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2010 SALEEN S281 fully revealed

At the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Saleen Performance Vehicles premiered its latest, ultimate, 2010-based Mustang, named - 2010 SALEEN S281. The new pony car conversion excels with its premium design level and high performance. “For more than 25 years the Saleen name has stood for excellence in design, engineering, and driving dynamics,” said Mike Shields, CEO of Saleen Performance Vehicles. “The new S281 is an excellent example of what those words mean when we craft concepts into real cars. Our

Toyota Hard Kandy Yaris is specially designed for female buyers

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. developed Hard Kandy Yaris, which is targeted specially to female buyers. The small cars combines style, utility and comfort. The goal of Toyota is to satisfy the needs of customers, who want to personalize their vehicle. The exterior is mainly produced by Visual Image Systems Co., who incorporated a design in shades of pink with swirling ribbons and flames. Yaris also got sport body kit, Toyota CAD roof end spoiler

ASEAN reveal for the new Ford Fiesta

Ford’s small Fiesta will held its big ASEAN debut at the Thailand International Motor Expo 2009 from December 2-13. The all-new Ford Fiesta already hit the half million sales worldwide. With its new, dynamic, bold and stylish vision, the small Ford Fiesta stands as one of the core products for the brand’s future growth in the region. “Style-aware consumers will appreciate the uniqueness of this car to express their individuality, style and aspirations,” said Dave Alden, president, Ford ASE

2010 Porsche Boxster Spyder will hit Los Angeles Motor Show

At the next month’s Los Angeles Motor Show occasion, Porsche will debut its new light mid-engined roadster – the Boxster Spyder. With its striking weight of just 1,275 kg (2,811 lb), the new Boxster Spyder tops the weight chart of the entire Porsche range. Combining Porsche’s most important sports car values – powerful

audi a4 avant black arrow by avus performance

Audi A4 Avant Black Arrow by AVUS Performance

Considered as one of the most beautiful and versatile wagons on the car market, the Audi A4 Avant is transformed into a striking „Black Arrow” by the latest project of Avus Performance. Equipped with a factory 2.7L TDI engine and 8 gear multitronic gearbox, the A4 is a true synonym for agility and economy. But there are always people who needs more, and for them, Avus Performance is offering stage 1 ECU upgrade, which boosts the A4 from 190bhp and 295 lb/ft of torque up to 230bhp and 358 lb/ft. Upgrades for the 3.0

JE DESIGN Seat Leon FR hits Essen Motorshow 2009

For JE DESIGN specialists even the FR (Formula Racing) model of Seat Leon is not enough powerful. Their newly developed sports ride will make its debut at the Essen Motorshow exhibition 2009. Refined into a true racer, the JE DESIGN Seat Leon FR is charged with even more power and visual aggression. The Leon’s 2.0-litre TFSI petrol engine, which normally produces 211 horsepower (155 kW) is boosted by a good quarter to 270 horsepower (199 kW) and 355 Nm of torque. With these performance numbers the classic zero t

Toyota Tacoma TX Package Concept at 2009 SEMA Show

The Tacoma TX Package Concept was specially developed for the 2009 SEMA Show. The astonishing design and multiple performance modifications will catch the attention of the visitors. The pick-up truck is equipped with a long list of Toyota Racing Development accessories and it has two unique graphics along each side of

BMW 3 series 320d boosted to 220hp with ECU Remap by Superchips Ltd

Superchips Ltd. is a tuning company, which offers warrantied performance ECU upgrade for the popular BMW 320D, which is powered by 2.0 litre 4-cylinder turbo diesel delivering 175hp and 350Nm of torque. The tuning company optimized the work of 320d's engine by developing a new map by using dynomometer then combined with extensive road testing for final validation. The overall result is just astonishing - you get 44bhp additional and 103Nm o

Hofele Touareg Royster GT 460

At the biggest USA occasion for tuned and customized vehicles – SEMA Show, Hofele-Design presented their latest tuning monster - VW Touareg Royster GT 460. The refined 12-cylinder SUV from VW excels with very masculin wide body design strengthened by an exclusive 22-inch Hofele Reverso rims wrapped in high performance street tires. The impressive vision is not the only ultmate property of the Touareg Royster GT 460, with its boosted performance of 480 horsepower, the sports car category fits

Lexus IS 350C F-SPORT by TRD

Toyota Racing Development is one of the most famous tuning companies across the world. TRD used Lexus IS 350C as a base and added F-Sport ten spoke 19-inch forged aluminum wheels fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport performance tires. The car also gets F-Sport performance front and rear brake upgrade kit, the suspension is F-sport, which includes shocks, lowering spring set and sway bar set. The body is finished in PPG Vibrance Orange Glow three-stage candy paint, so IS 350C F-SPORT by TRD w

Lexus IS 350C tuned by O-60 MAGAZINE

To create a tuning package for Lexus IS 350 Convertible is obviously a new fashion style among the professional tuners. O-60 Magazine prepared some performance components for the car, too. Their vision of IS 350C include more aggressive look and enhancing the performance of the vehicle. The package consists of GReddy Performance exhaust system, engine management computer and gauges to optimize to work of the engine. The car is also equipped with bigger brakes from Brembo featuring custom fr

VIP Auto Salon refines the Lexus IS 350C for SEMA 2009

The tuning package offered by VIP Auto Salon and JTuned.com for Lexus IS 350C is only $15,000 and it requires a month and a half. IS 350C gets Joe Z intake pipe and Performance Tube Systems Joe Z series True Dual Header back exhaust system to improve the engine response and of course the sound. There is another upgr