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German Car Blog, Performance, Tuning, Motorsport, and Modification News
Published on 02-04-2011 12:32 AM
It would seem that BMW and Mercedes continue to match one another move for move. Mercedes did the CLS so BMW will likely be coming with the 6 gran turismo. BMW does the X3 so Mercedes does the GLK. Now we have the GLC which will be matching up to the X1. The GLC is expected to share the motors offered in the A and B class as well as their platform. All wheel drive will be standard, no word on if it will be offered in the USA. ...Published on 02-03-2011 08:12 PM
Audi of America recently posted a compilation video showing an overview of their quattro heritage. The video includes vintage rally racing footage and is a nice homage to Audi Quattro, worth watching. ...Published on 02-03-2011 07:52 PM
Kelleners Sport has released their upgrade package for F10 M-Sport equipped BMW 5 series cars. It consists of the usual which is body add on pieces and wheels. They change the mesh in the front bumper and add a lip to it. The sideskirts are also changed for Kelleners pieces. Kelleners exhaust tips and a trunk spoiler round out of the body additions. The car is also situated on Kelleners new BMW wheels. ...Published on 02-03-2011 12:43 AM
PAW Motorsport is offering a cylinder head upgrade for N54 based BMW vehicles. There is a substantial gain in port flow velocity without a sacrifice in low lift situations. Flowbench charts show an increase of about 35% with gains from 161 cfm to 227 cfm. Both intake and exhaust ports have been ported and polished along with modified intake and exhaust valves. The claimed power gains with the head alone are in the 40 hp range. Charts and pictures are below. ...Published on 02-02-2011 09:13 PM
Brabus is a tuner with a great pedigree. They are able to deliver cars that are almost Mercedes OEM in nature. They demonstrated their ability yet again by being the first to have a tuned car pass the stringent Euro VI emission regulations. This standard does not even go into effect until 2014. The plug and play Brabus tune raises the horsepower of the S350 diesel by 54 hp to 308 with torque going from 457 pound-feet to 509. This is available for all 350 Bluetec models. ...Published on 02-02-2011 07:01 PM
G-power has made some bold top speed claims in the past year. They have claimed to hit 231.2 mph but we saw no verification of this claim and when we e-mailed for further details we were assured we would get them but have not. This video however clearly shows a GPS verified 224 mph which is quite impressive. ...Published on 02-01-2011 03:42 PM
MotorAuthority has put up some new spy photos of the upcoming C class AMG coupe. This model is supposed to be packing a 5.5 liter 422 horsepower naturally aspirate V8 which will be shared with the new SLK AMG. We find that a big disappointing since Mercedes has a perfectly good M156 6.2 V8 they already put in the C63 AMG. Why neuter the C AMG Coupe? On the bright side, the Black Series C-coupe is still reportedly coming with the M157 twin turbo V8. ...Published on 02-01-2011 03:22 PM
A teaser rendering was put up a couple days earlier but now we have the real thing. You will notice the higher nose setup on the car which is a major change. Mercedes finished 4th last season which was a return for the Mercedes GP team and with the great Michael Schumacher driving for them in 2011 we expect big things. BenzBoost.com will keep you updated on the Mercedes 2011 Formula 1 season. ...Published on 02-01-2011 01:01 PM
Michigan based Borg Warner has acquired Haldex Traction Systems who is a leader in all wheel drive applications. Haldex Traction Systems is one division of Haldex but the most well known for producing the all wheel drive systems for the A3, S3, and Audi TT. It is interesting to note that the Audi Q7 uses a Borg Warner 4WD system so it appears Borg Warner wishes to expand their AWD offerings especially to the Audi group. The deal was completed for $205 million dollars. ...Published on 02-01-2011 12:04 PM
We would like to welcome Precision Sport Industries as the newest supporting vendor on BimmerBoost. Precision Sport (or PSI for short) deals in a variety of forced induction systems for BMW's. Some of you likely have heard of them as they post top quality build threads. They are based out of Winter Park, Florida and deal a variety of manufacturers including Active Autowerke, Horsepower Freaks (HPF), and G-power. Look forward to following a variety of their great forced induction build threads here on BimmerBoost, welcome PSI! ...Published on 02-01-2011 12:55 AM
