Read moreThe Audi A1 quattro is put to the test by Timo Scheider, twice DTM champion, at the world’s largest Used Car Centre in the Bavarian state capital, Munich.
Audi is refreshing the R8 lineup this year with a new stable of cars and a new top of the line model, the R8 V10 Plus. New this year is a 7-speed S tronic transmission, redesigned headlights, a new grill design, and a bumper with redesigned air inlets. As for power the V8 model will use a 430 hp, 4.2 liter FSI engine which gets the car from 0-62 in 4.3 seconds (4.6 w/ manual) while on its way to a top speed of 186 mph (187 w/ manual). The standard V10 will boast 525 hp, a 0-62 time of 3.6 seconds, and a top speed of 195 mph (196 w/ manual). At the top of the line is the V10 Plus which pushes out 550 hp, a 0-62 time of 3.5 seconds (3.8 w/ manual), and a top speed of 196 mph (198 w/ manual).
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Read moreShot on the actual streets of San Francisco, California, GYM5 features a focus on fast, raw and precise driving action. Filmed over four days, director Ben Conrad and his team are back to work on their second Gymkhana production and delivered the entire city of San Francisco as Ken Block’s personal gymkhana playground. DC Shoes also provided fellow DC athlete and longtime Ken Block friend, Travis Pastrana, to make a cameo appearance on his dirtbike, and S.F. resident Jake Phelps of Thrasher Magazine fame also makes a cameo as Block hoons S.F. in his most incredible Gymkhana yet.
Lamborghini marked their 20th Anniversary in Hong Kong with a Gallardo LP550-2 special edition. Only eight units will be produced at HK$3,680,000 ($475K USD) a pop.
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The iconic Renault Alpine A110 turns 50 this year, and to celebrate it’s birthday, Renault has designed the concept Alpine 110-50 dedicated to performance and driving pleasure.
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Read moreOn this special episode of Head 2 Head, Automobile Magazine’s Jason Cammisa pits the world’s most exclusive super cars against each other in a no-holds-barred drag race battle! Do the carbon fiber-bodied Aventador, LFA, and MP4-12C have what it takes to take on the king of the super car realm – the Bugatti Veyron?
Read moreThe BMW M135i is the first BMW M Performance Automobile with a petrol engine. Watch the clip and see the 3-door and the 5-door version in action.
Read moreCinematic film Desert Nemesis follows Nissan’s inaugural GT Academy winner, Lucas Ordonez, as he takes the innovative Juke-R to Dubai’s International Marine Club to face some of the world’s most famous supercars in a thrilling street race.
Read morePurism is an uncompromising pursuit of a clear line: the road ahead. Purism is also the approach we took when building the new Cayenne GTS. A car that is true to its roots: the tarmac.
Read moreThe Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 features a 3.8 V6 twin-turbo engine that is based on a standard road car unit, developing 530ps at 6400 rpm. Power is delivered via six-speed transaxle that drives the rear wheels, activated by a semi-automatic paddle-shift system.
Read more5 years, 6 models, 1 milestone in the history of design and sportscar evolution: the legendary Audi R8 celebrates its fifth birthday.
Ultra-powerful, ultrafast and conspicuously inconspicuous: the BRABUS BULLIT Coupe 800, which celebrates its world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, is built in small-series production based on the two-door Mercedes C 63 AMG model. In place of the 6.3-liter fast-revving V8 that powers the production car, a twelve-cylinder engine in BRABUS 800 V12 Biturbo specification lurks beneath the matte-black exterior. 800 hp (788 bhp) / 588 kW and a peak torque of 1,420 Nm (1,047 lb-ft) propel the BULLIT Coupe 800 to superlative performance: 3.7 seconds to 100 km/h (62 mph), 23.8 seconds from 0 – 300 km/h (186 mph) and a top speed in excess of 370 km/h (230 mph) document the unique know-how of the engineers from BRABUS (Brabus-Allee, D-46240 Bottrop, phone + 49 / (0) 2041 / 777-0, fax + 49 / (0) 2041 / 777 111, Internet www.brabus.com). BRABUS went into the wind tunnel to engineer the aerodynamic-enhancement components that are part of the equipment of this supercar, as are new 20-inch BRABUS Monoblock R wheels, a sport suspension with customer-selectable ride height and damper rates, a high-performance brake system and exclusive cockpit design. The supercar will sell for an MSRP starting at EUR 378,000. It goes without saying that this car can also be built based on the Black Series C 63 AMG Coupe.
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Read moreThe 2013 Audi RS 5 Coupé is the star athlete of the A5 family. It offers the power and handling of a powerful sports car packaged in the body of an alluringly elegant coupe.
The Audi RS 5 features a high-revving 4.2-liter V8 with 450 horsepower and a seven-speed S tronic transmission with launch control program. An innovative crown-gear center differential in the quattro drivetrain transmits power to all four wheels, providing exceptional traction and grip for increased performance.
Autoblog has got their hands on leaked photos of the new 2012 Audi RS4 Avant, before it’s release at the Geneva Auto Show in Switzerland.
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6post has just posted pics and details of the 2013 BMW M6 coupe. The new M features a 4.4 -litre V8 Twin Turbo engine that produces 560hp at 6k-7k rpm. This beauty hits 0-62mph in just 4.2 seconds.
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