Gallery: the weirdest modified cars of Frankfurt 2015
1250bhp Huracan? Carbon fibre Rolls Royce? Meet the oddest tuning efforts from September’s big motor show
With Porsche showcasing a 600bhp, all-electric sportscar, Mercedes quite literally changing the shape of the aerodynamics, and even Hyundai throwing a PHD’s worth of chemistry textbooks at a hydrogen-super-capacitor drivetrain, efficiency seemed to be the buzzword at this week’s Frankfurt show.
However, there was a pocket of plucky fabricators from Planet Tuning at Frankfurt doing the absolute opposite, modifiers giving two fingers to efficiency by indulging in old-school excess.
And for your dubious viewing pleasure, Top Gear spent the last couple of days wandering the show floor to see what these artistic fabricators of the automotive world have been up to. And giving ourselves a headache in the process.
From high-horsepower wonders to carbon fibre jet skis and Kermit the Frog-lined interiors, we’ve rounded up the good, bad and the ugly for of the tuning crowd for your judgment.
Mansory Torofeo
Things must be going well for Mansory. At this year’s Frankfurt show, the Euro-tuner had expanded its patch by not having one, but two stands displaying its wares.
And in a relentless mission to deplete the world’s reserves of carbon fibre, this is its latest take on Lamborghini’s Huracan.
Called the Torofeo (that’s not a typo, probably more of a trademark infringement loophole), this Huracan has had every single panel skinned off it and replaced with new matte carbon ones.
The littlest Lambo has been re-worked from bumper-to-bumper and – how can we say this? – now has a lot more going on.
Between slats, creases, diverts and dangerously sharp edges, the Huracan looks pretty sinister inside and out.
But as you’ve probably learned, Kourosh Mansory doesn’t just stop with the aesthetics.
Oh no, this Huracan has been spannered, its 5.2-litre V10 to pump out a staggering 1,250bhp. That’s more than double the output of the standard car.
Torque, meanwhile, has been electronically limited to 737lb ft. We presume this is to stop the Torofeo tearing the planet off its hinges.