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Revised 2013 Audi Q5 gest Some Tuning Love from ABT Sportsline

Every time the Volkswagen and Audi brands come out with a new model or even a limited edition, ABT Sportsline is sure to follow up with its own tuning take.
The facelifted Audi Q5 is no exception with the German tuning firm releasing a package for the compact crossover that increases output and gives its exterior a different look.
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ABT Sportsline Gives New Audi RS4 Avant a Very Light Tune

With the aftermarket industry, there's always room for improvement, even with high-end performance cars like the Audi RS4 Avant, the latest generation of which was officially launched in Europe this autumn following its world debut at the Geneva Salon.

ABT Sportsline has treaded carefully with its tune for Audi's super-wagon offering some mild performance and styling upgrades.

With the presentation of the VW Golf GTI Mk7 Concept alongside the regular Golf hatchbacks at the Paris Motor Show in September, it’s only a matter of time before we see the production ready model – as little as three months, if the Germans decide to show the car in Geneva, as we've heard.

To honor the departing model, German tuning brand of all things related to the VW Group, ABT Sportsline, introduced a "Last Edition" version of the current Golf GTI Mk6 at the Essen Motor Show, which runs until December 9.

Several months after German firm ABT Sportsline introduced an initial batch of performance and styling components for the lightly facelifted Audi A4 sedan, the VW Group tuning specialist has come out with a similar set of goods for the Avant version of the series, and this time, it has released real-life and not renderings of the car. Read more »

2014 Volkswagen Golf: Let The Tuning Games Begin with ABT, MTM and Oettinger

Volkswagen isn't alone in preparing for the European launch of the brand new, seventh generation Golf in the second week of November; joining the Wolfsburg-based brand is an expanding group of tuners that are working on a variety of performance components and cosmetic upgrades.

German car magazine Autobild was able to get an early look at what three renowned VW Group tuners are reading for the new Golf hatchback with preliminary renderings and in the case of ABT, some initial details on the performance packages.

As ABT Sportsline is nearing the end of the development phase of its new aftermarket parts for the 2013 Audi A3 hatchback, the German tuning brand of all things related to the Volkswagen Group wants to share new details on the performance and styling packages that will be bundled under the AS3 moniker. Read more »

Audi A1 Quattro Bumped to 302HP by ABT Sportsline

Even though Audi created the limited run A1 Quattro as the ultimate performance model of its premium sub-compact series, ABT Sportsline believes that there's always room for improvement.

In factory trim, the "Little Devil", as the German tuner's founder and CEO Hans-Jürgen Abt names it, comes with a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine that generates 252hp (256PS / 188 kW) at 6,000rpm and 350Nm (258 lb-ft) of peak torque between 2,500 and 4,500rpm for a 0-100km/h sprint time of 5.7 seconds.

The European market, diesel-powered versions of the latest Audi A6 Sedan and Avant (estate) are at the center of ABT Sportsline's tuning attention.

The performance packages start with the 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI that receives an ECU reflash lifting output from 174hp (177PS) to 202hp (205PS).

The S8 is the sportiest version of the Audi A8 series featuring the most powerful iteration of the brand's new 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine with a maximum output of 512-horsepower (520PS) and peak torque of 650 Nm (479.42 lb-ft) for a 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint time of 4.2 seconds.

Not too shabby - unless you ask ABT Sportsline founder Hans-Jürgen Abt who is a firm believer of pushing the performance boundaries.

The minds at ABT Sportsline have turned their tuning guns on the diesel version of the new Volkswagen Beetle that benefits from a power upgrade as well as the usual cosmetic and chassis improvements.

"It is really the right engine for this car," says Hans-Jürgen Abt, CEO and founder of ABT Sportsline. "Particularly people who use their car quite a lot will really value how economical but also torquey it is," he added.

German tuning house ABT Sportsline believes that the new Audi S7 Sportback can do with some polishing up on both the styling and performance departments.

The most capable model of the A7 series, which was revealed last fall, is powered by a new 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged TFSI V8 engine that generates 414hp (420PS) and 550 Nm (405.7 lb-ft).

After the three-door Audi A1, it's time for ABT Sportsline to show some tuning love to the five-door Sportback variant of Ingolstadt's premium supermini.

The German tuner offers a complete mix of cosmetic and performance enhancements, including a lite styling package as seen on the model in these pictures and which includes vents on the front fenders, side skirt décor parts, chrome tailpipes and a choice of 17- and 18-inch alloy wheels.

