great head to comparison. It's a nice back and forth battle between the two with the TT-RS taking the lead under braking at one point and..., well, we won't spoil it. We think the 1M could have done a quicker lap without some of the showoff drifting but watch and decide for yourself. These cars really are so close it comes down to driver skill. ...Published on 05-28-2011 02:41 AM
OE Tuning continues to showcase its ability on a variety of platforms. Here we have a Porsche 987 Boxster S with the 3.4 liter direct injected motor. In stock form the car puts out 310 horsepower. The baseline dyno is on 91 octane with custom headers and an exhaust. With the OE Tuning custom dyno tune gains are of a peak 15 horsepower at the wheels at 17 wheel torque with solid gains through the entire curve. ...Published on 05-28-2011 12:37 AM
Seems like everybody is tuning the SLS these days. German tuner MEC Design decided to get in on it and their offering is the standard fare. They offer a new front bumper with an LED option of course since that is the hot new thing. A modified rear diffuser with 3 options is available including a GT3 carbon fiber style diffuser. Side skirts are included as well with optional LED's just in case an SLS with the doors going up at your local Starbucks doesn't get you enough attention as is. ...Published on 05-27-2011 11:44 PM
This is what we like to see. No nonsense babling, no British people rambling on and on about their feelings, just two cars head to head on the track with actual numbers. Yes, driver skill plays a part here but this is a great head to comparison. It's a nice back and forth battle between the two with the TT-RS taking the lead under braking at one point and..., well, we won't spoil it. We think the 1M could have done a quicker lap without some of the showoff drifting but watch and decide for yourself. These cars really are so close it comes down to driver skill. ...
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