Entries Categorized as 'Tuners'

Video: Gemballa Mirage GT at Hockenheim

Date September 20, 2007

The German Car Blog came across this cool video review of a Gemballa Mirage GT at Hockenheim. Gemballa starts with a Carrera GT and then adds a wild body kit, bumps the engine up by 30 or 40 hp, and adds a wicked exhaust system with four tailpipes to create the Gemballa Mirage GT. Cool. [...]

Cool RUF CTR3 Video

Date September 12, 2007

Check out this cool video of the RUF CTR3 production facility. The RUF CTR3, if you recall, is the “it looks like a Cayman but is based on a 911″ mid-engined supercar from RUF that packs 700 hp from a turbocharged 3.7-liter flat-six. RUF claims 0 to 62 in 3.2 seconds and a top speed [...]

Gemballa Unveils Avalanche GT2 650 EVO-R

Date August 9, 2007

Gemballa has unveiled their latest 911-based car, dubbed the Avalanche GT2 EVO-R. Based on a 997 turbo, Gemballa ups the power to up to 750 hp, which is good for a 0 to 62 sprint in 3.3 seconds, 0 to 125 in under ten seconds, and a top speed of 208 mph. In addition to [...]

TechArt 997 GT Street Test Drive

Date August 5, 2007

Worldcarfans got to drive the TechArt 997 GT Street, based on the 997 turbo. This car sports an impressive 650 hp and 605 lb-ft of torque, which allows it to sprint from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds, from 0 to 125 in 10.9 seconds, and continue to a top speed of 214 mph. Read [...]

9ff GT9 and H&R Aim for Speed Record

Date August 4, 2007

Suspension specialist H&R is joining up with tuner 9ff in an attempt to beat the Bugatti Veyron’s unofficial speed record of 254 mph. 9ff has been working on the mid-engined GT9 while H&R was working on its own car, the Mission 400 Plus edition of the 911 Turbo. H&R is apparently dropping that project in [...]

TechArt Set to Unveil New Magnum

Date July 30, 2007

TechArt will be debuting its latest version of their Cayenne-based Magnum at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Based on the current generation Cayenne, the TechArt Magnum features very aggressive bodywork and luxurious interior mods. But the real news is that the engine mods up the power to 620 hp, and suspension mods lower the [...]