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At the past auto show to the booth of the magazine, the motor approached a man. I extended the card - the Latvian company, carries out tuning cars. When asked what the proposed tuning is, explained - Moldings, spoilers, toning of glasses, painting ... - So is it tuning?
- No, of course, but for now clients are enough, you can restrict it.
Demand gives birth to a proposal - tuning ads appear more and more. If you figure out, the set of services offered is usually limited only by changes in the appearance of the car. But individual firms and firms are already beginning to engage in tuning seriously - engine, suspension, brakes ... We decided to get acquainted with one of such companies. The guys once started with spare parts trade to Volkswagen and Audi. Tired of trading, decided to do something more serious. This was something tuning of a German concern car (already known from and to).
Scheme Normal: The client expresses his wishes, abroad require the necessary details or ready-made sets that are installed on the car. Changes are possible any, starting with the appearance, cabin, music and ending with the chassis, transmission and engine. The coolest and past the most deep alteration machine - Volkswagen Golf VR6 Turbo. 
The appearance of the car is changed using a set of attachments of the company Zender. After its installation, the number of headlights doubled, they rounded and decreased in size. The car began to look more muscular and predatory, and poisonous yellow color highlights it from the crowd of fellow. Alloy wheels and tires 215 / 40ZR17 are very suitable for cars.
It was necessary to put 17-inch wheels due to the increased front brake discs Porsche, for which 16-inch wheels were not spoiled. Installation of 17-inch wheels led to the need to reduce the move of the suspension - it was necessary to press the springs until the stop. Remember: ... One alteration pulls the second, third, and went, went - after all, everything is interconnected in the car. (Motor 16)?
The main changes are under the hood. The turbocharger and the intermediate air cooler were installed on the engine. It required the installation of a more powerful fan in the cooling system, oil radiator and reduce the degree of compression. As stated, the motor power has increased to 340 liters. with. 
The salon also got: many panels are painted in body color, the rest are in black. The scales of the instruments are also yellow, it quickly bored. The new front seats of the bucket form are installed, which reliably fix the driver's case. Hard suspension and wide low-profile rubber allow a car to develop large side accelerations, in which there would be no good lateral support to ride. The pedals of the clutch and gas are quite informative, we are touched without problems. Initially, the acceleration occurred smoothly, without jerks, but as soon as the engine scored 4000 rpm., Turbine earned. It seemed that someone drove into us from behind - the car sharply thrown forward. The front of the car rushed, and the steering wheel tried to break out of the hands for a moment. Engine speeds almost instantly drived up to 6500-7000 rpm. Switched to the second transmission, overclocking continued through the same scenario. Only the third managed to take the situation under control.
The brakes were at the height: the small course of pedals, informativeness, fantastic slowdown. It is necessary to pay tribute to the rigid suspension and ultra-low-profile tires - there was a feeling in the turns that the car will rather turn over than at least a millimeter will be shifted from a given trajectory. By the way, due to the wide rubber, the effort on the steering wheel significantly increased. But the stiffness of the suspension and the tire profile, which increased the stability of the car, actually deprived him of any comfort. Each hole had to travel around, so as not to beat the wheels, and if under the wheels, it was still a buccorku, the body reacted by shudder.
In general, if you have the opportunity to travel to the closed track or you make most of the trips to MKAD, this car is for you. But before leaving on it to the city, imagine what will happen if the turbine suddenly turns on the lively stream.
Alexey Vasilyev miller Pilot Driver
Appearance
Front spoiler is very low; In winter, he will collect all the drifts and will be unreasonable very quickly.
Salon
The driver's seats and the front passenger are very tough, but comfortable. Annoying bright yellow color scales.
Chassis
The springs are fit almost until it stops, and the effluent of the shock absorbers is not increased, so the car jumps on the irregularities. Brakes are informative and highly efficient.
Steering
Informatively enough.
Engine The turbine is turned on too sharply. Due to the rally, the engine before turning on the superior lost a considerable part of the torque.
When gear shifts, the working mixture is released into the exhaust system, accompanied by cotton, and after a sharp discharge of revolutions, the engine stalls.
This can be explained too high pressure pressure, it would be better to reduce it.
Overall impression
The car is little suitable for movement in the Moscow streets. It is better to ride in German autobans.
Alexey Kostyuk
A source: Magazine Motor [№10 / 1997]
