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Powerflex bushes for classic 911s

From £12.95 (shift rod coupling

bush)powerflex.co.uk

Polyurethanebushescan tighten upolder cars

a treat. Powerfl ex now offers front andrear

suspensiontop mount bushes, andshift rod

bushesfor pre-’89 Porsche 911s, with varying

levels of stiffnessavailable anda subtle grey

colouroptiontoo.

Brabus 800 Black Ops/Shadow

€330,066/€393,145

brabus.com

Brabus will make ten examples eachof its new

800 Black Ops and800 Shadow, eachbased on

the Mercedes-AMGG63. Both make 789bhp(up

212. and737lb ft (up 110) fromtheir 4-litre twin-

turbo V8s andeachrides on23-inch wheels,

though the Shadow gets extra interior work.

ST X suspension kit

for Suzuki Swift (Mk4)

From €739st-suspenions.net

TheSuzukiSwift is lookinglike becoming

a culttuner car, andKW’s budget brand

STSuspensionsnow has a kit to suit

the latestmodel. It comprisescoilovers that

dropthe rideheight by 25-40mm at the front

and30-50mm at the rear.

Balboni exhaust for

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

£POAvalentinobalboni.net

Legendary Lamborghinitestdriver Valentino

Balboniturned his handto custom exhausts

in2016. His company’s latestwork is a 4.66kg

titaniumsystem for the AventadorSVJ – so light,

it’s claimeditsheds oneper cent fromthe kerb

weight of the car. Only63 unitswill bemade.

AC Schnitzer parts

for BMW 3-series

£variesac-schnitzer.de

Respected BMW tuner AC Schnitzer now offers

partsfor the latestBMW 3-series,including 19-

and20-inch alloy wheel options,a 20mmlower

springkit, splitters andsideskirts,andaluminium

interior parts. A full sportssuspensionkit and

exhaust silencer package will beavailable soon.

Gaz GP dampers

for Lotus Elan M100

£123.62 eachgazshocks.com

Is the front-drive ElanM100 the forgotten Lotus?

Praised for its handlingbackinthe day, Gaz

neverthelessoffers adjustable dampers with

enough range to cover everythingfromroad use

to trackdays andeven racing.Matchingsprings

are also available for £30 per cornerplus VAT.

New ways to enhance your car that have taken our fancy this month

TUNER ESSENTIALS

Novitec 812 N-Largo

€POAnovitec.com

TheFerrari 812 Superfast – andwe cannot

stressthis enough – is not a car in want of

more power. That’s never stopped tuners such

asNovitec before though,and its latestwork,

the N-Largo, makes the Superfast even more

super-fast.

The6.5-litre V12 has been remapped to produce

829bhpat 8750rpm and554lb ft of torqueat

7300rpm – 40bhpand25lb ft more respectively

thanthe standard car.

That’ll give you even lessroomthanusual to

explore the new 2.8sec 0-62mphtime(a tenth

quicker) and214mphtop speed (up by 3mph).

Even more obvious are the visualchanges,

including a wide-body kit that broadensthe car

by asmuchas14cmat the rearaxle.

Whilenot subtle, it does suit the 812’s shape,

aided by new 21-inchwheels and a 35mm lower

rideheight. Various paint fi nishesandinterior

enhancementsare also available.

Gaz GP dampers