Tuning: ABT AS5-R Audi S5 Details and Photos Released

German car tuner ABT Sportsline has crated the AS5-R which based on the new Audi S5. The AS5-R takes that model’s standard 4.2 liter V8 with 354 hp and uprates it to a whopping 510 hp. 0 to 100 km/h comes in at 4.5 seconds and top speed is a fairly smoking 292 km/h (181 mph).

Despite the significant augment in performance, the German tuner claims that consumption and tailpipe emissions still linger at the reading of the series-bent vehicle. ABT Sportsline hysterics the AS5-R with a new braking logic with 380 millimetre recording diameter and an ABT Coil-over suspension system to help the S5 survive with the luxury control.

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New 2010 Volvo S80 Sedan Facelift (details and photos)

The updated Volvo S80 sedan will be debut for the first time at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show next month. Due to go on retailing in spiral 2009, the S80 has normal a reach of inferior surface updates but more importantly for European drivers, two revised five-cylinder diesel engines, the 2.4D and D5 boon the new low CO2-emitting 1.6D DRIVe diesel exemplar.

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The new S80 DRIVe will come equipped with the same powertrain as the slighter C30, S40 and V50 DRIVe, a 109HP 1.6-litre diesel engine hooked up to a manual gearbox, but with expressly tailored engine software and different ratios in third, fourth and fifth gears. While the 1.6D powertrain won’t be donation any staggering performance facts, it does help significantly cut fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to 129g/km and 57.6mpg UK (48.0mpg US or 4.9 lt /100 km) respectively.

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