Video: Porsche 918 Nürburgring Record Lap: 6:57 sec

Video: Ferrari F40 vs Ferrari F50 | Chris Harris on SuperCars!

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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

World's Greatest Drag Race 3!

We have the Nissan GT-R Track Edition, SRT Viper, Jaguar F-Type V-8 S, Aston Martin Vanquish, Mercedes-Benz E63 S AMG, Bentley Continental GT Speed, Porsche Cayman S, Audi R8 V-10 Plus, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, BMW M6, Ford Focus ST and Porsche 911 Carrera 4S -- all gathered together on an abandoned airstrip at El Toro Marine Base to find out which car is the fastest.

Video: Honda NSX GT Concept on Suzuka Circuit

The Honda NSX Concept-GT has been unveiled in Japan, previewing the brand’s challenger for the 2014 Super GT racing series.

Destined to tackle the GT500 class of the domestic racing series, the Honda NSX Concept-GT was revealed at the Suzuka Circuit ahead of this weekend’s fifth round of the 2013 season.

A dedicated racing machine based on the NSX concept seen at the 2012 Detroit auto show, Honda says the Concept-GT complies with 2014 GT500 regulations by being powered by a mid-mounted turbocharged 2.0-litre direct-injection four-cylinder engine equipped with a hybrid system.

Honda NSX Concept-GT

Earlier this month, a prototype of the new-generation NSX appeared on track at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, giving us our first opportunity to hear the new Japanese supercar.

Production of the Honda NSX, badged as an Acura in North America, is set to start at the newly established Performance Manufacturing Centre in Marysville, Ohio in 2015.

More Photos of the Honda NSX-GT Concept

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Video: Ferrari Club of America - Alberta Chapter Meet

The Ferrari Club of America - Alberta Chapter, meets at the Marda Loop Safeway every Tuesday night from 7-9pm while the weather permits. GTspirit.com took a trip to see the incredible supercars. Some notable cars were: A Ferrari F50, Ferrari F430 Scuderia 16M, Porsche 1500, BMW M1, Mercedes 300SL and many more!

Video: McLaren F1 and Ferrari F40 vs Analogue Rivals | evoTV

Long live the KING! 

This test brings together some of the greatest analogue super cars - the ones that make you work hard as a driver, but are hugely rewarding - where we discover what they are all about, and why we love them. The McLaren F1 goes up against the Ferrari F40 and F50, Porsche Carrera GT, Noble M600, Pagani Zonda F and Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV.

A Behind the Scenes Look at Manufacturing a Viper

When I was a kid Dodge Viper was my favorite car.

I love that car because it was so different, it had a really stupid 8.0 engine that was producing around 450hp with one camshaft that was making the most crazy sound possible, it looked like nothing other. It wasn't the best car, but it is still a car with a soul!



...And i still love it. This video is for every one that shares that stupid sentiment!

Video Interview: Fernando Alonso Drives a Ferrari F12 at Nordschleife

This unique interview with Fernando Alonso, for the German TV channel RTL, filmed in an even more unique studio... a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, drived by Alonso around Nurburgring Nordschleife!

Doing interviews is probably not a driver's favourite pastime, but when it involves grabbing a steering wheel and putting the pedal to the metal to unleash the sort of power which is almost on a par with that of a Formula 1 car, then this actually becomes a pleasure, even if it involves twenty minutes being filmed by German TV

Most Expensive Car Ever Auctioned: Juan Manuel Fangio's Mercedes W196 Sells For Record $29.6 Million

Fangio's Mercedes W196R Silver Arrow sells for $29.6 million

A classic Mercedes-Benz W196race car driven by Formula 1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio sold for 19.6 million pounds ($29.6 million) at auction in England on Friday, setting a record for the most expensive car ever sold at auction.



The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 single-seater was driven by the five-time world champion racer when he clinched his second title in 1954. The Argentine drove the car to victories in the 1954 German and Swiss Grand Prix races.



Robert Brooks, chairman of Bonhams auctioneers, which handled the deal, called the car the most important historic Grand Prix racing car ever offered for sale.

The auction house said the steel-colored car is in a "remarkably unspoiled" condition and that its parts are believed to be complete and workable after proper preparation.

It was sold to a private buyer over the telephone at a classic cars auction in southern England's Goodwood. The price included the buyer's premium.

A 1965 Ferrari 330GT, first owned by John Lennon, fetched 359,900 pounds ($543,887) at the same auction.

Photo Gallery of the Fangio's Mercedes W196

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Video: New Jaguar Project 7 debut...

New Jaguar Project 7 inspired by Jag's D-Type

Jaguar's Project 7 concept had make its dynamic debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed on 12th July. Project 7 is a brand new design study based on Jaguar's acclaimed F-TYPE - its all-new, two-seater, convertible sports car. Powered by a 550PS version of Jaguar's 5.0-litre Supercharged V8 engine, Project 7 can hit 60mph in 4.1 seconds, and a limited top speed of 186mph. This short film shows Project 7 complete its final shakedown run before Goodwood.



