This is a big shift in the German aftermarket. You all know APR from the Volkswagen and Audi tuning world. APR is now a part of Driven Performance Brands which includes Flowmaster, B&M Racing and Performance, Hurst Shifters, Hurst Driveline Conversions, and Dinan Engineering. ...

A back and forth between Iroz Motorsport and APR is taking place on the EA888 2.0 liter MQB platform VW's. APR raised the bar with a new overall platform pass of 10.112 @ 142.76 last week in a front wheel drive MKVII Volkswagen GTI. ...

This is a messy story. It starts with a report that five BMW's were street racing in North Carolina and their cars were impounded. In this type of situation a judge could potentially decide that the owners lose their vehicles to the state. A giant penalty. ...

This is just absurd. A MKVII Golf GTI trapping over 140 miles per hour? Believe it. USP Motorsports ran an incredible 10.112 @ 142.76 in the 1/4 mile which just edges the 10.2 Iroz Mototorsports put up. ...

Dinan is no stranger to hypocrisy. Remember when Dinan stated piggyback tuning was bad? Well, now it's suddenly good when Dinan is selling Dinantronics piggybacks. Speaking of which, Dinan specifically had a tester release a dyno graph of their W205 C63 AMG M177 tune. ...

Here is a simple and cost effective upgrade to improve efficiency in your EA888 1.8T or 2.0T engine. APR's turbocharger inlet pipe is compatible with IHI IS12, IS30, or IS38 turbos and increases flow to 441 cfm from 379 cfm. ...

The 2.0 EA888 motors get the majority of the love but the IS38 turbocharger is a nice upgrade for the 1.8T EA888 engines. Keep in mind the IS38 turbocharger is factory equipment on the MKVII Volkswagen Golf R and the Audi S3. ...

There was a time where HRE Wheels were the most desireable wheels on the market. They had an unbeatable combination of looks, pricing, and performance. Along the way something happened and HRE has moved away from performance and focused more on profit margins. ...

Movie race scenes (obviously with a heavy Fast and the Furious emphasis here) between cars often have little to do with reality. For some reason when one car is losing suddenly they shift and pull ahead as if they were not on the gas. Plus, who has sixteen gear transmissions anyway? ...

Yesterday BoostAddict.com posted an article on an unpleasant situation with a customer who bought a Fabspeed exhaust system he thought fit his car. Fabspeed marketed the exhaust as fitting his vehicle and changed their website after the fact to make it seem like the customer ordered the wrong part. ...

Last month this MKVII Golf GTI ran 11.295 @ 124.20. A very impressive time and a record for the IS38 turbocharger which comes from the factory on the Volkswagen MKVII Golf R and the Audi S3. The owner shaved that time down to 11.172 @ 125.93 now. ...

Fabspeed has come under a bit of scrutiny recently. Earlier this year Fabspeed supposedly was facing a class action lawsuit although nothing seems to have come of it. Fabspeed posted their response and it certainly seemed reasonable that they were the target of a low character individual. ...

The APR Catback Exhaust System personalizes your vehicle’s looks, sound and performance. Beautifully hand-crafted T304-stainless-steel components adorn the system with stunning TIG-welding throughout. Our straight-through satin-finished mufflers are configurable to your desire, smoothing the exhaust note to a deep growl, without adding restrictions, rasp or drone. ...

If you do not like the Gen V Dodge Viper you are not a car enthusiast. What is there not to like? That it has perfect weight distribution? That it is light? That Dodge gave the engine forged internals specifically so it could handle tons of boost and nitrous? Is it too much of an enthusiast's car? ...