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ABT's bringing a boatload of fresh product to the Geneva Motor Show, including tuned versions of the new Audi A8, R8, and R8 Spyder. The teaser? For some reason they've decided the ABT VW Golf is the way to go. More »
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ABT cannot stop themselves. If it comes out of VW's garage they'll absolutely tune it. Which is how we get this — the ABT Golf VI GTD; the diesel Golf for the whiny, privileged hipster kids. More »
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The ABT Aud R8 V10 makes a stunning 600 HP, adding an extra 75 horses atop the already-powerful V10. But, since the boys at ABT are addicted to power and going really, really fast, it seems appropriate. More »
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This clever ABT-tuned VW GTI advertisement from Asia reminds us why turbocharged cars are so much fun once they spool up their snails. Apparently they're powerful enough to launch jets off an aircraft carrier. Whodathunkit? More »
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It's no surprise that we love the R8, but this just takes the kuchen and proceeds to sprinkle it with a magical topping named Bruce. MTM's R8R vs. ABT's R8. In a tunnel. Epic win. More »
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We were getting seriously tired of seeing dolled-up German tuner cars without a whiff of additional grunt. Thankfully, the ABT Audi AS5-R adds a big stinkin' turbo for 510 HP to match the new looks. More »
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We've all seen cars with full-body advertising wraps; now tuner ABT Sportsline has taken the concept to its logical "modified import car enthusiast" (MICE) conclusion with a carbon fiber film wrap for the Audi R8 and Q7. The wrap is just a thin adhesive film printed and textured to be nearly indistinguishable from actual carbon fiber. And, while the treatment doesn't lighten the car like actual carbon fiber panels would, neither does it add any significant weight or drag like most MICE faux speed parts. ABT Sportsline is producing the wrap in just matte natural carbon fiber for the moment, but if sales take off the company says they may offer more colors and extend availability to the TT and A4 also. More »
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ABT, let's talk. Listen, we've been friends for a while now and you often build amazingly badass modified Audis. But the ABT Audi Q5 is just too much. We opened up your email today showing off the modified Audi Q5 along with a press release, and it took us a moment to overcome the 'Are they serious?' moment we had. We know you like flamboyant front and rear fascia changes and big gaudy wheels, but isn't this a bit much? Seriously, no quantity of engine, brake and suspension upgrading is going to get us into this thing. It's too much. Dial it down from eleven. Press release after the jump. More »
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The German tuners of Abt Sportsline have had their way with the VW Golf R32 taking the well-known and already sporty hot hatch down the road of higher horsepower. Although you'd never expect it with such few changes Abt's made to the exterior shell. Although Abt gives their R32 a new side skirt, blackened chrome dual pipes and of course, 19-inch wheels and Abt decals, very little else signals the changes Abt's got going on under that blue bonnet. More »
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A few months back we told you about the Abt AS5 which is a tweaked version of Audi's 3.0-liter TDI A5. Well guess what? They went even harder. Horsepower, originally up from 240 to 272 hp, is now an even 300 ponies. But the real news is the torque. Are you sitting down? Yeah? OK: 442 ft-lbs. of the stuff. From a 3.0-liter engine!! Wasn't it not long ago that heavy duty one-ton pickups stonked way, way less twist? All that torque shows up at 2,400 rpm, 60 mph happens in 5.3 seconds on the car's way to a 164 mph top speed. It always bears repeating: Americans buy horsepower but drive torque. Can we get some decent diesels over here, or what? [via Motor Authority] More »
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Will diesels ever fill the performance gap with gas burners in the car-buying marketplace (and not just the Le Mans track)? Perhaps. The Kempten tuners at Abt say they've tweaked 300 horsepower from Audi's 3.0 TDI. It's a 20 percent increase from stock, by way of a supercharger and ECU remapping. It can turn under sevens in the zero-to-60 sprint, which isn't bad for an oil burner. Of course, we're waiting until Audi's V12 TDI starts showing up in these things. And not via Ingolstadt, either. More »
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Well, kids, someone had to gain the first tuner advantage over the Audi R8. And the one is Abt. Aptly, Abt is one of the premiere Audi tuners in existence, so they've had the inside track on the R8's 4.2-liter V8 for nigh on a couple years now. This product of the shop's creative talents has yet to appear outside the realm of digital imagery and skunkwerks garage, but we're expecting a proper unveiling at the Essen motor show in Germany this fall. The result is a supercharged 530 hp from the V8 — 110 hp more than stock — and a top speed of 197 mph. That should fill the gap between the base model and the rumored V10-powered model that's on the way. – Mike Spinelli More »
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If you thought the the Abt TT-R was a bit too much car — or just too much — German tuning and motorsports firm has a training set. It's the TT-Sport, and it comes in various stages of tune (for the 2.0-liter four) from 240 hp up to 300 hp. That top tuner can scurry from zero to 60 in 5.5 seconds. Visually, the Sport package is less demonstrative than the TT-R's, with and aero kit comprising rear wing, skirting, bumpers twin-pipe, plus a twin-pipe rear muffler and diffuser. The result is a victory of economy over decoration. Fake chest hair, sold separately. – Mike Spinelli More »
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German Audi tweaker, Abt Sportsline, launched its new tuner last week, the TT-R — a hotted-up version of the company's latest coupe. The range-topping model's undergone various kittings that boost the 3.2-liter VR6's power to 355 hp (supercharger, engine chip), though the company offers lesser stages for the six (310 hp) and 2.0-liter four (270 / 240 hp). Body kit, suspension tunings and 19" wheels are part of the stuff list. Trophy wife not included. – Mike Spinelli More »
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VW/Audi tuner Abt Sportsline has launched its hotted-up version of the 4.2-liter V8-powered Audi Q7, giving it a boost to 500 horsepower. Such extra juice gives the Audi Q7 bus a 0-to-60 time of 5.9 seconds and new top speed of 162 mph. Ok, so it's not a rocket ship, but we just had an idea. How about a kind of Craftsman Series that pitted German full-sized SUVs against each other on the oval? Maybe it could be called the Kraftwerk Series. Who's with me? – Mike Spinelli More »
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German tuning haus Abt Sportsline recently launched its go-go package for the Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 TDI, which boosts the oil-burner's horsepower by 30 to 170 and torque by 37 lbs.-ft to 273 total. The extra juice comes by way of engine software tweaking, and cuts the Jet's zero-to-60 time into the mid-eight-second range from the base model's time of forever.9. A set of progressively actuated sport suspension springs show get tighter when pushed hard, and involves a 40 mm drop floorward. A body kit and a set of Abt alloys over Continental meats complete the package, the price of which has yet to be announced. More »
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When VW tuning shop Abt Sportsline unveiled its version of the newest VW Golf GTI at the Essen Motor Show in 2004, we thought for sure we'd have a damn GTI in the states by December 2005. Now, Abt is on its second version — an even more powerful build — and we've yet to get even a stock GTI here (it's coming, don't fret). Ah, well. The boys at Kempten have added 40hp to their previous creation, by way of a new turbo setup that gives the 2.0 FSI engine on the VS4-R a grand total of 270hp and 258 ft-lbs. of torque. Zero to 60 times are in the area of 6.4 seconds, and top speed is a respectable 151 mph. Needless to say, tuned suspension, body kit and five-spoke alloys are included with the package. More »
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