The German vehicle tuner Sportservice Lorinser is entering a completely new era of performance boosts in 2020. “The range will not be expanded or replaced gradually, though. We are basically exchanging our entire portfolio in one go,” Managing Director Marcus Lorinser explains proudly. One look at the Lorinser website reveals that the mission has been successful. The spectrum in the Configurator is enormous and ranges from A-Class to X-Class, from the E-Class station wagon to the Sprinter, from the sporty Mercedes-AMG GT to the G-Class, covering gasoline as well as diesel engines. Even fans of modern classic cars are catered for, as the PowerModules for the E-Class W210 or the C-Class W202 show. The standard price for almost all car models is 1,499 euros. Only for vehicles with particularly complicated engines, such as the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S, the price increases to 2,499 euros. But customers are compensated with a priceless addition to their driving pleasure: For the model above, the power increases from 510 HP (375 kW) and 700 Nm to 598 HP (440 kW) and 830 Nm.
The fact check reveals why the new generation of performance boosts is a true revolution. The benefits already start during installation, which only takes a short time in the workshop thanks to the plug-and-play concept: All connections are simply plugged in, so the entire process is nondestructive and can be reversed at any time. Getting more power under the hood has rarely been this quick. The high level of standardization even allows the Lorinser PowerModules to be transferred to a different Mercedes if the product is generally available for the other model. The only other prerequisite for the “extra power to go” is a reprogramming session at Lorinser, which incurs a charge of 300 euros.
While the standardization of the hardware of the Lorinser PowerModules ensures easy handling, the software – which is adapted to the respective engine down to the last detail – provides maximum efficiency. During operation, a variety of different sensor values is taken into account to make driving more fun while protecting the engine. And, as a tribute to the “visual age”, there is of course an app: Drivers can use their smartphone to check the current status and even to select different driving programs. The individually programmable warm-up timer is another interesting function. At low outside temperatures, for example, it can be used to ensure that the engine has warmed up properly before the fun starts. Let’s roll!
Details and order addresses at https://sportservice.lorinser.com/
