In Germany even the police has great cars, and not just any car, but a tuned BMW 1-Series. And with AC Schnitzer doing the job you can only imagine that you cannot be a bad guy around there.
The AC Schnitzer police car is based on a BMW 123d Coupe powered by a 2.3 D engine tuned to deliver 241 HP and 480 Nm. The engine is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission and accelerates the from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.7 seconds.
The body kit includes two-piece front spoiler, rear skirt insert, rear wing and rear roof spoiler and the latest AC Schnitzer wheels Type IV BiColor. On the interior the tuner added racing bucket seats with AC Schnitzer logo and silver genuine carbon fiber trim on the dashboard, center console, door handles and steering wheel.
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It seems that the SLS AMG has quickly became a hit among tuners. This is the third or fourth we have seen in the last two days. It comes from the German tuner Kicherer. Their kit is called SLS 63 CP and comes with carbon made front spoiler lip, roof, rear diffuser and larger air intakes to better cool the 6.3 liter V8 engine.
Up front the SLS features a large handcrafted front-grill made of stainless steel, which is optionally also available in a discreet gold tone. The car sits on 20" RS-1 lightweight wheels in the classic double spoke design.
At the rear the tuner added a stainless steel exhaust system with four oval end-pipes. On demand the tuner is also offering performances upgrades for the 571 hp engine.
Al & Eds Autosound in West Hollywood took the best out of the new Camaro SS muscle car. The tuner made modifications starting with performance, wheels, interior and audio.
The car’s silver racing stripes were replaced with red one, the white section of the front and the SS logo was also covered in red, the gold front and the Chevy logo were covered in matte black and dark smoke films were applied to the front and rear side markers. Next to all this the tuner added Gianelle 24″ Santorini wheels and a Corsa performance exhaust system.
And we kept the best part for last: the interior. Al&Ed’s Autosound added two Rockford Fosgate 3sixty.2 EQ processors, seven Focal amplifiers totaling over 3,000 watts of power and two Focal 12″ subwoofers.
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While the LP560-4 is the ultimate Gallardo out there, ENCO Exclusive found a solution to make it even meaner. The most impressive work was made under the hood, where after serious power treatment, the 5,2 liter V10 engine delivers a total of 620 hp and a peak torque of 575 Nm.
On the exterior Enco added a 100% carbon fiber front bumper with three large gills on each side, two additional carbon fiber finish aerodynamic components, GT3 side skirts, ultra-lightweight boot cover, rear diffuser, wing mirrors and air vents in the boot lid finished in carbon fiber laminate.
Enco also added carbon fiber inserts on the steering wheel, center console and dashboard.
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The special edition Chevrolet Camaro BlaKRoc will be released on "Black Friday," November 27, the day after Thanksgiving - this is where its name comes from.
The BlakRoc Camaro has been equipped with sleek, stylish accents that tie in with the BlakRoc brand. Starting with the BR logo inlayed front and center. The windows are tinted, the taillights are smoked, and even the Chevy bow tie goes dark to complete the look. The Black on Black classic combination subtly comes to life with flat black racing stripes front to back with the BlakRoc logo inlayed in metallic on the hood and rear spoiler.
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The Ford GT is without a doubt one of the best blue oval cars of all time, so it is no wonder that despite being out of production since 2006 tuners are still tweaking the 21st century retro super cars today. The most recent group to turn a wrench on a GT are the U.S. high performance specialists at Geiger Cars when they readied their HP790 package for the Ford.
The Geiger HP790 is powered by a the Ford GT’s standard 5.4 Liter V8 unit, however it has been boosted by about 240 HP to produce a maximum output of 790 HP and 637 lb-ft of torque. Thanks to the newfound power the Ford GT is able to sprint from 0 to to 60 MPH in under 3.6 seconds and climb all the way up to a top speed of 223 MPH. In order to keep the super car stable at speed, the GT has been lowered by about two and a half inches that eliminates whatever fender gap was in between the body and the car’s 20 and 21 inch staggered wheel setup giving the tuned Ford GT the stance it deserves.