The smallest crossover model in Audi's range (...until someone at Ingolstadt discovers a market for a Q1 model) has received the ABT Sportsline touch.

While the German tuning brand had previewed the QS3 package with a handful of renderings last year, these are the first real life photos of the modified Q3.

German tuning firm ABT Sportsline believes the facelifted Audi S4 needs a little bit of help in the performance and to a lesser extent, the styling departments and so it has come up with a new tuning package for the sports sedan, which it calls the AS4. Read more »

ABT Launches Tuning Program for New 2012 Volkswagen Beetle

After its motor show debut in Geneva last month, ABT Sportline has now announced the commercial launch of its modification package for the second generation of the New Volkswagen Beetle.

The German aftermarket firm starts with a power kit for the Beetle's 2.0-liter TFSI that bumps output from 197hp (200PS) to 236hp (240PS).

After last year's preview, ABT has now launched its new QS3 program for Audi's smallest crossover model onto the market in Europe.

Currently, ABT offers upgrade kits for the Q3 equipped with the 2.0-liter TDI diesel, in which case, output is lifted from 174hp (177PS) to 203hp (205PS), and the 2.0-liter TFSI petrol that lays down 267hp (270PS), up from 208hp (211PS).

Most German tuning firms have a soft spot for Volkswagen's T5 series of vans and ABT is no exception. The VW Group specialist has presented a new package that treats the passenger version of the T5 with more power and upgraded looks.

ABT offers an engine kit for all diesel versions of the T5 starting with the 83hp (84PS) engine that's bumped to 109hp (110PS) and continues with the 101hp (102PS) unit that gets a nudge to 129hp (130PS), and the 2.0-liter TDI with 138hp (140PS) that's boosted to 168hp (170PS).

It's only been ten days since the world premiere of the third-generation Audi A3 at the Geneva Motor Show, yet amazingly, we already have an announcement on the first tuning project, courtesy of ABT.

The German tuning brand said it is preparing a comprehensive package for the new Audi hatchback marketed under the name AS3 and which will be available for order later this year.

The Geneva Salon may not be the prime place for tuners, but it is one of the two most important motor shows in Europe together with the Frankfurt and Paris events that alternate each year, and as such, big players in the industry like ABT Sportsline always have something new to show.

At this year's event, ABT will debut several new tuned models including the Volkswagen Up! and Beetle, and the Audi AS6 Avant and QS3 crossover.

Whenever Audi presents a new or a revised model, ABT Sportsline follows up with a host of upgrades. The refreshed Audi A4 / S4 sedan is no exception to the rule with the German tuning firm offering a number of styling and performance parts and accesories.

To give a more aggressive look to the facelifted A4's exterior, ABT designed a new aero kit that includes a front apron, rocker panels, a rear apron and diffuser combo, side air vents plus a three-piece boot lid spoiler that wraps around the body.

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Revised 2013 Audi Q5 gest Some Tuning Love from ABT Sportsline

ABT Sportsline Gives New Audi RS4 Avant a Very Light Tune

ABT Bids Farewell to VW Golf GTI Mk6 with Last Edition Special at Essen Motor Show

ABT Sportsline gets Real with Refreshed Audi A4 Avant

2014 Volkswagen Golf: Let The Tuning Games Begin with ABT, MTM and Oettinger

ABT Sportsline Drops New Details on Upcoming 2013 Audi A3 Tune

Audi A1 Quattro Bumped to 302HP by ABT Sportsline

ABT Sportsline Tunes Into the Diesel-Powered Audi A6 Models

New Audi S8 Boosted to at Least 612-Horses by ABT Sportsline

New Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TDI ABT Souped up by ABT Sportsline

Audi S7 Sportback Tweaked by ABT Sportsline, gets at Least 513-Horses

Audi A1 Sportback gets the Tuning Treatment from ABT Sportsline

ABT Sportsline Turns the Audi Q3 Into the QS3

ABT Sportsline Boosts Audi S4 to 429-Horses

ABT Launches Tuning Program for New 2012 Volkswagen Beetle

ABT Launches New Tuning Program for Audi Q3

ABT Reveals its Latest Tuning Take on Volkswagen's T5 Passenger Van

ABT Wastes No Time in Preparing a Tune for the 2013 Audi A3

ABT Sportsline to Debut New VW Up!, Beetle and Audi Tunes in Geneva

ABT Sportsline Does the Audi A4 Facelift, S4 gets up to 435HP