TopCar Porsche 991 Stinger GTR Gen II – UK Spec

You are probably familiar with the TopCar Porsche 991 Stinger GTR, what with it being one of the world’s sickest 911 styling kits ever. The Russian tuner is now showing off the latest GTR they have finished for a customer in Britain, and it puts in perspective the depth of their engineering and craftsmanship.

While most tuners just send you the kit in a box and ask you to go to a local shop to have it installed – and those kits usually take months of correcting and fabricating to finally look right – TopCar flies their expert technicians to the country where the order has come from to ensure the perfect installation.
Like in the case of this 2016 TopCar Porsche 991 Stinger GTR, since the right-hand-drive car resides in an extremely humid environment, they took that into account and formulated a special kit with a high structural strength to withstand sudden changes in ambient temperature and heavy loads of longitudinal torsion. They then took to Marbella where the car was fitted with the package.
The ingredients of TopCar Porsche 991 Stinger GTR Gen II package include front and rear bumpers, front fenders with RS air ducts, carbon fiber hood, side skirts, door pads, super-wide spliced rear fenders, and rear spoiler, complemented with a set of custom ADV1 wheels.

ABT VW Tiguan Is One Mean Machine

ABT Sportsline is one of the few tuners who have a unique style of their own in that you can always tell a car is ABT looking at its visual features. Too bad they only work on VW Group vehicles. Anyway, here’s their latest product, the ABT VW Tiguan, and while it looks completely badass doesn’t really have the oomph to back up those looks.

ABT VW Tiguan does come with a number of power kits for its petrol and diesel engines, but we’re afraid they are all mild tweaks that enhance the responsiveness of the vehicle without really making a big difference in the way it goes. You have the ABT POWER kit for the 2.0 liter diesel engine which comes in two versions packing 180 hp (132 kW) and 380 Nm or 215 hp (158 kW) and 440 Nm, or you can go for the 2.0 TSI petrol engine which gets 216 hp and 360 Nm of torque.
The power kits you can live without, but it is highly recommended to get the wheels and the suspension treatment that comes with the ABT VW Tiguan because they work wonders with the styling of this mid-size crossover. Just by a lowering of approximately 30 mm and a set of designer FR, ER-C, DR and CR wheels available in sizes 18, 19, 20 or 21 inch ABT has managed to enhance the looks of the Tiguan, giving it a lot more attitude. If only it had like 300 horsepower…

Toyota Tacoma by Carlex Design

The latest project by the European interior specialist Carlex Design concerns an extremely utilitarian vehicle not really in need of a high-end interior treatment. It’s a Toyota Tacoma converted to an off-road monster and styled accordingly by the guys at Carlex.

Pitched as a military-grade off-roader, this tricked-out Toyota Tacoma features a full set of rough terrain accessories such as performance bumpers and fenders, a winch, underbody protection, jacked-up suspension, and large and rugged off-road wheels and tires.
But since nobody said you can’t go off-roading while cocooned in a nice and luxurious cabin,  Carlex has come up with this package for the Tacoma in which they have covered pretty much everything in the cabin in a sort of military green leather complete with thick, contrast stitching. There is also Alcantara accents, sport bucket seats with harness and rugged upholstery, special floor mats, and a utilitarian steering wheel wrapped in leather. Another nice touch is the deep green Alcantara headliner which makes you feel you are in the forest itself while protecting you from the element.
The Toyota Tacoma by Carlex Design seems like an excellent adventure-mobile and one that hasn’t cost an awful lot, considering it’s based on an older model. We really like it.

Official: SPOFEC Rolls-Royce Dawn

It was the natural order of things for Novitec and their SPOFEC division, which specializes in tuning Rolls-Royce models, to launch a kit for the Dawn after the success of their tricked-out Wraith. So feast your eyes on SPOFEC Rolls-Royce Dawn, a majestic drop-top with a touch of sport from an Italian tuner.

The visual details of SPOFEC Rolls-Royce Dawn are largely similar to that of the Wraith, so if you are familiar with that car you are not going to be terribly excited by this one. That said, we reckon the launch of SPOFEC Dawn is going to pretty much put an end to the sales of the Wraith kit, seeing as this is basically the same car with the added appeal of being a convertible. And it looks pretty damn cool, too.
All things considered, SPOFEC Rolls-Royce Dawn is a more serious beast than the Wraith, what with that sporty front apron, lowered ride height and 22 inch rims. The menacing looks brought on by these elements are backed up by serious firepower in form 686 horsepower and 980 Nm of torque, which are considerably more than the standard figures. This thing is a Roller a young man can drive around and look perfectly at home in.