Video: Picking the 2013 Best Driver's Car!

12 cars from a SLS AMG Black Series to a Ford Focus ST

This is it! Come ride shotgun with Motor Trend's Angus MacKenzie, Carlos Lago and famed race car driver Randy Pobst as they test twelve of the most exciting, high-performance vehicles in the world in search of Motor Trend's 2013 Best Driver's Car Powered by Mobil 1. Follow along as the competition heads first to the open road, where Carlos and Angus pilot all 12 contenders along Central California's beautiful Highway 198. Then watch as Randy pushes each contender to the limit with scorching hot laps around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Finally, after all the testing and driving is done, we rank the contenders one by one and reveal the winner of Motor Trend's 2013 Best Driver's Car Powered by Mobil 1

Video: The Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive Set A Nurburgring Record

With lap time of 7:56.234 minutes... Mercedes-AMG  sets a new record at the Nordschleife  for an electric car with it's SLS Electric Drive

Daimler announced that the electric AMG super sports car mastered the legendary track in under 8 minutes. The SLS AMG Electric Drive circled the Nurburgring Nordschleife or north loop in a record time of 7:56.234.

"Mercedes-AMG is the first vehicle manufacturer which makes it possible to circle the Nordschleife in under eight minutes with an electrically powered series production vehicle," said the automaker in a statement.

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The car is the most powerful launched by the AMG division. The SLS AMG Electric Drive churns out 751 horsepower and has a top speed of 155 mph. It sprints from zero to 62 mph in 3.9 seconds.



The Mercedes AMG electric car goes on sale this month in Germany at the U.S. equivalent of $552,552. There are no plans to sell the car in the U.S. It is the world's most expensive EV.

Watch the fastest ever lap around Nurburgring Nordschleife  with an electric car

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Video: Extreme hot hatches - Mini JCW GP vs A1 quattro, Focus RS500 and Megane R26.R on track

Tiff Needell and Richard Meaden test the new Mini JCW GP against the Audi A1 quattro, Ford Focus RS500 and Renault Megane R26.R on track.

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Video: Track Battle C63 AMG v M3 v M6 v Shelby GT500 v Boxster S v RS5....

The ultimate track battle with cars such as Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series, BMW M3 and M6, Shelby Mustang GT500, Porsche Boxster S, Audi RS5 and more.... Enjoy the Video!

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Video: Jaguar F-type vs Porsche 911 Cabriolet - Tiff Track Battle by EVO

On Track review of the New F-type Jag versus the 911 Porsche Cabrio (991)

The new Jaguar F-type has been launched, but how does it compare with its biggest rival, the Porsche 911? We got both cars together at the Bedford Aerodrome, along with Tiff Needell, to find out.
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