GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » ABT http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:22:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Official: ABT Sportsline AS5 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/official-abt-sportsline-as5/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/official-abt-sportsline-as5/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:28:08 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49084 The latest edition of the ABT AS5 combines a precise and harmonious design with dynamic technology, according to the tuner from the south of Germany. An ABT Power package turns the 3.0 liter diesel engine from its original 245hp into a torquey 300hp. For the 2.0 TFSI, it goes to 270hp, the original version has [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/official-abt-sportsline-as5/feed/ 1 Official: ABT Sportsline AS4 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/25/official-abt-sportsline-as4/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/25/official-abt-sportsline-as4/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:51:52 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48759 The Bavarian tuning company ABT Sportsline has released their tuning program for the brand new Audi S4, named ABT AS4. In terms of better performance, they offer an increase in power. ABT Power lends the top model 435hp, up from the original V6 petrol engine’s 333hp. The new AS4 only needs 4.8 seconds to go [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/25/official-abt-sportsline-as4/feed/ 0 Essen 2011: ABT R8 GT R Police Car by Tune IT! Safe! Magazine http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/27/essen-2011-abt-r8-gt-r-police-car-by-tune-it-safe-magazine/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/27/essen-2011-abt-r8-gt-r-police-car-by-tune-it-safe-magazine/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:41:02 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=46536 Our final post about the Essen Motor Show 2011 includes an unique project. Tune IT! Safe! magazine presented at the tuning show an Audi R8 police car. The “Tune it! Safe!” campaign is now in its seventh year and committed to safe and reputable car tuning. The campaign is supported by car clubs and tuning [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/27/essen-2011-abt-r8-gt-r-police-car-by-tune-it-safe-magazine/feed/ 1 ABT Sportsline at Essen Motor Show 2011 http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/25/abt-sportsline-at-essen-motor-show-2011/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/25/abt-sportsline-at-essen-motor-show-2011/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:45:57 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=46380 The motor show in Essen, Germany exhibits the essence of tuning. Of course, the world’s largest tuner of cars from the Volkswagen Group has some attractive cars on its stand. One of those cars on display at the event is the ABT R8 V10 Spyder GTS, which got an unique wrap made together with Mattlook.com [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/25/abt-sportsline-at-essen-motor-show-2011/feed/ 0 Cars & Girls: Pim Hongsapan & ABT Audi R8 Spyder http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/07/cars-girls-pim-hongsapan-abt-sportsline-r8-spyder/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/07/cars-girls-pim-hongsapan-abt-sportsline-r8-spyder/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:47:20 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=45746 Pim Hongsapan is a race car driver from Thailand currently racing in the Asian Toyota Saloon Series. Pim Hongsapan is posing with an ABT tuned Audi R8 Spyder and 2010 Renault Formula 1 car. She drives for the Elf-Bara Windsor-Sittipol team and gained lots of fame with her combination of performance on the track and [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/07/cars-girls-pim-hongsapan-abt-sportsline-r8-spyder/feed/ 1 Two New Showrooms for ABT Sportsline in Asia http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/10/29/two-new-showrooms-for-abt-sportsline-in-asia/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/10/29/two-new-showrooms-for-abt-sportsline-in-asia/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:57:01 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=45377 Three years ago, ABT Asia LLP was founded. From the very beginning, the objective was to have a presence in the most important growth market, Asia/Pacific. The ABT Sportsline subsidiary has expanded ever since and is expanding its local customer services. In November, the showroom in Singapore will move into a new building. Taipei will [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/10/29/two-new-showrooms-for-abt-sportsline-in-asia/feed/ 0 Official: ABT Audi RS3 http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/09/01/official-abt-rs3/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/09/01/official-abt-rs3/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:48:39 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=43579 Kempten-based tuner ABT has unveiled its package for the Audi RS3. The package includes power upgrades up to 470hp and a number of aerodynamic upgrades as a well as a set of impressive 19 inch alloys. It’s a relatively subtle upgrade that gives the ABT RS3 a fresh and unique look. The ABT RS3 hits [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/09/01/official-abt-rs3/feed/ 2 Audi Vietnam Partners with ABT Sportsline http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/06/21/audi-vietnam-partners-with-abt-sportsline/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/06/21/audi-vietnam-partners-with-abt-sportsline/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:06:31 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=41278 At the end of 2008, ABT (pronounced as Upt) Sportsline, a 115 year old German tuner, took a step into Asia by incorporating their regional corporate office, ABT Asia LLP. Vietnam is the latest member to the ABT family in Asia. The first ABT models to be launched in Vietnam will be the ABT A4, [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/06/21/audi-vietnam-partners-with-abt-sportsline/feed/ 0 Sound File ABT R8 V10 Spyder GTS http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/04/07/sound-file-abt-r8-v10-spyder-gts/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/04/07/sound-file-abt-r8-v10-spyder-gts/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:39:18 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=39277 Following the release at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 about a month ago, the Germans at ABT have released a sound file of their ABT R8 V10 Spyder GTS. You will here the exhaust of the tuned spyder while the camera/microphone is attached to the vehicle itself. The ABT R8 V10 Spyder GTS focusses on [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/04/07/sound-file-abt-r8-v10-spyder-gts/feed/ 5 Geneva 2011: ABT A7 Sportback http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/02/geneva-2011-abt-a7-sportback/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/02/geneva-2011-abt-a7-sportback/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:40:29 +0000 Chris http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=35696 ABT Sportsline has released the Audi A7 Sportback a few weeks ago. The German tuner has officially debuted the luxury saloon car at the Geneva Motor Show yesterday. For the Audi A7 3.0 TDi engine there is the ABT Power Package. The output of this