We’d never heard of German company Mariani before today. They focus on styling cars from BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz and Audi. They’ve produced a styling kit for the Audi S8 thats also interchangeable with the rest of the A8 series.
Mariani have managed to coax out an extra 51bhp from the Audi’s 5.2 litre V10 for a total of 501bhp. They’ve also lowered the ride height by 55-60mm which, coupled with the stiffer chassis, gives the car better road handling characteristics. A new exhaust system cuts back pressure and increases air flow. This is probably the source of much of the power gains.
19inch wheels on the front and 20inch wheels on the rear finish the look. It wouldn’t look out of place on a drug dealers driveway in our opinion. No word on price yet though.
[Via Autoblog.nl]
