This may be the first time that you’ve heard about the Berlin based tuning firm XTR Carchip, but after taking a look at this wide body super sport Porsche Cayman X-Wide, XTR is a name that you won’t soon forget. Built on top of a Cayman S platform, XTR reworked almost every square inch of sheet metal in order to create the track ready machine wearing a set of gold BBS racing rims measuring 18 inches in diameter and shod with sticky Pirelli rubber that lays before you. Complete with a detachable carbon fiber reinforced plastic front splitter for more civilized use and a full jungle gym surrounding a pair of GT3 spec Recaro buckets and matching four point Scroth racing harnesses making it the ideal track day toy.
Although the X-Wide looks like it is a purpose built fire breathing beast, the mid engine flat six remains a bit tame and only benefits from a Super Sprint Magnum cat back exhaust and a slight ECU retune that brings the wide body Cayman’s maximum output up to 310 HP, raising the car’s top speed to 177 MPH. However this is just the beginning, because XTR is also working on a twin turbocharged version that will produce upwards of 850 HP. So it would appear that the X-Wide is simply a test mule for XTR Carchip’s future plans, and boy do they seem big.
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With the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, it only makes sense that high end tuners like Brabus are delving into the world of Tesla tuning along with the forward thinking electric charging station chain RWE with this modified electric roadster. RWE recognizes that the single largest drawback of an EV is the amount of time that it takes to recharge the batteries and feels that if owners had access to in home rapid charging stations, like their Eco-Power unit, that we would see a lot more on the road already. So at this year’s Essen Motor Show Brabus and RWE will have this lightly modified Tesla Roadster on display complete with the more practical Eco-Power charging station that fits in your garage and is able to top off the batteries three times faster than with a conventional outlet.
The TESLA Roadster Sport Brabus Green Package kit includes a carbon fiber front lip and the obligatory highly efficient LED driving lights integrated into the roadster’s grill. Out back Brabus has incorporated a rear wing made from the lightweight woven black stuff and a downforce producing rear diffuser, while a set of staggered Monoblock S alloy wheels measuring 18 inches up front and 19 inches on the back axle. For those high performance electric car owners who miss the sounds of the internal combustion engine, Brabus has also incorporated a space sound generator that can produce tones ranging from race cars and V8s to futuristic songs that are referred to as Beam and Warp. And if that still isn’t enough to convince you, RWE is also offering the use of all their public charging stations to their Eco-Power customers free of charge for up to one year.
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The German tuning firm Cargraphic isn’t finished celebrating just yet. In an attempt at updating a classic super car with a new set of wheels, the legentary Ferrari 512 TR from the early ’90s can now continue to roll on into the 21st century with a fresh set of mesh 19 inch wheels that would have made Sonny Crockett jealous. Cargraphic guarantees that their new forged wheels will stand up to the thrashing induced by a high revving 390 HP V12 while the new slender spokes work nicely with the Testa Rossa’s thin slats that make up the classic super car’s wild air intakes. The simple addition of a new set of wheels will go a long way towards updating the Ferrari’s iconic 1980s aerodynamic wedge shaped design.
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Celebrating their 20th anniversary as well as the BMW 3 Series convertible reaching the double decade mark, the German tuning firm Cargraphic is releasing a set of special edition 20 inch alloy wheels for the high revving V8 powered BMW M3 convertible. Cargraphic is offering the light weight three piece racing wheel with the classic mesh design and because BMW owners can be a bit more picky than other automotive enthusiasts, Cargraphic also offers the option of milling the wheel from a solid blank, a lengthy process that takes about an hour and a half per wheel and saves about five pounds at each corner over more traditional machining methods.
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As we can see Mercedes are becoming a popular target for tuners, and this particular GL Class caught the attention of Brabus. The German tuners will bring this modified SUV to the Essen Motor Show next week adorned with their signature WIDESTAR treatment. The wide body panels are made from Pur-R-Rim plastics and are made to match quite a few of their 21 and 22 inch wheel choices. Although Brabus will leave the high performance variant of the GL pretty much alone, they are offering some serious performance upgrades for the diesel powered versions.
