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24 hours race at the Nürburgring

Manthey dominates the first timed practice

They were already tipped as the big favourites for the 24 hours race at the Nürburgring and the Manthey Porsche have confirmed this with the fastest run in the first timed practice session. The main rivals seem to be holding back, resulting in a few surprises at the front of the field.

Porsche 918 Spyder

First prototype track testing

Note the date… 2013. That’s when Porsche will launch its new super sports car model, the 918. But the car maker has already released photos of the prototypes being tested on the race track.

Toyota GT86

Perfectly balanced

It has taken a couple of years but now there is a sports car model worthy of the name and wearing the Toyota badge. The GT86 was jointly developed with Subaru.

Tuning

An Italian pair from Wheelsandmore

Wheelsandmore have additions to their program… the ‘Rabbioso’ and the ‘Perfetto’. If this makes you think of a pizza menu or of Dolce Vita you would not be far wrong… these are pimped variants of the Lamborghini Aventador und Ferrari 458 Spider.

Tuning

Novitec Rosso Ferrari 458 Spider

Now Novitec apply the carbon to… and boost the power of… the Ferrari 458 Spider.

Roding Roadster

Students design a track racer

What manufacturer of automobiles does not dream of having a purist roadster model in its portfolio to burnish its image and attract customers? A limited edition car maker from the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria is ready to remind the major players of what they are missing with the Roding Roadster.

Maserati MC Stradale

Operatic V8 for road and track

It is the most potent and fastest auto to bear the femed badge featuring the trident. We had the opportunity to take the wheel of the Maserati MC Stradale in order to find out exactly what the Italian premium car maker means by a street-legal super sports car.

Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

A thousand horsepower in Chinese traffic jams

A super-wealthy elite and a communist regime are in China not contradictions. Bugatti seeks to tempt the super-rich in the Middle Kingdom with their ‘Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse’. This automotive superlative will permit the driver to experience the notorious Chinese traffic congestion at the wheel of a über-chic convertible with 1,200 horsepower.

SRT Viper

Potent poison

The venomous Viper is back. The Dodge Viper has lost a bit of its name but nothing of its ferocity.

New Porsche model

A sports model beneath the Boxster

It seems likely that Porsche is developing a new sports car model to be positioned below the Boxster. According to ‘Auto Bild’ magazine there has been information out of the Porsche development centre in Weissach and from third-party component suppliers.
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