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Gemballa returns to business with the Tornado Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Gemballa returns to business with the Tornado Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Following the disappearance and murder of founder Uwe Gemballa, tuning firm Gemballa reopened its doors and said that it is working on a version of the Panamera and the Cayenne. The tuner is now staying true to its promise with the Gemballa Tornado, a modified version of the Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Fitted with a new [...]

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Uwe Gemballa’s body found in South Africa

Uwe Gemballa’s body found in South Africa

Gemballa, the tuner famous for its modified Porsche models, has been through a lot in 2010. In May 2010, Gemballa decided to close its door due to financial troubles and after its founder, Uwe Gemballa, had been reported missing since February in Johannesburg. It is now reported that the body of Uwe Gemballa was found [...]

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Gemballa reopens its doors, already working on Cayenne and Panamera

Gemballa reopens its doors, already working on Cayenne and Panamera

As announced Friday, Gemballa, the tuning firm that closed its doors after the disappearance of its founder Uwe Gemballa, was scheduled to hold a press conference on the Aug. 23. The move was seen as an opportunity for Gemballa to announce that it was going back into business – well, that’s exactly what happened. Managing [...]

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Gemballa to hold press conference on Aug. 23, may go back into business

Gemballa to hold press conference on Aug. 23, may go back into business

A little while back, Gemballa, a tuning firm that produces aftermarket parts for Porsche and Ferrari vehicles, closed its doors after the disappearance of its founder Uwe Gemballa. Uwe had been reported missing since February in Johannesburg, South Africa while on a business trip. The company is now reportedly scheduled to hold a press conference [...]

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Report: Gemballa closes its doors, founder Uwe still missing

Report: Gemballa closes its doors, founder Uwe still missing

Gemballa, a tuning firm that provides aftermarket parts for mainly Porsche and Ferrari vehicles, has closed its doors following the disappearance of its founder Uwe Gemballa. Gemballa has been reported missing since February in Johannesburg, South Africa while on a business trip. Gemballa’s earnings went from €16.2m in 2007 to €8m in 2009. With that [...]

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Porsche tuner Gemballa creates one-off Ferrari Enzo for Dubai distributor

Porsche tuner Gemballa creates one-off Ferrari Enzo for Dubai distributor

Gemballa, a well known Porsche tuner, has created a one-off wild looking Ferrari Enzo for its distributor in the Middle East. Known as the MIG-UI by Gemballa, the Enzo was modified for Mustafa and Illyas Galadari for their “Illyas and Mustafa Galadari Group” of Dubai. Did you really think you’d see something this crazy in any [...]

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Gemballa’s Porsche Panamera, aka Mistrale, to make up to 750-hp

Gemballa’s Porsche Panamera, aka Mistrale, to make up to 750-hp

Earlier last week, Gemballa released images of its modifications for the 2010 Porsche Panamera. However, they were quiet on the what modifications they have made under the hood… until now. Most of the Gemballa press release focuses on the visual enhancements made on the Panamera. As for the performance upgrades, Gemballa said that plans include [...]

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Gemballa Mistrale Panamera photos released

Gemballa Mistrale Panamera photos released

Gemballa has dropped the first images of its upcoming modification of the four-door Porsche Panamera. Known as the Mistrale (name of a cold, Northwest wind that blows through the region of Provence in the south of France), the Gemballa tuned Panamera will get a new front bumper, a carbon fiber lip, a redesigned bonnet with large [...]

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Gemballa Mirage GT Gold Edition: Something you’re bound to see in Dubai

Gemballa Mirage GT Gold Edition: Something you’re bound to see in Dubai

Remember the Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition? It was a already hardcore Mirage GT but with a lot more carbon fiber in order to reduce weight. Gemballa has now come up with another special-edition Mirage GT known as the Gemballa Mirage GT Gold Edition. Instead of a lot of carbon fiber – there is a [...]

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Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition: More details and images released

Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition: More details and images released

Earlier this year, Gemballa released a couple of images and some details on its yet-to-be-completed Mirage GT Carbon Edition. While we’re already impressed with Porsche Carrera GT based Mirage GT – more power, lighter body weight and better performance is never a bad thing. Power comes from Porsche’s V10 that has been modified to produce 670-hp with [...]

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