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While waiting for the next generation SLK, we have to enjoy customized versions of the current sports car. The latest one comes from VATH and is based on the SLK 55 AMG.

Of course the biggest change was made under the hood, where the engine’s capacity has been to 5,8 liter and next to a compressor it helped to deliver an impressive 565 hp and 770 Nm of torque.

The tuner also added sports pistons, sports distribution shafts, exhaust manifolds, catalysts of high-grade steel, sports exhaust silencers, polished cylinder heads, a sports air filter and a long-stroke crankshaft. And the result is a top speed of 192 mph (up from the standard 155 mph).

The aerodynamic package includes: carbon front spoiler lips, varnished in black here, a rear diffuser and 19″ polished rim wells of high-grade steel.

Press release after the jump.

Mercedes SLK 55 AMG by VATH originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:00 EST.

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You know what’s the latest fashion when it comes about going to sky? Taking your supercar out on the ski run and drive it at high speeds up and down! And if you don’t trust, check the video and see what the guys from Reiter Engineering managed to do with a customized Gallardo!

Video: At ski… with a Gallardo by Reiter originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 11 March 2010 09:30 EST.

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The German tuner Kicherer has revealed the E50 Coupe tuning kit based on the Mercedes E500 coupe. Thanks to an software update and a sports exhaust system, the V8 engine’s power has been increased by 42 hp and 20 NM. And while in the standard model the top speed has been limited to 155 mph, in the tuner version it goes up to 205 mph.

The aerodynamic kit includes: a front lip, side skirts, a rear diffusor and special mirror casings. All components are made of top quality and ultra-light carbon. The car sits on 20 inch wheels.

Press release after the jump.

Kicherer E50 Coupe originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 17:00 EST.

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Lorinser Sportservice has revelaed the first details on the first tuning kit for the new Mercedes S-Class. The kit includes: new spoiler at front and a discrete diffuser at the back, side skirts, a small roof spoiler and a boot lid wing, but also the traditional Lorinser side vents.

The car sits on 9×21-inch for front with 265/30 and 10×21-inch with 295/30 tires for the rear. And if you want to make you limousine sounds like a muscle car you can get a set of sports mufflers.

Stay tuned for more details!

Mercedes S-Class by Lorinser originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 15:00 EST.

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If at the beginning of the year ASMA Design unveiled a tuned version for the SLS AMG, this days the tuner focused their attention to the G-Class. While we have just a few details on the tuned SUV we have to admit the car looks quite promising.

The kit includes: new front spoilers, front LED daytime, the bonnet gets the necessary extra cooling holes, new exhaust silencers and of course a new set of wheels.

Mercedes G-Class by ASMA originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:00 EST.

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Vorsteiner has revealed the VR-7 Sportiv Aero Package based on the new BMW 7-Series. The aerodynamic package includes: a new VR-7 carbon fiber Add-On front spoiler, a VR-7 carbon fiber Add-On rear spoiler, and a new carbon fiber rear diffuser. The car sits on 21 inch Vorsteiner V-102 Forged Monoblock wheels.

Press release after the jump.

Vorsteiner VR-7 Sportiv Aero Package originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:00 EST.

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Vorsteiner has revealed the VR-7 Sportiv Aero Package based on the new BMW 7-Series. The aerodynamic package includes: a new VR-7 carbon fiber Add-On front spoiler, a VR-7 carbon fiber Add-On rear spoiler, and a new carbon fiber rear diffuser. The car sits on 21 inch Vorsteiner V-102 Forged Monoblock wheels.

Press release after the jump.

Vorsteiner VR-7 Sportiv Aero Package originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:00 EST.

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Even if the car is still less than three-months old, tuning houses are already scrambling in putting together performance packages for the Audi A8. Now, it looks like the first tuning house to have struck the proverbial hot iron is Hofele Design with a tuning package that it claims to improve not only the A8’s aesthetic design, but also – and more importantly – its overall performance.

Starting under the hood, the A8’s 4.2-liter V8 petrol engine has been tuned to deliver 400 horsepower – a significant spike from the base model’s 372 horsepower capability. As far as the luxury sedan’s 4.2-liter V8 TDI diesel is concerned, Hofele Design was able to bump the A8’s horsepower from 350 ponies to about 395 horsepower. In addition to that, the performance package was also able to shave off a tenth-of-a-second – 5.3 seconds to 5.2 seconds – from the car’s 0-60mph clocked time.

Hofele Design also went out of its way to provide a laundry list of aerodynamic modifications for the A8, not the least of which includes a new front bumper with big air intakes and air vents, air intakes / outtakes in the front fenders, discreet side skirts, rear apron as diffuser with openings for the stainless steel sports muffler with four tailpipes and flap control for sound optimization, a bigger trunk spoiler lip, and last but certainly not list a set of 20-inch or 22-inch alloy wheels.

Audi A8 by Hofele Design originally appeared on topspeed.com on Saturday, 27 February 2010 15:52 EST.

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You might be familiar with Senner Tuning and their positively-received customization programs for models like the Audi R8 or the Audi A5. This time, though, they’re turning their attention on a completely different project, namely the Volkswagen Golf R32.

Thanks in large part to a BMC Carbon Airbox, as well as a stainless steel sport exhaust system, and some ECU tuning, the tuned-up Golf V R32 raised its engine output 24 horsepower to a hugely-impressive 270 ponies.

Apart from the bump up in engine power, Senner Tuning also included in their tuning package for the Golf V R32, among other things, a new sport suspension, 3-piece alloy 20″ wheels, performance brake pads and a set of carbon fiber parts – front grill inserts, a roof spoiler, a rear diffuser and side-mirror housings.

Whoever said that Senner Tuning only knows their way around Audis is sadly mistaken; they seem to be completely adept in souping up a Volkswagen, too.

Volkswagen Golf V R32 by Senner Tuning originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 26 February 2010 14:00 EST.

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We’ve been eulogizing a lot of cars lately and while it’s painful for us to look at these wrecked machines – let alone write about them – we just can’t help ourselves. A car crash, especially of the supercar variety, is about as big a news to us as space exploration is to NASA.

That being said, this latest car crash we’ve unearthed involves a mint green – and finely-tuned up – BMW E36 M3 that was the pride and joy of the owner (his name is Paul, so we’ve been told). In fact, Paul loved it so much that he spent nearly four years working on it and making it look like as attention-grabbing as any BMW E36 we’ve seen in recent times.

But as is the case with most car crashes, Paul’s BMW E36 ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time after a distracted driver lost control of his car and plowed into the back of the E36, leaving the car’s rear end in a total state of shambles.

We feel really bad for Paul. We really do. But if there’s any consolation, we really give you a ton of props for what you did with your car – that is until someone decided to give it a facelift it never needed.

Distracted driver crashes into souped-up BMW E36 M3 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 26 February 2010 12:30 EST.

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