If you can’t get enough of car performance statistics, and you’ve got an extra hundred and sixty dollars you’re willing to drop on finding them out, then I’ve got something fantastic to tell you about here, the ScanGauge II Automotive Computer.

It’s a foregone conclusion, of course, that it will tell you all those “error codes” that make your check engine light kick on.  That’s pretty much the top reason to buy one of these, so you can tell what that check engine light is actually trying to say.  I mean, there are HUNDREDS of things it can mean, and it can mean just about anything from “your catalytic converter is shot” to “you didn’t fasten the gas cap securely”.

But it doesn’t just handle error codes. It also tackles fuel economy, battery charge, coolant temperature, and any of a dozen other concepts as well, giving you literally the best possible status report you can have on your car at any given time without having your head under the hood while you drive.

Again, they’re a hundred and sixty bucks a piece, and you can buy them on ThinkGeek.

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Switzer Performance has been around for a while and we already know what they’re capable of but their latest milestone is quite the feat — It was announced today that a Switzer tuned Nissan GT-R has hit 191 MPH during a standing mile. Now, this may not seem that fast but it is a record speed for a GT-R in that short of a distance.

For those who don’t know the Switzer GT-R has 700 HP to the wheels so it’s no surprise that it was able to reach such a high speed in just a mile.

via jalopnik

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It seems that BMW exec, Key Seglar, was recently quoted to have said that there are no plans to bring the M7 model to market.

He then went on to say that the AWD BMW 760 has enough power to please those who are looking for an M7. This is quite the bummer considering pretty much every vehicle BMW slaps the M branding on turns out to be awesome year after year.

According to WorldCarFans, Seglar notes the prominence of the M series in the US market going on to say that out of 24,186 vehicles sold in 2008, 9,738 were sold in the US alone. Perhaps once the economy recovers we will see the M7 come to market but until then, we’ll have to be satisfied with the 760.

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It seems that Porsche tuning extraordinaire’s Techart have taken the Porsche Cayenne diesel into their garage as a new project car. What you see above is the result.

While the stock Cayenne diesel features 240hp and 406 pounds of torque, the same car outfitted with the Techart tuning kit will be able to pump out 290hp and 465 pounds of torque. This brings the car’s 0-60 sprint time down to 7.7 seconds from the previous 8.3 seconds. AutoBlogGreen reports that all of these numbers were produced without changing any of the car’s fuel economy or emissions.

Of course, all this performance is going to cost you. If you want to get a Cayenne diesel with the mods already done it will cost you around $89,000. If you want just the body kit it’ll be around $24,000 and just the engine kit, around $4,000.

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