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German Car Blog, Performance, Tuning, Motorsport, and Modification News
Published on 02-11-2011 01:21 AM
Piecha Design has released their tuning program for the Mercedes ML SUV. This tuning program is called the Evorian RS. They start by lowering the car on H&R springs mated to a set of 22 inch Piecha rims. Tires are 315/30/22 in back and 275/35/22 up front. The front diffuser has integrated LED's which seem to be all the rage right now. Side skirts, a roof spoiler, and a rear diffuser contoured to the quad exhaust round out the package. Pricing is as follows: ...Published on 02-10-2011 09:23 PM
BMW is set on releasing an all electric car. You may remember BMW released a test program featuring an electric Mini (Mini E) and this is now the next step. This is the test bed for the electric system which will serve as the underpinnings of the Megacity Vehicle. The ActiveE has 170 horsepower and a range of approximately 100 miles on special low resistance tires. The range may improve in the lighter Megacity Vehicle. The battery is fully charged in 4 to 5 hours and BMW plans on leasing 1,000 of these ActiveE's beginning in the fall. Good for you BMW, can we have our Z4 M now? ...Published on 02-10-2011 04:54 PM
Here we go again, for the second time Singh is claiming to be the first to tune a motor without anything to substantiate it. We do know tuners have been working on this motor but Singh claims to be the first in North America to offer an upgrade. To substantiate this they have provided... nothing. No dyno chart as support, no customer impressions, no pricing, just a shot of the engine bay. We saw these claims from Singh previously and they were dismissed as unsubstantiated. We have to do the same here, but know that 600+ hp tunes are coming. ...Published on 02-10-2011 06:08 AM
PAW Motorsport has officially released their N55 flash tune. This tune is for all 2011 on BMW 135i's, 335's, F10/F07 535's, and xDrive 35i's with the N55 single turbo 6 cylinder motor. Special pricing is in effect for BimmerBoost members for February only at $645. Regular pricing is $835. Power gains are about 50 whp. This is the "mild" mail order tune available to anyone. This does require sending your ECU in unless you are located in Florida. The free trial tune is available to one member only who will report on their experience with the tune. ...Published on 02-10-2011 05:17 AM
Hot on the heels of MTM we have ABT releasing their take on the new Audi A7. ABT adds their sideskirts to give a muscular side profile. Their rear diffuser is made to house their unique quad pipe exhaust. The vehicle is lowered with the ABT lowering module on top of ABT rims that are available for the A7 in 19-21 inch sizes. For the 3.0 TFSI supercharged V6, ABT tunes it to 410 horsepower. ...Published on 02-10-2011 04:25 AM
Kleemann makes a variety of supercharger setups for Mercedes vehicles. They use a roots blower for their kits which makes for a clean install which you can see as well as a car that is a fun to drive. Our friends at DC Performance did a supercharger install of a used kit on a W209 CLK500 and they did a great job documenting the install. No dynos yet although we intend to ask for them, Kleemann claims 455 horsepower and 433 pound-feed of torque. ...Published on 02-09-2011 09:13 AM
As of March 2011, this option will be available for all X6 models except the hybrid. The extra seat naturally replaces rear center storage compartment. There are also new wheel options being rolled out as well but the 5 seat option is something that should have been available to begin with. About time BMW, and we figure this is going to be a popular retrofit for X6 owners. ...Published on 02-09-2011 09:00 AM
Well... that was fast. MTM managed to already get a hold of an A7 and tweak it. The most obvious difference is a modified rear diffuser which accepts a quad exhaust. Wheel spacers and MTM rims were installed as well. A lowering module designed to work with the stock suspension is in the works. A tune for the 3.0 TDI in this A7 was added which boosts horsepower by about 40 to 285. ...Published on 02-09-2011 04:00 AM
It is logical that we should see an Audi S7. It would also be logical that it would have the new turbo direct injected V8 motor. The S7 would get it in single turbo guise putting out something in the low 400's, making it a great 550i competitor. The RS6 would then get the twin turbo version putting out 550-600 horsepower. Autolifestyle.nl put up some renderings of what the new S6 might look like and expect this model as early as the end of the year. ...Published on 02-09-2011 04:00 AM
