If you thought Audi’s 2010 S4 was fast as it is, you’re in for a treat — The guys over at MTM have worked their magic and were able to up the car’s ante by a full 97HP with nothing more than an updated ECU and underdrive pulley.

This means an Audi S4 with the ~$3,500 MTM tuning kit will be able to produce a full 430HP, 380 pounds of torque and sprint from 0 – 60MPH in just 4.6 seconds. Any takers?

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Eaton Corporation has gained headway today as it has been awarded the 2009 Automotive News PACE Award for its revolutionary Twin Vortices Series (TVS) supercharger, an all-new Roots-type positive displacement design selected to boost the performance of the 2009 Corvette ZR-1, Cadillac CTS-V, Audi S4, Jaguar XKR and Land Rover.

“This is a great honor and reflection on the talented people we have working in our organization and the drive they posses to come up with relevant innovations,” said Darryl Niven, general manger – Eaton’s Supercharger Division.

Overall, the new design is 20 percent more efficient than previous Eaton superchargers and it produces a thermal efficiency of 75 percent and a 2.5 pressure ratio. It also has improved noise, harshness and vibration (NVH) characteristics. The improvements are a result of the TVS’ twin intermeshing four-lobe rotors that are twisted 160-degrees.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2008 sales of $15.4 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 75,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries.

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Brace yourselves for the next hybrid SUV that is expected to come out in 2010. The Touareg BlueMotion Hybrid by Volkswagen will be the first real production hybrid from the German company and will join the automaker’s expanding BlueMotionTechnologies lineup.

The Touareg BlueMotion Hybrid will feature a supercharged 3.0L TSI V6 engine that’s shared with the Audi S4 along with a new 8-speed automatic transmission. While many would likely be awfully pleased just to see that drivetrain in the Touareg, the big news is what’s sandwiched between them, namely, a 38 kW electric motor that gets power from a 288-volt nickel-metal hydride battery pack.

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