ABT has announced their new tuning program for Audi A6 Avant. The name of the project is AS6 Avant.
“The car is characteristically versatile, stylish and dynamic – and we have tied performance packages which are perfectly suitable to it.”, said Hans-Jurgen Abt CEO of the long established Bavarian.
“The history began with the introduction of the Audi 100 C2, which hit the market in 1977 as Avant. With the new AS6 Avant we look back on 35 successful years in the segment of the noble lifestyle-transporter.”, he added.
There are performance upgrades for the 3.0 TFSI boosted to 420HP (309 kW) and 540Nm – an increase of 120HP and 100Nm. The new 3-liter bi-turbo diesel engine now has 360HP (265 kW) and 700Nm – an increase of 47HP and 50Nm.
Other upgrades include ABT lowering springs or the electronic lowering of the vehicle’s barycentre with the help of the ABT Level.
The exterior features side skirts, a front spoiler as well as a rear spoiler and a new rear skirt set with two powerful double end pipes.
The sportive impression is strengthened with the ABT sports rims. ABT recommends the CR and DR model which harmonises particularly well with the silhouette of the Avant. The wheels are available in 19 up to 21” and naturally also in combination with high speed tyres.
Source: ABT
The 2012 MG6 is more efficient than ever. It curs the CO2 figures from 184g/km to 174g/km which reduces the Vehicle Excise Duty by one band. This saves £50 on the first year’s road tax and £20 a year after that.
Hyundai Motor America will be lead sponsor of the RMR Genesis Coupe driven by former Formula Drift champion and acclaimed stunt driver, Rhys Millen.
Here is another very interesting video by Dragtimesinfo posted on Youtube. This time, the Sport, Leicht, Rennsport” McLaren Mercedes-Benz is coming against two slightly tuned sports cars – Nissan GT-R and Aston Martin DBS Mansory.
ABT Sportsline has released their tuning program for the new Volkswagen T5 Multivan.
“Power is nothing without control”, this is very popular phrase in the world of motorsport and especially in drag racing, where the highly tuned cars have to be driven extremely carefully in order to get maximum traction and perfect times.
Here are several suggestion about the look of the 991 GT3. The 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 will hit the European market in the next year, but until then Wildspeed showed several renderings in different colours. The pictures show a possible look for the final production model Porsche 991 GT3.The track model comes with a lot of aerodynamics elements, but the most distinguishable is the massive rear wing. There is also a new rear diffuser with two centrally mounted exhausts pipes, a new front hood with air vents and different types front bumpers and lip spoilers for them.There is no information about the engine, but probably the GT3 991 will be powered by a 3.8 liter flat-six with 470HP (346 kW). However, the GT3 will have its RS and RS 4.0 version with mighty power units.Stay tuned for more information.
Peugeot RCZ Brownstone is now available to order in Europe. The manufacturer will run the special edition car in limited series of just 150 units.
Nissan has released full details for the 2013 Altima mid-size sedan. This is the 5th generation of Altima, which is the second best-selling car in the United States, previous year.
BMW has introduced the long version of the new 3-Series F30. It will be presented at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. The model is specially created for Chinese market and probably will not be available in Europe or USA.
The Fifth Generation of BMW M5 – the 2013 F10 model is priced at $90 695. It is joined by the new M6 Convertible, which will be the first of the three new M cars to arrive in US BMW Center showrooms. The new M6 Convertible will hit the US market in June at $113 995 – including $895 Destination and Handling.
BMW has released the price list of the new four-door coupe at a press conference during the New York International Auto Show.
