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Dodge, or rather SRT (we're still getting used to it being its own brand), has been busy
teasing us with the new Viper that will be unveiled at the
New York Auto Show in April, but that doesn't mean it's completely done flaunting the performance capabilities of the old model. Only a few short months ago, SRT released a video of the
Viper ACR reclaiming the lap record at the Nürburgring for a production car with a time of 7:12.13, taking the title away from the
Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition.
Now the Viper Club of America has released a new video of the race-only
Viper ACR-X tackling the Green Hell, and the result is even more impressive. The V10-powered spec racer lapped the circuit in just 7:03.058, more than nine seconds quicker than its roadgoing brother. It makes us wonder when we'll start seeing six-minute lap times at the Nürburgring.
You can see a video of the impressive lap
after the jump, including real-time stats like g-force and downforce included in the footage.
Continue reading SRT's race-only Viper ACR-X laps Nürburgring in 7:03.058
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Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Dodge, Racing
Dodge, or rather SRT (we're still getting used to it being its own brand), has been busy
teasing us with the new Viper that will be unveiled at the
New York Auto Show in April, but that doesn't mean it's completely done flaunting the performance capabilities of the old model. Only a few short months ago, SRT released a video of the
Viper ACR reclaiming the lap record at the Nürburgring for a production car with a time of 7:12.13, taking the title away from the
Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition.
Now the Viper Club of America has released a new video of the race-only
Viper ACR-X tackling the Green Hell, and the result is even more impressive. The V10-powered spec racer lapped the circuit in just 7:03.058, more than nine seconds quicker than its roadgoing brother. It makes us wonder when we'll start seeing six-minute lap times at the Nürburgring.
You can see a video of the impressive lap
after the jump, including real-time stats like g-force and downforce included in the footage.
Continue reading SRT's race-only Viper ACR-X laps Nürburgring in 7:03.058
SRT's race-only Viper ACR-X laps Nürburgring in 7:03.058 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Yesterday we brought you a dyno test of everybody's favorite twin-turbo four-dour coupe, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG. While the numbers and Jay's charts were interesting on their own, you wanted video. Chalk this one up to technical difficulties....
February 22nd, 2012
In today's edition of awesome YouTube finds emailed to me for no apparent reason comes this stock Corvette running a 10.4 second quarter mile pass. Did we mention that en route to this feat the driver manages to lift...
February 22nd, 2012
Filed under: Classics, Sedan, Etc., Videos, Pontiac, Humor
There are few things simultaneously more romantic and idiotic than taking a road trip in a beaten-down heap of a car. Trust us.
We know. David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan of
Hot Rod Magazine fame recently undertook an epic trip from El Paso, Texas to Los Angeles with the express goal of doing so for under $1,500, including the purchase price of a vehicle, food, lodging, repairs and, most importantly, fuel. With this in mind, the duo settled on a 1972 Pontiac Catalina for a lofty $650. Hilarity ensues.
Realizing that no one actually wants a Catalina sulking around the shop, Freiburger and Finnegan put the car up for auction on
eBay Motors the instant they had the title in hand. By the time they rolled into
Hot Rod HQ, the vehicle sold for a little over $500.
The video is part of a new series called Roadkill that should document similar adventures. Keep your eyes peeled for more calamity-soaked clips in the near future. In the meantime,
hit the jump to check it out yourself.
Continue reading Watch as Hot Rod goes from El Paso to LA the hard way
Watch as Hot Rod goes from El Paso to LA the hard way originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Europe, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Crossover, Toyota
Toyota Belgium has just launched a new campaign for the
Toyota RAV4 Black Edition that allows participants to earn discounts for the vehicle based on their location.
Smartphone users download the RAV4 Adventure Discount App, travel to a so-called adventurous location within Belgium and sign in with the application. The app then calculates a discount based on just how daring you are. While far-flung wilderness locations are an obvious choice for big discounts, Toyota has hinted there are plenty of adventurous spots in city locales as well.
The campaign seems pretty brilliant to us, though we have to wonder how many RAV4 buyers will be willing to cover hill and dale in pursuit of a few extra hundred euros off of their bottom line. So far, it appears the app and the discounts are only good in Belgium, though it wouldn't surprise us if Toyota used a similar marketing ploy in other markets.
Hit the jump to check out an ad for the app after the jump, complete with a mustachioed woodsman.
Continue reading Toyota Belgium offering adventurous location-based RAV4 discounts
Toyota Belgium offering adventurous location-based RAV4 discounts originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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