Sentences with phrase «tuning houses»

It has got the right engine and the right looks to conquer the heart of tuning houses.

Unlike the tuners shoved in the basement of Cobo Hall for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit each year, at the Frankfurt motor show, German tuning houses earn coveted floor space next to brands such as Jaguar, Land Rover, Fisker and Lotus.

Onyx Concept is not as old as some of the other European tuning houses, but they've already made waves with their the tuning programs for the cars they have offered so far.

Unlike the tuners shoved in the basement of Cobo Hall for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit each year, at the Frankfurt motor show, German tuning houses earn coveted floor space...

All of Europe's big tuning houses, including Mansory, Brabus, FAB, Hamann and Gemballa, display their heavily modified and restyled supercars and SUVs.

There are top - tier tuning houses such as TechArt and Brabus and dreamers like Corbellati (aka the makers of the most powerful hypercar in the world!)

Big - name tuning houses brought some serious European firepower, especially in the form of highly modified Porsche 911s.

With the popularity of the Focus RS and the enthusiasm for aftermarket tuning that has always surrounded fast Fords expect many more tuning houses to join both Hennessey and Mountune in offering performance upgrades for Ford's hottest every hatchback.

But the best part of the Geneva show to me will always be stumbling upon the dozens of niche brands and tuning houses you've heard or never heard of, small makers doing big things such as legendary German outfit RUF, which unveiled its Porsche - look, bespoke - platform SCR series cars.

The new - age gullwing supercar has been fettled by the famed tuning house, and with some pretty handsome results.

For American GT - R drivers, Californian tuning house Steve Millen Sportsparts (known more commonly as Stillen) has now been chosen as the official installer for the package.

Nismo, Nissan's in - house tuning house, has also created a bodykit for the Juke, which includes new front and rear bumpers, more muscular wheel - arch trims, and spoiler - with new 18 - inch wheels.

Spofec is the Rolls - Royce division of Novitec Group, a Stetten, Germany based high performance tuning house.

German tuning house Brabus is celebrating the ten - year anniversary of its first collaboration with Smart.

To celebrate the ten - year anniversary of the successful partnership between Smart and Brabus, the German tuning house has released details of another special edition Smart ForTwo.

As our regular readers are aware, it stands for Motoren Technik Mayer, a tuning house in Wettstetten, Germany, conveniently just north of Ingolstadt, where the Audi marque makes its base.

German tuning house Novitec has developed a bespoke upgrade package for the McLaren 570S Spider.

The Italian tuning house has managed to extract an extra 39bhp from the car's 5.2 - litre V10 engine, bringing peak power up to 641bhp.

That is, unless you send it to European tuning house Vilner, as evidenced by these two customized examples.

But it took tuning house Autech to create this officially - sanctioned R33 GT - R saloon in 1998, celebrating the Skyline's 40th birthday.

Under the sub-brand Novitec Rosso, this tuning house has 25 years of experience perfecting Prancing Horses.

German tuning house Carlsson just unveiled their version of the GLA - class, offering some performance upgrades and a redesigned look.

We still remember a time when Brabus» Mercedes - Benz cars were tough to pick out in a crowd, but with the current generation of cars from this Bottrop - based tuning house, everyone will be able to spot...

The tuning house has also developed similar performance mods for GLA 250, which has been given a boost from 208 - hp and 258 lb - ft of torque to 249 - hp and 310 lb - ft of torque.

The AMG ® tuning house was originally founded in Affalterbach, Germany in 1967, so Mercedes - AMG ® is throwing a party for the 50th anniversary of the brand by releasing three special edition models.

BMW tuning house Alpina revealed an updated B6 xDrive Gran Coupe this week, a model which has been offered through BMW dealerships in the U.S. after the departure of the 7 - series - based B7.

German tuning house Brabus has gone and done what Mercedes - Benz won't, developing a higher output «performance» version of the X-Class ute.

The little Korean model received a tuning kit from Brabus, a tuning house well - known by the fans of the modified supercars.

It didn't take long for German tuning house Alpina to debut its version of the new BMW 4 - series, and they've chosen the Tokyo Motor Show to unveil the new model.

The German tuning house, MTM, has just revealed a new performance upgrade for theAudi S4 and A6 that are equipped with the automaker's 3.0 Liter TFSI six cylinder engine.

With such resources, the acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h should be significantly improved but we got no official figures from the tuning house in this regard.

German tuning house Alpina is the destination of choice for BMW aficionados who want faster, sharper, more engaging yet discreet cars.

Not to be confused with Renault's reborn sports car brand Alpine, Alpina is a German tuning house that takes regular BMWs and modifies them.

Recently launched, the Volkswagen Passat CC received its first customization programme from the German tuning house Abt.

As if Alpina models weren't rare enough, BMW, along with the tuning house and the BMW Car Club of America, teamed up to create a one - off 6 - Series Gran Coupe that will serve as the top prize of the...

AMG ® decided not only to take the S - Class to new powerful heights — the tuning house of Mercedes - Benz also put the vehicle on a diet.

The tuning house fitted the Rocket 900 with its own ECU, though it's safe to say that it is mostly the engine modifications that are responsible for the extra output, not the uncorking of the engine software.

This time the contender is the result of a partnership between the South Korean automaker and tuning house Irmscher, from Germany.

One of these Mustangs comes to us through the SpeedKore Performance Group, the the Wisconsin - based tuning house that stole the show at last year's event with a Mustang that was literally covered from head to toe with carbon fiber panels.

Jaguar is purportedly working on a variety of high - performance vehicles aimed at BMW's M division and Mercedes» AMG tuning house, as Jag hopes to pump up its sporting credentials with new top - rangers that raise brand perception across its catalog.

When it comes to performance enhancing Mercedes, none do it with more gusto and «joi de vive» than German tuning house Brabus.

The tuning house Senner is one such example, coming out with a new performance package that not only increases the engine's output, but also the car's appearance.

Yet another tuning house has stunned us with its awesome design for a brand new aero - kit for the pre-facelift Bentley Continental GT.

The tuning house then added a pair of its own turbochargers, also adding a new intake module, exhaust manifolds, and a specially programmed ECU.

While other German tuners» cars sometimes answer questions no one asked, Mercedes - Benz tuning house Brabus has tended to answer questions that many were too scared to ask.

The tuning house hasn't left the interior without upgrades, retrimming the seats, dashboard, and door panels in soft Mastik leather, while retrimming the headliner in Alcantara, with the seats also receiving copper - colored seams and contrasting piping.

The Mercedes - Benz GLA - class has been on sale only for about a month, comprising both GLA250 4matic and GLA45 AMG 4Matic models, but we figured it wouldn't be long before German tuning house...

Flared wheel arches at the front and at the rear, stuck to the car with bolts, remind us of the typical design of the Japanese tuning house Liberty Walk.

Brabus, the German tuning house responsible for some of the most hair - raising land rockets, has a new creation in store for the Geneva motor show, one that is likely to rule its lineup for some time.

The German tuning house altered both looks and power of the vehicle that now bears the name of S63 Coupe Black Edition and a breath - taking, jaw - dropping, mind - blowing, traffic - stopping power boost: it jumped from the standard 585 HP all the way to 1000 HP and from the 900 Nm torque to 1,400 Nm, all coming out of its 5.5 - liter twin - turbocharged V8 engine.