The automotive tuning world is known for developing innovative pieces of kit, released and sold to interesting customers around the globe. In the BMW-tuning world, AC Schnitzer are a perfect example of this. The Germany-based third party tuning company sells upgrades for numerous cars and is focused on transferring the world of motorsport onto the road and into packages for day-to-day use.

These kind of steps are normally linked to increased performance and sportier drives, and not typically to increased efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. In fact, when tuning is mentioned, many people would consider this to be the opposite effect.

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