Meant to showoff how much the E92 could be improved upon just as its soon to become a “second hand available only” model, the “Sporty Drive TU” makes it feel much fresher.

In some aspects, it might actually turn the car into something better than the M3’s upcoming replacement. As the Bavarians will need to look at fuel economy, G-Power do not.

Without such an annoyance, or even that of the entire carbon emissions rating, G-Power really turned the bolts up on the 4.0 liter V8 engine by fitting a supercharger.

If it’s merely the entry-level SK I supercharger system you’re opting for, things are alright. It’s going to be fitted with a modified air intake and a larger air filter and an output of 520 horsepower.

The ASA T1-523 supercharger package is included in the SKII kit and bumps performance up to 580 horsepower. What really makes things interesting is the SK II CS pack.

It features a custom ECU and an additional fuel pump to turn the E92 BMW M3’s V8 into a 610 horsepower vehicle. I know plenty of cars produce more than that, but how many can genuinely use them?

Helping you with that, the guys at G-Power fit a GM3-RS coil-over suspension system, 20 inch alloy wheels and Michelin tires.

Whichever option you’re going to want on your E92, it will cost about as much as some second hand E9x models with plenty of miles on them.

The cheapest package starts at 11.500 euros.

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User Powerbeast has unveiled his new favorite toy, a seriously modified E90 BMW M3 painted in Dakar Yellow. The modelyear is 2011, the car however is out of this time and world.

iND is probably the most easily recognizable name in this creation. There’s quite a bit of the styling department’s work gone into this car.

That said, there’s a lot to consider when it comes to considering the looks of this car. The US resident got himself a euro-spec front bumper to start with.

Some of the visual tweaks do come from iND but then there’s a Challenge carbon fiber front lip and the rear diffuser comes from 3D Design.

The entire roof panel was replaced by carbon fiber and even the wheels have lost some weight being replaced by BBS FI units wrapped in Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.

Inside the E90 BMW M3, some more weight saving tricks have been employed, particularly in the racing seat department. That said, carbon fiber found its way here as well.

One highlight does stand out from underneath the headlines. The 4.0 liter V8 engine gets an ESS VT2-600 supercharger kit.

A Vortech supercharger, all the gubbins needed for it two work, some serious engine work, an Akrapovic exhaust and some serious intercooling work.

The end result is that you get at least 600 horsepower no matter what gas you use. Good think he made everything else better as well as fit that KW Club Sport Suspension and Brembo brake kit.

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This may have just been the case here as the guys at VF Engineering had to partner up with European Auto Service to come up with a new package.

Some considerable rolling of sleeves and a lot of A Team intro music later we got this, a barrel of supercharged goodness.

Though we can’t exactly tell from the rather un-revealing amount of photos at our disposal, EAS tuning may have given a few tweaks to an old body kit from VF Engineering.

The new package is called V540 and is actually a slightly toned down version of the V620 which manages to be considerably more demanding on the car by the end.

Its well known 4.0 liter V8 engine gets a new supercharger which adds between 4.0 and 4.5 psi of boost to the combustion chamber.

This helps the original 420 horsepower become 540 horsepower and 370 lb-ft of torque. At this point acceleration and top speed go up, with only one sacrifice to be made in the fuel economy department.

Otherwise, the throttle response remains untouched and so does the overall reliability of the powerplant.

Just in case you’re not sure about the overall reliability of the car, there’s a lot of serious engineering going on in order to make the whole package work.

It’s not going to stop anyone from asking about the price, this is an obvious issue since it hasn’t been announced.

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Buying an old one of these cars is actually quite accessible and then you’ll have to do something to it so that it keeps up with the new E89 powerhouse.

Who else could you turn to if you wanted more power from your BMW if not German specialist G-Power? Call them up and look into their SK Plus package.

Assuming you’ve got yourself the proper roadster, the 3.0 liter straight six cylinder powered version of the Z4, you can have some extra grunt.

The G-Power SK Plus package is inspired by the sort of engine mods the tuner fits to their infamous Hurricane RR and imply the fitting of a Sporty Drive supercharger system.

