Autos

While we have some folks converting the Mercedes G-Glass SUV into a truck, there are other design engineers coming up with ways to freshen up the legendary Mercedes Geländewagen. For the 2012 LA Auto Show Design Challenge, organizers of the annual event asked automakers to create a patrol vehicle for the year 2025.

The North American Mercedes-Benz division and their Advanced Design Center California did their thing and created the ‘Ener-G-Force Concept’ off-road patrol vehicle. The team built a 1:1 scale model and it will be presented at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show later this month.

German tuner, Prior Design, has spiced up the look of the Audi R8 with a new aerodynamics package to give the vehicle an even more aggressive look. The Audi R8 may be a handsome car but I’ve personally always had mixed feelings about it. I’ll definitely take one if I had the opportunity but there are other vehicles I would consider before the R8.

The PD GT650 package by Prior Design is perfect for those R8 owners who want a vehicle to really stand out in the crowd. No doubt about it that the R8 is a head turner but this visual upgrade by the German tuner will take it to the next level.

Many car and Audi enthusiasts have been complaining about Audi not bringing the RS6 Avant to America, including yours truly.  I guess we’ll just have to settle for the 2014 Audi RS7 Sportback because Audi said it’s coming to North America.  Yay!

The Audi RS7 Sportback looks like it really means business and onlookers should be able to tell there is something special about this car.  The car backs up its looks with some serious muscle under the hood.  The RS7 is powered by a 4.0 liter TFSI V8 engine producing 560 horsepower (412 kW) and 516 pound-feet (700 Nm) of torque.  Power is sent to all four wheels with Audi’s Quattro AWD system via an 8-speed automatic transmission.

There’s nothing wrong with the looks of the stock Audi A3 Sportback but the S3 Sportback is much more sexy. If you’re an A3 Sportback owner and are looking to upgrade to a more agressive look like the S3 but don’t want to cough up the money, consider the package being offered by ABT Sportsline for the latest Audi A3 Sportback. And if you are looking to also get S3 power out of the A3 Sportback, this kit won’t be the solution…for now.

German tuners from ABT Sportsline have a number of modifications available in their kit which include both aesthetics and performance oriented. In the looks department, the Audi A3 Sportback receives a new front grill and lip spoiler integrated into the front bumper. As we go down the car, you will find fender insets, new side skirts, a roof spoiler, and changes to the rear bumper which now make room for a new quad tailpipe exhaust system.

The Audi A5 Coupe is one of the most elegant new cars you can buy, throw in the “RS” package, as in the RS5, it turns into a beast that also has a gentler side.  But if you’re not satisfied with the elegant or “gentlemanly” looks of the car, look no further than OSS Design’s new tuning package for the German coupe.

The OSS Design tuned Audi RS5 looks more like the bad ass guy that girls have a one night stand with, than the stock “take home to see mom” guy.  The company says they designed the car to look like “an angry stromtrooper”.  It does have the stormtrooper look…well, because it’s white and mean looking.