The car tuning company from Belgian, Caractere, have released these pictures of the modified VW Golf VI GTI which joins the latest tuned Volkswagen cars. The new look of the Golf GTI highly resembles Caractere’s previous work on the Volkswagen Scirocco, but with four door capabilities. It features a new PURim technology body kit to make the car appear much more aggressive, while improving the aerodynamics. Included in the aero kit is a redesigned front bumper, side skirts, new rear spoiler, and roof spoiler.
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Hofele Volkswagen Touareg
The German tuners at Hofele Design have released this all new body kit for the Volkswagen Touareg dubbed the Dakar 20.10 package. They named it after the success VW had at the Rally Dakar and the Race-Touareg it participates in. Installed on the Volkswagen midsize SUV is a new aero kit with a blacked out front grille. A stainless steel underbody protection plate was hooked up underneath, and the VW Touareg received aftermarket side steps as well.
RevoZport Volkswagen Golf VI GTI RZR
A new styling kit for the Volkswagen Golf VI GTI has been released by RevoZport, called the RZR package. It should be available around February 2010 from the company who specialize in producing carbon fiber and special composite material products. Several other cars that RevoZport customizes include BMW, Lotus, Ferrari, and Mercedes. The latest tuning kit for the VW Golf VI GTI includes a new front bumper with LED lights, front splitter, vented bonnet, side skirts, fender flares, rear bumper, and a spoiler extending from the roof.
MTM VW Golf GTI
Motoren Technik Mayer (MTM) has created an exclusive tuning program for the VW Golf GTI VI to prepare for its new rival the Golf R coming soon. The Volkswagen Golf VI GTI is their icon of the sports car, but it needed more power to compete with the upcoming Golf R. So MTM refined the Golf hatchback with a boosted engine, new wheels, and a brake kit. On all fours are matte black MTM Bimoto light alloy rims wrapped in Continental XL Sportcont tires measuring 235/35/19 in size. Under the hood MTM performed some ECU tuning and added an additional air filter for the VW Golf GTI that increased the engines performance to a maximum of 270 bhp with 400 Nm of torque.
ABT Volkswagen Polo
ABT Sportsline, a leader in tuning Volkwagen cars has taken the VW Polo and added new character to the impressive little four door hatchback. The exterior of the redesigned Polo features a carbon fiber rear spoiler, rear bumper insert, and a dual piped exhaust system for a dominant sound. On all fours are Titan type Z 18×8 inch wheels by ABT Sportsline to emphasize the sporty look and make the car bolder. ABT decals with their logo line the bottom of the car to show that it is a pure thoroughbred from the Allgaeu sports car family. On the performance end of the spectrum, ABT offers an extra kick for the Volkswagen Polo with tuning packages for the 1.6-liter TDI turbo engine.
Worthersee VW Golf GTI Street
A group of five Volkswagen car tuners came together to build this VW Golf GTI Street and released the news at the Austrian Worthersee GTI conference. They are all between the ages of 19-22 and this was their latest car study, naming it the Golf GTI Street. This build emphasizes the potential that the Volkswagen Golf GTI presents, and they did a number of mechanical and styling improvements. For performance, the four cylinder 2.0-liter turbocharged engine was tuned yielding 301 hp from the factory 210 hp with its six speed manual. Handling improvements were done as well by tweaking the suspension that has a hydraulic height adjustment element installed.
APP Europe Volkswagen Scirocco
APP Europe has teamed up with several tuning companies including Rieger Tuning, KW Automotive, Wimmer Rennsporttechnik, CFC and MR Car Design to come together and customize this Volkswagen Scirocco 2.0 TSI. Starting off with the body kit from Rieger Tuning, it includes a new front bumper, side skirts, a rear lip with diffuser optional. For the suspension, KW Automotive added their race track ready V3 coilover setup to complement the body kit and wheels. Wimmer Rennsporttechnik came along to tune the ECU, giving the sporty Scirocco 261hp and 280lbs-ft of torque and allow it to reach a top speed of 164mph.
B&B Volkswagen Eos Sport
German tuning company B&B specialize in VW and Audi and they recently released turbo packages for the sporty cabriolet Volkswagen Eos. The packages feature huge horsepower gains for this car and are available in four different power levels (360, 400, 450, and 500hp!) To reach the 500hp mark several modifications need to be done that include; larger intercooled turbocharger, new cylinder head with trimmed compression, high power injectors, and a more precise fuel pump. Minor modifications include higher quality gaskets all around, and a special slim line oilcooler to keep temperatures stable. With all these mods at the 500hp level, the B&B Volkswagen Eos was able to run a 4.2 second 0-100 km/h.
B&B VW Scirocco
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.
B&B Volkswagen Tiguan
Volkswagen Tiguan is an agile compact crossover vehicle that aims to be a sophisticated SUV but owners still want to add a stylish touch to this vehicle. German car tuning company B&B has made an extensive tuning kit for the Volkswagen Tiguan and they decided to improve the car’s performances, styling and handling to make it almost perfect. They prepared various tuning stages for the car’s engine versions which will add a big power boost under the hood. The gasoline 1.4 TSI engine which initially had 150 HP could be upgrated to 190, 200 or 220 HP, while the 2.0 TFSI engine which delivered 170 HP is able to produce 220, 240, 280 or even 300 HP after B&B makes some magic under the hood. The 2.0 TFSI engine with 200 HP could be upgraded to 240, 250, 286 and 300 HP.
JMS Volkswagen Scirocco
JMS has released a new tuning package for the special Volkswagen Scirocco. Their remarkable version of this popular coupe has a new discreet body kit which manages to keep the car’s original look and includes a Racelook front lip spoiler which lowers the car’s front side by 30 mm, a unique rear apron with diffuser stripes and carbon inserts and a quad-pipe rear muffler made from stainless steel. The car tuning company installed H&R coilovers that lower the front side of the car by 55 mm and the rear by 45 mm. The special suspension kit from H&R improves the car’s handling and it makes it look sportier and more aggressive. The JMS Volkswagen Scirocco comes equipped with large wheels measuring 8.5 x 19″ with wide tires sized 235/35 R19.
Caractere Volkswagen Scirocco
Almost everyone enjoyed the new Volkswagen Scirocco and since a lot of people bought this car, tuners prepared new styling kits to make it look unique. The latest tuning kit for the new Scirocco was made by the guys from Caractere and their project was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. The new body kit includes a new front and rear spoiler, new front grille, a set of side vents and door trims and a small roof spoiler. The rear side of the car received a new spoiler which can be supplied with or without the new exhaust tips. The Caractere Volkswagen Scirocco can be equipped with CH1 wheels which come in three sizes: 18″, 19″ or 20″ and will have wide tires for increased stability and better handling. Customers who would like to make their Scirocco faster can ask from help from Caractere dealer in Germany B&B which offers five tuning stages for the 2.0-litre TFSI engine.