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Sportec joins growing list of Scirocco tuners with new SC 350

February 11, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News

The Volkswagen Scirocco is proving to be popular with tuners, with famed Swiss performance shop Sportec also releasing its own hotted-up version of the svelte sports coupe. Sportec’s work on German cars has been well documented, especially some of its more outrageous creations based on much faster vehicles like the Porsche 911 and Audi RS6.
As [...]

Audi releases new video and images for V10 FSI R8

February 1, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News

Audi’s R8 was an instant success when it broke onto the scene in 2007, and now the Germans are sweetening the deal with a V10 FSI engine, further strengthening the similarity to the Lamborghini Gallardo, with which it also shares a platform. Though the new engine is still an Audi, strictly speaking - it’s also [...]

Nikolett Szántó - Hot Drifter Girl

January 28, 2009 by Glasspack  
Filed under Videos

Mphotohu brings us more drifting action from Eastern Europe.
Some excellent sideways sliding and general on-the-edge car control. And, what’s best, is there’s a hot girl behind the wheel! Nikolett Szántó isn’t afraid to race against the boys and she can hold her own, too, as a 10th place finish overall [...]

Hennessey unveils 705hp ZR700 Corvette

January 28, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News, Future Cars

America’s most powerful native supercar, the Corvette ZR1, has reigned for just a few months, and already the tuners are having at it, cranking up power to even more absurd levels. Hennessey’s latest creation, dubbed the ZR700 for its 755hp (526kW) output, is a prime example.
Blowing through the quarter mile in just 11.03 seconds at [...]

Hennessey unveils 705hp ZR700 Corvette

January 28, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News

America’s most powerful native supercar, the Corvette ZR1, has reigned for just a few months, and already the tuners are having at it, cranking up power to even more absurd levels. Hennessey’s latest creation, dubbed the ZR700 for its 755hp (526kW) output, is a prime example.
Blowing through the quarter mile in just 11.03 seconds at [...]

Full specs for production Ford Focus RS revealed

January 28, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News

Ford’s upcoming Focus RS sports hatch was first revealed in concept form at the London Motor Show back in July, and then again at the Paris Motor Show, but development work is coming to an end and sales are expected to start soon. Full details about the car have now come been released by Ford [...]

Turbo Trailblazer SS 1/4 Mile Run

January 22, 2009 by Glasspack  
Filed under Videos

mdq takes us to Houston Raceway Park for some drag strip action.
Just because you’ve got an SUV, doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun in the 1/4 mile, as this Turbo Trailblazer SS proves!
We think 10.76 seconds at 130mph is a pretty good time, no matter what you’re driving. But [...]

Supercharged XFR is the fastest Jaguar ever at 225mph

January 12, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News

Built to rival BMW’s M5, Mercedes Benz’s E63 AMG and Audi’s RS6, the new Jaguar XFR looks every inch the true rival in these latest shots. Jaguar has revealed that the XFR has the performance to back up its striking looks, with the company announcing today that they recorded a top speed of 225.675mph (363.188km/h) [...]

Fastest Police Car in the World

January 4, 2009 by Glasspack  
Filed under Videos

mdq takes us to the drag strip for some ‘blink & you’ll miss it’ action.
Thankfully, the driver’s happy to give the car a long warm up before disappearing down the strip at really damn fast mph. Look at the fence / wall / molten surface behind the car. It’s glowing from the [...]

Ultima GTR @ 122 mph

January 2, 2009 by Glasspack  
Filed under Videos

We’re taking to the runway with moparturbo and while there’s no actual lift-off, there’s certainly plenty of take-off from the line!
This car is sick. Ultima GTR making 826 bhp from a Lexus V8 TT. Wanna see what 211mph looks, feels and sounds like? You get a couple of chances [...]

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