German Car Scene

Month: December 2012

  • Oakley Design Lamborghini Aventador LP760-4 Dragon Edition

    Oakley Design Lamborghini Aventador LP760-4 Dragon Edition
    Oakley Design has revealed the second of ten Lamborghini Aventador LP760-4 Dragon Edition models, this one owned by the boss of the Luxury Signatures dealership in Qatar, Hussam Maatouk.

    Built collaboratively with Refined Marques, the Dragon Edition features extended front and rear bumper trims developed to aid cooling, a raised SuperVeloce-style rear wing and carbon fibre side intakes, mirrors and roof. There’s also a set of lightweight HRE Monoblock P40 wheels and exclusively numbered badging on the body, dashboard and sill plates.

    The performance upgrade consists of remapped ECU software, a larger airbox and a titanium exhaust system that saves over 35 kg, which results in a pleasant 567 kW (760 hp) and 745 Nm of torque from the 6.5-litre V12 lump.
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  • Audi DTM in slow motion

    Audi A5 DTM
    2012 was a an interesting year for the DTM championship. Not only did BMW make a phenomenal return to the series, securing the manufacturers’ title as well as topping the teams’ standings with Schnitzer and the drivers’ crow with Spengler, but Audi had a real season to forget. With such a rich heritage in motorsport, we have no doubt that the Ingolstadt giant will return to its winning ways in 2013, especially with Britain’s brilliant Jamie Green joining from Mercedes.

    Until the cars return on May 5 in Hockenheimring, here’s a slow motion video from Clash Production capturing the A5 Coupe as it slinks its way through 2012.
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  • Vivid Racing Lamborghini Aventador

    Vivid Racing Lamborghini Aventador
    Arizona-based tuning specialist Vivid Racing has revealed its latest project based on the cogent Lamborghini Aventador.

    Visually the matte black missile wears a set of dark tinted, brushed finished Niche one-piece forged alloy wheels, which measure a whopping 9 x 20-inches and 13 x 21-inches and come wrapped in 255/30/20 Pirellis up front with 355/25/21 items at the rear. Finally, a Mansory matte carbon fibre rear wing sits where the factory part once existed and still raises hydraulically at speed.

    Apart from a lightweight Capristo Racing exhaust the 6.5-litre engine, which develops 515 kW (700 hp) and 690 Nm of torque, remains untouched.
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  • Volkswagen Snowareg beats the white stuff into submission

    Volkswagen Snowareg
    Here’s a project carried out by Volkswagen Sweden, created to conquer the country’s harsh winters, while having a little fun at the same time.

    Based on a neck-wrenching 4.2-litre V8 TDI Touareg, which develops 254 kW (340 hp) and 800 Nm of torque, the factory car can hit 100 km/h in just 5.8 seconds. But that’s when it has wheels.

    This particular vehicle features a rubber track conversion system, provided by the Minnesota company Mattracks, allowing mobility over some of the world’s most extreme terrain, albeit at a reduced top speed of 64 km/h.

    “We can attest that it works perfectly on all surfaces,” said a Volkswagen spokesman.
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  • JMS Tuning Audi A6

    JMS Tuning Audi A6 Avant
    Walddorfhäslach stylinghouse JMS Tuning has released initial details of what it can provide for owners of the current Audi A6 Saloon and Avant.

    For now, the only bodywork addition is a Racelook front lip, designed to suit models without the S-line package, for €319. Then there’s the KW Variant 1 inox-line coilover suspension kit (from €1,099), which lowers the vehicle by upto 50 mm on the front and 45 mm on the rear. Completing the aesthetics is a set of one-piece OZ Racing Ultraleggera alloy wheels. Measuring 8.5×20-inches and wrapped in 225/35 tyres, they weigh in at €3,599.

    [Source: JMS Tuning]

  • Volkswagen Golf Plus Life

    Volkswagen Golf Plus Life
    Following on from yesterday’s announcement, Volkswagen has added some details and images of its ‘Life’ edition models with this Golf Plus version.

    Equipment in the Plus package includes Line Matrix fabric on the luxury seats, a centre armrest, Climatronic air conditioning, a multi-function leather-trimmed steering wheel, RCD 310 radio, park pilot and winter package comprising of heated seats and washer nozzles. Externally, the car is fitted with LIFE badging, chrome air intake bezels, LED plate lights and special edition 16-inch alloy wheels. Pricing starts from €21,200 euros for the 59 kW (80 hp) 1.4-litre petrol-engined model, marking a saving of €3,400 if you’d added the upgrades separately.

    Moving up a level, the Life Plus package adds 17-inch Orlando or Seattle alloys and an electrically-operated panoramic sunroof which slices €950 from their individual prices.
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