Car Tuning
ABT Sportsline has raised the bar yet again with their new Audi S3 package. Producing 296 horsepower from the factory, some may feel it’s underpowered and that’s when ABT steps in to give it the works. With their new performance kit, the 2.0-liter turbo is boosted to 365 HP while torque was increased from 380 Nm to 460 Nm.
Here is the all new Audi SQ5, the first ever “S” branded model from the European automakers, and holds either a diesel or gasoline engine depending on the country you live in. The North American variant carries a 3.0-liter supercharged V6 producing 349 horsepower. ABT Sportsline has taken this under their wing to develop new performance tuning and exterior styling parts to make it extra unique.
The tuners at ABT Sportline will unveil a revised Audi R8 aftermarket kit they are calling the GTR at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Not to be confused with the Nissan GTR supercar, this Audi R8 holds a 5.2-liter V10 FSI engine producing 550 horsepower and 540 Nm of torque. Customers looking for that extra boost can have their car tuned to 620 HP and 550 Nm of torque with just a few modifications.
Here we have the sporty Audi S8, a version of the Audi A8 series that holds the new 4.0-liter twin turbo V8 engine. From the factory, this car produces 512 HP and 650 Nm of torque. Plenty for the average driver looking for a high performance luxury car, however ABT Sportsline felt it needed more. Founder Hans-Jürgen Abt quoted below.
“For us, the new AS8 is the best of both worlds, that is, the best in terms of both comfort and acceleration and agility. After all, the AS8 has to meet our premium customers’ standards when it comes to performance and luxuriousness.”
ABT Sportsline has released a new tuning package for the diesel version of the all new Volkswagen Beetle. The German tuners have tweaked the 2.0-liter TDI four cylinder powerplant to now produce 168 horsepower and 370 Nm of torque. A plentiful increase from the factory 138 HP and 320 Nm of torque. Results show a new 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of 8.8 seconds, stock time was 9.4 seconds.
The tuners at ABT Sportsline have released a new package for the five-door hatch Audi A1. This comes shortly after the company announced a three-door tuning kit, so they will now have more coverage for the A1 model line. It includes a complete mix of styling and performance parts, several of which we’ll cover right now. On the exterior are some modest improvements including vents in the fenders, side skirt addditions, chrome tailpipes and a new alloy wheel set measuring either 17 or 18-inches.
It is now time to prepare for the VW Beetle tuning wars as ABT Sportsline has just released some images of their initial renderings. Last month we saw some styling improvements from the Volkswagen enthusiast website VWVortex, and now we have the “Speedle” version from ABT. They will have several performance kits available for the VW Beetle, produing 140 HP for the 1.2 TSI engine, 210 HP for the 1.4 TSI, and 240 horsepower for the flagship 2.0 TSI powerplant. Diesel models will range from 125-170 HP, however the VW tuners are still manufacturing the parts and won’t be in customer hands until September.
Typically the tuners at ABT focus on the VW projects, but this time they came to the Geneva Motor Show with a new 600 horsepower Audi R8 V10 Spyder. The German tuning firm pulled 620 hp to be exact, and the Audi R8 looks better than ever. It received a red paint job with black styling throughout, along with many carbon fiber parts. Some to name include the front skirt, rear skirt, windscreen cover, air scoops, and the engine bay finished with carbon. These aftermarket parts help reduce the weight of the Audi sports car, while the flagship vehicle received new wheels measuring either 19 or 20-inches. Performance specifications come next.
Recently Sportec upgraded the Audi TT-RS to 400 hp, but now ABT has released their latest car tuning kit for the Audi on the German market. The brand new Audi TT-RS from the factory comes with 340 hp which isn’t bad, however ABT decided it was not enough for the convertible. They were able to increase the horsepower by 80, for a total of 420 hp, which is the same horsepower number for a stock Audi R8. This is a great figure for some simple engine tuning, and the track numbers are just as impressive. At the track, the customized Audi TT-RS was able to sprint from 0-100 km/h in 4.3 seconds, with a top speed limited to 282 km/h. That is only the Stage 1 kit installed by the tuning experts, now imagine what a Stage 2 or Stage 3 could do for the new Audi.
ABT Sportsline released a tuning programme for the new Audi Q5 last year at the Essen Motor and during that time they were offering power upgrades only for the 2.0 TFSI and 3.0 TDI models. The car received an entirely new front apron with a large spoiler with integrated fog lamps and a huge front grille that makes this Q5 really aggressive. The body modifications continue with wider fenders, door trims, 22″ alloy wheels, a rear skirt that houses the new exhaust system with four tailpipes and an ABT muffler and a small rear wing. Recently, the company has announced that their Audi Q5 got new engine upgrades and with a so-called ABT Power package they manage to increase HP for every engine. The 2.0 TDI was upgraded from 170 HP to 190 HP and the 3.0L TDI version outputs now 310 HP. The gasoline engines got a more powerful version and the guys from ABT manged to upgrade the engine from 211 HP to 275 HP.
For more than 30 years Volkswagen Golf was Germany’s favorite car and the new Golf VI was appreciated a lot. ABT loves to deal with Volkswagen tuning and since they modified almost every car from the German automaker they decided to offer a special upgrade kit for the Golf VI to underline the fine character of this car. The car tuning company made a new body kit that has a new front spoiler with a custom grille, new side skirts and a rear skirt and rear spoiler which improves the car’s aerodynamics and make this ABT Golf VI more aggressive. The car is not as stylish as the Rieger Scirocco but ABT Sportsline added an extra dose of sportiness with a 4 pipe muffler tip and new alloy wheels.
The German tuner ABT Sportsline has announced its participation at this year’s Geneva Motor Show that starts next week with 4 great projects: the new ABT Audi AS5 R, the ABT Q5, R8 and the ABT Scirocco. The AS5 R from ABT is a cool and extravagant coupe that has the latest audi performance parts and a 510 HP engine which will provide power in any situation. This car’s stock engine could deliver only 344 HP so the power kit from ABT is the perfect choice for anyone who wants more power from their coupe. The car tuning company will also be showing other cars modified by them but they won’t come with their Audi S3 tuning package. The huge SUV Q5 received a new look and it will contrast with the ABT R8, a real sports car with perfect aerodynamics for use in extreme conditions.