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.
Devin Powell
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.
Zele Nissan R35 GT-R
Nissan GT-R R35 is probably the Nissan that everyone tries to modify. The car looks really well as a stock car but with serious improvements it’s a reputable racing car. The guys from Zele have created a special tuning kit that is made from a lot of carbon fiber accessories. The exterior body kit is made from the front bumper, side skirts, rear spoiler, a modified front grill and Rays rims. I’m not really impressed with the car’s color but i’m sure you could order any paint you want. They’ve also worked at the car’s performances and the car is faster now with an upgrade at the engine cooling unit. They car’s speed limit was also eliminated and it could reach incredible speeds now. Zele also installed new exhaust system made from titanium and this car will have a warranty of 1 year. Clients could choose from wet or dry carbon elements and most elements cost around $1,000.
Brabus Mercedes SLK
Brabus has modified a lot of Mercedes cars and they recently revealed their latest project: a modified Mercedes SLK. They have modified a lot of things to this lovely car, from car’s aerodynamics, rims, body kit, suspensions to a serious improvement at it’s engine. The stock engine for this SLK 55 AMG was a 5.5L engine that could develop 360 HP and a maximum torque of 510 Nm but Brabus installed a new 6.1L engine that could develop 445 HP and could reach a maximum torque of 635 Nm. They also installed a new high speed 7 step gearbox and this car could reach incredible speeds now. According to their sources, it could accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.3s and it could reach a maximum speed of 305 HP.
ABT Audi AS4 Avant
ABT is one of the best tuning companies that modify Audis. Their latest project was this lovely Audi AS4. They’ve created several performance tuning kits and depending on your budget you could increase your Audi’s engine power to 200 HP at the 1.8L TFSI or even 240 HP with the ABT Power-S kit. For the 3.0 TDI engine the performance kits available would take the engine to 282 HP and a maximum torque of 610 Nm and if you add the Power S kit your engine could develop 310 HP. ABT likes to add a lot of power to their cars and they also modify them to have maximum stability and great handling at huge speeds. As for exterior modifications, they tried to make it more agressive and more aerodynamic.
Lorinser ML Black & White
We have all seen black & white movies and even though we felt that there’s a need of color there, the black & white combination always looks good. The latest modified car from Lorinser has this lovely combination and it’s called Sportservice ML Black & White. They modified a Mercedes-Benz ML 320 CDI and tried to turn it into a more agressive and sportier car. Those 22″ black rims look really great on the car and that black grill and black windows add a great contrast and a misterious look to this car. The new body kit has aerodynamic elements like: front and rear bumper, side skirts and new exhaust. I’m pretty sure that when you’re driving this car your self confidence will be really high. The white color makes this car look really peaceful but this car is a speed demon because the guys from Lorinser modified the car’s engine too.
Hamann BMW M3
Hamann impressed everyone with their latest modified car. This supreme BMW M3 has received a lot of modifications, different performance tuning kits and several styling kits. When we talk about performance, this car has two modifying kits. The first one will add 15 HP and 25 and the M3 could reach the maximum speed of 300 km/h. If that is not enough for you then you could choose the Sportkit HM/M that would make the engine develop 455 HP and a maximum torque of 448 Nm. With this tuning kit the car could reach a maximum speed of 320 km/h. Since the car is sportier now, they had to make other modifications for it and they’ve created a new suspension system and a high performance braking system for this lovely M3.
Delta4X4 Toyota Land Cruiser V8
Delta4x4 is a great tuning company from Germany and as their name suggests, they try to modify 4×4 cars. Their latest project was creating a tuning kit for Toyota Land Cruiser. The car tries to mix manually built elements with modern technology and there were a lot of changes at this car. The engine’s power grew from 286 to 318 HP and now the car could reach a maximum speed of 218 km/h and it could accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 7.8 seconds, which is really fast for a 4×4 car. The guys also modified the car’s braking system, exhaust system and tried to make it less polluting.
As for exterior modifications, Delta4x4 tuning tried to make it shine really nice and installed front and rear guards made from stainless steel.