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The All-new Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT, the Sporting Hero.

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  Porsche has just unveiled their latest model to the Cayenne range, the new Cayenne Turbo GT. The new Cayenne Turbo GT is the most powerful Cayenne ever made at 471 kW/ 641 hp and 850 Nm of torque. That is an increase of 67 kW and 80 Nm from the Cayenne Turbo Coupe that we know. The Cayenne Turbo GT also gets a top speed increase of 14 km/h, it now has a top speed of 300 km/h. The 0-100km/h acceleration time has also decreased to just 3.3 seconds from 3.9 seconds. The Cayenne Turbo GT also comes with an option of a 4-seater now. New Performance tyres have been specifically developed for this model too, the powertrain and the chassis have been uniquely tuned for the Cayenne Turbo GT, it also sits 17 millimetres lower than the Turbo Coupe model. The car has also set a new record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a new lap time of 7:38.9 minutes . The Cayenne Turbo GT features a new exhaust system with unique centre tailpipes. The centre silence has also been removed on this Turbo...

PORSCHE BAGS 2 RECORDS AT ONCE!

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       A New Nordschleife Track Record! Hello readers, today we have quite an interesting read for you, the  Nürburgring  records. Porsche, with the 911 GT2 RS has just broke another track record of the famous German race track. This follows after Porsche broke the Audi RS Q8' lap record recently with the, not yet released, Cayenne. The 911 GT2 RS Nordschleife Record The Porsche 911 GT2 RS that was used for this record had a new Performance Kit upgrade of which came from a collaboration between Porsche's engineers in Weissach and Manthey's Nordschleif specialists in Meuspath. The 911 GT2 RS' new record dethroned Mercedes-AMG's GT Black Series. The new Manthey Performance Kit includes new chassis, suspension, aerodynamic and brake components specially developed for the 911 GT2 RS. The Kit is available to customers as Porsche's Tequipment Package and Porsche says the Performance Kit is only available as a whole as the new individual components of the kit only...

The rare & forgotten Japanese AMG.

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 Hello readers, today we will take a look back at one of the rarest AMG tuned cars ever made, the elegant Mitsubishi Galant AMG.  Yes you read that right, AMG! Let us take you on a history lesson for a second shall we? You see, back in 1989 before AMG became a Mercedes only in-house tuner in 1999, Mitsubishi struck a deal with them to tune the Galant to make it better.  The Mitsubishi Galant AMG was produced from 1989 to 1991 in a very limited number. Only 500 units were made and they were only sold within the Japanese market. The German tuner reworked the internals of Mitsubishi's 4G63 engine to make more power, yes the engine was not built from scratch by AMG under the One Man, One Engine principle.  AMG also made a few touches to the Galant's exterior. The suspension was also reworked. Unlike the other AMG "touched" Mitsubishi, the Debonaire V 3000 Royal AMG, the Galant had a lot that was done to it. We shall talk about the Debonair on another day. With AMG's m...

ONE OF THE MOST RETRO CARS: The BMW Z8.

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And today we take a look back at one of the most retro BMWs ever made, the BMW Z8 from the 2000s. *Inspired by the legendary, but unsuccessful, BMW 507 the Z8 came out as a future classic from on the go.And today, getting one of these will surely cost you a lot of money and maybe good negotiation skills.. The BMW Z8 came out as a convertible which had both a soft top and removable hard top, cool right? We know..close to perfection.There were Roadster versions too. Under that long hood lies the BMW S62 4.9L V8 found in the E39 M5 and the grille? Yah it doesn't exactly say "BMW"  but it's alright..even the headlights look like something from Aston Martin or Porsche maybe. The BMW Z8 specs;   -Engine   : 4.9L Naturally Aspirated V8 with DOHC, 4 Valves per cylinder. -Power output  : 400 HP and 500Nm of torque. -Acceleration  from  0-100km/h  : 4.2 seconds  before topping out at 294km/h. - 6-speed manual transmission  except for the Alpina Models ...

The Mercedes Gullwings.

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Hello reader, today we will look at The Mercedes Gullwings models. First, let's get to know them; 300 SL Gullwing  (red) C 111   Gullwing  (Yellow) C 112 Gullwing  (Silver) SLS AMG Gullwing  (red) 300SL Gullwing: Launched in 1954, the W198 300SL Gullwing featured a 3.0-litre straight six engine producing 220 horsepower and 275 Nm of torque paired to a 4-speed manual transmission enough for a 0-100km/h sprint in just 8.8 seconds. Top speed was limited to 260km/h. C111 Gullwing: Made as an experimental vehicle in 1969 with glass-fibre reinforced plastic body this one featured a 2.4L four rotor engine 345 horsepower which was later replaced with a 3.5-litre V8 engine but sadly, this car never went into series production. C112 Gullwing: Made in 1991, it never went into series production though there were already preorders for this supercar. It was to be propelled by a 6-litre 408 HP V12 with 580 Nm of torque Mercedes-Benz 60-degree M120 engine mated to a 6-speed man...

All-new Porsche 911 GT3 Touring.

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 Porsche has just revealed the all-new 911 GT3 Touring which is basically a 911 GT3 but with more subtle styling. One of the key differences is the lack of that gigantic rear wing found on the usual 911 GT3. The GT3 Touring uses a different, retractable rear wing but other than that it remains identical to the usual 911 GT3. The 911 GT3 Touring also retains the same 4.0L Flat-6 Naturally Aspirated engine which the usual GT3 has. The power output also remains the same at 500 hp. The 911 GT3 Touring will still have the option of either a 6-speed manual transmission or Porsche's 8-speed PDK transmission.  Do you prefer the look of the usual 911 GT3 with that massive rear wing or the GT3 Touring is the one you want?