New BMW 4-Series Coupe with Dab of M Performance Parts

Most of the buzz around BMW's booth at the Frankfurt Messe is concentrated on the production iterations of the all-electric i3 hatchback and the plug-in hybrid i8 sports coupe, but there's plenty more to see as the Bavarian firm brought along a number of new cars for their world premiere, including the 4-Series Coupe. Read more »

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ABT to Debut Four New Models, Including VW Golf Mk7, at the Geneva Motor Show

Widely considered as the world's biggest tuner of VW Group cars, ABT Sportsline will head to next week's Geneva Auto Show with a collection of four new models.

No doubt, one of the highlights at ABT's stand will be the firm's tune for the new seventh generation VW Golf hatchback, previewed here in a rendering, in which we get a taste of the cosmetic applications that include an assortment of aero parts, headlamp and mirror trims, and a new alloy wheel design from the ER-X line.

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Don't Like the 2014 Corvette Stingray's Square Tail Lamps? There May Be a Solution...

Even though the dust has yet to settle from the presentation of the new 2014 Corvette Stingray and we won't be seeing the car in showrooms until the end of summer the earliest, some fans of the series have been complaining about the switch from circle to the more Camaro-esque square taillights.

While it's true that the C2, C3, C5 and C6 did indeed have round or oval rear lights, it wasn't always like that as the C4 came with four square-shaped tail lamps and the first Corvette had single lights from 1951 to 1960, with the four-light treatment appearing on the 1961 and 1962 models of the C1 lineup.

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Audi A5 Sportback Receives the Tuning Treatment from ABT

Audi came out with the refreshed A5 Sportback back in the summer of 2011, making it available for sale in most countries before the end of the same year. It's been a while in car-months, but ABT Sportsline has released a comprehensive package for Ingolstadt's sleek liftback model.

The German tuner offers performance upgrades to the handling and engine departments along with cosmetic upgrades for the A5 Sportback's exterior.

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Vilner Presents the Stingray of Aprilia Motorcycles

For its next project, Bulgarian design house Vilner has once again ventured into the world of motorcycles with the full-customization of an Aprilia Tuono, which it has cleverly named (from a marketing standpoint) the Stingray.

The styling transformation encompasses a series of changes, including a brand new front fender, redesigned headlamps and turning signals with LED units, new side spoilers with two vents each, a re-sculptured tank and tinted rear lights.

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Hennessey Venom GT World’s Fastest Production Car from 0 to 300km/h – 186MPH

The 1,244-horsepower Hennessey Venom GT has been established as the world's fastest production car from zero to 300km/h (186.45 mph) by the Guinness World Records (GWR).

Under the supervision of a Guinness representative as well as VBox officials, the street legal Venom GT performed two runs made in opposite directions within one hour, which were validated by a VBox 3i GPS-based data logging system, at the Ellington Airport (also used by NASA) southeast of Houston, Texas.

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McLaren MP4-12 Falls Into the Tuning Hands of DMC

For its next project, German sports car tuner DMC has selected the McLaren MP4-12C coupe, which it is teasing through a single photograph and preliminary details.

The package being prepared by DMC is named the "Velocita" and it will include an assortment of aerodynamic and styling components such as a redesigned front grille and lower lip spoiler made from carbon fiber, along with side skirts, rear diffuser and an "aggressive" wing.

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