The Lamborghini Aventador family has a highly special member, named the SV Roadster. Not only do these cars have crazy acceleration properties, they also sport a design to match. You would think a vehicle like this would need no customization, period.

Apparently, some people beg to differ. A client has recently come to Novitec saying he wanted an interior overhaul and a custom body kit for his resplendent gold-colored Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster. Said and done! The vehicle has received sleek new side skirts, a front splitter made out of carbon, and a set of bronze-colored 21-inch ADV.1 wheels.

On the inside, the atelier has done away with all the stock finishing, replacing it with black leather, chamois and golden accents on the steering wheel and seats.

Novitec never disclosed the cost of the custom job, but the owner of the luxury-laden Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster must have left the premises tens of thousands of dollars lighter.

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Volvo has held a presentation dedicated to its next-generation S60 sedan series in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, during the opening of a new factory in the city.

The next generation of Volvo S60 is unique in that respect that it won’t be available with a diesel engine. Options are limited to a 2.0-liter, turbocharged gasoline V4 engine capable of almost 250 hp (186 kW), a stronger one with 310 hp / 231 kW, and two hybrid engines rated at 340 and 400 hp (254 – 298 kW). The latter two are known as the T6 and T8 Twin Engine AWD, respectively.

The sedan uses the SPA car platform and is 4,761 mm (15.6 ft.) long, 2,040 mm (6.7 ft.) wide and 1,431 mm (4.7 ft.) tall. It also now has a wheelbase of 2,872 mm (9.4 ft.), which is 96 mm or almost 4 inches longer than in the previous version.

The trunk volume went up 62 liters to a total of 442, or 1,680 if you fold the back seat row.

The equipment list now includes semi-autonomous driving (the autopilot can assume steering, braking and acceleration at speeds under 130 km/h or 80 mph), animal and pedestrian recognition, lane control, and back-up assistance.

The new generation of Volvo S60 will be added to the U.S. car-sharing service Care by Volvo. You may pay a monthly subscription fee to gain access to this sedan model any time of day or night. The fee already covers taxes, insurance and maintenance, so that the client only pays for gasoline.

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“First class performance” – the G-Power motto stays true for all projects they ever work on. Today’s release, an engine upgrade for the BMW X6, is no exception.

The engineers have updated the engine control firmware, replaced the turbochargers with better ones and installed a new exhaust system. As a result, the performance of the stock 4.4L V8 engine of the vehicle went up from 575 hp (430 kW) to 750 hp (553 kW). Its torque rose 230 Nm (170 lb·ft) to a total of 980 Nm (723 lb·ft).

The vehicle now finishes a quarter-mile drag race in 11.5 seconds and accelerates to a maximum of 300 km/h (187 mph).

The modded BMW X6 also comes equipped with a carbon diffusor, 23” light alloy wheels and a new hood cover for faster engine cooling.

G-Power didn’t make the prices publicly available.

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German car manufacturer Porsche will be celebrating its 70th birthday soon. To honor another milestone in its history, the company will be bringing out 911 Speedster, a highly unique car model inspired by the Porsche 356 1500 Speedster series from 1948.

The car was designed in Porsche Motorsport, a subdivision dedicated to the creation of top-of-the-line and sport modifications of Porsche vehicles.

The anniversary Speedster series will come equipped with a four-cylinder opposed-piston engine capable of producing up to 500 hp / 370 kW. As you probably already know, the same engine comes with the 911 GT3 RS and can spin up to 9,000 RPM.

The vehicle is going to use the Carrera 4 Cabriolet body with the hood cover, fenders and rear replaced with carbon parts. The interior will only offer seats for the driver and one passenger because of a weird-looking “double bubble” aerodynamic arrangement taking up the back seat row. The car is also going to have a button-fastened soft top instead of the solid roof.

The inside of the spectacular Porsche 911 Speedster will be dressed in brown and black, with leather-clad bucket seats and carbon decorative moldings throughout. There will be no climate control, multimedia or navigation.

The car will get the iconic silvery-white streak running across its entire body, once a distinguishing feature of all racecars. It will also boast a number of typical “retro” features, such as teardrop-shaped side mirror holders, a stainless-steel fuel tank plug in the middle of the hood, racing embellishments etc.

The one major point the manufacturer has never touched upon is whether the Porsche 911 Speedster is going to get a series release. Nonetheless, we think it’s safe to count on at least a small batch – after all, who would miss an opportunity to capitalize on an anniversary series? Those always sell like hot cakes anyway.

The official premiere should happen sometime in 2018.

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Trailhawk may be the best-performing modification of Jeep Grand Cherokee on the market, but it isn’t available in Europe. What do we, hi-end SUV fans, do in a situation like this? Yes, we buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and take it to German Motors & Engineering for a nice performance boost.

Apparently, turning a cross-country vehicle into a veritable racecar isn’t so hard after all. All you need to do is optimize fuel injection, improve the engine control firmware and install a patented supercharger jointly developed with the US-based aftermarket parts manufacturer Edelbrock. And there you go: your stock 6.4-liter engine, which has previously been struggling to output 468 hp (350 kW), now effortlessly delivers 620 hp (462 kW). A Strength +30% power-up, indeed.

GMT builds each 3”-diameter exhaust system manually and can fit it out with carbon nozzles if you’re into that sort of thing. It also ships the vehicle with new sport-grade suspension and forged wheels clad in performance tires.

You may grab your own Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT with the upgrade kit already installed at €99,000. Oh, and you may as well save the money and wait, because the same tuner team will be releasing another upgrade soon, to no less than 1,000 hp (750 kW) this time around.

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However you look at it, the Tesla Model X provides the impression of a neat and friendly vehicle to have by your side. T Sportline, world’s only car design atelier to work with Tesla cars, has spent countless hours on eliminating exactly those “nice” traits.

