German Car Scene

Month: June 2013

  • Lumma Design CLR 6 M BMW M6

    Lumma Design CLR 6 M BMW M6
    Winterlingen stylinghouse Lumma Design has released photos of its CLR 6 M program to suit BMW’s mighty M6 Coupe and Cabriolet.

    The muscular body package comprises of an aggressive front bumper with large air intakes and splitter, a ventilated carbon fibre bonnet, front and rear wheel arch extensions, side skirts, a carbon fibre motorsport rear wing and bumper with air outlets and diffuser section. Filling the arches is a set of Lumma’s multi-piece 21-inch alloys wrapped in 275/30 and 325/25 rubber.

    The only change to the car’s 412 kW (560 hp) 4.4-litre V8 engine is a complete stainless steel exhaust system culminating in quadruple tailpipes.
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  • Mercedes SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive breaks Nurburgring record

    Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive
    Mercedes-Benz has broken the Nurburgring’s lap record for a electric production car with its SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive, dipping below the 8-minute barrier in the process.

    Recording an impressive time of 7:56.234 minutes with Markus Hofbauer behind the wheel, the Gullwing takes the crown from Audi’s R8 e-tron, which took 8:09.099 minutes to negotiate the Green Hell exactly a year ago. Putting the achievement into perspective, Walter Röhrl recorded a 7:56 in a Porsche Panamera Turbo.

    Producing a colossal 552 kW (740 hp) and a maximum torque figure of 1,000 Nm from a quartet of electric motors, the electric-power gullwing is capable of cracking 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.9 seconds.

    “Mercedes-AMG impressively shows the potential of the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive with this new record on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. This record run is further proof for our constant innovative vigour,” said the Chairman of Mercedes-AMG GmbH, Ola Källenius.
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  • Kahn Design wide-track Audi Q7

    Kahn Design wide-track Audi Q7
    Straight from Afzal Kahn’s headquarters in Yorkshire, here’s the company’s latest wide-track conversion to suit Audi’s Q7 SUV.

    The body package features wider vented fenders, rear arch extensions, a high-level tailgate spoiler and a lower rear bumper section with matte black diffuser and integrated stainless steel tailpipes.

    Completing the exterior is an S-line radiator grille and a set of Kahn’s RS-X wheels, which measure 9.5 × 22-inches and wear 285/35 tyres. Moving inside the cabin, past the stainless steel sill plates and aluminium foot pedals, the seats have been re-upholstered in quilted and perforated black leather with red sections and stitching, while the speedometer and rev counter are now white and red respectively.
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  • Porsche 911 50 Years Edition trailer

    Porsche 911 50th anniversary edition
    Porsche has released a trailer celebrating fifty years of the 911 featuring the brand new 50 Years Edition alongside its predecessor from the sixties.

    Based on the 294 kW (400 hp) Carrera S, but with the wider Carrera 4 bodyshell, the anniversary model can be identified by its SportDesign mirrors, chrome trim on the front air inlets, engine compartment grille and between the rear lights, and Fuchs-inspired 20-inch alloy wheels in matte black with machine-polished centres.
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  • Volkswagen Passat CC by Folien Center

    Volkswagen Passat CC by Folien Center
    Following on from its Audi TT RS project, Folien Center has released details of a recently completed Volkswagen Passat CC R-Line owned by one of its regular customers.

    Externally, the company has applied a matte Marrakech Brown foil to the bodyshell with raised R logo on the C-pillar, while the radiator grille, mirror casings and roof have been painted in high-gloss black. The multi-piece Bentley Mulliner wheels, which measure 9 x 20-inches, feature matte black centres and wear 225/30 Nankang NS-II tyres, while the ride height is reduced thanks to an adjustable KW coilover set-up.

    Moving inside, FC has left the R-Line-equipped cabin relatively untouched apart from wrapping the aluminium sections on the dashboard, centre console and door panels in body-coloured foil.

    The performance upgrade was handled by SKN, who fitted their Stage One software upgrade to the 2.0 litre TDI engine, which saw output from the dainty oil burner climb from 127 kW (170 hp) and 350 Nm of torque to 157 kW (210 hp) and 400 Nm.
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  • BMW’s E28 M5 gets the Petrolicious treatment

    BMW E28 M5
    This new video from Petrolicious looks at Randy Balingit-Hartmann and his much-travelled E28 BMW M5.

    Purchased in 1989, it was one of the first M5s to arrive in San Diego and Randy has owned it since day one covering an astonishing 400,000 miles with no mechanical issues.

    North American cars used the 191 kW (256 hp) S38B35 3.5-litre six-cylinder engine equipped with a catalytic converter, which allowed a sub-7 second sprint to 100 km/h and 238 km/h (148 mph) top speed.

    This particular E28 has had some upgrades carried out to such areas as the engine, suspension and wheels, but Randy says he has plans to return it to a more stock configuration now that he’s getting a little older.

    He’d also like to be buried in it…
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