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German Car Blog, Performance, Tuning, Motorsport, and Modification News
Published on 03-26-2013 01:22 AM
Very nice results here from AWE-Tuning with their 650S upgrade package for the 997.1 Porsche 911 Turbo. The package consists of a larger throttle body, AWE-Tuning intercoolers, AWE-Tuning headers, AWE-Tuing muffler, and GIAC software. On 93 octane with just the muffler the 2007 911 turbo hit 473 horsepower at all four wheels on the AWE-Tuning Mustang dyno. That is a healthy baseline with a muffler so this is not a pessimistic Mustang dyno. ...Published on 03-26-2013 12:40 AM
This is somewhat cool, somewhat. Basically BMW wants the world drifting record so they intend to get it using a stock F10 M5 with a BMW Performance Driving School instructor (Johan Schwartz) behind the wheel. The current record is apparently 6.95 miles after some confusion which BMW thought it was 3.6 miles. The record belongs to a guy in the UAE who set it at the Yas Marina circuit. So BMW will have their driver attempt to set this record at the Performance Driving School on May 11th. ...Published on 03-25-2013 11:12 PM
The Malaysia Grand Prix sure was interesting with some fighting amongst teammates taking place. It's no secret Sebastian Vettel wants to win every single time he goes out to race and he did exactly that but had to disobey team orders to do so. Vettel made a controversial pass on teammate Mark Webber which got him the victory as well as first place in the championship standings. It will be interesting to see how badly this sours relationships among team members. ...Published on 03-23-2013 12:21 AM
Some eye opening power here from a C63 AMG with a built engine, Weistec Stage 3 3.0 liter supercharger, Weistec tuning, and nitrous. The result with the laughing gas is 929 wheel horsepower on a dynojet. On the blower alone without the nitrous the result is 646 wheel horsepower. So, a gain of 283 wheel horsepower with the nitrous on top of the Stage 3 3.0 liter blower on a built motor. That is enough for a new wheel horsepower record. ...Published on 03-22-2013 11:13 PM
Some sphyphotos here of a production ready BMW F32 4-Series coupe. The photos are not the best quality but reveal the production design elements which hold reasonably close to the 4-Series concept. The most glaring changes are the rear bumper which loses the aggressive design of the concept car which everyone obviously realized would be changed for production. The front bumper also loses the integrated LED's. ...Published on 03-22-2013 02:55 AM
The M157 scene just continues to heat up and already we are seeing tuners go back and forth breaking records. Weistec recently hit 727 wheel horsepower with their turbo upgrade package on 100 octane race gas. This stood as the M157 horsepower record since January but AMS has broken this record with a 787 wheel horsepower pull. AMS claims this number was with their upgraded turbos alone (with race gas) and that all other parts on the car are stock. ...Published on 03-22-2013 01:42 AM
Congratulations to Maximum PSI (and tuner NickG of Technique Tuning fame) on what certainly looks like a very solid stock DME tuned turbo kit offering for the E46 M3 S54 inline-6. At 13 psi on the stock motor internals using the full Maximum PSI exhaust system and 100 octane race gas the turbo kit put down 602 wheel horsepower on a dynojet using SAE correction. That's some seriously nice power with race gas and the stock motor using the factory ECU. ...Published on 03-21-2013 11:51 PM
$77,900 certainly is not cheap but that is what the 2013 Audi RS4 Cabriolet will start at in the USA. The familiar direct injected 4.2 liter V8 get a boost to 450 horserpowe which is mated to a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox. Buyers will also get the option of carbon ceramic brakes solely for the front wheels for an additional $6,000. Nice to have the option although with the ceramic front brakes the price goes up to $83900 without any other additions. ...Published on 03-21-2013 10:11 PM
Just in case for some reason you were not yet impressed with the new 9000 RPM, 3.8 liter, 475 horsepower, PDK equipped 991 GT3 the Hockenheim laptime results should be all that is necessary to sway you. How quick did it lap? 1:08.0. To put that in perspective the laptime is faster than the 997 GT2 RS, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Aventador, McLaren MP4-12C, Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS 4.0, and the Corvette ZR1. ...Published on 03-20-2013 08:53 PM
More SUV's (or SAV's as BMW calls them) are coming from BMW which should be no shock to anyone. These are high volume models for BMW so the more variants they can create the better for the bottom line. The new SUV will share the F25 X3 platform and this mains the same drivetrain as well. So, an N55 3.0 liter turbocharged six-cylinder with horsepower in the low to mid 300's and an N20 2.0 liter four-cylinder model for the X4 xDrive28i. ...Published on 03-20-2013 08:20 PM
