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Lexus CT 200h FOX Marketing

The first tuning package for the Lexus CT 200h, which turns out to be quite a massive kit, comes form Fox Marketing.

The car was revealed at the 2011 New York Auto show and showcases customization possibilities of the hybrid hatchback. It is of course a concept car.

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On the outside it gets heavily revised bumpers with a chin spoiler at from, tall new side skirts, rear diffuser, 20-inch wheels, and a unique Carizzma Cinnamon orange paint job. The interior modifications are not just as big and you just get some aluminum trims, sport seats and illuminated door sills with Lexus logo.

Fox has also tuned the 1.8 liter engine of the hybrid powertrain with items like supercharger and intercooler and high performance intakes  and raised the power to 300 hp.

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Rennsport Muller Porsche Panamera

Rennsport Muller in partnership with Schmidt Revolution launched a nice new package for the Porsche Panamera 4S.

The looks of the car is not drastically changed over the standard car but it gets a set of Schmidt 22-inch wheels finished in black and 40mm suspension lowering. These changes contribute to both looks and handling.

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As for the power and performance, the 400 PS V8 engine of the car is tweaked with a new ECU software and modified exhausts to make 425 hp and 535 Nm of torque. The new exhausts also make it sound much nicer than the stock ones.

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Wald Lexus LX570

Some say Wald is so busy tuning high-end European cars that they’ve forgot about their own Japanese brands! But they haven’t!

Check out their package for the Lexus LX570 SUV. This is an answer to the LX Invader, probably the only full-on tuning package for the big Lexus. But now Wald is offering a black bison alternative.

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As with every Bison kit, the LX too is quite busy and show offy, but in a cool way. You get a new front bumper, revised rear bumper with a diffuse thingy, roof spoiler, side steps, four exhausts pipes, smoked lights, LED lights, the whole shebang.

It also gets striking MAHORA M13 wheels in size 24 inches and lowered suspension. The car is based on the LX570 which is not offered in Japan.

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Project Kahn Maybach 57

It was just about time for the British tuner Project Kahn to pick on the the ultimate luxury limousine, the Maybach 57.

They’ve came up with a special edition of the Maybach to commemorate Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding day. They say it’s a more classy way of marking such a day instead of stamps or coins!

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The main feature of the Kahn Maybach is the 4HRH numberplate as the ultimate tribute to the King of England, but it also features Kahn RS-D 9.5×22? wheels (Designed to accommodate original centre cap), special paint finish, interior package, upgraded security and Pentagon privacy glass, how cool is that!

Way to celebrate a wedding!

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Kicherer Supersport GT SLS

Since Mercedes SLS was launched almost every week we had a new tuning package for the car. Some like Kicherer have done a couple of kits for the car.

Here’s the latest from the German tuning house, dubbed the Supersport GT and its main feature is that it comes with a model. That’s not true really, but if you have such a car you might be able to pull a chick like the one in the picture.

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The package includes the same spoiler lip and diffuser as before but it’s now wrapped in matte black foil which gives is a more aggressive look. Then to top it off, they’ve replaced the grille with what appears to be the mouth of a monster.

As for the engine, you get 660 hp and 700 Nm which means 0 to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds and top speed of 320 km/h.

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MR Car Design Ford Focus RS

Even though this version of Ford Focus has been replaced with the 2012 model those who want the hotted-up RS model have to wait another year or so to get it.

Or, they can get an old RS, which is still a pretty good car, and have it tuned to make it even more interesting. Check out this one by MR Car Design as a good sample.

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First off the tuner has boosted the power of the 2.5 liter five-cylinder turbo engine up to 360 hp, 55 more than the standard, using sport exhaust system featuring 200-cell catalytic converter, ECU remapping, and K&N air filters.It now does zero to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds.

Then to cope with the extra performance the they’ve provided it with KW coilover suspension Variant 1 and bigger brakes. For that little extra something the car also gets some visual tweaks.

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speedART TITAN EVO XL 600 Porsche Cayenne Turbo

speedART has a new Porsche Cayenne TITAN for you, this time with 600 HP and 850 NM of torque. Not enough? There’s also 650 and 700 packages are also in the works!

This thorough upgrade package for the Cayenne Turbo comes with power upgrade, as mentioned, new exhausts featuring twin 100 mm tailpipes, 23 inch CTS-FORGED wheels with 315/25 ZR23 tyres, a body kit and interior upgrade.

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The body kit includes front chin spoiler, side skirts, widened arches, rear diffuser and roof spoiler, and it’s all complemented by a two-tone paint job. Thanks to the lowered air suspension the car looks much cooler than the standard.

For the interior, you get carbon fiber trimming and iPads because they are fashionable.

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Anzom Fiat 500

As you know Fiat’s official tuner ha become kinda soft this recent years and have totally let go of their awesome lunacy.

Now another Italian tuner called ANZOM picks up where Abarth left off and brings back the insanity. How? by putting an engine in the boot of the Fiat 500!

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The Anzom 500 has been turned into a mid-engined rear-drive sports hatchback. The engine is a 240PS and 330Nm of torque 1.4 liter Turbo engine and is fitted with a limited slip diff. It goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds and can reach a tops peed of 245 km/h, great performance for a small hatchback.

It also has uprated Bilstein suspension and bigger brakes with ventilated discs.

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2012 Roush Mustang Stage 3

Roush has always been one of the best Mustang tuners in business. And they still are technically, but they seem to have lost their taste in styling!

The 2012 Stage 3 Mustang comes with a fabulous supercharger which offers bucked loads of power, but the looks has not turned out to be a complete success. ROUSH Performance is now offering a wide palette of color options for the RS3 with 8 choices for the base vehicle color, 6 stripe colors, and 6 stripe accent colors. Together, these options offer an impressive 288 unique color combinations. That’s fiddly.

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As for the engine, the 5.0 liter V8 comes with the R2300 ROUSHcharger, force-feeding up to 12psi of inter-cooled energy to the already robust Coyote engine which increases the base horsepower from 412HP to an impressive 540HP and 465 ft/lbs of torque. To enjoy the ride, ROUSH Stage 3 (RS3) vehicle owners enjoy peace of mind with ROUSH’s 3 year/36,000 mile power train warranty.

The stage 3 is priced at $59,945 which sounds fair for a unique 540 hp hot rod.

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SMS 302 Mustang White Yellow Black

SMS Supercars, Steve Saleen’s personal playground, announced a new color label system for their tuned Mustangs that make them really easily to tell apart. You get White Yellow and Black label 302s. The white is a light package, the yellow is a bit more serious, and the black is the top of the line highly customizable model.

Pricing for the white $35,540, while the Yellow costs $45,540.

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The SMS 302 White Label is normally aspirated, making 440 horsepower, with performance suspension, exhaust, interior ergonomics and exterior styling. The SMS 302 Yellow Label, making 545 horsepower, has all of the White Label attributes plus a supercharger and SMS 19″ wheel/tire assemblies. SMS Supercars dealers once again, capitalizing on consumer interest and increased volumes, are thrilled to have a supercharged car of this value.

As for the Black, It can be specified with aerodynamic body components, S4 suspension, SMS leather interior, 575 horsepower, and many other features and options. The price really depends how much kit you got on it!

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