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Official: Edo Competition squeezes 600 HP into Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate

DFW Auto Club — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:20:44 GMT

Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Wagon, Mercedes-Benz

If you need to haul some stuff in a big hurry, you could do a lot worse than the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate wagon. It offers all the power of its coupe and sedan siblings, only with the added cargo space that so many European customers prefer over the betrunked versions. But if the stock 457 horsepower isn't enough, the good folks over at Edo Competition are glad to help out with an upgrade of their own.

That upgrade, it turns out, is anything but negligible, pumping output up by nearly 150 horsepower to a stonking 600. Torque has also been boosted from 442 lb-ft stock to 501, where that extra single measure of twist makes all the difference.

The boost comes courtesy of new exhaust, headers, cats and filters, supplemented by 19-inch modular alloys riding on suitably low-profile Michelin rubber, with a slew of interior enhancements to make the Edo C63 feel all the more special.

The exterior, however, remains decidedly low-key - all the better for messing with the head of Porsche drivers on the Autobahn while hauling the whole family and all their gear. Check it out in the press release below and the high-res image gallery above.Continue reading Edo Competition squeezes 600 HP into Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate

Edo Competition squeezes 600 HP into Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 19 May 2012 14:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VW's latest Ad

Silentrun — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:13:33 GMT

Movie Trailers - Exactly why Give Away Therefore Much?

Ignopesog — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:55:08 GMT

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Report: Chinese demand could prompt Aston Martin to press on with Lagonda revival

DFW Auto Club — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:21:12 GMT

Filed under: China, Crossover, Aston Martin, Luxury

Automakers are usually pretty decisive. They either build a car or they don't. But Aston Martin has embarked down a bumpier road with Lagonda.

Aston bought the Lagonda marque way back in 1947, but after operating it as a separate brand for a few years, it let the brand peter out in the 1950s and 60s. The moniker was revived as a nameplate on a handful of Aston Martin sedans beginning in the 1970s, but that was pretty much the last we saw of it until the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.

That's when the British automaker unveiled the rather unusual concept vehicle (pictured above) to revive the Lagonda name once again as a separate brand. It was meant to test the waters, and the response was not favorable. So it had appeared that AML was dropping the L from its initials and the entire project along with it. But as a stand-alone niche automaker looking to stay afloat in a rapidly amalgamating industry, Aston needs to produce more than front-engined, rear-drive, two-door GTs. And the Rapide sedan apparently isn't going to be enough, so it looks as if that the Lagonda project could be back on the table.

According to Autocar, the real impetus, however, could be coming from emerging markets in Asia - particularly China, but also the Middle East and Russia. The timing for a high-end luxury crossover built by a company known for its exotic sports cars, however, could prove to be good timing or poor: Maserati, Lamborghini and Bentley are all entering the segment in the coming years, so if Aston wants to get a slice of that lucrative pie pioneered by Porsche, it had better get those wheels in motion.Chinese demand could prompt Aston Martin to press on with Lagonda revival originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 May 2012 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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599 Alonso Edition

SAFE4NOW — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:54:47 GMT

It looks good for a SE to me, set's it apart from the others for sure:

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Red Bull Audi R8 LSM @ Terramar Circuit

SAFE4NOW — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:54:00 GMT

From Motor Trend article: http://wot.motortrend.com/video-find...it-206271.html

Audi and Red Bull Racing are taking to the history books in this captivating video. Check out the 21st-century Audi R8 LSM racer doing laps on the almost-century-old Terramar Circuit, the only Spanish track to host a Grand Prix race.

Piloting the R8 are DTM driver Miguel Molina and rally veteran Carlos Sainz. Both are natives of Spain and have only heard stories of the historical racetrack � which, unlike its English contemporary, Brooklands, still remains largely intact. Opened in 1923, Terramar was home to the Spanish Grand Prix for just one year (which was won by French driver Albert Divo) before it was essentially abandoned by the middle of the decade. The circuit record was set that same year by Count Louis Zborowski at a quick 45.8 seconds for the two-kilometer (1.24-mile) track.

