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The Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR is the fastest road legal car to go around the Nurburgring with a lap time of 6:40.3, this is 7 seconds quicker than the standard GT2 RS and 5 seconds faster than the Lamboghini Aventador SVJ, which is the second fastest road legal car around the 'Ring, and 17 seconds faster than the 918 Spyder. To get your hands on the fastest road legal track car in the world you first need to get your hands on one of the 500 Porsche GT2 RS'. Porsche actually had to make 504 of them because 4 ended up getting lost at sea. The GT2 RS comes with a 3.8 liter flat six twin turbo pushing 700hp and 750nm of torque to the rear axle via Porsche's famous PDK gearbox. The GT2 RS comes out of the factory as a track ready machine with lots of weight reduction such as a carbon fiber bonnet and a roof made out of magnesium as standard, which also helps lower the center of gravity. The car has a big front splitter and a massive wing to keep the car planted around the corner

Aston Martin was established way back in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. The brand gained world wide recognition when David Brown took control over the company and started producing the DB series of cars, notably the DB5 which was in the James Bond film "Goldfinger". When David Brown left in the 1970s the brand fell on some hard times and was eventually bought out by Ford. In March 2007 Ford ended up selling Aston Martin to some of the brands devotees who have kept the brand afloat ever since. Now however Aston Martin has its eyes set on some big goals with the release of the DBX and some big changes in their line up. Aston Martin expects their first SUV (the DBX) to boost their sales by two thirds which will be much needed after a share-price drop of 75% last year (according to Reuters) due to a decrease in demand for the Vantage. Its been estimated that one third of all car sales next year will be in the SUV class, which means that the market is there for

Horacio Pagani grew up in Casilda Argentina, it was a rural agricultural community where Horacio first started to build go-karts and minibikes with his friends. As he got older, he started messing around with fiberglass and he made his own limitada santafestina race car which is a single seater rear engine car without any formal engineering training. He got money to fund his race car by selling fiberglass camper shells. Once he finished building his race car, he approached Renault and asked them for an engine, which Renault provided and they also ended up sponsoring the team for the entire season. Horacio used his connections that he made through racing to help get him a foot in the door at one of the big Italian car manufacturers. He got a verbal agreement that he could work for Lamborghini as a designer on their new project. He sold his business and got ready to move to Italy when he got a letter form Lamborghini saying that they have cancelled their project, which was th

The Volvo XC40 Recharge recently launched, this all electric variant of the XC40 comes with all wheel drive with the electric motor pushing out 408hp and 660nm of torque. The battery has a 76kwh capacity with 75 kwh of that capacity being usable, this is done to help protect the battery so it lasts longer. The XC40 Recharge will also come with a good range of 400km. The XC40 Recharge is the bands first mass available EV after Volvo played around with an electric C30 back in 2013. Back in 2013 Volvo was bragging about being able to achieve a full recharge in just 1.5 hours, with that charge giving you a range of up to 150km. The new Volvo blows those stats out of the water as in just 40 minutes it can charge up to 80% giving you 320km of range. The electric XC40 has a few styling tweaks from the combustion one. The grille is closed except for a small slit at the bottom, the lower fascia, mirror caps and roof are all black. The car is also available in a new colour called Sag

BMW has unveild its 2 Series Gran Coupe. It is a premium compact four door that fills the smallest of gaps between the 1 Series and the 3 Series, but it does so in style. The top of the range two series Gran Coupe will be the M235i xDrive. It will come equipped with a 2 liter four-cylinder mated with an 8-speed automatic gearbox producing 228hp and 350nm of torque, allowing it to reach 100kmh in under 5 seconds. The US versions will only be available in xDrive while Europe will eventually be able to get a front wheel drive version. This version of xDrive is not the ordinary xDrive system as it uses tech from the i3, most importantly the near-actuator wheel slip limitation system. If necessary it will lightly brake the inner wheels to help improve grip. The 2 series Gran Coupe is a four door coup with styling elements such as flared haunches, sloping roof line and an upscale interior. The 2 Series Gran Coupe is aimed at the Mercedes CLA and the A3 sedan.

The popular Ninja 650 packed decent performance at a reasonable price and the revision of this model aims to keep that going while adding some modernity into the mix. The bike is getting an 11 cm full-colour TFT dash, Bluetooth connectivity as well as a styling revamp. The bike has been given new LED lights at the front and back, sharper styling (as the fairing and side panels have been remodeled) as well as a redesigned pillion seat for increased comfort. Dunlop Sportmax Roadsport 2 tyres come as standard. The 650 Ninja features a parallel-twin engine that produces 67bhp and 66nm of torque. This is the same engine as the previous model, the tubular steel trellis chassis remains the same too. The Ninja will be offered in three new colour schemes; black, black and green and black and white. The 650 is expected to keep its competitive price even with the new upgrades.