engine increases from the standard 245hp to 282hp, the torque [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/02/geneva-2011-abt-a7-sportback/feed/ 0 Geneva 2011: ABT R8 V10 Spyder GTS http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/01/geneva-2011-abt-r8-v10-spyder-gts/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/01/geneva-2011-abt-r8-v10-spyder-gts/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:39:38 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=35707 As announced earlier this morning the guys from ABT brought this R8 GTS to the Geneva Motor Show. ABT focussed on weight reductions and the perfect distribution of weight combined with a performance improvement up to 620hp out of the stock 5.2 liter FSI V10 engine. Eye-catching is not only the colour combination of red [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/01/geneva-2011-abt-r8-v10-spyder-gts/feed/ 0 Official: ABT R8 V10 Spyder GTS http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/01/official-abt-r8-gts/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/01/official-abt-r8-gts/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:00:49 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=35613 ABT is extending its line-up of R8 GTx models with this brand new ABT R8 V10 Spyder GTS, the Spyder version of the R8 GTR revealed last year in Geneva. The main thing you will notice is the combination between red and carbon dominating from the bonnet to the rear wing. While designing the car, [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/03/01/official-abt-r8-gts/feed/ 2 Official: ABT A7 Sportback http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/02/10/official-abt-a7-sportback/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/02/10/official-abt-a7-sportback/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:00:22 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=33972 German tuner ABT Sportsline has released their take on the Audi A7 Sportback. The ABT A7 program includes a wide variety of parts. The body kit includes side skirts, front spoiler and a rear skirt set with a four-pipe exhaust unit. The series standard 245hp of the 3.0 TDi engine is increased to a powerful [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/02/10/official-abt-a7-sportback/feed/ 0 ABT Debuts New Sports Car Project at Geneva 2011 http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/01/20/abt-debuts-new-sports-car-project-at-geneva-2011/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/01/20/abt-debuts-new-sports-car-project-at-geneva-2011/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:28:01 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=32650 ABT Sportsline is present at the 81st International Geneva Motor Show starting on the 1st of March with two single press days. The German tuner celebrates its 115th anniversary with a total of three new models. First of all the chrome ABT R8 GTR is present at the event. We spotted the vehicle at the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/01/20/abt-debuts-new-sports-car-project-at-geneva-2011/feed/ 1 Essen 2010: Chrome ABT R8 GT-R http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/11/26/essen-2010-chrome-abt-r8-gt-r/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/11/26/essen-2010-chrome-abt-r8-gt-r/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:34:07 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=29793 ABT Sportsline has a chrome ABT R8 GT R on their stand at Essen 2010. The vehicle was one of the highlights of Geneva 2010 and is only limited to just 25 vehicles. The ultimate R8 is based on the structure of the 5.2 FSI V10 production car. The most important stuff is under the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/11/26/essen-2010-chrome-abt-r8-gt-r/feed/ 3 Overkill: ABT-R Touareg on 26-inch Lexani’s http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/10/10/overkill-abt-r-touareg-on-26-inch-lexani%e2%80%99s/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/10/10/overkill-abt-r-touareg-on-26-inch-lexani%e2%80%99s/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:57:51 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=27431 Yo, Yo, Yo man… check this out… They do it like the best in Canada. Overkill is their main subject and they just take it into a different league. Uh yes, now in a normal language understandable to the rest of you all. This ABT-R Touareg sits on 26-inch Lexani’s and is a definite overkill. [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/10/10/overkill-abt-r-touareg-on-26-inch-lexani%e2%80%99s/feed/ 9 ABT Exhaust Unit for the Audi RS5 and TT-RS http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/10/06/abt-exhaust-unit-for-the-audi-rs5-and-tt-rs/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/10/06/abt-exhaust-unit-for-the-audi-rs5-and-tt-rs/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:48:45 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=27307 For the Audi models RS5 and TT-RS, ABT Sportsline has developed an exhaust system with a more powerful and striking sound. The high-quality stainless steel technology of the exhaust system is robust and durable. The new exhaust system from ABT Sportsline consists of middle and rear mufflers, which run from the catalytic converter to the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/10/06/abt-exhaust-unit-for-the-audi-rs5-and-tt-rs/feed/ 0 ABT TT-RS – ‘Power S’ http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/09/02/abt-tt-rs-power-s/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/09/02/abt-tt-rs-power-s/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:17 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=25680 ABT, one of our favourite tuning companies, unveiled their fastest TT yet earlier on today. The ‘ABT Power S’ kit increases power to 501hp, 161hp more than the standard car. 100km/h (62mph) can be achieved in just four seconds with a top speed 292km/h now possible. BR and CR rims are available in standard 20 [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/09/02/abt-tt-rs-power-s/feed/ 1 Video: ABT Sportsline R8 V10 Spyder http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/07/26/video-abt-sportsline-r8-v10-spyder/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/07/26/video-abt-sportsline-r8-v10-spyder/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:06:14 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=24177 The Polish website Moto.pl created the following footage of the tuned 5.2 liter V10 roofless sports car at the track. The ABT Audi R8 Spyder is upgraded to a total of 600hp, 75 more than standard. The extra horses improve the sprint time of zero to 100km/h (62mph) to 3.8 seconds. The top speed of [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/07/26/video-abt-sportsline-r8-v10-spyder/feed/ 1 Video: ABT AS5-R Cruising Through The Emirate of Dubai http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/05/24/video-abt-as5-r-cruising-through-the-emirate-of-dubai/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/05/24/video-abt-as5-r-cruising-through-the-emirate-of-dubai/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 18:28:29 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=21538 Following our road test of the ABT Sportsline AS5-R is this video of our team cruising through the Emirate of Dubai on a sunny afternoon. We are not going to share any more details, just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride… Oh one more thing, you can read the road test here.

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