NAME THAT TUNE

The UK is home to a thriving industry of respected aftermarket tuning firms. Illya Verpraet samples breathed-on examples from three of them

Car manufacturers like Ford, Toyota and Mazda spend billions and employ small armies of highly trained engineers to create polished products through years of development and millions of miles of testing. It would be hubris to think that some people on an industrial estate can improve on those cars, wouldn’t it? Well, there are plenty of smaller but wellestablished companies that disagree, with thousands of customers to back them up. After all, the car manufacturers always leave something on the table because, while their adverts are populated by suave, wellmannered people, they know some of their cars will end up in the hands of less genteel enthusiasts who don’t rate the concepts of mechanical sympathy or regular servicing. Meeting emissions targets and needing to make a profit aren’t conducive to…

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Autocar (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 3, 2022

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