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Hennessey HPE700 Chevrolet Camaro

Another great debut for Hennessey Performance engineering at 2009 SEMA show is going to be this HPE700 Chevy Camaro which has been previewed a long tie ago, but now it is ready to be unveiled.

The HPE700 in essence is a 2010 Camaro which has undergone a heart transplant surgery at Hennessy center, in which its engine has been replaced with a LS9 V8 right out of the Corvette ZR1. But 620hp was not enough for the guys so they tweaked it and managed to extract 725 hp and 741 lb-ft!

Hennessey HPE700 Chevrolet Camaro

The result is plain to see, 0 to 60 mph is done in 3.5 seconds and it can run a quarter mile in just 11.3 seconds at 126 mph.

This mind-blowing performance should be able to satisfy even the most insane kind of petrolheads, however you can never have enough power, Hennessey promises to make this car available with 850 hp and 1000 hp packages as well! The HPE700 is limited to 24 cars, 14 of which already been sold!

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Hyundai Genesis Coupe by Hennessey

Hyundai Genesis Coupe is a car with a huge potential for customization and tuning. So expect to see quit a lot of tricked out Coupes at the upcoming SEMA tuning show in Las Vegas this November.

One of the hottest tuned Genesis Coupe you will see there will be this carbon-crazed model which is the result of a joint project by Hyundai America and world famous tuner Hennessey Performance Engineering.

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Hennessey actually assigned this project to the students of its Tuner School, and by the looks of things, they’ve done a great job! The car’s body is wrapped in carbon fiber and it has a heavily modified engine which chucks out 500 hp! So the Genesis Carbon Coupe is capable of doing 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds, supercar performance!

“The Genesis Coupe architecture is the ideal platform for tuners looking to make everyday modifications to their vehicles and our students at the Tuner School took full advantage,” said Hennessey. “The visually stunning complete carbon fiber matte black wrap and high-end performance benchmarks create a monster SEMA car.”

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BMW M6 Wide Body by Prior Design

BMW M6 has been around for a while now and honestly it’s getting a bit old. But it is still a helluva car so to refreshing it Prior Design has come up with a cool styling kit for the car.

Prior’s M6 is wider than standard by 80mm, thanks mostly to the flared arches! It also has revised bumpers with new flaps and diffuser, as well as sport side skirts and side panels. The car also features a wing on the roof and one on the boot.

BMW M6 Wide Body by Prior Design prior M6

The car is also upgraded acoustically! There is a new sport exhaust system with quad stainless steel tailpipes and a handmade PD silencer which gives it a magnificent roar twice as good as the original sound of that V10!

Speaking of the engine, the M6 is powered by an award-winning 5.0 liter V10 engine, which by the way will be dropped next year in favour of a turbocharged V8, with 507 hp. However, you don’t get that at cold start, it fires up with 400hp, you actually have to press the M-button and tell car you want full 500 hp in the car’s computer!

BMW M6 Wide Body by Prior Design prior M6 1

As usual, the car is dropped by some millimeters, 30 at front and 25 at rear, and is available with either 20 or 21-inch wheels.

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BMW X6 Tycoon Evo by Hamann

Hamann is an expert in turning everything into a sporty looking flamboyant athlete! So when they pick the BMW X6 which is quit sporty in its original state, the result is … well, the Tycoon Evo!

After Hamann treatment, this Sport Activity Vehicle gets a whole new look with revised bumpers, new bonnet, darkened grilles, spoiler lips, side skirts, two big central exhausts and two wings on the roof and the rear hatch.

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BMW X6 Tycoon has been lowered by 40 mm and is fitted with 23-inch super sport wheels covered with 315/25 R 23 tires.

The interior of the car is deeply reworked as well. The tuner gives you aluminum pedals and foot rests which make the cabin to feel very racing-like, specially with the new carbon fiber decorations. Hamann’s sport steering wheel is one of the other cool stuffs here.

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Hamann also has an extensive program to upgrade all of the petrol and diesel engines in the BMW’s range, but people who buy such a car always want to have the best so the obvious choice for them would be the V8 model, which Hamann has tuned up to 501 hp / 368 kW, enabling the Tycoon to hit 300 km/h top speed!

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370hp Ford Focus RS by Loder1899

Ford Focus RS is one of the greatest name in the world of hot hatchbacks and so is Loder1899 when it comes to tuning of hot hatchbacks! So when this two collide, the result is groundbreaking!

The Focus RS, in its standard form, comes with a turbocharged 2.5 liter five-cylinder engine which has 305 hp. Way more than enough for a small hatchback. Nevertheless, Loder thinks that it’s a bit underpowered! So they tweak it with an expensive sport sir filter and a new sport exhaust system, which add a combined power of 65 hp.

370hp Ford Focus RS by Loder1899 Ford Focus Loder1899

So you now have 370 hp and can do 270 km/h! Less than a decade ago you could only get this sorta power in high-end supercars, but now it’s available in a family hatchback for crying out loud!