What that entices is that the BMW Z4 now has 286 horsepower under its bonnet and 254 lb-ft of torque will pull you along.

That’s a bump of 55, respectively 41, over the standard model. 20 inch light alloy wheels and Michelin sporty tires is what will also contribute to the speed.

The latter will also be helpful to the handling package. Since G-Power also fit an adjustable coilover suspension package, there’s probably no complaints to consider.

An untouched version of the standard chassis will almost certainly handle the power boost, but going from 0 to 62 in just 5.4 seconds is always a good reason to sharpen a car up.

Finally, there’s a few cosmetic bits to consider but even so, G-Power charges as little as 4000 USD for the BMW Z4 package.

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That’s not because VF are likely to go bankrupt the same way the Swedish company did but because they have a very loyal followship and because of the great work they do.

In attempting to prove my point we’re going to take a proper look at the Army “spec” BMW M3 they’ve built and which I think is lovely.

Though it’s getting the exterior look of an army vehicle, it’s not armored, not heavy and certainly not ready for off-road trips.

On the brighter side, the BMW M3 they built has a lot of firepower. Thanks to a new supercharger, exhaust, ECU remap and a new manifold, it now produces 620 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque.

A remarkable plus to BMW for making such a great engine that it can take this sort of extra power on stock internals without effort.

Don’t worry though, the VF Engineering crew have fitted the 620 horsepower monster with a wide body kit that’s made out of carbon fiber.

Saving weight is part of handling it but the true purpose is making it possible to fit a KW adjustable coilover package.

It doesn’t take up extra space, but it’s welcomed by the newly fitted light alloy wheels and the 11 inch tires at the front and the 13 inch ones at the back.

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This is exactly what G-Power have done. On the verge of a new BMW M3 being introduced with the F30 generation, they’ve turned their attention to the E46.

They’ve kept the same basic 3.2 liter straight six cylinder engine but beyond that I very much doubt things look familiar to anybody.

Using a supercharged kit, upgraded intakes, a revised exhaust and a remapped ECU that engine now produces 450 horsepower 339 lb-ft of torque.

For those who aren’t keen on “old” car specs, that’s a boost of 107 horses and 70 lb-ft of torque over the original.

The result of this upgrade is fairly easy to spot. According to the German tuner it now takes the E46 M3 14.6 seconds to complete the sprint from 0 to 124 mph.

Since they’ve also been kind enough to remove the top speed governor, the G-Power E46 BMW M3 can now hit a maximum of 186 mph.

In order to reign in the power, an adjustable coil-over suspension goes on together with some upgraded brakes. The latter are so ferocious they need 20 inch wheels to fit over the calipers.

Michelin Pilot Sport tires are the last technical upgrade we get to see on the G-Power E46. Otherwise, they’ve kept things clean and tried to make the car look as much as possible like the CSL version.

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The BMW X5 M is impressive on so many levels it seems pointless to keep tuning the lesser brother but that’s not how G-Power feels.

The German tuner still thinks there’s a case for its Typhoon package for the BMW X5 so let’s grab a second look and see if it’s still worth it.

Having started out with the top end xDrive48i the tuner took the 4.8 liter V8 engine all the way up to 528 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque.

With this engine the G-Power X5 can go from 0 to 62 in 4.7 seconds and hit a top speed of around 170 mph.

A new body kit is formed of flared wheel arches, new bumpers, a new hood and a discrete rear spoiler. The looks are more aggressive but still relatively bearable.

What is important about the looks is the fitting of new multispoke 23 inch alloy wheels and some very low profile tires.

That’s where handling is compromised but this is where things start to count once again. The G-Power BMW X5 is still using standard suspension so it’s not as stiff as the X5 M.

There’s also the issue of pricing, the G-Power BMW X5 costs quite the chunk of change less since they’re only expensive mod is the supercharger kit.

G-Power wouldn’t be too obvious about the costs of the entire package but they’re adamant it’s less than the X5 M costs more than the normal SAV.

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