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At Last… 525hp Audi R8 V10

Now this is trullt beautiful… and it’s official! 525hp Audi R8 V10

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Even though the 4.2-litre V8 in the current R8 offers outstanding performance, pundits wondered why Audi didn’t adapt the more potent V10 engine from its S8 saloon for use in the hottest car it has ever made. Audi answered the challenge with the introduction of its new R8 5.2. Faster and more powerful than its V8 sibling, this latest exotic from Ingolstadt goes on sale in Europe in the second quarter for 142,400 euros.

The 5.2-litre V10 in this R8 generates 525 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque — considerably more than the V8, which puts out 420 horses and 317 lb-ft of torque. The company did not say how much the R8′s new engine has in common with the V10 in the Audi S8 saloon or the Lamborghini Gallardo (Volkswagen/Audi owns Lamborghini).

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Source: MSN Cars

Most Beautiful Car In The World

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It could be a line from a Prince song. Motor Authority is reporting on:

The annual L’Automobile più Bella del Mondo (The World’s most Beautiful Automobile) awards may not be as widely recognized as some of the larger international motoring awards but the event is now in its 15th year and there’s been no shortage to the amazing metal covered in this year’s competition. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Milan late last week after being scrutinized by a panel of artists, architects, designers, art critics and historians.

Star of the awards was Lamborghini’s stunning Reventon supercar, the winner in the category for special production cars. Other winners included much more affordable models such as the Fiat 500 and Bravo hatchbacks, winning their respective city car and hatchback categories.

VW TDI Jetta SportWagen

VW are set to realease a Sportwagen version of the popular Jetta reports 4wheels.com:

Powered by the 2.0L Clean Diesel TDI, delivering 140 horsepower and 235 ft.-lbs. of torque, the new Jetta SportWagen does not conform to old station wagon stereotypes.Using readily available body components and finished in custom paint and graphics, this Jetta TDI SportWagen demonstrates what can be done to personalize a Jetta.

To reinforce the sportin this wagon, the Jetta’s underpinnings were upgraded by H&R Springs to lower its ride height, and make its handling razor sharp.

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Audi A5 Gets New 1.8 Turbo.

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Possibly… The best looking car I have seen in quite some time, the awesome Audi A5 is now set to get a newly revised 1.8 liter turbo engine reports WorldCarFans. Will the need to drool ever end?
“With deliveries starting this November in the UK, the Audi A5 gets its first four-cylinder engine with a newly revised 1.8 liter turbo engine found in the Audi A3, A4, A6 and TT. This engine gets upgraded to Bosch’s new DI-Motronic (direct injection) system which injects high pressurized petrol as a fine spray directly into the combustion chamber, whereas, the preceding 1.8T used a standard multi-port system which sprays fuel into the air intake system. As a result, power output and fuel efficiency improves”

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Lamborghini Gallardo… A Holiday With A Twist.

With the weather getting colder, many of us will take comfort in planning their holidays for next summer… imaginging warmer days and getting away from it all. Well, I’ve come across one possible break from it all… with a twist.
“If you thought that you will never be able to drive a Gallardo or other supercars like Ferrari F430, Porsche 911 Turbo, Aston Martin DB9 and Mercedes Benz CLK63 Black Series, think again because you may get your hands on all these cars in just one day!

You can try your hand at all these supercars in one day, for $5,000 that also includes a luxury hotel stay and meals, courtesy Supercar Life.”

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[USAtoday Via Auto Motto]

Step Back In Time… Ferrari Vandenbrink GTO.

The gurus at TopGear are giving us a wonderful look at the Ferrari Vandenbrink GTO:

“Time to party like it’s 1962: the Vandenbrink GTO is set to enter production and evoke all those happy tri-nostrilled memories of the original Ferrari 250 GTO.

We saw drawings of the 599 GTB-derived GTO back in May and while we were impressed with its faithful recreation of the 60s icon, we have to admit we were sceptical that it’d ever reach the road”

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220-horsepower Aprilia V4.

For bikers everywhere this could be the news of a lifetime and the start of a new era in biking! In hot news from Gizmag :

Aprilia tell us their much-anticipated V4 engine is currently undergoing durability testing in four states of tune – from a huge 185 horsepower up to an eye-watering 220 horsepower. Which one will we see in the road-going superbike they’re building?

With many MotoGP bikes now running V4 engines due to their compact size and broad power spread, the worldwide roadbike market is crying out for a V4 sportsbike they can play with themselves.”

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Evolution X… WRC Group N Racer Revealed.

The Wonderful people at Motor Authority have brought us details and pictures of the latest Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Group N rally car. I could rant on… and on and … A picture is worth a thousand words!

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