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
- 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