September 25, 2008 | CATEGORIES: BMW
The german car tuner Hartge has revealed a new tuning kit for BMW 135i Coupe. With a new control unit the 135i Coupe modified by Hartge has gained 44 HP and it’s 3.0L twin-turbo engine can develop 350 HP and 340 Nm. With these performance improvements the 135i Coupe can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds and it could reach a maximum of 280 km/h. This power boost won’t change the car’s fuel usage which is pretty small for a fast car. Hartge also created a special body kit that has an extension for the front spoiler, new side skirts, a rear diffuser and a small rear wing. The car is a lot more aggressive than a stock BMW 135i and received stylish 20″ rims as a finishing touch. [click to continue…]
September 20, 2008 | CATEGORIES: Seat
JE Design is a car tuning company well known for modifying Seat cars. The latest tuning kit gives a carbon look to Seat Leon and this includes a body kit and a special film that will be applied over the car to give that offers a carbon look. The most important performance modification was made for the 2.0 TDI engine. With a special performance kit they managed to add 36 HP and now the engine can develop 176 HP and it has a maximum torque of 405 Nm. This performance improvements will help this car accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 8.3 seconds and this Seat Leon could reach a maximum speed of 214 km/h. [click to continue…]
September 20, 2008 | CATEGORIES: Mercedes
Even though summer is over for most of us, we would all love to own a fast convertible car that could turn heads easily. Mercedes SL500 is one of those cars and the guys from Lorinser decided to create a facelift to make it even better. The Lorinser Mercedes SL500 has a new front bumper with three huge openings and new air intakes, new side skirts and a wide rear bumper. The large air intakes from the front bumper give this car an aggressive look and make it look a lot different than the stock version. The car has RS9 wheels that are equipped with wide tires and give more handling and new energy to this car. [click to continue…]
September 17, 2008 | CATEGORIES: Smart
Smart Fortwo is one of the most wanted mini cars in the world and every owner would like to make his Smart unique. There were a lot of car tuning companies that created special tuning kits for Smart Fortwo and now Carlsson decided to modify this tiny car too. They created a special aerodynamic kit that is made from a new front bumper with chrome grill and new headlights and a rear bumper with a small diffuser. The german tuning company also offers a new suspension to increase this car’s handling and 16″ or 17″ rims. The car’s interior is also modified and everything is painted white: the body kit, rims and even the car’s interior. [click to continue…]
September 17, 2008 | CATEGORIES: Dodge
A couple of years ago West Coast Customs was tuning cars for Pimp My Ride, a tv show that every tuning passionate knows. They modified a lot of awful old cars into dream cars to please the owners but they can also improve new cars like Dodge Charger. They modified a stock Dodge Charger and installed 22″ chrome rims, Eibach suspension system and a new chrome grill. They got some help from Alsa Corp to create a unique paint and the car’s interior was pimped with a lot of accessories. The car theme is based on the Silver Surfer, a movie character from Fantastic Four 2 that appears in more places on this car. [click to continue…]
