They don't build ‘em like the used to, and in Saab's case they probably won't be building them at all any more. Still, as Nice Price or Crack Pipe has found, there's still plenty of Saab to go around.
German Tuning Firm Carlsson Warms Over E-Class Coupe
Want to make your E coupe handle a tad better without going crazy with modifications? Still willing to drop some fairly serious cash? Carlsson's got you covered.
Carlsson Mercedes C-Class Estate
The teutonic tuners at Carlsson managed to get their hands on the new C-Class Estate before it hit showroom floors, and the result is sehr gut. Available both in oil-burning and gas form, visual tweaks include new aerodynamically superior aprons and side moldings, as well as Brilliant edition 19-inch one-piece wheels.…
Tuner Ute: Carlsson's Take on the Mercedes GL500
It's far more domesticated than its G-Wagen sibling, but the Mercedes GL500 full-sizer is nonetheless tuneworthy. German shop Carlsson is the latest to do a workup on the largest of Merc's utes, holding to the tenets of libert , egalit and fraternit speed, power and luxury. The first is accomplished by way of…
Carlsson Spit-Shines the Mercedes SL 55 AMG
Messing with already potent AMG materiel is Carlsson's raison d'etre. This time, they've applied their epic — if not completely ludicrous — tuning capabilities toward the Mercedes SL 55 AMG, to create the CK 55 RS. What they've come up with is a 601-hp fire breather that can top out at 206 mph. As is their MO, they've …
Driving a Mighty Mercedes: GCF on the Carlsson CK55
What's it like to rock a Carlsson-tuned Mercedes CLS 55 AMG on the unrestricted autobahn, legally nudging aside police bikes at (140mph) with a polite flick of the blinker? Nick Hall, writing for German Car Fans has some idea:
Carlsson Tunes the Mercedes R-Class
If Mercedes builds it, somehow it'll get tuned (even if it's a minivan created for upscale senior-citizens). But we kid the R-Class, or the Carlsson CM50 K tuner version that'll either scare the pants off grandma and gramps, or — if they've had their Geritol — cut the ETA of their annual Long-Island-to-Florida run in…
New Mercedes S-Class Tuner from Carlsson to Debut at Essen
Those aftermarket technologists from way down by the River Saar, Carlsson, will unveil their newest Mercedes tuning job, the CK50, based on the 2006 S-Class, at the Essen motor show next month. On the performance side, the relatively mild engine kit boosts horsepower of the stock 5.5-liter V8 to 429 US (435 metric)…
Carlsson Tunes the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Diesel
It wasn't long ago that the concept of a high-performance diesel seemed as unlikely as a plate of braised cow intestines at Le Cirque. But just as the Florentine's passion for tripe broached high-end dining, so too has the European diesel boom bred diesels, recast by Germany's best tuning shops, that are nearly…
Carlsson Tunes the ML500
With the M-Class weighing more tham a sack full of osmium (yes, we do Periodic Table humor), German tuning haus, Carlsson had to go crazy with its traditional, highly engineered system of superchargers and intercoolers get it to get up and get gone. The system adds enough extra juice to propel the 2.1-ton SUV to 60mph …
