It was probably the cocaine that turned the performance oriented tuning scene of the seventies into something very different a decade later. Or David Hasselhoff's hairy chest.
L.A. Ferrari Owner Builds Dream Garage, Whiny Neighbors Wake Him Up
Not long ago, a Los Angeles man built an award-winning bridge to his living room so he could keep his 1984 Ferrari 512 BBi within spitting distance of his couch. Now the city wants him to tear it down. Losers.
No Bed, No Breakfast, Just Hot Hatches: The B&B Audi A3
Audi tuning shop B&B turned its attention toward the late-model A3, cranking the nutter dial up to 362 hp. The company is intent on turning hardware from Ingolstadt into Porsche beaters, and its new hatch, in the highest stage of tune, gets to 62 mph in just 4.9 seconds and on up to nearly 171 mph. The mods include a…
Going Diesel: B&B's Audi Q7 TDI
Sure, the Audi Q7 rated five stars in NHTSA crash tests, but it still only gets half that many in style stars. Plus, its Euro V6 3.0-liter TDI is only half an engine, compared to the new V12 TDI coming out next year. But German tuning shop B&B's TDI kit adds more perkiness to the oil-burning six, winding it up to…
The New Toyota bB: Already Custom
So while rumor has it that our xB will be a North America-only design, the Toyotas are pushing their new bB with the Music Player, continuing on in a laundry list of really dorky Japanese names for cars. According to Toyotanation, it's got a 105-horse VVT-i mill, and will apparently help you score with foreign chicks. …
Nightclub on Wheels: Toyota Launches bB in Japan
Toyota announced plans yesterday to sell its new-generation bB "Don't call it a Scion, Yankee" in Japan. Many have speculated that the new model, fitted with more sound and lighting gadgets than a Berlin nightclub, hearkens the new Scion xB destined for the US in 2007 (while others say the new model will be bigger and…
B&B Tunes the Audi A4 2.0 TFSI
In these uncertain times of less-than cheap gasoline, it's good to know someone can still pull 350hp out of a 2.0-liter four. It's an Audi TFSI, to be specific, and the someone is VW & Audi tuning shop B&B. That level of performance is the most extensive of five tuning levels and includes a completely new, modified…
B&B Tunes the TDI Audi A4 Cabriolet
Used to be that tuning houses wouldn't look sideways at a diesel engine. Now, with Europe's diesel boom in its, oh, zillionth year, yet another tuner diesel is hitting the 'bahn — B&B Automobiltechnik's Audi A4 Cabriolet. With the 3.0-liter TDI as a starting point, the company installs a turbocharger with a custom…
Toyota bB Concept for Tokyo Motor Show
Auto Motor und Sport has some advance details on the anticipated Toyota bB concept due for unveiling at the Tokyo motor show. The double-b stands for "black box" (a figure of speech considering the eye-popping paint). It's based on the front-drive Toyota Yaris minicar platform, with a 1.5-liter vierzylinder (four…
