March 28, 2009 | CATEGORIES: Bentley
“Imperator” makes you think at the head of state or a supreme commander and this might be the perfect name for the Bentley Continental GT Speed modified by Hamann, an exclusive luxury car with unique design. Hamann made a new body kit which consists of sixteen pieces like a new front bumper with LED daytime running lights, new side skirts, fender flares with vents, a new rear bumper with a small diffuser and a rear spoiler. Hamann installed 10.5×21″ wheels but customers could also get a set of even larger wheels sized 10.5×22″ on the front and 11×22″ on the rear side of the car. The car’s new design looks impressive and it would be the perfect vehicle for a head of state or Imperator. Under the hood the 6.0L W12 engine received a big power boost thanks to an upgrade at the car’s engine cooling unit with high flow catalytic converters, new pipes and mufflers.
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March 26, 2009 | CATEGORIES: BMW
The most powerful SUV has arrived: G-Power turned a BMW X5 into a Typhoon with 525 HP and an incredible muscular design. The car is equipped with with a V8 engine that could take this vehicle to a top speed of 275 km/h, setting new standards for SUVs in its class. G-Power made a striking body kit which consists of new fender flares and aprons designed for maximum aerodynamic efficiency developed by the G-Power designers using the latest CAD technologies. All body kit elements were made from PUR-R-Rim plastics in OEM quality. The curved fender flares on front and rear and add seven centimeters to this X5′s width and will also create necessary space for extra-wide wheels and tires. The largest version of this car features G-Power Silverstone Forged Edition wheels sized 11Jx23″ on the front axle and 12Jx23″ on the rear axle. These wheels were custom made for this car and come with high performance tires sized 315/25 ZR23 from Michelin.
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March 26, 2009 | CATEGORIES: Volvo
Heico Sportiv is one of the best car tuners when it comes to modify vehicles produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo and their design department just released a full tuning kit for the Volvo XC60. The compact crossover received a new front spoiler and rear valance made from polyurethane plastic (PUR) which has extreme loading capacity due to its very high impact resistance and tensile strength. The rear bumper accommodates a new four pipe exhaust and customers could also get a dual pipe exhaust system that could be used in conjunction with the series production rear bumper. Under the hood, the German-based tuner has succeeded in making the sound of the diesel versions 2.4D and D5 more sporty and thrilling. After a couple of tweaks at the car’s engine this Volvo XC60 has around 315 HP under the hood ready to take this vehicle to high speeds.
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March 25, 2009 | CATEGORIES: Ferrari
The Scuderia Spider 16M is probably Ferrari‘s most hardcore convertible ever with a powerful V8 engine that delivers 510 HP at an incredible power to weight ratio of 2.6 kg/hp. The exclusive car will be produced in just 499 units with breathtaking performances: it could accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and it could reach a top speed of 315 km/h. Lucky rich guys could snag one of these truly evocative special series cars from Ferrari, but even though there will be only 499 units produced, some customers will still want to make their car stand out from the crowd and Novitec Rosso got a solution for that. It’s not official yet, but you know everything is revealed faster on the internet and a couple of pictures with the Novitec Rosso Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M appeared today. The well known Ferrari tuner made a full tuning package for the powerful convertible and it seems they managed to add a lot of horses under the hood.
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B&B started to modify Volkswagen and Audi cars about 25 years ago and their skills and modified cars got better and better in time. Their latest tuning project is based on the new Volkswagen Scirocco, one of the most popular European cars at the moment. B&B made a special engine kit which will increase this car’s performances in 6 stages: the first stage begins with a couple of modifications at the engine electronics which boost the power to 235 HP and 340 Nm for just 998 Euro. Next stages will take the engine to 250, 265, 286, 300 and in the final EVO R stage this Scirocco will have 350 HP and 450 Nm under the hood. This is achieved by changing the car’s original engine with a special engine equipped with a bigger turbo loader, optimized crank shaft and forged pistons with modified cylinder heads.
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