The American car was one bad ass piece of engineering and the company that’s making it was so thrilled at its success that they’re making an amazing follow-up.

So then, what’s Ultimate Aero in our story and what on Earth could the hypercar maker have to do with the idea of tuning a BMW?

Nothing really. While the name of the product SSC are famous for is the same as the American tuning company’s that’s been tuning the F10 BMW M5, the two have nothing in common.

These Ultimate Aero guys are not bothered about the extreme speed and performance aspects that only video games would allow for.

They seem to be more interested in the eye candy aspect. They’ve just focused on the looks of this M5 and put it on the spot, just like us.

We’re on the spot because we don’t have any information on how the actual exterior color was achieved here. It could be a multi-layered clear coat effect or simply custom wrap.

Either way, the exterior of the Ultimate Aero F10 BMW M5 looks as if black was painted in liquid glass and has Need For Speed worthy reflections.

Once that’s done with, they tend to paint some other details in black such as the wheels, the grilles, the side vents, the window tints and the exhaust tips.

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Arguably one of the most fun cars ever made, the BMW 1M Coupe should go well with the Hulk’s fun loving and no-nonsense attitude. His David Bruce Banner side will also like the efficiency.

Either way, after some serious searching, we’ve finally been able to track down his car. It’s a nearly standard affair, but it does receive a rather specific exterior look.

Forget BMW’s standard paint options. Forget their Frozen Paint lineup and you can pretty much forget anything that could have come from Bavaria.

The exterior of this car is so crazily painted in the brightest lime green ever made that it could only have been made by Lamborghini.

There’s no confirmation available on that being the actual origin of the exterior paint shade on this particular 1 Series M Coupe but frankly, I wouldn’t want to bug the Hulk with annoying questions, would you?

As for the few technical tweaks that happened they’re a new custom titanium exhaust. We’re yet to hear it but we suppose it has a “Hulk smash” sound higher up the ranges.

On top of that, there’s a set of Bilstien sports shocks and a lowered suspension. The extra beef in the suspension was obviously needed.

Yannik Holler and Schwaben Folia came up with the photos so if you’re a Marvel Universe fan you may want to keep these guys on your checklist.

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The newest to join the list is the F30 BMW 3 Series. The newest version of the 3er gets a revised exterior, for now, and the promise for more.

With the new gallery giving us a good look at the sort of stuff they’ve given the design of the F30, Kelleners Sport claim that the new four exhaust tips are a preview.

It will be a preview of some considerably reworked engine that will pump out enough grunt to satisfy those not exactly ready to wait or pay for an M3 version.

Hopefully, the added grunt will come with the complementary handling upgrades that make a sporty car feel that much sportier without it being ruined.

Until then, we keep ourselves from drooling and check out the revised front and bumpers, the new boot spoiler and those stunning alloy wheels.

The wheels don’t seem to have any other attribute other than making the F30 3 Series look better but the other tweaks are more serious.

Apart from providing some extra stability at high speeds, the new mods do open up the front of the car for better cooling.

This is something that will be more than necessary when the new mods kick in. Even with the standard 3.0 liter of the F30 BMW 3 Series the extra aggressive look is considerably more impressive.

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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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