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Last month at Nardo German car mag Auto Bild and tire manufacturer Continental sponsored a high-speed showdown during which big-time tuners from all over -- Sportec Brabus 9ff and TechArt just to name a few -- descended upon the circular track in Italy to see what they could wring out of their high-horsepower hardware. You already know that Brabus broke its own world record for sedans with the CLS-based Rocket. Another car we touched on was Hohenester's HS650 Nardo a 650-horsepower Audi A4 that hit 216 mph on its go-around.

9ff ruled the day however. Its 780-horsepower Porsche 997 Cabrio (with a removable hard top in place shown at right) became the fastest car of its type when it clocked in at 380.5 km/h (236.43 mph). 9ff's owner and lead engineer Jan Fatthauer was the man behind the wheel for the feat. According to the release from 9ff he simply got into the car drove three laps and parked it and went for coffee with the new record in hand. Afterward he had a great line saying "We wanted to do justice to our reputation as tuners who resist physics an aim we have accomplished."

Indeed. If you want to catch up on the rest of the goings on at the Nardo event you can read Auto Bild's coverage here. They've also got an extensive gallery of the cars that were on hand including the actual record-breaking 9ff Porsche.

(Press release photos after the jump)

[Sources: Auto Bild 9ff]

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