Fast forward to 2012 and take in the sight: the aged race track, crumbling; Audi�s lightning-fast R8 LSM growling; Sainz and Molina eager to break the record yet weary of the various potholes that have emerged since Zborowski set his record 89 years ago. While, yes, Sainz does manage a new record � 42.6 seconds � the eight-plus-minute video is less about making a new track time, but about the beauty and wonder of interacting with this piece of history. As Sainz says at the end of the video, �It is wonderful that we have conserved something so old, that is a relic, because it is a part of motoring history, [built by] people who had the same passion that we have today.�

Enjoy the sights of the Terramar Circuit and sounds of the Red Bull Audi R8 LSM below.

Know where to get 2000 M Coupe 17" Roadstar wheels?

trentor — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:47:10 GMT

A co-worker just bought an S52 M clown shoe, but he's not a fan of the aftermarket wheels on it. Does anyone know where he could find some OEM wheels for it?

Lego Land Rover Defender 110 is plasticized perfection [w/video]

DFW Auto Club — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:23:47 GMT

Filed under: SUV, Etc., Videos, Land Rover, Toys/Games, Off-Road

It's official. You really can build anything from Lego blocks. Behold a fully-functional 1:8.5 scale version of a Land Rover Defender 110. This radio-controlled machine features a five-speed transmission with reverse, a two-speed transfer case that offers both four-wheel and two-wheel drive modes and functional disc brakes on all four corners. It's cool. We'll wait while you pick your jaw up off the floor. The machine was also built with fully functional steering that uses the same number of turns-to-lock as the real deal. All told, there are nearly 2,800 parts in the build, including seven motors.

There's a full solid-axle suspension underneath with long-travel springs. Top speed is around 2.5 mph. What's more, the whole body can be removed with just four pins to see the workings underneath.

If that's not cool enough, the machine has been picked up over at Lego CUUSOO. If it gets 10,000 votes, Lego will produce a kit based off of this creation. That's right - this masterwork isn't a kit - an independent Lego maniac by the name of Sheepo came up with it. Head over to the site for more information, and be sure to scroll down to check out a video of the machine.Continue reading Lego Land Rover Defender 110 is plasticized perfection [w/video]

Lego Land Rover Defender 110 is plasticized perfection [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 May 2012 12:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Report: Bentley plotting Dakar effort with used VW Touareg racers?

DFW Auto Club — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:11 GMT

Filed under: Motorsports, SUV, Bentley, Off-Road, Racing

Bentley is an automaker not without its own racing pedigree, but the bulk of that is anchored in the 1920s and at Le Mans, to which it returned in winning form in the earlier part of the new millennium with the Speed 8. The latest development could, however, see the Flying B marque enter into another class of motorsport competition altogether.

That opposite end of the endurance racing spectrum is the torturous Dakar rally. We first published rumors of Crewe's consideration of the possibility back in November, but according to CAR Magazine, those rumors are apparently kicking into high gear.

That much is owed largely to the emergence of the above-pictured EXP 9 F program, Bentley's concept SUV currently under development. Well, sorta. Bentley's parent company Volkswagen recently withdrew from the Dakar rally after winning it three times in a row - ostensibly to focus on its new World Rally Championship effort, but spurring rumors all the same of it transferring the team to another brand.

Given that the EXP 9 F is based (or would be, anyway) on an architecture related to the Touareg - the race model of which is what the VW team used to dominate the event - the facilitation of Bentley's take-over of the program could prove even more straight-forward than the manner in which Audi successfully supported Bentley's Le Mans team.

To wit, the boys from Crewe are said to be in the process of buying back all the Race Touareg rigs - complete with their 2.5-liter twin-turbo diesels producing 300 horsepower and 442 lb-ft of torque - that Volkswagen sold to privateer teams upon its departure, suggesting rather poor planning and perhaps only a passing resemblance to the eventual production EXP 9 F (which, incidentally, isn't expected to look like the concept above).Bentley plotting Dakar effort with used VW Touareg racers? originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 May 2012 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Big Brake Kit Deal

Karter01 — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:30:57 GMT

Passing on another deal to you guys (M3 owners)....I need brakes so bad but my wallet is totally empty. That doesn't go hand in hand, so here is a set of brakes for someone!!

Pretty much $800 off a kit bought from a store.