Hartge released their lowering springs for the 535d yesterday. These springs lower the car approximately 30 millimeters. Hartge now has a complete set of lowering springs available for all F10 5 series models. This means the 520d, 523i, 528i, 530d, 535i, and the 550i. Pricing was not available but one may want to check with Eibach (located in Southern California) directly, as they make these springs for Hartge. ...Published on 02-09-2011 03:25 AM
If you are in the United States you may even be asking yourself what a CLC even is. Basically, it was the entry level C-class hatchback. The newest model was not sold in the United States. It was based on the W203 but it was updated with W204 styling. With the C-class coupe occupying the entry level C class segment Mercedes deemed there was no need to continue with the CLC. Will be miss it? Uh, we already forgot it existed. ...Published on 02-08-2011 09:20 PM
Autoblog reports that this is the new Audi RS7. It does not look beefed up as an Audi RS model should but that is likely part of the disguise. Power comes from a twin turbo V8 (reported on earlier) shared with Bentley. The car should have between 550-600 horsepower going through a dual clutch gearbox along with what appear to be carbon ceramic brakes making for quite the ride. This car is aimed directly at the CLS63 AMG and that should be an epic battle. ...Published on 02-08-2011 08:04 PM
Autocar is reporting that Bentley will be getting two different versions of a direct injected turbo 4.0 liter V8. This powerplant will come in single turbo form putting out around ~410 horsepower as well as a twin turbo version putting out over 550 horsepower. This motor would likely power an Audi S7, RS7, S8, and a new RS6. Expect to see this motor in a Bentley by the end of the year. ...Published on 02-08-2011 07:00 PM
First of, congratulations. Closing in on 1k hp at the wheels with an HPF Stage 4 setup is no small feat. Horsepowerfreaks has been advertising this as 970 whp which is what the car did put down uncorrected. The SAE corrected numbers are 925 whp and what we will go with. This car belongs to someone named Jason and it is a very, very impressive car. ...Published on 02-08-2011 04:35 AM
AWE Tuning has released their Audi Q5 3.2 exhaust. It is available in two different versions, resonated and non-resonated. The non-resonated starts at about $1700 and the resonated version goes up to about $2300 depending on options such as polished tips. Power gains are about 6 horsepower at all 4 wheels which is about what one should expect from a rear section only. Click read more for pics and videos. ...Published on 02-08-2011 03:41 AM
The vast majority of BMW blogs and sites on the net posted pictures of the N20 sitting in an engine bay with a plastic cover. That did not do much for us to be able to see the actual motor. Well, a shot of the motor has surfaced that also reveals the size of the intercooler. This is all we have so far but we are hoping more photos and details of the motor will surface soon. ...Published on 02-08-2011 02:18 AM
Ok, so this is BMW modding in a slightly different direction. Even wonder what to do with your old BMW? Have some spare parts laying around? Maybe your car met its end in some unfortunate circumstances? Well, classic auto furniture can help you do something with those spare parts. Their 1994 BMW 740il ultimate power desk would be a great place to browse BimmerBoost.com from, but it does not come cheap at $3825. Check out their various models available and they can build you a custom setup as well. ...Published on 02-07-2011 07:21 PM
So the day has arrived. We've finished inventorying the kit, the countless billet machined pieces, custom cast pieces and the water cut stainless steel pieces. Everything's here so it's go time. We like to keep the shop as clean as humanly possible, but with understanding that our work can get dirty from time to time.
During G-Power installations, it requires our utmost in focus and cleanliness, so we're extra-OCD on keeping the install area for this clean. If you've watched our last install's time lapse video, you know we aren't kidding. ...Published on 02-05-2011 03:40 PM
These tests were all performed on a MK I Audi TT with the 1.8t tsi motor. The black lines are when the car was stock. Blue line is with a GIAC tune plus an AWE turbo outlet pipe. The red line is with the GIAC tune, AWE turbo outlet pope, and the addition of the C|C|B intake. The intake provides additional gains of 21 horsepower at the wheels, very respectable and a nice addition. ...Published on 02-04-2011 08:48 PM
UK manufacturer Samcosport has released their silicon hose kit for the E46 M3. They have two setups available, one with 5 pieces and one with 3. The 5 piece kit costs £66.83 and the 3 piece coolant line kit is £54.12. Both are available in various colors (15 to be exact) to spice up an engine bay. ...
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