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Abt Sportline offers 600 horsepower, new look for the Audi R8 V10

After sampling the V10 version of Audi's R8, we can't imagine changing much of Audi's mid-engine road rocket if one happened to find its way into our garage. Still, there some owners will want to mess with perfection and Abt Sportline is offering a performance package that delivers an extra 75 horsepower, rounding out the total to an even 600 horsepower from the 5.2-liter V10. If those same owners deem the R8's beautiful lines lacking, they can also choose to purchase Abt's carbon fiber exterior components consisting of a new front ... Read more →

Abt gives a boost to the 2010 VW Golf, GTI Drew Phillips

The sixth-generation Golf and GTI will soon arrive for 2010, and already, Abt Sportline – the largest Volkswagen tuner in the world – has released a variety of aftermarket parts for ...

ABT gets its hands all over the KTM X-Bow Noah Joseph

Think of the most extreme vehicles on the road, and if you're brushed up on your adventurous automobiles, the KTM X-Bow should come to mind. Made by the Austrian motorcycle manufacturer and ...

SEMA 2008: GGI Tuning to carry Abt, including hot Audi AS5 Frank Filipponio

We've talked about Abt Sportsline's sweet range of upgraded VW and Audi offerings before, but now we have some additional good news. As you probably know if you're reading this blog, Abt offers lots ...

ABT Sportsline tweaks the Audi Q5 Alex Nunez

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the ABT Q5 Every time a new Volkswagen or Audi is released, German tuner ABT Sportsline can be relied upon to come up with performance and appearance packages to ...

ABTrainer: VW tuner pumps up the Passat CC 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the ABT Passat CC "C" is for comfort, but that's not good enough for ABT. The German tuning house has taken Volkswagen's sleek new Passat Comfort Coupe (CC) and given it a little more grunt. The 1.8-liter TSI goes up from 160hp to 200, the 2.0 TSI from 200 to ...

Rabbit on 'roids: Abt tunes the Volkswagen R32 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high resolution version It was only a matter of time before Abt got its hands on a Volkswagen R32. The hot hatch is no slouch in stock form with 250 horsepower, but Abt has boosted output to 370 bhp via a supercharger complete with a water-cooled intercooler. This knocks the 0-60 ...

Pics Aplenty: Abt Audi R8 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click images for hi-res gallery Last night, we showed you updated photos of Audi's A4 and A5 as reworked by Germany's Abt Sportsline. Tonight, we have a similar set of new shots from the same tuner, only this time the subject is the Audi R8, a car that doesn't need a whole lot of work to begin ...

Pics Aplenty: Abt AS4 and AS5 1 year ago on Autoblog

click either image for high-res galleries We touched on Abt Sportsline's range of upgrades for the current VW and Audi offerings during last year's Essen Motor Show. Unfortunately, we only had drab-looking photos back then, and frankly, the dark backgrounds didn't do much to liven up the looks of ...

Essen 2007: Abt unfurls tuned Audi R8 1 year ago on Autoblog

Abt Sportline has debuted its own version of the Audi R8 at the Essen Motor Show with a few changes from the tangerine-colored rendering that we first saw back in April. The front side grills now sport vertical slats instead of horizontal, and the hood is stock rather than a lightweight carbon ...

Abt tunes the VW Tiguan 1 year ago on Autoblog

Next month's Essen Motor Show will feature a ton of tuned vehicles from Europe's best and brightest, and among them will be Abt's interpretation of the new Volkswagen Tiguan. The new crossover has just hit the market abroad, but Abt has already done its best to make this new cute 'ute stand out ...

Bus a Move: Abt T5 Sport Plus package for VW Multivan 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge To celebrate the 60th birthday of the VW Bus, Abt Sportsline has worked some of its black magic on the T5 Multivan's TDI powerplants. The Abt-enhanced 1.9 TDI produces either 110 or 130 horses, while the tuned 2.5 TDI offers up either 160 or 195 HP. Torque increases by an ...

Abt Sportsline announces Audi A5-based AS5 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery On the heels of its latest creation the Abt TT Roadster, Abt Sportsline has released the first renderings of its forthcoming AS5 coupe. Based on the hot new Audi A5 powered by the European-market 3.0 TDI engine, the AS5 gets all the thing's you'd expect from a tuner ...

Abt tricks out Audi's TT Roadster 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res gallery Abt Sportsline strongest ties to the Audi TT date back to when they ran a race version in the 2002 DTM series. Outside of racing however, Abt is known for its work modifying and tuning cars that sport the interlocking rings, and with the arrival of the TT Roadster ...

Abt set to tune Audi R8 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res gallery Abt Sportsline, the winning DTM racer and largest tuner for VW group cars, has released renderings of its Abt R8, an ubercoupe meant to challenge Maranello's F430, Porsche's 911 Turbo, and it's own cousin, the Lamborghini Gallardo. Under the carbon fiber hood ...

ABT unveils hi-po Audi TT-R 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of hires photos Perhaps because of the more striking and rapid R8 in the corporate stable, it's kind of easy to be underwhelmed by the new Audi TT's 250 hp. We don't expect 420 hp like the baby Gallardo offers, but something a little closer maybe. Something in the 300 ...

Tuner Tuesdays: Audi TT by Abt Sportsline 3 years ago on Autoblog

German tuner Abt Sportsline has released the details of its rather extensive tuning program for the new Audi TT. Three levels are available: TT-R, TT-Sport, and TT-iS. The TT-R is the monster of the group, generating 355 horsepower and making the run to 62 mph in 5.1 seconds. ABT is light on the ...

Oil Burning Badass: Abt AS7 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge Abt Sportsline has prepared a version of the Audi Q7 they call the AS7. Based on the Euro-market 3.0 TDI version of Audi's new ute, the AS7 gets a host of visual refinements that set it apart from its other bretheren on the "streets of tomorrow," as well as the requisite ...






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