Unlike AC Schnitzer, Alpina or Brabus, Romeo Ferraris sounds great because their name is mix up between two car brands (and one character for that matter) that have written history.

For what it’s worth, the F10 BMW M5 tuning program they’ve got going on seems to prove the fact that they’re at work on raising up to their name.

They fitted the new big sporty sedan with a revised ECU and a sports exhaust system to make for a bit of a boost in power.

The 4.4 liter V8 engine now reels its twin-turbocharger setup to a maximum power output 635 horsepower and 546 lb-ft of torque.

Throw in a downpipe without pre-catalyst, a catalyst metal center with 200 cells some titanium bits, revised tips and even more chip tuning and you go to phase two of the tuning process.

At this point, the Romeo Ferraris F10 BMW M5 is capable of developing up to 657 horsepower and 582 lb-ft of torque.

We suspect that with the extra power the acceleration from 0 to 62 gets even closer to 4.0 seconds and the top speed is expected to go beyond 200 mph this time.

It seems that the whole of the exterior remains standard and that the interior of the BMW M5 is still in the same shape it leaves the Bavarian factory in.

That’s not really a problem but Romeo Ferraris should have probably been a little more careful with the way the cooling on the F10 BMW M5 works.

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German tuner Hartge is willing to help us on that as they currently have on of the finest kits on offer for the smallest BMW out there.

It’s a no nonsense approach that gives the F20 BMW 1 Series some minor aesthetic tweaks, some changes inside and some extra grunt under the bonnet.

With the exterior being a first concern, the F20 BMW 1 Series features no changes to the body kit. You can however order some Hartge badges to replace those that come on the car from Bavaria.

Basically the exterior tuning kit is limited to a new chromed exhaust tip and a set of 19 inch alloys built in-house by Hartge. They’re available in silver or smoked silver colors.

Inside the Hartge F20 we find the same sort of minimalist approach. You can get new badges, aluminium pedals and custom velour carpets and that’s about it.

Under the bonnet things are a little more interesting but only the diesel engines get an ECU remap. Happily though, all of them get it and each gets a bit more power.

With these mods the 116d now produces 140 hp and 229 lb-ft, the 118d gets 172 hp and 280 lb-ft and finally the upgraded 120d features 215 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque.

Fuel consumption figures aren’t available but the German tuner promises that most drivers won’t notice the difference since this is a mild software update.

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