When you say “K1” you usually talk about to the ultimate fighting championships but the K1 from this car’s name is the name of the tuning company that modified it. The new body kit they’ve created is available in 2 colors: black and white but it isn’t as aggressive as other body kits specially designed for Seat Leon. This one is simple and gives the car a new stylish look. The body kit includes extensively re-worked front and rear bumpers, smart side skirts, a more pronounced tailgate spoiler and unique chrome-tipped, centrally-mounted, oval exhaust.
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Volkswagen Golf V Variant by ABT
ABT is one of the best tuning companies from Germany and each car they try to modify it’s a success. Now, they’ve got their attention on a Volkswagen V Variant. Most of you will probably consider that this car is either a family car or a shopping car where you could carry a lot of groceries. That might be true, but the tuners from ABT didn’t liked that and started to modify it. They’ve installed a new body kit: front and rear bumper, side skirts and even a small spoiler in the back. After doing this, the car had to receive rims for it’s size, so the tuners installed 19″ rims and chrome plated exhaust tips.
Mercedes ML 420 CDI by Kicherer
ML Class from Mercedes means luxurious 4×4. A lot of car tuning companies wanted to modify this car and only few companies managed to improve the car’s look. Kicherer decided to take their chances and started to make a lot of modifications to a Mercedes ML 420 CDI. Initially the engine could develop 306 HP and a maximum torque of 700 Nm but after the guys from Kicherer modified the engine cooling unit system the engine’s performances were boosted to 360 HP and 900 Nm. With these new performance upgrades this Mercedes, named 42 ICE by the tuners, could accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.1 seconds and could reach a maximum speed of over 280 km/h.
Chevrolet Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06
Even though this car hasn’t been modified by a tuning company, it’s definetely one of the cars we need to talk about. The new Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06 is a limited production model that pays homage to Chevrolet models from the mid-60s. Classic 427 Corvettes were equipped with the highest performance engines between 1966 and 1969 and this new Corvette 427 also has a really high performance engine, a 7.0L V8 engine that can take this car to really high speeds. At the exterior, this Z06 received a red metallic tintcoat paint and featured graphics that makes it look really nice. The rear spoiler and door handles have also received the same color as the body kit and they seem to be part of the car. Also, this new Corvette has exclusive, chrome wheels that gives a sportier look to this car. When you’ll open the door and check out the interior you will be impressed by luxury and confort.
Fiat 500 SS by Abarth
The Geneva Motor Show is about to start and a lot of car tuners would be there to present their modified cars. One of them is Abarth, a tuning company that modified this Fiat 500. In the exterior there aren’t too many changes at the car. Just slight body modifications, with a new front bumper that makes the car more aerodynamic and low side skirts. The real modifications made at this car were done at performance level. The guys from Abarth installed a great tuning kit that makes from this tiny car a speed demon. With this tuning kit the engine can develop 20 HP more than the stock version of the car and it can reach a maximum torque of 230 Nm.
Mini John Cooper Works Challenge
If you like small and speedy cars then Mini should be the best pick for you. There was a movie a couple of years ago called Italian Job where 3 Minis where modified and turned into reputable racing cars. Since everyone wants to make a car that it’s like in movies the guys from John Cooper Works modified this Mini into a great racing car. This won’t be approved for use on the roads and it’s designed only for racing. The tuners installed a 1.6L engine that can develop about 210 HP [that’s really huge for a car that’s so small]. Also, they’ve upgraded the Engine Cooling Unit, Suspension kit, turbo kit and many other performance modifications.
Mercedes CL65 AMG modified by Vath
Vath is a german tuning company with a great reputation among tuners from Germany. Their latest project is a Mercedes CL65 AMG which received a boost of power and a slightly modified look. They’ve installed a new engine tuning kit that boosts the 6L V12 engine that equips each Mercedes CL65 from 612 HP to 718 HP. Since almost all Mercedes cars have a speed limit, the guys from Vath cancelled this limit and this CL65 can reach a top speed of 340 km/h. Since this new engine kit makes this car really fast they had to upgrade brakes and handling system too. They’ve installed a high-performance braking system with carbon fiber elements and a new suspension kit that lowers the car to the ground.
Seat Leon by ABT
Sean Leon is as it’s name says a car like a Lion. Even when it’s just a stock car the car has really aerodynamic shapes that makes it look like an aggressive lion. A couple of days ago, during a tuning project called “Tune It” the tuners from ABT, that are well known for those superb Audis they’ve modified, decided to take their chances with this lovely Seat Leon and modify it as good as they know. All elements added to the car had to stick with TUV guidelines so the car might not be as aggressive as they’ve wanted it. Since all elements they’ve installed follow the TUV guildelines perfectly, with this car you could participate at Street Legal Races.
Porsche Cayenne X-treme by Rinspeed
Rinspeed modified this Porsche Cayenne making it look more dinamic and unique. This X-Treme has a new body kit with large air spaces for faster air movement and better engine cooling. The guys from Rinspeed worked their way to the car’s engine and tuned it’s performances a lot. This X-Treme could develop more than 600 HP and since the speed can be really high, they’ve also installed high performance brakes to this lovely car. In the front side, the car was lowered with 3,5 cm and the new side skirts fit the car perfectly. Like this the car gained a new, sportier look. The exhaust system was also changed and the new one sounds really crazy when you press the gas pedal.
Mercedes McLaren SLR 772 Edition by Brabus
About 15 years ago, McLaren F1 was declared the best car in the world and a lot of people believed that you can’t do anything better than that. But the years have passed, the “silver arrows” – as McLaren are called in Formula 1 – managed to win a couple of world titles with Mercedes and they have proven that they’re really good at creating sport cars and racing. A couple of years ago, they’ve decided to take a new step and create a great sport car again and this is how the Mercedes SLR McLaren was created. The car is fabulous with a supreme design and performances that make you tremble when you’re driving one. The price might be really expensive for most of us, but those the feelings you’ll have when you’re driving a Mercedes SLR are priceless.
BMW M3 – sport or muscle car?
BMW always impress us with dozen of cars but M3 was one of the best cars they’ve made. Even though you might have a stock M3, it’s performances are really great and if you’re going to a tuning company you could get the best out of it. For example, check out this BMW M3 E46. The car looks like a muscle car and from what i can see, it’s a serious competition for Ford Mustang. It would be a tough choice to choose one of them but if you want to modify your BMW like this one, then it’s worth every penny. Under the hood you’ve got a strong engine that received few modifications and it reached 500 HP from those initial 343 HP.