Project 7's name acknowledges Jaguar's winning of Le Mans seven times between 1951-1990 -- a record for a British manufacturer -- and its blue paintwork is reminiscent of the victorious Jaguar D-types of 1956/1957. If you look carefully, you may even see a D-type in the film...

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Video: Jenson Button Drives the McLaren P1 at Goodwood 2013

A beautiful black McLaren P1 at 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The incredible McLaren P1 makes its dynamic debut at the 2013 Festival of Speed with Formula One star Jenson Button at the wheel.

Video: Nissan GT-R vs Audi RS6 Avant shootout

They both have four-wheel drive, cost around £80,000. produce more than 500bhp, and offer supercar-rivalling pace. But can the big, practical Audi RS6 really outpace the breathtaking Nissan GT-R. Steve Sutcliffe hosts the battle.

Video: Michael Schumacher drives the SLS AMG GT3

Mercedes-AMG - Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher test drives the SLS AMG GT3 on the race track in Hockenheim.

Video: 2013 SRT Viper vs Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series

MotorTrend Head to Head episode 36

On this episode of Head 2 Head, Motor Trend's Jonny Lieberman pits two members of the "more than 600 horsepower club" against each other - the 2013 SRT Viper & the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series. It's a three-bout heavyweight match that begins with real world canyon carving, moves on to an all-out quarter mile drag race, and then finishes with blistering hot laps around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with hot shoe Randy Pobst.



Despite a huge gap in price, both of these long-nosed, front-engine, RWD, two-seat brawlers represent significant revisions of their wild predecessors. Will good old fashion American muscle beat out German Engineering? Join us as we find out.

Video: Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX MR 870Ps@11000rpm

8.000rpm is something not many road cars can do, especially not turbocharged ones.
9.000rpm is something even fewer cars can achieve. Notable mentions are high strung VTEC engines and the manically rotating Wankels.
10,000rpm you usually only see on YouTube videos.
What about a street car revving to 11.000rpm and with every gear shift comes the distinctive whistle of a blow off valve? We here at Speednation.tv have only witnessed that with Extreme Tuners Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. The best part was, we got to ride shotgun while it was doing it!

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Check out speednation.tv for more  details about the car and more photos

Video: Porsche 911 RS 2011 by DP Motorsport

With 2.66 kg/hp this white -wide 964 Porsche 911 is much more than you expect

DP Motorsport has been tuning Porsche Cars for about 30 years, they really know what they are doing. This 964 model Porsche 911 has been heavily modified by the tuner, to a weight just over 1900 lbs (870kg). It sports a wide body upgrade, and carbon fiber everything.

This white 911 with  a 3.6 litre engine from a 993 and the wide  dp11 RS 2011 bodykit made completely  from carbon, including front bumper and hood, fenders, lightweight doors, rear fender flares, rear bumper and rear spoiler.

Alongside the green heated windscreen, a set of green-toned Plexiglas windows, as well as lightweight lamp lenses, were installed for the sake of weight saving. Reduced-weight tail light lamp holders, as well as air conditioner cover and underride protection from carbon, help chop the weight down to the desired figure. The carbon roof panel has been manufactured using the sandwich vacuum technique, and both hoods are equipped with quick release fasteners.

The output is 326hp. The engine breathes through two PMO carburettors with 50mm throats, with spark provided by an electronically governed twin-plug distributor system. Power is dispensed through a G50 five-speed gearbox with a limited-slip differential.

As for the interior, the dp 935 bucket seats, the light carbon dashboard, a special knee bar set and the raised central tunnel catch the eye at first glance. In contrast to the body colour, the interior is dominated by black Alcantra. A welded safety cage, a varnished sports steering wheel with Porsche horn button, a lid instead of the clock and a carbon underbody are impossible to overlook.

Finally, such specials are featured as a dp Clubsporttank with the capacity of 70 litres, a 25-amp gel battery starter, a smaller windshield cleaning liquid tank, light electric interior airing system, a middle oil cooler with front hood ventilation, as well as – how could it have been otherwise? – a brake cooling housing made of carbon.

All these modifications ultimately result in bringing the unladen weight of this 911 down to 870 kg (without fuel), the series standard being 1,080 to 1,335 kg depending on the type and equipment.

Wheels size 9’ x 15’ and 13’ x 15’ by Fuchs coupled with 225/50-15 and 345/35-15 tires represent an adequate link between the vehicle and the road. Apart from the dp coilovers, adjustable stabilizers, as well as head bearing, the spring plates and rear-axle independent arms with Uniball bushings are definitely worth a mention. A braking system originating from a 964 model and adjusted for the 911-G-Modell provides appropriate deceleration.

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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: Chris Harris on... Porsche 911 GT3 991 !

9.000RPM - Supreme Steering - Only available with PDK (991 series) - The best 911 GT3  until the next !  The Rest at the video Enjoy !

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Read also a great post  about the 911 GT3 991 by thelateapex.com

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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