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Fidanza, the flywheel specialists, have launched a direct replacement lightweight flywheel for the mighty 2.7-liter engine found in the RS4 B5, S4 B5, A6 & Allroad C5. The aluminum flywheel replaces the heavy dual mass standard flywheel and improves the power-to-weight ratio making the engine more responsive and improving performance.
Porsche would make its customers wait for a new Turbo, but with the 993 Porsche’s engineers promised something more radical, and that’s exactly what was delivered. It arrived in 1996, three years after the standard Carrera was introduced. The 993 Turbo was quite a departure from the 964 and 930 Turbos before it, coming with twin turbochargers on its 3.6-liter engine and driving all four wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox.
There’s no denying the Mk1 TT’s credentials as a fast, capable road car for hustling along your favorite stretches of tarmac. With the choice of both front-wheel-drive (180bhp) and Quattro versions (225bhp) to choose from there’s no denying the 1.8 20v turbo packing TT has plenty of performance potential locked within.
Today E30 M3 values have skyrocketed, a fact that’s unlikely to have escaped the attention of any genuine BMW enthusiast worth their salt. Good E30 M3s are now capable of commanding in excess of £100,000 and, as prices for the most focused E30 have steadily risen over recent years, they have dragged up the values of lesser models with them – albeit not by anywhere near the same percentage as the inflation applicable to the iconic M3.
BMW used the recent M Festival at Kyalami to launch the first X3M and X4M models and these high-performance models will be available only in Competition specification in South Africa. Under the bonnet is a newly developed six-cylinder in-line engine that features M TwinPower Turbo technology with two
“I love the fact that it’s different to the M4 and M4 CP,” he says, “and also the M3, M3 CP, and M3 CS – which don’t have the carbon door cards and so on. I really like that it has carbon door cards and silly door pulls and no central armrest, it feels more bespoke. And the GTS bonnet is lovely! “The car is very quick and easy to drive on the road,” he continues, “due to having loads of torque, a positive for turbos. I need to upgrade the brakes at some point; they’re not as good as the car deserves.
Audi a4 Avant b7 accessories The less-is-more approach may sound like a bit of a misnomer when you’re talking about a B7 RS4. After all, this is a car whereby the very concept of ‘more’ was presumably scrawled in huge red letters at the top of every flipchart throughout the entire design process.
STARTING AT £4kforacoupe, the original 4.0 is the entry point into ownership, yet it is one the worse for it. With svelte, classic, unadulterated lines, the XK8 is perhaps the prettiest car here, while it's leather-upholstered interior is luxurious and comforting, as a car used to Plus, it’s no slouch, with 290bhp from the 3,996ccV8