The latest Golf VI from VW is a great car, no doubt. But, thanks to suspension gurus Eibach, Wolfsburg’s perennial favourite just got a whole new bag of party tricks.

In standard form the car does a brilliant job of being all things to all people, but for those looking to achieve the ultimate in pin-point handling, without upsetting the VW’s superb road manners, Eibach have released a plethora of chassis upgrades to bring the new Golf up to par.

The Pro-Kit lowers the car by around 30mm and offers a drastically improved stance, better turn-in and lower centre of gravity for decisive direction changes. Working in harmony with the standard dampers, the Pro-Kit rides at almost factory comfort levels and truly offers the best of both worlds. These are priced at £150.91 + VAT.

Those looking for a super-aggressive stance and pinpoint accuracy can specify the Sportline range. Like the Pro-Kit, this uses Eibach’s unique progressive wind technology to maintain optimum ride comfort, despite its 50mm drop. One for those that like the show to match the go! Price? Just £107.69 + VAT. Both kits can be allied to computer matched Pro-Damper kits to give literally sublime handling for just £430.00 + VAT.

The Pro-Street S range uses stainless-steel race technology and springs directly from Eibach’s ERS competition department to give road-quality ride in a race adjustable product. Here drivers can select their desired ride height up to 70mm lower than factory. Once again, Eibach’s chassis designers have taken care to make the kit as useable on the UK’s undulating ‘B’ roads as it is on the track. The price is £734.55 + VAT.

The final finishing touches can be added either with the Anti-Roll Kit, which further improves cornering by keeping the car in a flatter attitude through the turns, reducing body roll and allowing the tyres to work more efficiently - or by adding one of the selection of Pro-Spacer kits. These range in width from 12mm to 30mm and by increasing the Golf’s track measurement can drastically improve lateral grip and turn-in. The Anti-Roll Kit starts at £226.92 + VAT and the Pro-Spacers from £61.54 + VAT per pair.

So whatever the state of your Golf’s game. Eibach can improve your drive.

For more details on the Eibach range, please visit www.eibach.co.uk or call the team on 01455 285851.

The MotoComm is a helmet camera system that is perfect for track day riders or anyone wanting to capture their ride on film.

It comes complete with a bullet camera and recording unit with a built in screen for instant playback. It accepts upto 4GB SD cards which holds upto 8 hours of video footage.

We have tried and tested the product on both motorcycles and cars and its fantastic.

The Spotlight is a LED torch, measuring just short of 50mm, made from 6061 aircraft aluminium its waterproof, shockproof and gives off a powerful bright light from its High output .5 wall LED.

Due to it’s clever charging system, the spotlight it always charged, ready to help and easily within reach. The Spotlight plugs into your cigarette lighter port and charges whilst you are driving

For more information or to buy this fantastic new product please visit:

http://www.spotlightcartorch.co.uk

For those enthusiasts looking for precision handling and adjustability from the car, Cobra Suspension may just have the answer. Their beautifully constructed Evo Stainless Steel Coilover kits for the funky 500 are suitable for the 1.2, 1.4 and 1.3D versions and offer the driver adjustable lowering up to 60mm from factory ride height. This also allows track-day enthusiasts the ability to accurately corner-weight the car for ultimate poise.

The units utilise twin-tube gas dampers which eliminate the fade and ‘frothing’ which can often occur with oil-based dampers, couple with chrome silicon racing springs and precision polyurethane bushes to endow the baby Fiat with true Go-Kart like responses.

The units come with full TUV approval, a class leading 2 year warranty and are priced at £824.25 + VAT.

For more details please visit www.cobra-suspension.co.uk or call Cobra on 01530 517920.

The X-Bow Racer is a fully FIA homologated GT4 Sports Light racing car, which fully takes on the KTM company slogan - Ready to Race!!

For more information head on over to AutomotiveTV.net and read the full review.

The latest design from Fondmetal’s line-up has already found favour as the OEM fitment wheel for the stunning new Lotus Europa. The good news is, this timeless wheel is also available in massive range of additional aftermarket fitments - in 16″, 17″ and 18″ sizes. Nearly all manufacturers are covered.

Only available in 5 stud applications, the 7800 contrasts a precision diamond-polished face with a deep-gloss black base. The subtle variance in spoke length adds a visual twist to the multispoke design, with the fine rim highlight adding the finishing accent to give the wheel maximum visual impact. For the traditionalist, a silver and polished version is also available.

Prices start at at £139.26 + VAT each for the 16″ version.

For more details on the Fondmetal range, please call Wheelworx on 01623 412399 or click to www.fondmetal.com

Suspension gurus Eibach used the recent SEMA show in the US to launch their stunning new Multipro kit for the car, which endows the Dodge with race-car adjustability combined with road-car usability. The firm’s demo car was on show in their SEMA booth and proved that in addition to the numerous handling benefits, Multipro can also give the car a killer stance!

