Have you ever heard of Vorsteiner? These guys have been long working on cars like BMW, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz to make them lighter using carbon fiber fittings. What you get when the car is lighter and the horses are all there? The car is much faster. Their latest project is a Porsche 997 V-GT Coupe where they changed to a full carbon fiber front bumper, a vented bumper with integrated carbon fiber diffuser and aero fins on the rear, an upper radiator vent grille and a carbon fiber chin spoiler. With some specially-designed forged aluminum 3-piece five spoke wheels (19-inch, 20-inch and 22-inch reverse lip) this beauty will surely get to your heart.

By now I knew that the (crazy) Germans from Hamann Motorsport, only like to spend time with BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and Land Rover when they come up with something wicked. But seems like I was wrong.

They got their hands on Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage Coupe and Roadster and worked a bit on aerodynamics and handling. Other than the stainless sport exhaust system good for an extra 20 hp, three-piece Hamann EDITION RACE 21-inch wheels and special chassis springs that gets it lowered by up to 30mm, there is something funky under the hood; an ECU upgrade for the 4.3-liter and 4.7-liter V8 engine that sports 358hp (283 kW) and 426 hp (313 kW), that top at 290 km/h and 295 km/h.

On the outside the V8 Vantage got a lower front bumper fascia with 2-piece side spoilers, side skirts, rear deck lid spoiler and a three-piece diffuser with rear center spoiler which attaches to the existing rear bumper fascia, all in fiber glass or in matte carbon.

I think it’s as wicked as possible … What do you think?

Some of the best tuners in the world are Germans or Japanese, right? Well the guys at Hartge got their hands on a BMW 135i and pushed it to the limits by developing an ECU upgrade for the 3.0-liter bitrubo engine, that is now releasing nothing less than 350 hp (44hp more) at 5660 rpm and 480 Nm (lb-ft 354) at 2950 rpm.

The new BMW 135i by Hartge is topping at 280 km/h (174 mph) and goes from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 4.8 seconds, which is half a second faster than the 5.3s standard. Price for a fully equipped BMW 135i tuned by Hartge is going to cost in Germany € 48,162.14, excluding VAT. Worth it?

For all those that have a Ford Mondeo and are looking for ways to tune it up, the German tuning house Rieger, announced a subtle styling package. Too bad it’s just for the wagon version of the car, but let’s see what’s new with their tuning package because I can’t see many modifications.

So it includes a front lip spoiler, side skirts with cutout shaft and rear bumper fascia, all in either ABS plastic or carbon fiber. There’s also a new rear bumper fascia (three versions depending on the exhaust type), an upgrade to the suspension (coilover suspension by KW) and a chip tuning upgrade from SKN Technology.

Again, I don’t think there’s anything special with this one, except for the tailpipes: dual pipes on He left or right, single sport pipe or single downward curved pipe. I don’t know the price, but I’ll be honest, I don’t think it’s worth it. – via Autoblog.nl

Do you remember the MTM tuned Audi R8 from the other day? Well in the same category we have this new Bentley Continental GT where ASI, one of the most renowned Japanese tuners, managed to sprinkle some magic so that it can output nothing less than 800hp. There will be only 29 such models created, and one of them will be presented in Toyo Tires’ booth at SEMA (the place where the country’s top tuners gather).

With a beautiful new carbon fiber body (I simply love the paint and the color play – above pic), 22-inch wheels and a lowered suspension it looks stunning. I’d be interested to know the price, too, because it won me with the design. Here’s another version, on silver.

via Modified Luxury and Exotics

We all know what’s the most successful hybrid of all times: Toyota Prius. But what we don’t enjoy very much is that it has a boring design. Things changed when Claes Gustafson and the crew at Classe’s Garage got their hands on one and created what you can see below for a Swedish TV show. And yes, that’s a Toyota Prius.

Even though the outcome is spectacular, it involved HARD work because there’s no body kit available for the Prius and they had to start with a modified Volvo XC90. They also removed the back doors and installed custom made knife doors for the front, installed a carbon fiber venturi, air suspension, 20-inch wheels and over-sized front brakes.

They didn’t work just on the tech part and the interior got improved, too. It has a central console with a custom dashboard and a 4,400-watt stereo system. However that’s not all because this hardcore Prius also features 15 LCD panels and a tablet PC for Wireless Internet.

“The goal … was to give the viewer a great show and, second, to show that a Toyota isn’t a boring and anonymous car,” Claes Gustafson told Wired. According to him, the whole idea was “to show that every car can be styled.”

It looks stunning and has a price that competes with that: $184,275. Is it worth it?

My biggest concern if all these things can be supported by those 4 batteries.

Via Jalopnik

Germans know cars. And they know tuning, too. Kicherer is responsible for making one of the sportiest Mercedes Benz models, even more aggressive. How?

The new Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Evo Edition features a tuning program that includes a carbon fiber body0-kit and some mechanical gigs that took the 6.2 liter V8 engine up to 560hp (425kW) – that’s 35 hp more. And for a reason. It’s now, much faster. It does 0 to 62mph (100km/h) in just 4.3 seconds which is 0.3 seconds faster (7-percent) than the regular model.

All these come with price. A high price. You’ll need €21,765 (approximately $32,175) if you want to pimp your SL63 AMG with Kicherer’s package which also includes ultra-light 20″ RS-1 wheels, F1-style steering wheel with carbon gearshift paddles and an extra carbon trim. Worth it?

via MotorAuthority

The boys at ABF got their hands on a new toy, Mini Cooper S, and managed to turn it into a real beast that outputs nothing less than 650 hp. I still wonder where they packed all these horses because that’s a really small car that only weighs 795 kg and they installed a large turbocompressor and an intercooler that boosted power from the standard 172 hp. Could that be the world’s fastest Mini ever? Sure is and I certainly love it.

via NextConceptCars