Loder1899 Ford Mondeo 2.5 Turbo At Essen Motor Show

Alongside the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante (see here), Loder1899 also presented a supped up version of the new Ford Mondeo at this year’s Essen Motor Show. The frost white Mondeo was fitted with a front lip, rear skirt and roof spoiler made out of real carbon fiber, while the bonnet was finished in a special edition Stainless steel look. The wheel/tire combination for the Mondeo is the 9x20

Loder1899 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante

For this year’s Essen Motor Show (Dec. 1 to 9), Loder1899 presented the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante. The Bavarian tuner’s bodykit consists of carbon fibre accessories (front-lip, rear diffuser and engine cover) combined with the newly created 20-inch alloy wheel Vertigo Viginti. To finish off the look, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante is also equipped with Loder1899´s 35mm lowering kit. -

DUNE Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 499HP Premieres In Essen

The maroon matt-finished Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 by “Delta4x4” that made its global debut at the Essen Motor Show features a series of mechanical and cosmetic upgrades. The standard 425 HP 6.1-litre V8 HEMI engine has been enhanced to 499 HP thanks to the new engine control unit, the sport exhaust system with performance manifold and the modified air-feed. Delta says that the 499 HP DUNE

VW Golf Variant RaVe 2.0T 270 HP Concept Unveiled In Essen

Who’d ever think that the all-new Golf Variant could actually, look quite good. But before you get your hopes up, the Golf Variant RaVe 270 is just a concept study, or at least for the time being. Presented at the Essen Motor Show which opened up its portals today (Nov. 30, 2007), the RaVe 270 gets a sporty outfit along with a powerful 1,400 Watt high-end sound system and supped up version of the

BRABUS Mercedes SLR McLaren Roadster Debuts In Essen

Making its world premiere at the Essen Motor Show today (Nov. 30, 2007), the Brabus prepped Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster is one of the few tuned supercars that we wouldn’t mind seeing in our garage. Maybe that's because the German's restrained themselves to a carbon fiber front spoiler that minimizes lift on the front axle, a corresponding rear diffuser also made from exposed carbon fiber

HEICO HS7: Essen Show Premiere For HEICO Prepped Volvo V70 T6

HEICO SPORTIV and Volvo Car Germany will be hosting their first common trade fair appearance at the 40th Essen Motor Show which opens its portals from Dec. 1 to Dec.9. There joint stand will host the world premier of the Volvo V70 T6 AWD based, “HEICO HS7”. With HEICO SPORTIV tuning, Volvo's newly developed 3.0 liter 6-cylinder in-line turbo engine develops 330 bhp at 5600 rpm and accelerates the

ABT AS4: Tuning The 2008 Audi A4

That’s AS4 and S4 – just to avoid any misunderstandings… The AS4 is ABT’s tuning proposition for the all-new A4 that will go on sale in the States in early 2008. Our first reaction upon seeing the ABT prepped A4 was quite positive if you take out the fender gills that look totally out of place. The bodykit consists of front, side and rear skirts, a rear spoiler and a 4-pipe rear muffler while the

ABT Audi R8 Sport Package

There’s no doubt that the Audi R8 is one hell of a looking car, which makes you wonder why someone would mess around with its appearance trying to mod it as if it were a Civic. Personally, I’d might think of changing the alloy wheels, but nothing more. Anyway, ABT believes that there are many current and potential R8 buyers out there who’d disagree with us as the German tuner presented a new

AC Schnitzer ACS1 3.5i: 360 HP BMW 135i Coupe

We begin our Essen Motor Show report today with the AC Schnitzer prepped BMW 135i Coupe. The ACS1 3.5i is equipped with a modified version of the standard twin turbocharged 3.o-liter straight six engine which now delivers 360 instead of 306 HP while maximum torque rises from 400 to 450 Nm. According to the German tuner, the ACS1 3.5i accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than

Opel GT by Steinmetz To Debut In Essen

Just a couple of days before the ESSEN Motor Show in Germany opens its doors to the media (Friday, Nov. 30), Opel specialist, Steinmetz announced that it will reveal a new sports pack for the European version of the Saturn Sky, the GT. Steinmetz’s subtle bodykit consists of a new honeycomb style grille and a two-piece front spoiler with outlined air intakes next to the foglamps. -Continued In

VW Tiguan R-Line To Debut In Essen

Volkswagen will host the world premier of the newly designed R Line sport package for the Tiguan SUV at the 2007 ESSEN Motor Show in Germany (Dec. 1 to 9). We remind you that at the 2006 ESSEN show the German carmaker had unveiled the R Line packages for the Golf, Touran, Passat and Touareg model ranges (click here for details). -Continued after the jump For the time being we only have the first

BRABUS 2008 Mercedes C-Class Estate

Just as the new Mercedes C-Class Estate gets ready to enter the European market, German tuning specialist BRABUS announced the introduction of a sport program for the sexy looking Deutsch-o-wagon. The company’s product line up, which will make its public debut at the ESSEN Show in December, comprises engine tuning for gasoline and diesel models, an aerodynamic-enhancement program, light-alloy

VW Tiguan SUV by ABT: 1.4-litre TSI With 200 Hp!

Making its debut at the European equivalent of the SEMA Show, the 2007 ESSEN Motorshow, which takes place in Germany from Dec. 1 to 9, the Volkswagen Tiguan by ABT, boasts a series of cosmetic and mechanical upgrades. In terms of styling, the German tuner developed an aggressive bodykit that includes among other things, a front and rear spoiler, fender extensions, side skirts and a new grille