The kit uses lightweight aluminium construction and 10-way adjustable compression and rebound damping to provide ultimate adjustability. The springs used are direct from Eibach’s ERS race range and are coupled with precision spherical upper mounts to allow perfect alignment and set up. Track-day enthusiasts now even have the opportunity to accurately cornerweight the car for sublime handling whereas fast-road aficionados can select comfort, ultimate grip - or anything in-between. Priced at just £2,100.00 + VAT, the kit offers a real transformation at a realistic price.

For drivers looking for the ultimate in sublime handling, Eibach will also be launching a full Anti-roll bar kit for the car early in 2009. Fans of the Challenger will love the fact that the car, complete with its full complement of Eibach kit will be on show in their booth at the 2009 Autosport show, stand number E232 in Hall 9. Check it out!

While coilovers have formed part of Eibach’s product line up for many years now, the new Multipro range raises the bar for the industry in terms of price, performance and componentry. Multipro uses state-of-the-art remote reservoir damping and adjustable height platforms to endow the Evo with phenomenal levels of handling, while still maintaining a compliant and comfortable ride quality. Adjusters are conveniently situated to allow the driver to quickly adapt the car to road or track use, ensuring a quick tailoring of set-up to suit driving conditions. This is race-car adjustability with road-car usability.

The kit uses lightweight aluminium construction and 10-way adjustable compression and rebound damping to provide ultimate control. The springs used are direct from Eibach’s ERS race spring range and are coupled with precision spherical upper mounts to allow perfect alignment and set-up. Track-day enthusiasts now even have the opportunity to accurately corner weight the car for sublime handling, whereas fast-road aficionados can select comfort, ultimate grip - or anything in-between.

Priced at just £2,100.00 + VAT for the entire set, Give your Evo the X factor!

The internationally recognised drag-racing venue has just announced its 2009 ‘Run What You Brung’ (RWYB) programme, where mere mortals can turn up with their road car or bike, with a valid UK licence and enjoy a day’s racing under full competition conditions for a mere £35 for the entire day! No competition licence is required.

As the ultimate test of car and driver, or bike and rider, RWYB offers a real chance to settle the age-old pub debate over whose machine is quickest, or who has the greatest reaction times - and all in the total safety of an FIA approved venue. Compared to the average circuit track day at £150 - plus tyres, Santa Pod’s RWYB sessions offer petrol-heads the chance to enjoy their vehicle at the limit of its performance, without spending a fortune.

Santa Pod General Manager, David Lloyd-Jones helped to put things in perspective. ‘It’s a difficult financial climate for motorists at the moment.’ he said. ‘That’s why we will continue to drive down the cost for enthusiasts. For £35, you will get full computerised timing slips on each run, measuring your reactions, terminal speed and total quarter mile time. It’s the equivalent of having unlimited use of Silverstone, under race conditions - with all of the timing gear at your disposal, for less than the cost of half a tank of fuel, Come and enjoy yourselves in a totally safe - and legal environment’

In-keeping with the value for money theme, any additional spectators get in for just £10 and under 16s get in absolutely free. There’s even free grandstand seating for your fans to cheer you on and full shop and cafe facilities available all day. A fun, fast day out for the whole family.

Drivers with quick reactions – and an even quicker car, may want to pre-register for the RWYB Street Challenge. Here, street-legal cars battle the clock with the fastest recorded time all year taking home a cheque for £500 at the end of the season. All that fun – and they pay you too!

The first RWYB day is held on Sunday 18th January 2009. Visit www.rwyb.com for more details and the 2009 full diary.

Bolting directly to the factory centre pipe, the Scorpion system uses 2.5” precision mandrel bent tubing and optimised gas-flow characteristics to endow the couthy coupe with a 5% increase in power as well as useful improvements in driveability and sound. Construction is from T304 grade Stainless Steel throughout.

If you’re thinking the system looks familiar, you’d be right. Scorpion originally designed the box for the limited edition of 800 Prodrive-tuned PZ cars. So if it’s good enough for both them and Mazda, you can imagine that the design has undergone some comprehensive testing and evaluation before being approved. Whilst the PZ became a rare and instant classic, you can at least now create the sound and performance on any RX8 with this new system.

Best of all, the flawlessly finished tail pipe is now a 114 x 90mm oval, which is a perfect fit for the factory bumper apertures, looking far more in keeping than the original, circular system.

Priced at just £449.95 including all fittings and a limited lifetime warranty, you’d be a Wankel not to want one!

For more information on the RX8 system or any Scorpion products, please click here or browse the exhausts section of the MaxxDirectory

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