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Return of the Audi TT Clubsport quattro

Updated version of open-top TT show car with over 300PS is unveiled in Austria.

A new version of the crowd-pulling, speedster-style Audi TT clubsport quattro show car makes its debut this month at the Wörthersee Tour, the annual gathering of Audi and VW enthusiasts in Austria. Continue reading ‘Return of the Audi TT Clubsport quattro’ »

Porsche-based Gemballa Avalanche 600 GT2 EVO

Porsche-based Gemballa Avalanche 600 GT2 EVO

Porsche tuning specialist Gemballa proudly presents its new Avalanche 600 GT2 EVO tuning program. Designed for either Porsche 997 Turbo or the GT2, the program includes impressive power upgrade, new body kit and interior enhancement, as well as numerous tweaks to cars’ suspension and exhaust system.

Porsche 997-based Gemballa Avalanche 600 GT2 EVO

The power kit increases max power output to 600 bhp and raises the peak torque to more impressive 840 Nm (619 lb-ft) resulting in mind-numbing zero to 100 km/h acceleration time of only 3.5 seconds.
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Inside Line learns Lexus LF-A to be priced over $200k


Click above for high-res gallery of the Lexus LF-A Roadster

The last time we talked about the price of the Lexus LF-A, we had only the car’s price in China and a whole lot of speculation to go on. The car’s retail in China was set at $264,700, and based on that a Lexus fan site did it’s best guestimation to arrive at a US price of approximately $130,000. Say it with us now: oh boy, was that wrong. Continue reading ‘Inside Line learns Lexus LF-A to be priced over $200k’ »

Porsche North American rally teams torture-test the 2008 Cayenne Transsyberia as they prepare to compete in the world’s toughest rally

Countdown to the July 11th start in Moscow has begun; a limited number of seats for selected Media to cover the grueling event are still available

ALÈS, FRANCE, May 16, 2008 – The cool, still air in an abandoned coal mine in the south of France echoes to the sound of a Porsche V8 at full song. Every few minutes the source of the noise, a 2008 Cayenne Transsyberia test mule, blasts into view briefly, only to turn around and go roaring off again into the woods. Its sides are streaked with inky, black mud, kicked up by its huge tires while testing equipment mounted on the car gathers data that will later be analyzed by engineers from Porsche’s Motorsports department in Weissach. Continue reading ‘Porsche North American rally teams torture-test the 2008 Cayenne Transsyberia as they prepare to compete in the world’s toughest rally’ »