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=403845

Report: Martin Scorcese to produce Silver Ghost film about Rolls-Royce

DFW Auto Club — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:10:34 GMT

Filed under: Classics, Rolls-Royce, UK, Celebrities, Luxury

This could be interesting: Oscar-winners Martin Scorsese and Richard Attenborogh are teaming up to make a film called Silver Ghost, based, in part, on the lives of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. The screenplay was written by Jeffrey Caine (Goldeneye) and playwright Sharman Macdonald, who also happens to be actress Kiera Knightley's mom.

According to Top Gear, the biopic will be set at the dawn of the 20th Century, during the seminal days of the auto industry. But the report says the real hero of the story will be one Lord John Douglas-Scott Montagu, the Second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu and a member of British Parliament who used his position in British society to champion motoring.

While we're not quite sure what all that Barons and Lords stuff is about, reading that in 1899 Montagu drove the first car to enter the yard of the House of Commons made us think he must have been a decent enough chap. According to the report, he even launched a monthly car magazine. And like any good period-film protagonist, he was romantically linked to another key figure in the story, Eleanor Thornton, the woman who inspired the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy mascot that became a defining feature of the marque.

The film is still a long way from the screen, although Scorcese's involvement can't hurt its chances of getting made. Neither would casting Knightley as Thornton, if you ask us.Martin Scorcese to produce Silver Ghost film about Rolls-Royce originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mansory channels Enzo styling in Ferrari 458 Spider Monaco Edition

DFW Auto Club — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:40:08 GMT

Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Performance, Ferrari

Say what you want about the German-based tuner Mansory, but the company definitely has a style all its own. The same can be said for their latest creation, the Ferrari 458 Spider Monaco Edition, which is channeling quite a bit of the Ferrari Enzo on its snout.

Mansory says that the new body panels, all of which are constructed of lightweight carbon fiber, save a little over 130 pounds, and with power boosted to 590 horsepower the car is capable of hitting 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in 3.2 seconds and reaching a top speed of 205 mph. The interior of the 458 Spider Monaco Edition gets the Mansory treatment as well, with custom upholstery done in leather, Alcantara and carbon fiber in a combination of red and white.

Mansory says it will produce just three of the Monaco Edition Ferrari 458 Spiders. No word on pricing, although we can't imagine the changes come cheap. Scroll down below to read the official details from Mansory.Continue reading Mansory channels Enzo styling in Ferrari 458 Spider Monaco Edition

Mansory channels Enzo styling in Ferrari 458 Spider Monaco Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apex Track Day - June 16 - 1.7 CW

UBR32 — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:55:57 GMT

A few of us have already signed up... let me know if you get signed up. If I can get enough people I will see if I can get someone to sponsor lunch

Who: Anyone
What: Apex DE 1.7 CW Track Day
When: June 16th
Where: Motorsports Ranch - Cresson, TX
Cost:
$225 Novice
$210 Intermediate
$185 Advanced

The List

1. UBR32 - Boss 302
2. trancemission - Elise
3. rhino-x - Nismo 370Z
4. Chris S - 135i
5. Jon B - 750iL
6. Arun S - Miata
7. fenderltd - M3 (maybe)
8. wookie420 - 335i
9. acj75 - 335i
10. blind32 - Z4M
11. ranger22 - Cayman R (maybe)
12. IBM3 - M3 (maybe)
13. Nash - GT3RS (ruler of the track)
14.

Video: Bugatti Veyron, Lexus LFA, McLaren MP4-12C and Lambo Aventador in 1/4-mile sho

DFW Auto Club — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:40:15 GMT

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Lexus, Luxury, MISC

Automobile Magazine scribe Jason Cammisa was sent into the desert to referee four carbon-fiber-bodied wild animals fighting it out over the quarter mile: the V8 McLaren MP4-12C, the V10 Lexus LFA, the V12 Lamborghini Aventador and the W16 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. It's a tough job, innit?

The Head 2 Head race was run elimination style, with the winner of each two-up challenge facing the next devil up the totem pole. Although you might not have any doubts about the eventual victor, how each of these supercars fared is good watching. See all the screaming for yourself in the video below.Continue reading Bugatti Veyron, Lexus LFA, McLaren MP4-12C and Lambo Aventador in 1/4-mile shootout... who wins?

Bugatti Veyron, Lexus LFA, McLaren MP4-12C and Lambo Aventador in 1/4-mile shootout... who wins? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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