Tuning

Parked alongside tricked out Ford F-150s and hotted up Mustangs at next month’s 2016 SEMA show will be three modified Focus RS from Ford Performance. The Focus RS is already packing enormous punch from the factory, ripping up 257kW of power and 440Nm of torque from its specially tuned 2.3-litre …

Prior Design has been well known for extreme body kits and their latest offering is no exception. If you think your BMW M2 is still too ‘pedestrian’, this widebody transformation should be able to really turn the heat up on the baby M car. The package includes new beefier front and rear bumpers, …

ABT has released a range of power upgrade packages for the new second-generation Volkswagen Tiguan compact SUV. The 2.0-litre turbodiesel Tiguan models benefit from revised engine mapping with the 140TDI gaining 18kW and 40Nm for a peak output of 158kW and 440Nm, while the less powerful 110TDI liberates an extra …

BMW tuning specialist G-Power has finally got their hands on a BMW M2 after spending considerable time churning out power upgrade packages for the larger M4. With 272kW and 465Nm from a 3.0-litre turbocharged in-line six cylinder petrol engine, the M2 is already packing a heap of punch from factory. …

Hyundai has come up with another concept for the 2016 SEMA show, creating the ARK Road Racer Elantra Concept with ARK Performance. The car is based on the new Hyundai Elantra and sports a wide body kit with flared wheel arches housing bulding forged racing wheels, custom new front and …

Since launch, the latest-generation Ford Mustang has quickly become a tuner favourite. And here’s one from German tuner HS Motorsport getting the usual power, suspension and wheels treatment. The Mustang GT Convertible packs a 5.0-litre V8 engine under the bonnet that delivers 306kW and 530Nm in factory form. With a …

The BMW M2 is already matching bigger brother M4 in performance but German tuner Mcchip-DKR isn’t quite satisfied. From the factory the turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six engine produces 272kW and 465Nm. The Mcchip-DKR treatment sees the in-line six getting a larger turbocharger for more boost and new ECU mapping. Coupled with custom downpipes …

Hyundai has partnered with Gurnade to develop a race-prep Veloster Concept for the 2016 SEMA show. The Gurnade Veloster Concept takes the Veloster’s already aggressive stance and dials up a few notches, integrating flare arches, front splitter, racing canards, three-piece lightweight forged wheels and a custom rear spoiler. “Gurnade has …

Spanish design house, Bengala, has unveiled its first creation, the bespoke, 100 per cent carbon fibre F12 Caballeria. Based on the Ferrari F12 but fully re-skinned in more aggressive lines said to be inspired by Ferrari’s own GT3 cars, the project inaugurates the Bengala Privilege Program with just ten specially-built …

Hyundai Motor America and Rockstar Performance Garage have join forces to create a nitrous-powered Santa Fe for the annual 2016 SEMA show in the U.S. The Rockstar Performance outfit is renowned for the boundless energy it brings to any product concept and event and the Rockstar Santa Fe Concept is …

Fancy a hatch-only Ford Focus ST but need a boot? Not a problem. Ford go-fast expert SS Tuning has released this ‘Ford Focus ST sedan’, a special build using a standard booted Focus and all the performance bits from the Focus ST hot hatch. The Focus ST sedan gets the …

It seems more wheels are better. At least when it comes to SUV. It all started with the Mercedes G63 6×6. Kahn then created their Flying Huntsman and more recently, the Jeep Wrangler Tomahawk by Chinese company, G. Patton. Now Hennessey Performance is jumping on this 6-wheeler bandwagon with their VelociRaptor …

Got a Porsche (991) 911 Turbo or Turbo S but yearns for the aggressive stance of the GT3 RS? TopCar has the answer with their most complicated project to date – the latest Stinger GTR Gen.2. In order to create the GT3 RS look, TopCar’s second-generation body kit swaps a …

The Ford Focus RS’ 257kW of power and 440Nm of torque are apparently not enough for the folks at Hennessey Performance, who have developed a power upgrade package for the hot hatch. Called the HPE400, the package consists of a remapped engine control unit, a high-flow air filter, and a …