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2019-07-25

ABT Sportsline puts Golf VII GTI TCR on the grid with 340 hp and 430 Nm

From the racetrack onto the road: Few vehicles encapsulate the motto of ABT Sportsline as well as the recently refined Golf GTI TCR. Upon request, the special model inspired by VW’s touring car racing...

2019-07-18 - Tuning

ABT SQ5 TDI scores with 384 hp and 22-inch Sport HR Aero wheels

Delivering 347 hp (255 kW), the new SQ5 3.0 TDI is an impressive performer right across the board. Thanks to an electric compressor, 700 Nm of torque is achieved early on and the acceleration is...

2019-07-11 - Tuning

Compact powerhouse: ABT boosts Audi RS3 to 470 hp

Just 20 years ago, the S3 made its debut as the most powerful compact Audi boasting 210 hp (154 kW). Coming in one level above this, the RS3 was introduced eight years ago. The current generation with...

2019-07-04

ABT refines SEAT Tarraco with 220 hp and new wheels

The SEAT Tarraco is a textbook example of a proud Spaniard: well-built and handsome, and with 190 horses (140 kW) under the hood, extremely vivacious. Despite its 1.8-tonne weight, it sprints from...

2019-06-27 - Tuning

ABT refines Audi SQ2 with 350 hp and 20-inch wheels

Its compact dimensions place the Audi SQ2 in the ‘Urban SUV’ class, with 300 hp (221 kW) and 400 Nm of torque, the fun really starts when you’re out of town. Its combination of premium flair and...

2019-06-19

ABT gives VW Amarok a rocking 306 hp

They are rugged, powerful and cool and now rank as the trendiest cars in Europe: pick-ups! Since 2010, the VW Amarok has been one of this country’s best-sellers. Introduced last year, the 3.0 TDI...

2019-06-13

Urus is the first Lamborghini with ABT Power, delivering 710 hp and 910 Nm

Lamborghini is probably the Audi and VW Group’s sportiest marque. “Of course, that is why it came to our attention,” says Hans-Jürgen Abt, CEO of the tuning provider ABT Sportsline. The family...

2019-05-29 - Tuning

The roaring 50ies! After the limited ABT RS4+ the RS5-R Sportback takes over

When one door closes, another opens. This famous quote from Alexander Graham Bell also applies to car doors. After all 50 of the strictly limited ABT RS4+ have been sold, the world’s largest...

2019-05-24

ABT Golf R and "DA Team bus" at Wörthersee

At the first GTI meeting 37 years ago, a VW bus would have been used as mobile accommodation at best. The VW T2 and T3 at the time were just too practical to be of interest to fans of sporty,...

2019-05-16

As powerful as a TCR racing car: the ABT Leon CUPRA R Sportstourer with 350 HP

The sports car Leon CUPRA R Sportstourer didn’t get its name from the stylish copper-colored details. CUPRA stands for “Cup Racing”, after all SEAT has been successfully taking part in the popular...