Month: May 2008

Geiger Cars Corvette Z06

Geiger Cars Corvette Z06

Geiger Cars is one of the best tuning companies that deal with Corvettes and they created a special tuning kit for Corvette Z06. The stage 1 performance kit will boost the car’s power from 512 HP to 542 HP. With these performance improvements the car will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds and it will reach an incredible top speed of 327 km/h. The guys from Geiger Cars also installed a new aerodinamic kit for thisc ar and the suspension is completely new. This is one of the few tuning kits for Corvettes that has different rims on the front and rear sides of the car. It has 19″ rims on the front side and 20″ rims on the rear side of the car and this gives additional stability to the car. In the interior there were a lot of modifications done but the buyer could customize it as he wishes. A Corvette Z06 modified by Geiger Cars could cost around 93,000 euro.

PPI Audi PS TT Coupe

PPI has just modified a lovely Audi PS TT Coupe. Mainly, they focused on the car’s aerodynamics and this Audi TT has received a new exterior body kit that makes it look really agressive. The car received new front and rear bumpers, side skirts, exhaust tip, special rims for this model and a lot of carbon fiber elements that are completed with a small spoiler. PPI installed a new 2.0L TFSI engine that will develop 245 HP and a maximum torque of 366 Nm. The 19″ rims are equipped with Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires and the car’s suspensions were replaced to lower the car with 30 mm. The guys from PPI also installed a high performance braking system and the interior has received a lot of sport elements, like the sport steering wheel. The clients could choose for more carbon fiber elements in the car’s interior if they want to.

Gemballa Avalanche 600 GT2 EVO

The german tuners from Gemballa have just revealed their latest modified car: a lovely Porsche GT2. The car is a speed demon and the engine develops 600 HP and can reach a maximum torque of 840 Nm. The car will take you from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.5 seconds. The exterior kit is called Avalanche and it has an extension for the car’s front bumper, GTR EVO side skirts, big air spaces and GT2 EVO spoiler. Since the car is really fast and you can reach incredible speeds in just 3 seconds the guys from Gemballa had to modify it’s brakes and suspension system to improve the car’s handling. In the car’s interior we can see a lot of aluminum elements and a sport steering wheel that will make you feel like a race driver. If you think you can buy a car like this one you should definetely get a new drivers car insurance to protect your precious GT2 Evo.

M Tuning Renault Megane

The original car is a Renault Megane 2.0 16S from 1998 and the modifications made to this car cost around $28,000. The guys from M Tuning tried to make this car more powerful by installing a special engine tuning kit with a new exhaust system that boosts the car’s power. The new 17″ Racer Wheels are equipped with wide tires that give additional stability to the car and with high performance brakes from Raineurs that are painted in the same color as the car, this Renault has great handling. As exterior modifications they created a special body kit by mixing different parts from other cars: the front bumper is from M-Tuning Eclipse, rear bumper from M-Tuning Modena, the car’s hood is just like one from a F50 and they also installed a Shogun Evo spoiler.

Visconti Alfa Romeo

Visconti is the name of an antique family from Milan, a name that was used in 2004 for an Alfa Romeo concept that was revealed at Geneva Motor Show. It looks like a 4-door coupe and it has the same engine from Alfa Romeo Brera. The difference is that here the engine is biturbo and this 3.200 cmc has incredible performances. The italian V6 engine could develop 405 HP and a maximum torque of 680 Nm at just 2.000 RPM. The engine is located in the front side of the car and the car traction is four wheel drive. This Alfa Romeo has a 6-step automatic gearbox and Brembo ceramic brakes. Everything is in perfect harmony at this car and it has a feature that is quite unique at cars at the moment: it can change it’s direction with all four wheels and you won’t find errors at this car.

Lorinser Smart Fortwo

The newest modified car by Lorinser is also the smallest car they tuned. The tiny Smart ForTwo has received a lot of performance modifications and a new attractive design. They installed a new lowered front bumper that has a massive opening to bring more air for the car’s engine. The new body kit makes the car look bigger and sportier by adding a sporting mask of the cooler. This Smart is wider with 55m and that’s a bit unusual for a car like this one. It has lovely extended fenders that match the body design perfectly. The car looks bigger now especially because they installed wide fenders in the rear part of the car that are connected with the new rear bumper. The car received a sport exhaust tip and all openings from the rear part are covered with an interesting aluminum color. The guys from Lorinser also improved the car’s performances a lot. The engine was modified to develop 104 HP and the car could accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 10 seconds and reach an incredible speed of 180 km/h.