The tuner also adjusts the chassis and handling accordingly by reducing the ride height as much as 35 mm and putting 20-inch Vertigo Viginti rims under the car.

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Opel Zafira by JMS

German bodykit specialist JMS has come up with a package for the Opel Zafira which can be implemented to all models from 2005 to 2008.

The kit includes a new spoiler lip at front which costs 299 Euros and can be bolted to the existing front bumper, and new stainless steel protectors at the rear that not only look good, they also protect the rear components.

Opel Zafira by JMS JMs zafira

Using H&R suspension, JMS has dropped the Zafira by 45mm at front and 35mm at the back. This new springs in combination with 18-inch Barracuda Tzunamee rims that the tuner has put under the car, give it a killer side look. This set of wheels worth 1,399 Euros. JMS also offers a sport exhaust system for the car which enhances the performance.

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Mercedes ML63 Wide Body by Expression

Mercedes ML63 AMG super SUV has been around for some years but quit a few tuners have touched it so far. This is the Expression wide body kit for it, and it looks good!

Expression Motorsport found no reason to modify the car’s 6.2 liter V8, as it is powerful enough at 510 hp! So they got busy with its body and revised almost everything. The car features a new bumper at front with big air intakes and new LED lights, the bonnet is also modified and so are the side skirts and fenders, that are now massively flared.

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At the back, the car features a new carbon fiber diffuser and a pair of twin exhaust pipes. The tuner offers 22-inch wheels for this car which fits the fenders perfectly and are covered with size 295 performance tires.

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2010 Mercedes E-Class by Kicherer

German tuner Kicherer has launched their upgrade package for the new 2010 Mercedes E-class sedan type W212, featuring a cool black theme.

The tuner has added a touch of sportiness to the car’s executive character via their new body parts and big wheels. They also offer sport exhaust system and high performance braking package for businessmen with sport soul!

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Kicherer’s E-class has a new spoiler at front, extended side sills, a bootlid spoiler and a big rear diffuser, all made of naked carbon fiber. They can also be had in the car’s color. The whole kit makes the car look more aggressive and also improves its aerodynamic efficiency.

The combination of aero parts and the new skirts makes the E-class to look lower and closer to the ground, and this effect is boosted through a nice suspension lowering done by the tuner and the new and huge wheels!

2010 Mercedes E Class by Kicherer Kicherer 2010 Mercedes E Class 2

The tuner picked RS-1 lightweight wheels for this car which come in 20-inch size for the front and 21-inch for the rear. As for the tires you get 245 wide for the front and 285 back at the rear.

For the interior Kicherer now even has a self-developed ergonomic leather sports steering wheel on offer, as well as a foot mat set with exclusive leather.

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Hamann Volcano Yellow based on McLaren SLR

German tuner Hamann has released yet another version of their Volcano package for the McLaren Mercedes SLR. We’ve seen this car earlier in white and red paint job, but it looks sportier in yellow!

Many people have criticized this car because of its vulgarity. The original SLR has one of the finest designs for a luxury sports coupe, but with this body kit it kinda looks like a toy car. It kinda ruins the car’s charisma.

Hamann Volcano Yellow based on McLaren SLR Hamann Volcano

But even if you don’t like the looks of it, you gotta love what’s under the bonnet! Hamann engineers have deeply modified the SLR’s 5.4 liter V8 engine which develops 612 hp as standard and bumped up the power to 700 hp and 830 nm of torque.

This is achieved through a newly programmed control unit, especially developed high performance exhaust manifolds and an amended belt pulley combination for the serial compressors. They also had to add a new water pump and readjust the car’s electronic gearbox to cope with the extra power.

Hamann Volcano Yellow based on McLaren SLR Hamann Volcano 3

Volcano delivers amazing performance. It does 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds and in a race to top speed it’ll leave both the SLR and SLR 722 in dust since it’s faster than both of them. It beats the SLR by 14 km/h and the 722 by 11 km/h!

Hamann Volcano Yellow based on McLaren SLR Hamann Volcano 5

The car uses a new exhaust system which has three mufflers on each side, integrated into the fenders and is fitted with Hamann EDITION RACE 21-inch wheels with tires measuring 255/30ZR21 at the front and 345/25ZR21 at the back.

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Mercedes SL500 by Inden Design

Apparently Inden Design is very fond of the old generation Mercedes SL, because they decided to ignore the new facelifted model and come up with a package for the older one!

The body kit installed on this SL500, actually belongs to the SL65 AMG, also the tail lights are changed with the AMG model. But with the help of adjustable sport suspension module and Inden 20-inch Champion rims with 255/30 and 305 / 25R 20 tires which alone cost about 12,000 Euro, it looks much cooler than the original car.

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The car also comes with a new stainless steel exhaust system which not only gives it a magnificent soundtrack, it also adds a bit more power. The V8 unit in this car is now capable of 330 hp.

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A lot of carbon fiber is used in this SL,  from the rear diffuser and aero parts to inside of the cabin. It is also fitted with a new roof module which allows you to open and close it up 50 km/h.

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