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As it comes from the factory, the Mercedes Benz ML63 AMG is one of the most powerful SUVs on the market today. However if you appetite can’t be satiated by Mercedes in house tuners, then the aftermarket modification specialists at VATH might have something that is of great interest to you, an all new performance package that not only adds a few horsepower to the ML Class, but also balance out all aspects of the ML as well.
Not ones to worry about getting their hands dirty, VATH’s team of mechanics will pull the heads so that their machinists can open up the air passages with a port and polish before they recut the valve seats so that not only will they be able to flow more air but so that the new oversized intake and exhaust valves will be able to keep the power producing explosion inside the combustion chamber even better contained. With the addition of performance camshafts, the entire package will bump the hand built 6.2 Liter V8s output up to 585 HP, 75 HP over stock. The result of the enhancements is an SUV that can sprint from 0 to 60 MPH in only 4.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 186 MPH. On the outside, VATH’s adds a new rear spoiler to help keep the SUV stable at speed. The ML now rides on a set of three piece light weight alloy rims measuring 22 inches in diameter that house a high performance braking system and hide the upgraded suspension from gazing onlookers. The price for all this high performance hardware is €17,850; which is not bad considering the amount you already dropped on an AMG tuned SUV.
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After Brabus, the next tuner of the day showing interest in the new SLS AMG is Mec Design (no, we did not forgot about Lorinser, but they only revealed a few sketches of their SLS). The SLS AMG designed by the German tuner seems more compacted and flattened compared to a standard model.
They opted to lower the ride and added oversized side skirts, air intakes curved side, a new front fascia graft, daytime running LEDs, a rear spoiler, a new exhaust system and 22" Mextremell rims.
On the interior the tuner added carbon fiber inserts, a sport steering wheel and a mix of leather and Alcantara.
Brabus put their hands on the new Mercedes E63 AMG and transformed it into a real beast. Thanks to the new BRABUS B63 S performance kit, both sedan and station wagon versions deliver 555 hp and can hit a top speed of 200 mph.
Thanks to the addition of two sport air filters, free-flow metal catalysts and newly programmed engine electronics the 6.3-liter V8 engine deliver a total of 555 hp and a peak torque of 650 Nm at 5,400 rpm. As a result the sprint from 0 to 60 mph is made in 4.3 seconds and top speed goes up to 200 mph.
The exterior kit includes: a spoiler lip, a diffuser and a rear spoiler, aluminum sport fenders with lateral air outlets and 18, 19 or 20 inches wheels.
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Wimmer RS tuning will come at Essen Motor Show with the GT2 Speed program program for the Porsche GT2 sports car. The price for the car, and the kit is 281,000.00 euro.
Thanks to the modifications made to the engine block, pistons, piston rods, injection nozzles, sports camshafts, inlet system, throttle valve and the installation of an intercooler, the GT2 Speed Bi-Turbo delivers a total of 827hp at 7,400rpm and 948Nm of torque.
Translated into car’s performances this means a sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.38 seconds, in 8,54 seconds in hit the 124 mph mark, an in 20.2 second goes to an incredible 186 mph. The car will stop at a top speed of 234 mph.
The car sits on 20" Sportec rims, and has been optimized with carbon exterior rear-view mirrors and a carbon rear spoiler lip.
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When it comes about Ferrari many people are against any kind of customization, but the tuner Wimmer RS made quite an impressive job and even they have made a few modifications, they managed to keep the car’s personality. The result will be presented at the Essen Moor Show.
Wimmer added a new engine control software and new sport valve exhaust system. As a result the engine’s output has been increased with 38hp. Translated into performances, this means a sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.84 seconds, to 124 mph in 11.03 seconds and to 186 mph in 34,9 seconds. Top speed is also increased to 193 mph.
The kit also includes a new KW HLS system that helps to adjust the car’s height by up to to 45 mm on the front axle. The Wimmer Scuderia sits on 19” BBS FI black alloy rims.
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