Las Vegas / Nevada – the city of sin. It‘s known as this because here, in the middle of the desert, some people gamble away house and home in one of the many casinos. Having said that, entertainers such as Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin have also appeared in Vegas and enhanced the glamorous image of the metropolis.
So the fact that SEMA - the largest tuning trade fair in the world - is held here, suits it perfectly. The same goes for the suffix “show” which this event highlight for car individualists carries.
“It is important for ABT Sportsline that we are present at the SEMA, as in spite of the crisis the USA is still one of the core tuning markets”, says Hans-Jürgen Abt. The largest tuner of Volkswagen cars in the world is using this trade fair to show the level that its engineers and designers in Allgaeu work at: with the white ABT AS5 the public is shown an elegant and dynamic vehicle.
“The SEMA is also a very important specialist trade fair”, states the ABT press spokesman Florian Büngener. “In Las Vegas we make and invest in contacts, which help us to continue to establish a foothold in the North American market”, adds Büngener. In this context he then points out, that ABT is now able to announce a cooperation with GGI European Tuning. The prestigious company based in Huntington Beach / California and Miami / Florida is one of the market leaders in European car tuning. “In GGI we have found a completely professional and extremely committed partner for the USA, and we are looking forward to cooperating with them”, says Hans-Jürgen Abt.
A veteran of the tuning scene is back with ronotec. Rolf Nothelle founded his first company in 1967 and already then focused on automobile tuning and shot to fame in racing. Like in former times, Rolf Nothelle now also specialises on refining Audi automobiles and VW-Group brands with ronotec.
“Accelerating“ Audi- and VW-models has a long tradition with Rolf Nothelle since the 1960s. Back then, Rolf Nothelle became famous for his blazing red coloured race cars which regularly crossed the finishing line as winners. The race cars he built achieved many national and international titles.
In the tuning trade, the name Rolf Nothelle parallelly matured to an epitome of quality and individuality. With ronotec, Rolf Nothelle continues to live up to his name. At the moment, the most important new development from ronotec is an external “Powerbox“ called R-Tronic. It is an innovative performance enhancement for the latest generations of TFSI direct fuel injection- and TDI diesel engines. The ronotec R-Tronic regulates the turbocharger pressure. A novelty in this sector, as until recently that could not be accomplished with an additional control box.
The R-Tronic by ronotec can be fitted within a few minutes and provides a performance enhancement of 20-30 %, depending on the car model. ronotec gives a 3-year warranty and provides a certificate of the German Technical Control Board (TÜV) for most models.
As for the aerodynamics- and tuning programme, ronotec concentrates on the Audi models Q7, A6 und TT apart from R-Tronic. At present, ronotec prepares an extensive aerodynamics kit for the SUV Audi Q5.
For more information about the ronotec tuning programme, please visit the web site www.ronotec.de.
Drivers who want more power for their Audi, VW, SEAT or Skoda come to ABT Sportsline or one of its Volkswagen partners, which can be found anywhere across the country, as the Kempten art of engineering always provides for increased torque, more power and better acceleration. ABT engine tuning optimally utilizes the potential of the vehicle without exceeding the capacity of the engine and its auxiliaries.
At ABT Sportsline’s development department, the quality is tested under toughest conditions on the brand new engine and roller test stand: here, the power upgrades are tested with engines running under real conditions – without mercy, right to the limits – and beyond. “We demand high performance the client can rely on”, says Hans-Jürgen Abt. A client who, for example, has his vehicle featuring a 3.0 TDI upgraded from 240hp (177kW) to torquey 310hp (228kW) can be sure that the durability of the optimized engine really has been put through its paces.
No matter which power package the client decides for, he can be certain that he will get ABT know-how: right from the beginning, the Kempten-based tuners have been pioneers in the field of electronic engine tuning. Optimizing the engine management of diesel and petrol cars means that “performance-relevant software parameters are specifically adapted to achieve sporty characteristics and an ideal overall setup”, says Andreas Zeilbeck, technical director. This optimal utilization of the engine potential is called ABT Power. To those looking for even more power, ABT Power S is the perfect package: here, too, the engine management is optimized; moreover, an ABT turbocharger provides for even more engine power. After all, the S stands for “Sport”. ABT Power and ABT Power S do not increase CO2-emissions – measured according to the new European test cycle. Real racers for the road are the vehicles with the ABT Power R logo: optimized engine management and an ABT supercharger provide for merciless acceleration, high top speed and almost unlimited power reserves. The name ABT Power says that the vehicle features technology developed and adjusted by Allgäu art of engineering.
A comprehensive video about ABT performance upgrading can be found at:
www.abt-sportsline.de/abt-tv