Top Gear Series 12 officially starts November 2nd

published 1 month, 9 days ago, submitted by tiernano 1 month, 9 days ago

set your calendar, VCR, PVR, Sky+ box and or torrent downloader to ready!!! read more...

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Alex Roy reviews his dream car: the Audi R8 Blackbird

published 3 months, 6 days ago, submitted by tiernano 3 months, 6 days ago

Codenamed Blackbird, the coupe is stuffed with enough gadgets to be a testbed for NASA's shuttle replacement, but don't for a second think the interior resembles a jungle of wires, screens and antennae: all the electronic gear is seamlessly integrated in a most impressive way read more...

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Top Gear crashes England's only Nissan GT-R press car - Autoblog

published 3 months, 28 days ago, submitted by tiernano 3 months, 28 days ago

It seems that the GT-R wasn't damaged too badly, despite the pic of its naked arse above, and the same exact car ran up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed only a couple days later. read more...

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EDO Competition tweaks Ferrari Enzo to 700 hp - Autoblog

submitted by tiernano 5 months, 24 days ago

Edo began by replacing the intake with a revised ram-air system and a set of high-flow air filters, then worked its magic downstream with a set of headers similar to those in the FXX, along with a duo of high-flowing cats and a new exhaust system with remote-controlled, butterfly valves that allow the sound levels to be adjusted on the fly. All those bits are tuned through a modified ECU to produce 700 hp and 527 lb.-ft. of torque, which is sent through a heavy-duty clutch and on down to a retuned stock transmission that replicates the shift times of the FXX. read more...

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GT-R drops 'Ring time down to 7:29

published 6 months, 19 days ago, submitted by tiernano 6 months, 19 days ago

With a completely dry track, the base model Godzilla-san wearing stock Japanese-market tires shaved 9 seconds off its previous best time, posting a lap time of 7:29. On that same lap, it leapfrogged the Porsche GT2, Koenigsegg, and SLR 722 GT. Now it's flashing its headlights at the Carrera GT and Pagani Zonda F Clubsport, both about one second up the road. read more...

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Matte Missile: BRABUS Bullit Black Arrow to attack Geneva

published 8 months, 17 days ago, submitted by tiernano 8 months, 17 days ago

a 720-horsepower twin-turbo V12 with torque electronically limited to 811 lb-ft will certainly get the job done. (Sans the electronic safety net, it produces 974 lb-ft, in case you were wondering. Tires become one with the ozone layer at the mere thought of this.) read more...

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Caterham RST-V8 Levante cracks the 1000 bhp per tonne mark

published 8 months, 24 days ago, submitted by tiernano 8 months, 24 days ago

Packing a supercharged 2.4-liter, V8 driving the rear wheels through a six-speed gearbox, RS Performance is giving well-heeled drivers 550 hp (at 10,000 rpm!) to simultaneously dry their hair and wet their pants. With a curb weight of almost 1,150 pounds, that means a power to weight ratio of around 1000 hp per ton and a 0-60 time of under three seconds. read more...

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G-Power Hurricane M5 takes the crown as fastest, road-legal BMW

submitted by tiernano 9 months, 14 days ago

The M5's V10, which normally produces 507 hp, was tweaked to the tune of 730 hp through the use of the firm's Evo II twin-supercharger setup. The duo of belt-driven compressors huff around seven pounds of boost into each one of the cylinder banks, and partnered with a higher differential, the G-Power crew maintains the Hurricane could have reached 250 mph if rain and light snow hadn't caused traction issues. read more...

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