A. Kahn Design for the Ferrari 458 Italia Coupe

The British tuner formerly known as Project Kahn has presented a new styling package for the Ferrari 458 Italia.

A. Kahn Design proposes front and rear bumper sections in matt pearl grey, rear diffuser, side skirts and roof also painted in matt pearl grey, ceramic brakes and yellow brake calipers.

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Black Knight Hummer H2 Tune will Leave You Flabbergasted

Let's face it; the Hummer crowd has and never will be subtle with its tuning choices but there are some builds that always manage to stand out more than others - in a "sore thumb" kind of way…

As you will soon find out, there's too much to mention about the Black Knight Hummer H2, but we'll just note the Lamborghini-style scissor front and rear doors, the decorative (?) machine guns, axes and swords (yes, all in plural) and more LEDs than a Christmas tree at a KISS concert.

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Heico Sportiv Previews V40 Tuning Program and Bio-Diesel Racer

The ongoing 2012 Auto Mobil International (AMI) in Leipzig, Germany, saw Volvo tuning specialist Heico Sportiv reveal the first-ever racing version of the V40 as well as the first real life photos and details of its upcoming performance and styling program for the production model.

Heico Sportiv, which is the official Volvo Car Germany partner for road vehicle customization, says it is developing a raft of parts for the V40 premium compact hatchback.

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Meet the Women Behind the 2013 Ford Mustang GT SEMA Project

Following Tuesday's announcement on the winning design for the first-ever 'SEMA Mustang Build Powered by Women', the Blue Oval has released a short video to introduce two of the driving forces behind the project, Ford vehicle designer Jennifer Seely and SEMA Project Manager, Sherry Kollien, to the world.

Seely was responsible for the design of two out of the three Mustang GT concepts, including the winning "High Gear" study that will be unwrapped in the flesh at the 2012 SEMA show in Las Vegas at the end of October.

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H&R Tunes the BMW 1-Series M Coupe

The limited production BMW 1-Series M Coupe is a fine car, but suspension and tuning specialist H&R believes it can make it even better with some select upgrades.

Developed by the American arm of H&R, the 1-Series M Coupe Project gets a light makeover with the addition of European headlights and headlight switch, a white color surround for the double kidney grille and BMW M racing decals on the front end and behind the front fenders.

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Underground Racing Creates First Twin-Turbocharged Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

If you are into tuned Lamborghinis, then you have heard the name Underground Racing before. The Charlotte, North Carolina, based tuning firm has created some of the most insane and powerful Lamborghini models to date.

It's latest project is the first ever twin-turbocharged version of the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.

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It Came for eBay Hell: Beware of the Flying Ferrari F40 Replica

We would have probably passed this one up if it weren't for the rather…ahem…artistic - in a primitive sort of way, photoshoped images that the seller uploaded on eBay beginning with the Ferrari F40 replica pictured flying on an American highway with a bunch of cop cars on its tail. Read more »

Vilner Gives a Nod32 to ESET with Promotional Audi A3

One of Slovakia's most successful companies, IT security specialist ESET, turned to Bulgaria's most well-known tuning firm, Studio Vilner, for the creation of a promo car for the upcoming Software World Conference.

The car of choice was a first generation Audi A3, which spent two months at Vilner's main facility. ESET, which is most famous for its Nod32 antivirus software package, wanted to the car to be dressed in the company's corporate colors.

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Vorsteiner Readies a New Styling Kit for the Ferrari 458 Italia

For most people, the Ferrari 458 Italia is perfect as is. For the rest, there are tuners like Vorsteiner that offer their expertize to create a more bespoke look and/or improve the Italian supercar's performance credentials. Read more »

German Special Customs Cooks Up a 740hp Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG

Regardless of how much power Mercedes-Benz's AMG performance division gifts its models, there will always be customers wanting more horses under the hood and a tuner willing to supply the need.

Like German Special Customs (GSC), which has introduced a new performance and styling package for the latest Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG.

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Monster Twin-Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo with 1,500WHP hits 405km/h – 252mph

When it comes to setting speed records, power does matter. And with 1,700-1,800-horses on the crankshaft and a whopping 1,500hp on the wheels, the Lamborghini Gallardo with a twin-turbocharged V10 engine prepared by Underground Racing definitely has what it takes to get your speed adrenaline pumping.

At the recent Unlim 500+ drag race event in Russia, the Lamborghini Gallardo TT by Underground Racing clocked a top speed of 405km/h (251.7mph) in a little over a mile.

You can watch the attempt in the videos that follow below the break.

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And the Winner of the SEMA Mustang Build Powered by Women is…

The voters have spoken and they chose the "High Gear" concept designed by Jennifer Seely of Ford Motor Co. for the first-ever SEMA Mustang Build Powered by Women. Read more »

Chrysler Sebring Convertible Dressed Up as a Bentley Continental GTC Supersports

The Sebring is one vehicle series that the folks under the Pentastar would rather forget, as evidenced by the change of name on its facelifted replacement, the 200.

On the face of it, some customers share the feeling with Chrysler. Like this owner who transformed a 2003 Sebring Convertible V6 into a fairly accurate replica of the pre-facelift Bentley Continental GTC SuperSports cabriolet.

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