Car Moon

For some people, there is no such thing as too much horsepower. The more the better, even if we’re talking about a compact sedan like the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG that leaves Stuttgart’s factory with a 6.2-liter V8 engine cranking out 457-horsepower and 600 Nm (442 lb-ft)of peak torque.

In the case of German tuning firm Kubatech, the answer to the C63 AMG’s horsepower problem was a Stage 3 performance kit that includes a new ECU from Mcchip-dkr along with a complete sports exhaust system from Cargraphic, which help bump output to 583HP and 692 Nm (510 lb-ft).

Squeezing a few more ponies out of a new engine today is as easy as 1-2-3; all you need is to connect a computer to the vehicle's engine control unit (ECU) and reprogram it with new software. The VW Golf R's 2.0-liter turbocharged four, is one such example. By tweaking the ECU, German tuner Mcchip-dkr has bumped output from 270HP and 350Nm to 315HP and 440Nm. If you're interested in the ECU upgrade, it's priced at €899, equal to about US$1,150 at today's exchange rates.

For Porsche Panamera owners looking for a more subtle tuning touch, Germany's Mcchip has wrung a few upgrades for the sport saloon that include a reconfigured ECU, and new tire and alloy wheel combos. With the new software, the Panamera's 4.8-liter turbocharged V8 produces an output of 550 horsepower and 775Nm (571.6 lb-ft) of torque, up from the standard car's 500 HP and 700Nm.

German tuning firm MCCHIP has developed an extremely mild modification package for the diesel-powered Mercedes-Benz C200 CDI with power and suspension upgrades. Thanks to the remapped engine control unit (ECU), the C200 CDI's 2.2-liter 4-cylinder diesel powerplant delivers an output of 170 horsepower and a maximum torque of 350Nm, up from 136HP and 270Nm respectively.

The Audi TT RS 2.5 TSI may only have just been released, but tuners have already began work on the most potent version of the German sports car that is powered by a 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine delivering 340HP and 450Nm of torque. One of the first kits available for the TT RS comes from MCCHIP that has retuned the 2.5 TSI's ECU for a total output of 380HP and 550Nm of torque.

German tuning firm Mcchip has introduced a new engine kit for the diesel variant of Fiat's retro-style minicar. At a cost of €509 or a little over $700 US at today's rates, Mcchip will fiddle around with the 500's 1.3-liter Multijet turbo diesel engine increasing output from 75HP to 95HP and peak torque from 145Nm to 185Nm. For another €1,099, Mcchip will throw in a set of 17-inch Black Diamond alloy wheels with Hankook S1 Evo tires in size 195/40 R17.

You may have noticed that the name of our blog is Carscoop and not... Truckscoop, but it's not every day that we receive truck related news in our 'tuning' mailbox. Mcchip, which is mostly known for its German car tuning proposals, has released an ECU upgrade for the MAN TGA 26.360 that boosts the diesel engine's output by 60-horsepower, from 360HP to 420HP. Furthermore, Mcchip claims that the ECU optimization reduces fuel consumption by up to 15 percent. In the very rare case that you happen to be interested, the ECU upgrade costs €1,299 or around $1,850.

If the new Volkswagen Golf GTI's 210 horsepower turbocharged four pot isn't powerful enough for you, the tuners at Mcchip have readied a rather straightforward performance package that will be officially revealed at this week's Tuning World Bodensee in Germany. A quick ECU tune that has been priced at €849 (around US$1,150) adds another 42HP and 100Nm or 74lb-ft bringing the total output of the 2.0 TSI to 252HP and 380Nm or 280lb-ft of torque.