The German tuners ABT Sportsline have just unleashed their new tuning kit for Audi’s hot hatch, the A3. The aero kit includes: a front spoiler, side skirts, fender inserts and a rear apron. Adding to the sonorous performance is an ABT quad tipped exhaust and a little bit of bling with a set of 18 inch rollers, or the optional 19 inch wheels.
ABT also worked their magic under the hood: the 1.4 Liter TSI engine now makes 160 HP, up from the standard 125 HP; the 1.8 Liter TSI motor is now making 210 HP, as opposed to the 160 HP that came from the factory. The largest of the gas burning engines, the 2.0 TSI is now making 240 HP and the diesel burning 2.0 Liter TDI power plant is tuned to make anywhere from 170 to 190 HP.
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The Volkswagen tuners from southern Germany, ABT, have just released upgrades for the baby crossover based on the Tiguan, the Audi Q5. The Q receives a full body kit, a quad tipped exhaust, a set of 22 inch BR alloys. Power for the 2.0 TSI engine is up to 275 HP and even the 3.0 TDI has been tuned to make 310 HP.
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When Bavarian tuners develop a body kit for a vehicle, they want to make the design their own. Their goal is to create a unique package that gives the automobile a sense of individuality yet still be recognizable as an ABT product. For 2009 ABT is introducing aerodynamic treatments for most Volkswagen and Audi models.
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ABT Sportsline has released information about their upgrade packages for the sixth generation Volkswagen Golf. The German tuners have given the people’s car a full body kit complimented by 18 or 19 inch wheels and integrated quad exhaust tips, transforming the car into an aggressive little hatchback.
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Is the shnoz not distinctive enough on your Audi A5? Well then you’re in luck, because tuner ABT is bringing its AS5-R to the Geneva Motor Show, and giving it 510 hp for good measure.
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Austrian motorbike manufacturer KTM and German tuners ABT Sportsline are now working together to improve the already impressive X-Bow (pronounced crossbow) by becoming a retailer for the lightweight car — including adding performance upgrades. The X-BOW is a carbon fiber clad, lightweight, open air roadster powered by a Volkswagen 2.0 liter TFSI engine producing 240 HP and is capable of accelerating the 790 Kg vehicle from 0-60 MPH (0-100 Km/h) in 3.9 seconds.
An upgraded version from ABT Sportsline is projected to generate 300 HP from the VW four cylinder giving the X-BOW a more favorable power to weight ratio. This would mean that every horsepower will have to move only 5.8 pounds of X-BOW.
The KTM X-BOW blends race car performance with a motorcycle like driving experience, and now that ABT have gotten their hands on a few models stay off the Autobahn for fear of embarrassment.
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Although the new Vw Golf VI was recently launched, ABT Sportsline, the well-known German tuner specialized in what else than German vehicles, released today its new tuning programme for the stylish hatchback. The new programme comes with a new front bumper, new front grille, side sills, a rear roof spoiler and a new rear air diffuser with integrated 4-pipe exhaust system designed just like the one found on the Lexus IS-F. The kit is completed by the new 18 or 20 inch AR and BR alloy wheels.
The modifications don’t stop here because the tuner improved also the engine as it follows: the 1.4-liter TSI engine develops now 160 hp or 200 hp, depending of the type of software, instead of 122 hp found on the standard engine; the 2.0-liter FSI engine was boosted to 240 hp while the 2.0-liter diesel engine develops 170 hp from 140. The price was not yet revealed by the manufacturer but we expect it after the car will make its official debut at this year’s Essen Motor Show.
Carbon fiber is light but expensive. For those who just want to look fast, ABT is offering faux carbon fiber wraps for cars like the Audi like A4, Q7 and R8.
The new foil is made on matte carbon film delivered by Kempten Company. While it can be used on performance cars like the AS4, AS7, ABT R8, it also just as effective on much lessor Audis.
For all those boy-racers who want to use this for a shortcut, remember moderation is the key. People may believe your A4 has a carbon fiber hood, but it will be hard to convince anyone that you had the doors, bumpers and pillars replaced too.
After Oettinger released yesterday its new tuning kit for the Vw Scirocco, today another German tuner, ABT, revealed its customization program for the recently launched hatchback. The new visual upgrade includes a new front bumper, an ABT front grill, new side sills, a new rear wing spoiler and a diagonally attached 4-pipe rear muffler integrated in the new air diffuser. ABT also offers a new set of 18 to 20 inch BR or AR alloy wheels, of course with fitting tires and wheel spacers.
Under the hood the tuner tweaked the ECU and the results were seen immediately: the 1.4 TSI engine develops now 200 hp (from 160 hp) while the 1.9 TDi engine was boosted to 170 hp (from 140 hp). Also, the tuner is currently developing a new kit for the 2.0 TSI engine in order to develop an astonishing 240 hp.
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The Audi Q5 is not yet available in the U.S., and we can already show you the second tuner package for the car. After Digi-Tec, the Audi Q5 received another tuning program from another major German tuner, ABT. The new body kit consists in a new front grille in the ABT style, a completely re-designed front bumper with integrated fog lights, new stylish side sills, a new rear bumper with integrated exhaust system and rear air diffuser and a rear roof spoiler.
Under the hood, the 2.0 TDI engine received a power boost of 20 hp, developing now 190 hp, while the 3.0 TDI engine develops now 310 hp. The 2.0 TFSI engine was also boosted from 211 hp to 240 hp. More details when the official information will be released.
