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The Land Cruiser finds more aggression in the form of the 5,600 euro Delta kit

The 4.5-liter V8 turbo diesel engined Toyota Land Cruiser found another party wanting to customize it with flashy equipment

The transformation isn’t just skin deep. The ECU gets tweaked as well and the result is an added 36hp (322hp in all) and 80Nm of extra torque (720 Nm after modification)

Delta is also offering a high-performance braking system to compensate for the extra power, but that is completely optional. The ground clearance has been increased by 30mm and larger, flashy alloys substitute the stock wheels.

The total cost of the kit – A cool 5600 euro!

Swift Sport Rock am Ring has a good reason to be here

Suzuki will introduce a special edition of the Swift Sport dubbed “Swift Sport Rock am Ring.”

Some of you may ask why, and there’s a good reason (unlike manufacturers unveiling special editions to celebrate a victory at a local award ceremony)

This model will mark the 25th anniversary of the music festival sponsored by the Japanese manufacturer scheduled to take place at the Nurburgring race track in June.

The Suzuki Swift Sport Rock am Ring is distinguished by logos, a new entertainment system that comprises of a Clarion Navigation system, featuring a 6.9 inch color display, a 30 Gb hard drive for storing music, multiple power speakers and an iPod auxiliary adapter.

You can buy your Rock am Ring in three shades – Whit Pearl Metallic, Cosmic Black Pearl Metallic and Supreme Red Pearl Metallic.

You get the standard Sport Swift’s configuration. This means that the car will continue to be powered by a 1.6 liter petrol engine, that makes 125 hp at 6,800 rpm and 109 lb-ft (148 Nm) of torque at 4,800 rpm. 0-100kph comes in 8.9 seconds and a top speed of 124 mph (200 km/h), makes for a fast car.

Only 700 units of the music-inspired Swift Sport will ever be made and it’ll set you back by 17,990 euro when sales begin next month. If you choose to buy one, that is.

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The JE Design body kit for the VW Polo looks good. But the prices seem exorbitant

Now, for all of those who are eager to see a VW Polo in all its “Sport” glory, here’s one that won’t make it to India.

These pictures show you what can be done with the forthcoming VW Polo, so that all you wanna be “Cool & Bad” dudes can take your Polos to custom shops and get them heavily modified.

Here’s one by JE Design, Germany. The Orange body paint with black stripes looks good, but would personally like to see a “Electric Blue” with Orange stripes or “Metallic Grey” with Black stripes. Notice how the strips are carried on from the roof to the bonnet. The treatment lends it a meaty and arrogant look.

For an average driver, this car would only feel more intimidating as it grows in his rear view mirror. The twin exhaust centered at the rear is very sporty along with a “diffuser” treatment. Not sure of the material that JE Design have used, but the carbon fiber like treatment to the entire section is very desirable.

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The Chevrolet Cruze SS body kit adds aggression and toughness to the car

GM in Singapore is offering a “Cruze SS” bodykit for Chevrolet Cruze customers. The inspiration for the body kit has clearly come from the Bumblebee character played by the Chevrolet Camaro in the mega hit Transformers movie.

The kit consisting of a front, rear and side skirts, a rear spoiler, 17 inch alloy wheels wrapped with Falken tyres, and illuminated skuff plates, adds oomph to the already muscular styling.

The Chevrolet Cruze SS kit is priced at SG$4,980 which translates to around 1.63 lakh rupees.

If you think this pack looks uncool, then check out the Irmscher body kit for the Chevrolet Cruze.

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Yamaha YZF-R15 fitted with TwoBros exhaust system

Yamaha YZF-R15 has been a trend setter in the Indian motorcycle industry with its performance and style. If you feel Yamaha has extracted the maximum from this bike then just hold-on.

TwoBros have come up a with an exhaust system specifically designed for R15 called Yamaha R15 (2009) V.A.L.E. Full Exhaust Systems.

This exhaust system not only reduces overall weight but improves the horsepower and torque figures thereby fetching out the maximum from the engine. The sound of the bike also changes and gives a deep and throaty exhaust note.

These exhaust system are available in three different types of canister mainly Aluminum Canister, Carbon Fiber Canister and Titanium Canister.

However, since we haven’t seen any performance tests of the bike after installing this exhaust system, it would be difficult to say how much the bike performance would improve. The price of the exhaust system starts at US $350.

Chevrolet Cruze Irmscher gets stiffer suspension and new wheels

Tuning house Irmscher is teaming up with Chevrolet to bring out a special Chevrolet Cruze Irmscher, which will be made available in 2010 in Germany. The kit has no mechanical upgrades. All you get is 18-inch alloy wheels, chrome exhaust and sport suspension, which should let you take corners at higher speeds on your new Chevrolet Cruze.

The Irmscher package will be offered at the price tag of 1,990 euro.

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The Honda CBF Stunner is a unique addition to the 125cc range of bikes in India. With its sharp cowl and slightly tuned engine, the CBF Stunner shows no signs of its Shine-derived architecture. Naturally, this will prompt existing customers to explore the possibility of fitting performance parts to their bikes and here’s something that will interest them.

Leovince, a UK-based performance parts maker, has unveiled a new exhaust system for the CBF Stunner. The press release says by adding the kit, you get -

- 10% torque increase.
- 10% power increase.
- Weight saving.
- ‘Superb’ sound

Once the kit is installed, maximum power is increased from 10.8 to 11.7bhp and between 3500rpm and 5200rpm, torque gains are as high as 40%!

Coming to the price of the kit – £350 (Rs 27,212) inc vat.

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Honda CR-V, a product that shares many features with the Honda Civic is still not the best seller or ‘the’ SUV in the Indian market.

To make it a more tempting buy, Modulo and Mugen are offering accessories to both the US-spec and UK-spec 2010 Honda C-RVs.

The new CR-V on the block will feature new front and rear bumpers which are definitely more sporty, new grille and 19 inch alloys.

Along with those goodies, you also get a new exhaust system, side skirts, roof spoiler plus a pressure monitoring system by Mugen.

You must check the pictures after the break to understand the additions.