Alpina recently made a return to international motorsport racing this year. After being absent from the motorsport game for a long time, Alpina, with its drivers Alexandros Margaritis and Dino Lunardi, won the German GT Series and the 2011 ADAC GT Masters Championship in the Alpina BMW B6 GT3. To celebrate those wins, Alpina showed [...]
Hennessey Performance confirmed today that the Texas firm will be removing the top of its lightweight Venom GT supercar. Known as the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder, the car will produce a whopping 1,200-hp and will weight in at just 2,640 pounds. “With the hardtop in place, the Venom GT offers a very visceral, raw, driving [...]
While we wait patiently for the 2013 BMW M6 to arrive, tuning house Alpina is catering to our needs with the new Alpina BMW B6 Bi-Turbo Coupe. The model is making its debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show and will be available at Alpina certified BMW dealerships shortly. Since the debut of the B7 [...]
JMS has given the Audi S5 a much understated tuning package that includes both visual and performance upgrades. On the outside, JMS fitted the Audi with a front lip, rear diffuser, and stainless steel exhaust. The S5 has been dropped by 40mm all around, and fitted with a set of Varianza TS1 wheels sized at 9.5×20 [...]
While the Ferrari 599 is arguably a thing of beauty right out of the factory, some still prefer to customize their vehicles, no matter how special the model may already be. Tuning house Anderson Germany has just released its take on the 599, with a fairly well executed package. The exterior has been given a [...]
At the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year, Honda surprised hot-hatch fans with the Honda CR-Z Mugen RR – a supercharged 1.5-liter CR-Z equipped with an IMA hybrid system, pumping out 197-hp and 181 lb-ft of torque. That gave it the ability to go from 0 to 60 mph comes in at approximately 6.6 [...]
Brabus sub-division Startech brought its Range Rover Evoque creation to the Essen Motor Show this week. Startech focused on enhancements for the daily driver, upgrading both the three- and five-door versions of the new crossover. Performance enhancements are almost completed for both the 2.0-liter SI4 engine, and the diesel motor. On the outside, the model [...]
A new tuning kit for the 2012 BMW 650i Coupe is being released by AC Schnitzer at the 2011 Essen Motor Show this week the tuning house is calling the ACS6 5.0i. AC Schnitzer added fender trim, a front apron with a chrome grille, boot lid spoiler and a rear apron housing a new diffuser. [...]
Brabus has released another solid effort at the Essen Motor Show for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster this week. The SLS gets an engine upgrade that kicks out 600-hp, up from the stock 6.3-liter V8’s 563-hp, and also includes a titanium sport exhaust with quad 84mm pipes. On the outside, Brabus fitted the model with [...]
AC Schnitzer assembled a crisp-looking tuning kit for the BMW 1-Series F20 that will be making its debut at the 2011 Essen Motor Show. The German tuner gave the new 2012 Euro 1-Series a new front apron and roof spoiler, a graphic option, and a selection of 18- or 19-inch wheels. Interior mods add aluminum [...]
