The founder of tuning studio Hamann - Richard Hamann died at 53 years of age from lung cancer

This month tuning world suffer another heavy loss. The founder of tuning studio Hamann - Richard Hamann died at 53 years of age from lung cancer.

Only a few months after the founder found dead tuning studio Gemballa, left us for another great personality from the world of tuning.

As a young Richard Hamann is manifested as a pilot and in 1986 founded Hamann Motorsport. In over 20 years of existence, the workshop proved to be one of the best in the world tuning scene. In German Workshop undergone many models of BMW, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes and others.

We will remember Richard Hamann as a man with a strong love for cars. Last car in which he worked only a few days before his death are - Hamann Hawk based on Mercedes SLS Hamann Guardian and based on Porsche Cayenne Turbo.

Tuning studio will continue its work, which was one of the last wishes of Richard Hamann.

Hamann presented a 275-strong hatchback Fiat 500

German studio Tuning Hamann, specializing in fine-tuning sports cars and cars premium brands, produced sports package for the "charged" hatchback Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse - HS Race. It includes the installation of an aerodynamic body kit body made of composite materials, and refinement of the engine, which, after modernization will develop 275 hp (380 Nm). It is reported by the publication Inside Line.

Such indicators studio engineers Hamann achieved by improving the cylinder head of the standard 160-strong 1,4-liter turbo Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse, installing new forged pistons, and other rods, sports exhaust system, upgraded turbo and reprogramming the engine control unit. Also tuning hatchback was racing clutch, four-brakes and limited slip differential.

In addition, the company produced Hamann tuning packages for the 135-strong car Fiat 500 Abarth, which allow to increase the horsepower to 160, 180 or 210 horsepower.

The cost of these sports packages have not yet reported.