Modified Car News

Hamann have introduced an upgrade package for the 2011 BMW 5-series. An aggressive makeover and huge rims, it certainly beefs up the 5-series.

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Al Tayer Motors and Premier Motors, the UAE’s Ford dealers, have been appointed the official UAE dealers for ROUSH products, and their first offering is ‘The Shamal’, also known as the 2011 Roush Mustang.

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Roush unveiled their 5XR tuner sports car, based on the 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0, back in October in the United States. And according to Ford’s dealer website in Dubai, the Roush Mustang is already officially on sale in the UAE alongside the regular Mustang GT and the Shelby GT500. The 5XR package, which includes “RoushCharger” engine upgrade components, is seemingly being called the “The Shamal” 500R kit in the GCC.

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Considering all the hype that the offroad-ready Ford F-150 Raptor is getting, Chrysler decided to sort of get in on the action by offering aftermarket parts from their own Mopar division for the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck. The result is the Mopar Ram Runner.

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Tuners Project Kahn has released its latest creation, the Range Rover RS500. As the name suggests, the horsepower is bumped up to 500 hp on the diesel engine.

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Even before the next-generation 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS has been released, German-based tuner company Carlsson has revealed their own upgraded version, if only as photoshopped images.

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Ford Racing, the racing performance arm of the American carmaker, has revealed two race-ready versions of the 2011 Ford Mustang. Seemingly catering to two different crowds, the first release if the Mustang Boss 302S for the racetrack, and the second is the Mustang Cobra Jet for the drag strip. Neither of these cars will be found at your local dealer.

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The 2010 Sharjah Auto Show in October also played host to the first Middle East Motor Tuning Show, which in turn hosted the 2010 Custom Design Cup. Around the Middle East, everyone with a penchant for drawing cars were invited to submit their ideas on how to modify a 2010 Ford Mustang GT, visual exterior and interior only. Ten judges, including me, were asked to rate the designs based on various criteria and whether they were feasible. I also had the additional task of flagging through copy-pasted designs taken off the internet. My job was to just use a points system for rating,

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Anyone who visited the 2010 Sharjah Auto Show last week would’ve got a look at the gaudy bodykitted Lexus LX570 at the “Invader” stand. The so-called Invader is a tuning and customisation programme for the Lexus 4×4 by Japanese tuners ASI. Who else besides the Japanese can come up with something this cheesy.

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Xenatec, the German car customiser and armouring outfit that recently set up an facility in the UAE, has unveiled a custom-built coupe version of the Maybach 57S.

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