Here it is, the new AMG pocket rocket the 2014 CLA45 AMG. This will now be the entry level AMG model in the Mercedes-Benz lineup. All details have previously been leaked so you should know it has the world's most powerful production four-cylinder motor with its 360 horsepower M133 turbocharged and direct injected 2.0 liter. That horsepower comes thanks to 26 psi of boost in stock form from the turbocharger so it will be interesting to see how much more tuners can squeeze out. ...Published on 03-20-2013 01:51 AM
Great results yet again from a Weistec upgrade Mercedes-Benz AMG vehicle. This particular E55 AMG has the Weistec 3.0 liter supercharger upgrade for the W211 E55 AMG and M113K equipped Mercedes AMG vehicles. So what is the result? How about a 10.757@132.92 miles per hour at the MIR drag strip. In addition to the supercharger the car also has the Weistec 82mm throttle body upgrade, headers, drag radials and 97 octane gas. ...Published on 03-20-2013 01:20 AM
Vorsteiner is hard at work on the new F10 M5 and will be releases a bunch of parts for the new M5. These include their usual body kit offering which will consist of a front carbon spoiler, carbon diffuser, carbon trunk spoiler, carbon sideblades, and a full carbon trunk. Vorsteiner wheels are included in the renderings below in a size of 22 inches. All Vorsteiner wheels will of course will be available in a variety of sizes just as they currently are. ...Published on 03-20-2013 01:00 AM
So good news for diesel lovers, Audi continues to expand their diesel offerings. At the Los Angeles International Auto Show last year Audi showed a huge expansion of their diesel lineup with diesel powerplants set to be offered in the A6, A7, A8, and the Q5. Curiously absent was the A4 considering what a high volume model it is for Audi. Well, the good news is that Audi decided the A4 will also get a diesel option but it will not come until 2014. ...Published on 03-20-2013 12:21 AM
Very, very nice results shown here by Unitronic who worked on this MKVI GTI that was able to put down a very impressive 470 wheel horsepower in STD correction on a dynojet. This was done with 28 psi of boost using a PTE 5530 turbocharger with pump gas and water/meth injection. Obviously a fuel system upgrade was necessary to make this possible the Unitronic TSI High Output fuel system plays an important part in supporting the output. ...Published on 03-19-2013 11:40 PM
Well the price tag for the Nurburgring, arguably the most famous circuit in the world today and used as a measuring stick for manufacturers, is up for sale for a price of $165 million. The track was announced as being bankrupt in August of last year. The EU (European Union) is simply not willing to pony up any funds with all their financial issues so somebody needs to step in or we lose the equivalent of automotive Mecca. ...Published on 03-19-2013 06:51 PM
Well here are some results for the Vargas Stage III upgrade that has caused the N54 forum section to basically be engaged in chaos for the past few months. From accusations of vaporware, to comparison to single turbo upgrades, to countless other arguments the day has come and the Stage III Vargas Turbo upgrade dyno'd on 91 octane with no meth 572 horsepower to the rear wheels. This is with a Cobb flash tuned by BimmerBoost vendor Pro-Tuning Freaks. ...Published on 03-19-2013 06:21 PM
Here are the official interior photos that have been released onto the internet of the new 2014 W222 generation S-Class. This following the leak of the official model presentation that Mercedes unsuccessfully tried to get this and other websites to remove. With these latest photos seemingly coming from Mercedes-Benz themselves, safe to say it is way too late to remove anything now. That said, the interior design is simply phenomenal, gorgeous. ...Published on 03-18-2013 10:41 PM
There will be more than one 4-Series variant with how BMW is attempting to squeeze every model they can out of platforms to increase sales. The (hideous) 3-Series GT was recently revealed and the 4-Series will be getting another variant as well with the F35 4-Series GT. The car is definitely coming as spyphotos were posted as early as August of last year showing the vehicle undergoing testing which means it is close to its completion and reveal. ...Published on 03-18-2013 10:20 PM
The 2013 Formula 1 season is officially underway after the running of the Australian Grand Prix this pas weekend. The season is off to an interesting start with Kimi Raikkonen and the Lotus team taking the victory. Raikkonen qualified in sixth and what helped was his two stop pit strategy extending his tires quite a bit. Mercedes-AMG showed they can challenge as at point early on Lewish Hamilton and Nico Rosberg led the race 1-2. ...
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