Back when the 599 GTO came out, Ferrari called it the fastest road-going Ferrari ever. Of course, that designation didn’t take extreme tunes into account. And when you take the fastest Ferrari ever and put it through an extreme tune, you have a beast of a car.

Novitec Rosso used two supercharges, a modified exhaust system, an air-to-water intercooler and custom intake manifolds to achieve 888 horses and 636 lb-ft (up from 671 hp and 457 lb-ft) in its 599 GTO tune. That equipment chops .15 seconds off the 0 to 62 mph, which is brought down to 3.2 seconds, and adds 3 mph up to a 211 mph top speed.

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Lexus LFA

You might think that buying a $375,000, 500-example Japanese supercar would make you feel special enough. But then you wouldn’t really know rich car guys very well.

American tuner CEC knows them a little better. And that’s why it’s offering a tuned version of the Lexus LFA to the highly exclusive tune of just three models. The Tuned Edition won’t offer any performance upgrades, but will get some extra carbon fiber inside and out; lightweight, 21-inch forged wheels; and Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires.

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German tuner Hamann has the perfect gift for the discerning (or not so discerning, depending on how you look at it) Lamborghini fan: the tuned up Gallardo LP560-4 that it calls the Victory II. The new tune adds a couple of horses–20 to be exact–and gets a more aggressive look thanks to a new body kit. It also added 20-inch Edition Race rims and a more defined exhaust note via a new sports muffler. Inside, there’s a 14-piece carbon set that includes the steering wheel and door handles.

I’m not usually a fan of Hamann’s work, but I actually kind of like the red-and-black theme that they’ve decked this Lambo out in. An extra 2 mph (204 mph top speed) is always a bonus, too. [via WCF]

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German tuning house Brabus has introduced a new package for the Tesla Roadster that makes the no-emissions sports car even greener. Unlike most tunes, the most notable part of this package is completely separate from the car: a 240-volt home charging station that promises full juice times of under six hours. The charger is made by German firm RWE, and along with it, buyers will get 18,641 miles worth of “eco-electricty,” harvested from sustainable sources. And since you may need a little extra juice on the road, you’ll also get one year worth of free charging at any of RWE’s public stations.

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Thanks to G-Power, BMW’s are gaining all kinds of titles. Back in August, we saw the world’s fastest sedan, and now G-Power is back with what it calls the world’s fastest four-seat coupe. The tuner used the same supercharged 800-hp version of BMW’s 5.0-liter V10 that it used in the M5 Hurricane RR to create the M6 Hurricane RR. It also added a new carbon fiber front skirt and rear spoiler to increase aerodynamics. Other modifications are similar to the M5 version and include a coilover suspension system with adjustable height, high performance braking and 20-inch alloy wheels.

The claimed world fastest time leaps just over 229 mph–pretty damn fast for a BMW four-seater. As is always the case, you’ll be paying heartily for all that performance: price is expected around $345K. [via AutoMotto]

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The 6.2-liter V8 engine of the Neiman Marcus Camaro Convertible not quite cutting it for you? How about replacing it with a Hennessey-tuned supercharged 6.2-liter V8 LS9 from the Corvette ZR1. That’ll get ya 745 horses and 763 lb-ft of torque. It’ll also get ya to 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds. And Hennessey plans to offer all that capability in both hard and soft-top Camaros.

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Back in May, German tuner Gemballa shut down suddenly as its owner and founder–Uwe Gemballa–remained missing since February. Mr. Gemballa is still MIA, but the tuning shop that bears his name is now back on the rails. Andreas Schwarz is the new CEO, and he and investor Steffen Korbach purchased the rights and assets of the company, intending to bring it back to tuning. The first model from the restructured company is expected in October.

The reopening of Gemballa, a tuner that’s had it’s share of hits and misses–much like most tuners, is the latest chapter in an odd saga that began this past winter. Uwe Gemballa went missing in February after a scheduled meeting with potential investors in South Africa. The disappearance appeared to be a kidnapping, but happened at a time that Gemballa was going bankrupt, casting question and doubt all over it. Gemballa subsequently shut down three months later. [via MotorAuthority and AutoEvolution]

G-Power announced today what it’s calling the world’s fastest sedan. The German tuner turned the BMW M5 into an 800-hp beast known as the Hurricane RR, and captured a track time of 231.2 mph–in a two-ton sedan! While it doesn’t appear the time was independently verified, that’s still a lot of mph’s for a four-door.

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Way back in the frosty days of February, we saw a roughly camoed Firebird-kitted Camaro that was identified by the name “FireBreather.” We knew then that the kit was made by Classic Design Concepts for a movie from Exxodus Pictures, but we didn’t know it was going to be on sale.

Well, now we do. And so do you. The Firebreather is being offered in a limited edition, 50-model release for a cost of $60,000. More than just a way of transforming your 2011 Camaro into a Firebird throwback, the FireBreather is a piece of movie memorabilia, assuming the movie “Jinn” is worth remembering.

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