November 12, 2011 | CATEGORIES: Wiesmann
SchwabenFolia is a new tuning company jumping onto the scene with their custom Wiesmann MF5 V10 Roadster called the Black Bat. It is an impressive tuning project featuring several styling improvements and performance upgrades. The Wiesmann MF5 comes powered by BMW’s performance engine of the year, the S85B50. It is a 5.0-liter V10 producing 507PS and 520Nm of torque at its optimal rpm levels. While the powerplant has it all, the exterior received a matte black foil wrap and modifications for a more aggressive look.
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November 10, 2011 | CATEGORIES: Opel
Senner Tuning has released their latest take on the Opel Astra that received some new styling and performance modifications for the 1.4-liter turbo petrol engine. Senner started off with a new BMC sport air filter, sport exhaust system and wrapped them together with a revised ECU. This allows the custom Opel Astra to produce 165 horsepower and 250 Nm of torque. Quite an increase from the stock 140 HP and 200 Nm of torque. On the exterior of the small sporty hatch is a styling kit comprised of a matte black Steinmetz front grille, new front lip, side skirts, rear diffuser, and roof spoiler.
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While the SEMA Show was going on last week, the tuners at Lorinser announced a new package for the Infiniti FX set to debut at the Essen Motor Show. The kit makes the crossover much more aggressive with new bumpers, redesigned side skirts, and LED daytime running lights up front. We also see a spoiler mounted at the rear, along with a quad tipped exhaust system. New alloy wheels measuring 22-inches come wrapped in high performance Continental tires, while Lorinser offers custom packages for their clients as well. They can order the bespoke interior package that includes personalized floor mats and new leather finishes throughout the cockpit. It will launch in Russia at first, however other markets are definitely an option for the Lorinser Infiniti FX kit.
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A slew of tuning companies showed up to resurrect this Mercedes SLR McLaren and turn it into one of the world’s fastest. The package uses body parts from Mansory, with tuners RENNtech, Exotics Boutique, Platinum Motorsport, and MACarbon bringing it all together. The kit on the exterior of the SLR is called the Renovatio from Mansory, and the supercharger comes courtesy of RENNtech. The transmission was also upgraded by RENNtech to handle all the extra power.
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Cadillac seems to be getting serious about designing cars to appeal to the younger generation with all these tuned Cadillac CTS-V cars showing up on the market. Tuning companies worldwide are digging in the potential these cars hold, and to their surprise, putting out some nice packages with significant power upgrades. At the SEMA Show this week in the Toyo Tires booth, The D3 Group has this Cadillac CTS-V Coupe on display. It holds a highly modified 6.2-liter LSA V8 that has been bored out to 7.0-liters, and they say it produces around 1,001 horsepower and 1,000 lb-ft of torque.
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