Fiat 500 Abarth Asetto Corse

Fiat will come at Mille Miglia at Brescia with their new Abarth Asetto Corse, a modified racing version of the tiny Fiat 500. Fiat Abarth Asetto Corse has a 1.4L turbo engine with 4 cylinders and can develop 200 HP and a maximum torque of 300 Nm. If you compare this car’s performances with it’s size you will be amazed how fast this Fiat can accelerate. The engine is connected to a six-speed gearbox. The whole car moves with 17″ ultra light rims that will surely impress a lot of people. The guys from Fiat also installed an Abarth rear bumper and a splitter front bumper. With new brakes, new suspension system and having a weight of just 930 Kg this car is one of the best handling cars. There will be only 50 limited Fiat Abarth Asetto Corse cars but those that will buy ones will surely like it.

TeamRS Ford Focus ST

Ford has just revealed their Ford Focus ST model modified by their tuning division, TeamRS. The car is available in 3 versions: ST, ST-2 and ST-3. As standard modifications, each car has 18″ rims, Recaro seats, sport steering wheel and a cool button to start the engine.  ST-2 has received a Sony audio system, bi-xenon headlights, LED tail lights and heated windscreen. In ST-3 we can find a CD player with a 6-CD box and leather tapestry.  Each cars have the same engine: a Duratec 2.5L turbo that could develop 225 HP. Focus ST can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.8 and could reach a maximum speed of 241 km/h. Those 2 stripes make it look sportier and i hope there are versions of this car with the steering wheel located in the left side of the car because it’s odd in some countries when you drive cars with the steering wheel situated in the right side of the car.

Infiniti Inferno G35 Coupe

This car is a 2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe that is equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine with 280 HP. It will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.2 seconds and it has 20″ Axis Matrix rims that are equipped with Toyo T1R tires. At the engine level there where a lot of modifications done: NRG Oil Catch Can, ARC Radiator Cap, ARC oil cap, ARC radiator shroud, grounding wires, Weapon R radiator overflow can, Nissan OEM Engine cover, NRG Strut Bar Painted, JDM Right hand battery covers, JWT Popcharger, Z tube, NRG Hood dampers, Painted window trim, Painted battery covers, Painted radiator core support, Painted intake cover, Painted oil stick, Samco Hoses, Painted maf sensor, Kinetix SSV Plenum.

Toyota Matrix Rally Sport Concept

A couple of months ago, at the Auto Show from Los Angeles, Toyota revealed their latest concept, the new Matrix Rally Sport. With a wide body kit the car looks like a strong, muscle car. The guys from Toyota installed 19″ OZ rims painted in white that add an interesting contrast to the car’s look. This car is equipped with a 2.4L engine that has 4 cylinders, almost the same as engines that equip Mazda 3 cars. With this engine the car should be really fast for it’s size and it should have an incredible acceleration. The car’s design looks really impressive and we could see it go into production in 2009. Toyota Kluger also received a facelift in 2007 and it’s one of the most sold japanese 4×4 cars in this year and day by day Toyota is getting closer to General Motors, the company that sells most cars in the whole world.

Porsche GT2 SpeedART BTR-XS 650 extreme

German tuning house SpeedART has taken the wraps off its latest crazy fast Porsche sports car, a heavily boosted version of the already extreme Porsche 997 GT2. After going under the knife the car comes out with increased power and torque, custom wheels and suspension upgrades, lifting performance to the levels expected from only the most exotic of supercars. Furthermore speedART offers individual interior design, sport seats, sport steering wheels and special leather or alcantara applications depending on customer requests. Final numbers for the modified Porsche GT2 stand at 650hp and 859Nm of torque. This increase of 120hp and 180Nm over the standard car’s 530hp and 685Nm of torque is possible due to modified VTG turbochargers, a sport exhaust with twin tail pipes, sport catalytic converters, new headers, bigger intercoolers and an optimized Motronic ECU update.

Rieger Tuning Audi A4

The new Audi A4 is already a challenge for a lot of tuning companies and Rieger Tuning has just revealed their latest tuning kit for this lovely car. The car has received a lot of improvements at the body kit and the aggressive spoiler, side skirts, rear bumper are perfectly mixed with a sport exhaust system and 20″ rims that turn this stock Audi A4 into a lovely and chic muscle car. Buyers could choose black or white rims but i think the white ones look a lot better because the car’s color looks awesome. Some might think that white color is too simple for this car but i believe it’s perfect for people that love luxury and clean things. Rieger tuning also made an engine cooling unit tweak that improves the car’s performances a lot.