Campro CPS 4-throttle (now with custom plenum)

We have featured this very rare modification about a year ago. You can go to this link http://ov3rr3vving.blogspot.com/2011/12/4-throttle-campro.html. Now, it has gone through several upgrades but the thing that strikes us the most is the custom made intake plenum that is covering the Individual Throttle Body. It is more a less like the K- series ITB with a carbon fiber plenum to cover it up and to get more concentrated air flow. For some reason, i am liking this very much.

Campro CPS 4 throttle

VW scIROCco Concept Unveiled at Paris Motorshow

When Volkswagen first showed the IROC concept at the 2006 Paris Motor Show, the automotive world collectively dropped its jaws for the sexy hatchback. Of course, rumors about VW bringing back the Scirocco nameplate swirled around for quite a while before the IROC concept arrived, but it surprised everyone with it’s distinct style. The transformation from the IROC concept to the production Scirocco didn’t lose much in terms of exterior design, but the interior clearly lost much of it’s concept flare.

The IROC concept allowed VW to let down its hair in true Volkswagen fashion. Even for a concept, the IROC still keeps many of the design cues that make a VW, like the unmistakably simple and clean looking rear-end. Six years later, the Scirocco’s look is fresh and sexy. American buyers are still waiting for the Scirocco to jump overseas, especially sportier models like the 261-hp Scirocco R.

Spy Shots of the 2014 VW Golf (Mk VII)

The upcoming new MkVII Golf GTI is rumoured to be lighter and more powerful than its predecessor, the outgoing MkVI, it looks set to benefit from a new track pack as well. The factory-fitted pack will, among other upgrades, reportedly add a boost to power and replace the brake-based XDS electronic differential with a proper limited-slip diff.

The information was reported by Car and Driver, which also claims the new MkVII Golf GTI will go on sale in Europe next summer but won’t reach Asia shores until early 2014.

The new track pack is said to be designed for European markets, so it’s unclear if the rest of the world will even be offered the option.

There won’t be any weight-saving mods--those will be reserved for the new Golf R--but the MkVII Golf’s switch to the Volkswagen Group’s MQB platform means the new GTI should already weigh in close to 200 pounds less than the current model.

As for the standard package, expect a similar formula to the current model, which means a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine sending drive to the front wheels via a six-speed manual or optional DSG dual-clutch unit. Peak output should rise slightly from the current model’s 200-horsepower rating, with most reports putting the final figure somewhere around the 220-horsepower mark.

New BMW M3 (F80) testing at the Nurbugring

For some time now BMW has been doing some testing with the fifth generation BMW M3 around the Nurbugring circuit . The engine is ready, and 99% of the car, but only God and the BMW insiders knows the full details, and so there is still a little fine tuning place.

The moving images that are free to come show an undiminished enthusiasm of the test pilots. Do you listen to while accelerating from the famous Karussell-bend, and the nice low noise almost on the concrete scrapes, we immediately notice the smooth by ticking DCT-fry with pops up. A side shot shows the sharp, perforated discs all around.

Expected to get the F80 M3 blown 450 horsepower from a six-in-line . Certainly we know what will follow.

Michael Schumacher crashes into J E Vergne

This is to show that even the 7 time World Champion can have their own lapse of concentration and bad luck moment in a race. This happened yesterday at the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix. Schumi was bearing down on Vergne who in turn was getting closer to the fighting packs in front of him. Both was taken out of the race without suffering any major injuries.

Schumacher even waited for Vergne to get out of his stricken car and offered him an apologetic handshake. True sportsmanship.

BMW recalls the 2013 M5, M6 Cope and M6 Convertible

BMW yesterday issued a notice to all its dealers to stop selling the latest 2013 model year BMW M5 and M6 with immediate and is also in contact with customers that have already taken delivery of the affected models to stop driving their vehicles. 

This is mainly because the vehicle is said to be having some major issue with the engine oil pump.

A safety message issued by BMW of North America states that “Vehicles equipped with the affected pump could experience a sudden loss of oil pressure which will result in severe engine damage.”

Toyota GT86 gets new makeover

Toyota will now perform the pan-European premiere of its latest range of TRD Performance Line accessories for the newly launched GT86, at the Paris Motor Show that runs for the public from September 29 to October 14.

TRD, which stands for Toyota Racing Development, has been developing tuning parts for Toyota vehicles in Japan for more than half a century, and now, its products will be available throughout Europe for the first time in its history.

In Paris, the Japanese automaker will display a GT86 model that has been fitted with selected parts to showcase the comprehensive range of exterior, interior and mechanical components that are available for the rear-wheel drive sports coupe in Europe.

Toyota pointed out that the TRD parts will not be grouped into packages, and will each be sold individually.

For the exterior, TRD's range includes a host of aero parts such as a front spoiler, side skirts, a rear trunk spoiler and a rear under spoiler, all of which can be ordered in white and partial black, all black, or in an unpainted, primer finish.

Other available options are a metallic silver fuel filler cap, a stainless steel rear diffuser set and a choice of two, TRD 18-inch alloy wheels.

Inside, TRD offers a center console-mounted push button start switch, and a new gear knob clad in leather.

For those looking to improve the car's handling, the chassis can be enhanced with a full-length ride adjustment shock absorber and spring suspension set, a front and rear stabilizer set, front strut tower bar with a carbon fibre shaft, and a Monoblock Brake Kit that’s uses 355 mm front and 345 mm rear rotors and red, 6-pot front and 4-pot rear Brembo monoblock calipers.

There are no upgrades to increase the engine's horsepower yet at the time of publish, but TRD does offer a high response muffler with four exhausts that gives the exhaust a racing note – at least that's what TRD says.

Modded version Audi A1 Quattro

Even though Audi created the limited run A1 Quattro as the ultimate performance model of its premium sub-compact series, ABT Sportsline believes that there's always room for improvement.
In factory trim, the "Little Devil", as the German tuner's founder and CEO Hans-Jürgen Abt names it, comes with a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine that generates 252hp (256PS / 188 kW) at 6,000rpm and 350Nm (258 lb-ft) of peak torque between 2,500 and 4,500rpm for a 0-100km/h sprint time of 5.7 seconds.

An ABT power kit that encompasses a software upgrade for the four-cylinder engine's electronic management boosts those figures to 303Hp (307PS or 226 kW) and 400Nm (332 lb-ft) between 2,500 to 5,000rpm respectively.

The increase in power allows for acceleration from zero to 100 km/h (62mph) in 5.4 seconds, three tenths of a second faster than the serial version, while ABT points out that there's no penalty in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions over the regular A1 Quattro.