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  • Drifting C 63 AMG Coupe celebrates 2 million YouTube views


    Following on from Audi Germany’s display of gratitude for passing the 500,000 mark on Facebook, Mercedes AMG is following suit in a similar manner. The high-performance subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz has decided to celebrate 2 million YouTube video views by drifting a 336 kW (457 hp) C 63 AMG Coupé around the notoriously daunting Corkscrew at Laguna Seca Raceway. Why didn’t they use a Black Series?

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  • BMW Z4 GT3 eargasm


    One again, our friend Bozzy has produced another great video from Italy’s Monza Circuit. This piece of footage was recorded during the first round of the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series and focuses on BMW’s striking Z4 GT3 racecar. You’ll need to turn your speakers right up to fully appreciate the symphony from that 4.4-litre V8 engine, which develops a healthy 384 kW (515 hp) and 515 Nm of torque.

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  • Turbocharging RWB Pandora One


    Fatlace boss and owner of this vivid green RWB Porsche 964, Mark Arcenal, recalls how his friend and founder of FFTec Motorsports, Sean Burgess, persuaded him to ditch Pandora One’s naturally-aspirated set-up in favour of a custom turbocharger install, almost doubling power to 372 hp. Sean talks about the obstacles they had to overcome in order to make the engine run properly. Providing the car with its extreme presence is that unmistakable body transformation, which was carried out by RAUH-Welt Begriff’s very own Nakai-San at RWB USA.

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  • BMW M5 by 3D Design


    Japanese styling company 3D Design has created a new aero package for the latest BMW M5.

    Constructed from carbon fibre, the body program includes an aggressive front lip with separate corner splitters, side skirts, a boot lid spoiler and rear diffuser. An additional roof spoiler can also be purchased. A stainless steel exhaust system, developed with technology partner Arqray, culminates in quadruple 100 mm tailpipes.

    Helping to keep the M5 planted to the tarmac, 3D Design is working with suspension specialists Ohlins on a high-performance kit with an external reservoir.

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  • Bosch Driver Drowsiness Detection


    Bosch has revealed details of its Driver Drowsiness Detection system, which helps drivers to battle fatigue – one of the main causes of serious accidents.

    Currently standard equipment in Volkswagen’s Passat Alltrack model, the system utilizes information provided by the car’s electric power steering system, or by the steering angle sensor, which is an integral part of the vehicle’s ESP anti-skid system.

    From the moment a journey begins, the driver’s steering actions are continuously monitored to detect ‘deadbands’. These are periods in which the driver briefly stops steering and then promptly makes a correction. Factors including the frequency of these movements, length of journey, use of turn signals, vehicle speed and time of day are combined to calculate the level of fatigue.

    Once that level exceeds a certain value, an icon – such as a coffee cup – flashes on the instrument panel to warn drivers that a rest and a shot of caffeine may be in order.

    [Source: Bosch]

  • Jon Olsson’s Audi R8 in action


    Following on from the photos of Jon Olsson’s Audi R8, the popular supercar fanatic and professional freeskier has just posted this video clip of the beast in action. You may remember that its 5.2-litre V10 powerplant enjoys the addition of a STaSIS supercharger kit, which results in 529 kW (710 hp) and 709 Nm (523 lb/ft) of torque, so it should be able to hold its own during this year’s Gumball 3000…

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