Just when we couldn’t get enough of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series, the new hardcore AMG comes back with some pretty impressive Nurburgring lap times. Performed by Sport Auto’s Horst von Saurma, the C63 AMG Couple Black Series circled the Nurburgring in just 7 minutes and 46 seconds. Click here for our [...]
About Years ago, the Jaguar XJ220 set a production-car lap record at the famous Nurburgring track in Germany. However, Jaguar today says that it has built the fastest pussycat it has ever produced – the Jaguar XKR-S. Powered by a 5.0 liter supercharged V8 making 550-hp with a maximum torque of 502 lb-ft of torque, [...]
The Nissan GT-R is undoubtedly a performance icon. And to maintain that, the Japanese brand is making sure that their halo car remains blazingly fast for a relatively affordable price. That said, a new video was released featuring the revised 2013 (2012 in Japan) GT-R at Japan’s Sendai Hiland Raceway, completing a spring to 62 [...]
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Coupe hasn’t even made it to dealerships yet and GM is already releasing the drop top version of the car today in Los Angeles. Sales of the most power Chevrolet convertible ever will start in late 2012. Like the ZL1 coupe, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible is powered by a 6.2 liter [...]
I absolutely despise traffic with a passion. It seems as every day that goes by there are more and more cars on the road causing huge congestions and delaying us to our destinations or even just not allowing us to open the throttle on our favorite weekend car. Either way, here’s something to make you [...]
Last month, General Motors launched a new web series for the upcoming Cadillac ATS sedan, a model that will compete with the likes of the BMW 3-Series, Audi A4 and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Following episode one, which showed the Caddy ATS visiting the Nurburgring, episode two continues at the famous German track and talks about [...]
Nissan Chief Vehicle Engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno presented the 2013 GT-R supercar at Japan’s Sugo International Race Circuit saying that it may be able to beat previous model year’s Nurburgring lap times. The GT-R has been continually beating its previous times, with the 2011 model clocking in at 7:26.4 and the 2012 model year taking that [...]
Until GM takes the covers off of the new Cadillac ATS it will release episodes from a new Web Series called ‘The Journey.’ Today, Caddy released the first webisode with the 2013 ATS visiting Germany’s demanding Nurburgring track. Click here for more news on the Cadillac ATS. We’re not really sure about what will power the [...]
McLaren Automotive has released a new video of the MP4-12C hot-lap around the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The lap was unofficial and was conducted time by Sport Auto Editor in Chief Horst von Saurma-Jeltsch. Saurma-Jeltsch lapped the track in 7 minutes and 28 seconds. We’re waiting for an official lap time. Click here for more news on [...]
Most company’s President and CEO meet at the golf course to discuss business or get acquainted with each other – well, things are done a little different in the automotive industry. Aston Martin’s CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez and Toyota’s President and CEO Akio Toyoda recently met up at the famous Nurburgring track to test drive [...]