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The Ford Focus RS is one of the most coveted cars not on U.S. because of its 300 HP turbocharged five cylinder engine and rally car styling, however the high performance specialists at Graham Goode Racing have given us another reason to lust after the hot hatch. The RS370FR package includes a new carbon fiber cold air induction system, a specially designed upgraded intercooler, a free flowing large diameter down pipe that feeds the spent gasses air from the turbo into a sport catalyst and then out the back of the Focus as well as a reprogrammed ECU that raises the Focus RS’s output up to 368 HP and 339 lb-ft of torque.
"It gives me great pleasure to launch this latest Focus RS upgrade, which builds upon the success and popularity of the 340 conversion, but raises performance to a new level. I am delighted with the outcome of the work undertaken by our technical team, because the RS370FR package is exceptionally fast, yet as usable and civilised as our numerous Focus RS customers expect" said sources at GGR who are ready to install the RS370FR package at their Leicester workshop for the mere sum of £3750.00. A small price to pay to improve upon perfection.
Speaking of tire smoking drift cars and Porsches, another familiar face at the 2009 SEMA Show was Falken with a pair of very different blue and green high performance machines to show off what Team Falken is all about. It is nice to see that one manufacturer can be so successful in two completely different disciplines of motor sport.
Representing the world of drifting where goal is to get sideways, light up the tires and hope for an outstanding crowd reaction in a matter of corners was Formula D driver and recent Japanese export Vaughn Gittin Jr.’s competition drift car, a 2010 Ford Mustang with enough supercharged Detroit iron under the hood to go through a set of Falkens in a matter of minutes. On the other hand, the Falken Porsche that races in the American Le Mans Series is about getting as much grip as possible from the sticky Falken slicks, keeping wheel spin to a minimum and hoping not to get the crowd on its feet until the end of the lengthy endurance race. If they got excited any sooner, it would probably signal the end of the car’s day. However as different as the setup on each of these cars is, they are both able to excel at their particular brand of motor sport.
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The Hankook Tires drift team has come out with a few crazy creations over the past few years in order to hype up their products appeal to the sport’s sideways crazed fans. Up until this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas the wildest ride in the Hankook stable was a twin turbocharged Porsche 911 GT2 that defied physics and the odds when it’s driver Tyler McQuarrie was able to keep the back end of the rear engine sports car from coming around when he hung it out on the edge.
Following up the wild winged Hankook GT2 would be tough, but a RWD Nissan GT-R wearing the familiar orange and black livery of the Hankook team is enough for us to give it a chance. The car is made up of a multitude of lightweight carbon fiber body panels from Seibon, a 4.0 Liter stroker kit, KW coil over kit and a set of 19 inch Weds Sports wrapped in the obligatory Ventus R-S3 Ultra High Performance rubber. With experienced drifter Robbie Nishida behind the wheel this drift GT-R should rack up a few wins in next year’s Formula D championship, that is if import racing legend Steph Papadakis doesn’t step in on the action.
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The German tuning house Motoren Technik Mayer made news the other day when they managed to squeeze 424 HP out of the turbo five cylinder Audi TT-RS, and they aren’t stopping yet. The worst part about Audi dropping the magnificent 4.2 Liter FSI V8 from the lineup is that you no longer had 420 HP at your disposal. However MTM has just come up with a solution for owners of the drop top Audi S5 luxury vehicle to enjoy their long wheelbase sports car.
The new performance package consists of a few little computer chips and a free flowing exhaust to take your 333 HP supercharged V6 and boosts it to produce a maximum output of 430 HP and 380 lb-ft of torque, making the smaller engine even more powerful than the old R8’s unit. The bet part is that you don’t have to sacrifice drivability and being a bad neighbor because the MTM exhaust system was built with throttle valves in the tips in order to quiet it down when necessary. The MTM S5 Convertible can now sprint from 0 to 60 MPH in only 5.1 seconds and along with the M-Cantronic unit, the V-Cantronic with V/Max eliminator allows you to reach a top speed of 177 MPH.
In order to ensure that the rest of the car is up to the new car’s power output MTM also included a set of their signature Bimoto rims measuring 21 inches in diameter so that they can fit the MTM-Brembo 8 piston calipers and oversized brake disks. Keeping the chassis stable at speed MTM saw fit to use one of their ride height adjustable performance spring kits and ensuring that their rears stayed planted a pair of leather wrapped Recaro Sportser CS racing buckets were installed up front. Overall MTM has managed to massage practically every aspect of the S5 convertible to make it into something more deserving of an RS badge.
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