The guys have designed a completely new carbon aerodynamic package for the vehicle, the “T Largo”. T Largo includes a new bumper, a front lip, a diffusor, a rear wing, side skirts and bigger wheel arches. It also makes the car 50 millimeters (2 inches) broader on each side. The already grim-looking body kit is complemented by a set of 22-inch glossy-black wheels. In an outfit like this, we agree that the car looks muscular, mean-tempered and even menacing.

The photos show a Model X P100D wearing the styling kit. That one normally gets going at 100 km/h in less than three seconds, and since T Sportline made no major technical modifications, we can assume that the acceleration times remained the same.

The atelier expects to produce a total of 20 pimped-out Tesla Model X, but pricing is still being decided upon.

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The German automotive giant BMW has held a closed presentation event dedicated to its next-generation X5 SUV series. The model will celebrate its public debut in the coming fall and reach dealerships in November.

The exterior design of the next X5 offers quite a lot of novelty compared to the current generation. For one, the chrome-coated radiator fins now stand much farther apart from each other. The body is no longer as deeply punched out and has generally smoother contours. Its dimensions have also changed: the new model is 36 millimeters (1.4”) longer, 66 mm (2.6”) wider, 19 mm (3/4”) taller and has a 42 mm (1.6”) larger wheelbase.

The interior also looks nothing like its previous version. An enormous digital dashboard now occupies pretty much all of the available space, coming close to the equally large infotainment screen, separated from it by a small plastic insert. The climate control interface now sits farther up, right under the deflectors. The infotainment system, on the contrary, has been relocated to a lower position for faster access. This stands to reason, since most people reach for their car multimedia much more often than they toggle air conditioning.

Paid options include a gear switch made of glass, faceted controls (the volume knob and the start/stop button), a panorama glass roof, a powerful 20-speaker audio system that comes with additional displays for the rear passengers, and a four-zone climate control with air freshening/ionizing.

The trunk compartment has become somewhat smaller but at the same time much more practical. It now features an electronically-controlled partition that can move both horizontally and vertically. Special padding ensures that the luggage stays in place and doesn’t move around during the ride. The lid opens remotely.

From the technical point of view, the car is based on the CLAR platform. It normally ships with regular coil suspension, but you may order the more expensive air suspension if you want your X5 to automatically raise itself by 40 mm (1.6”) or lower by 20 mm (0.8”) when the driving conditions are appropriate.

The engine palette consists of two gasoline engines rated at 340 and 462 hp (253 and 344 kW, respectively) and two diesels capable of 265 and 400 hp (200 – 300 kW). All of these ship with advanced automatic transmissions. The hi-end BMW X5 needs 4.7 seconds to accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph).

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Tuners are tuners everywhere, and Africa is no exception. SAR-based car design atelier Race! has unveiled an unusual and most profound take on the Audi RS6 racing vehicle.

This is not the first metamorphosis the RS6 has experienced. One of these was sent to a design atelier some time ago by famous skier and pro driver John Olsson, who wanted a DTM-themed restyling job. This time around, tuners from South Africa presented their own version of the car – and it goes far to underline its individuality.

The designers have picked an extremely appealing color scheme for the car body: grey with vivid cyan accents. They replaced the stock wheels with ADV.1 21” ones concealing stylish cyan brake supports.

The car received a brand-new aerodynamic body kit made completely out of carbon. It includes side skirts, a massive rear diffusor, rear door and roof–mounted spoilers, a huge front splitter, and special aerodynamic flaps on the rear panels, the doors and the splitter.

Other improvements included new shock absorbers, new AWE Tuning injection system, new exhaust, and an originally styled carbon hood cover with a window which allows you to see the four-liter, twin-turbo V8 engine toiling inside.

Race! gave no comment on the cost of the upgrade.

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The famous car design atelier Mansory has released an extensive upgrade kit for the Mercedes-AMG C 63 coupe. The car has received a new aerodynamic body kit and some new accessories along with a substantial engine upgrade.

The engineers have optimized the control software of the stock 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V8 engine of the vehicle and gave it a new sports exhaust system. As a result, its performance went up almost 150 points to a total of 650 hp (485 kW) and 850 Nm (627 lb·ft) of torque.

After that, Mansory proceeded to design a custom body kit for the Mercedes-AMG C 63. The car received a new front splitter, front and hood lips, side skirts, a roof-mounted spoiler and a diffusor made out of carbon. It also received new shock absorbers for reduced road clearance and a pair of stainless-steel exhaust pipes.

Interior improvements include door sill lighting, branded floor mats and aluminum pedal pads along with a luxury finish that makes use of leather, Alcantara, carbon, wood and piano lacquer.

With a well-done job like this, Mansory should be looking forward to being snowed under new client orders. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class series is incredibly popular in Europe, with around 350,000 vehicles sold in Europe over the past two years alone.

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The Porsche Panamera is a sports car you will immediately recognize on the street thanks to its trademark “fastback” body type. You’d think a vehicle like this would need no additional styling to stand out. However, at least one owner decided to go with it anyway.

He handed his fastback vehicle over to Prior Design to “do a radical exterior overhaul”. No sooner said than done!

The car tuning team has designed an entire body kit from scratch, including posh bumpers, elegant side skirts, claw-like moldings and giant glossy black wheels. As a result, the car has assumed an even bolder and more aggressive appearance.

All of the above wouldn’t have looked so well without the new film wrapping, though. The entire car has been wrapped in Fostla chameleon vinyl film which changes its colors depending on the view angle.

Prior Design has also replaced the exhaust system with a new sports-grade one and installed air suspension for reduced road clearance.

The complete cost of the work amounted to 30,000 USD. You could buy a new Volkswagen Tiguan, but, well, you know how these things go…

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