Developed as an eco-friendly sports car that adapts to AC Schnitzer's new motto "Efficient Performance", the 99d gets its name from its CO2 emission levels and the diesel powerplant housed under its hood.
German tuner AC Schnitzer has launched its first tuning package for the MINI Countryman . The focus is clearly on the wheels, as clients can choose between four different designs in two different sizes (18- or 19-inch) to go with the two-tone white and black exterior paint job. In fact, AC Schnitzer has just broken a personal record: in a company first, it has fitted a MINI with 19-inch rims. As for the interior, the tuning house offers an aluminum pedal set and gear knob or various knobs clad in leather with incorporated, digital gear display unit.
The German firm's engineers started with the 2.0-liter four-pot found on the 520d, raising output to 218 hp, and continued with the more noble 525d, which has a 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine. In this case peak output was boosted to 245 hp, same as the stock 530d. After AC Schnitzer's tune, the latter is now rated at 286 hp, while the range-topping 535d churns out an impressive 360 hp.
The German firm's engineers started with the 2.0-liter four-pot found on the 520d, raising output to 218 hp, and continued with the more noble 525d, which has a 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine. In this case peak output was boosted to 245 hp, same as the stock 530d. After AC Schnitzer's tune, the latter is now rated at 286 hp, while the range-topping 535d churns out an impressive 360 hp.
The aero bodywork includes a front spoiler, roof spoiler, bonnet air-vents, rear wing, rear diffuser and design elements for the front skirt and chromed front grille. There's also a new carbon piece for the bonnet with a Plexiglas window through which the engine is visible.
We're pretty sure that it won't be long before AC Schnitzer launches a full tuning program for the new 5er with styling parts and mechanical upgrades, but until then, skip the jump to check out the photo gallery.
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The main event of the German company's tune are the new upgrades for the X1's diesel powerplants. With these kits, output of the xDrive23d's 2.0-liter twin-turbocharged unit raises from 204HP to 240HP; the "s" and xDrive20d's 2.0-liter turbo from 177HP to 210HP and the "s" and xDrive18d's 2.0-liter turbo from 143HP to 171HP.
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2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe
2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe
2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe
2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe
2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe2010 Ac Schnitzer ACS3 3.5d Sports Coupe
When chaplet of damp anatomy on the countenance of accomplished sports car drivers, it's not necessarily bottomward to a adulterated air conditioning system. With the 420 V8-HP of the BMW M3, the ACS3 Sport catapults alike its keenest challengers into the rear appearance mirror. The antic coupé is ideal for anyone gluttonous to accretion advantage on agee tracks. A accustomed M3 would be a boxy adversary here, because in allegory with the "civilised" 3-series Coupé it has a absolutely altered arbor construction. With antagonism abeyance developed on the allegorical Nürburgring, AC Schnitzer has succeeded in adorning the administration abeyant of the anatomy alike further. And adapted with the Short Shift from Aachen, the ACS3 Sport becomes the automotive hero of the day: No-one is alteration apparatus faster!
The tuner did not release technical details on the specific model, but we assume that it features the standard 310HP upgrade to the twin-turbocharged straight-six diesel engine.
Together with the record breaking ACS3 3.5d Coupe, AC Schnitzer also tested the ACS4 3.5 turbo, which is based on the BMW Z4 sDrive 35i, at Nardo. The 360HP hardtop roadster achieved a top speed of 303.1 km/h or about 188 mph, which may not have set a world record, but it's impressive nevertheless.