Arkym has released its carbon fiber replacement roof for E90 BMW's including the M3. This is a full carbon fiber panel which sells for about $1000. This panel offers weight savings over the standard roof but the amount saved has not been listed by Arkym. If interested in adding that M3 carbon roof look to your E90, Arkym has you covered. ...Published on 01-31-2011 11:57 PM
We would like to welcome our newest supporting vendor, PAW Motorsport. PAW Motorsport specializes in the N54 and N55 platform BMW's as well as Mini's. PAW offers parts, service, dynos, and custom flash tuning for these cars. N54 owners will likely be interested in the cylinder head upgrades PAW Motorsport offers which provide a great improvement over stock (details on this to be posted tomorrow). On behalf of everyone at BimmerBoost, welcome! ...Published on 01-31-2011 04:14 PM
As of right now, the transmission is completed and the cooling system is in the process of being completed. Where we left off was the car being taken to SSP for the build of the cooling system. To make this all make sense we will not skip ahead, instead showing you each step. Here SSP is getting ready to put it together with the new clutch discs. They laid out all the parts and used 3d scanning equipment to record them to aid in the production of the parts. Everything was laid out to make sure the parts were clean and accounted for. Additionally, they were working on prototype viton seals for the transmission. The next update will have details on the cooling system. ...Published on 01-31-2011 01:17 PM
Autoweek is reporting that Mercedes plans an entry level 4 door coupe as well as AMG A class. The CLC may be based on the new A class and an AMG variant may come as well. The powertrain would likely be the same dual clutch transmission that Mercedes plans to use in their GLC (entry level SUV slotted below the GLK). What we have to wonder is if the A class will make it to the USA this time as the CLC is a sure bet. ...Published on 01-30-2011 03:49 PM
The 24 hours of Daytona is now over. A very strong showing for Chip Ganassi racing finishing in the 1 and 2 spots overall and winning the DP (Daytona Prototype) class. Chip Ganassi Racing has done very well in this event over the past few years winning in 2006, 2007, 2008, and now in 2011. The motor for the cars was prepared by Dinan who clearly did an amazing job, hats off to Dinan for independent support that beat factory backed outings. We can not stress enough how impressive this is for Dinan in particular. ...Published on 01-30-2011 12:30 PM
Mercedes GP Petronas had been doing teasers of the new car and now they have revealed the full design. You will likely notice first the new color scheme. Along with that, aerodynamic enhancements for the 2011 season have been made with the nosecone and wing undergoing major changes. They are calling this car the "Silver Arrow" and it will make its debut at the first Formula One winter test in Valencia on February 1st. ...Published on 01-29-2011 11:14 AM
Some of you may remember that Brabham came out with their stroked S65 V8 M3 with a widebody. They have now taken it to the next level by swapping in a stoked 5.8 liter S85 V10. The car still has the same widebody kit but now features different wheels. Power is at about 650 horsepower. Price? Well, the V8 car goes for around $300,000 so this one is not going to be cheaper. Worth it? No way, but cool to see. ...Published on 01-29-2011 10:57 AM
Here are the results from testing and tuning of OE Tuning's C63 AMG. This car belongs to OE Tuning's tuner, Jeremy. At the time of the first dyno session the car had approximately 2000 miles on it. Before the dyno, the car had custom tri-Y long-tube headers and full exhaust made which were designed by Gintani (now off the car to finish production jigs).The car ran an 11.6@121 at the Famoso drag strip with the following mods: header back cat-less Gintani X-pipe with Gintani Full exhaust & Mufflers + OE Tune + Sunoco 104 gas + Continental Sport stock street tires. ...Published on 01-29-2011 09:27 AM
Mercedes, congratulations on 125 incredible years. You have a storied history that is in a league of its own. Happy birthday Mercedes, and keep up the great work as we know you will. ...Published on 01-29-2011 08:41 AM
APR was on the pole to begin the race in their MK6 GTI setting a qualifying record for the ST class. The street tuner class is the entry level class for compacts and imports. Kia managed to finish in second with Kinetic Motorsports doing a great job with their Kia Forte. Bimmerworld rounded out the top 3 in their 328i. We will be following what develops in the Continental Series closely, results below. ...
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