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CAR Magazine’s Jethro Bovingdon has been driving Porsche’s swansong to the outgoing 997 model range – the GT3 RS 4.0. Producing a handy 500 bhp from its naturally aspirated 4.0 unit, the GT3 RS 4.0 cracks 60mph in just 3.8 seconds and laps the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in just 7 minutes and 27 seconds. (more…)

BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt has announced that the M3 DTM Concept Car will make its début in Munich next month. The unveiling will take place during the DTM event on 16th and 17th July at Munich’s Olympic Stadium. The three teams involved are BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW Team RBM and BMW Team RMG. The cars are just about ready for a full testing programme before a full assault on the championship takes place in 2012. Sadly BMW hasn’t even released a teaser photo, so you’ll just have to make do with one of a GT2 car, for now…

[Source: BMW Motorsport]

Car audio specialist MAGNAT has created a rolling showcase displaying its wares and expertise, based around a Porsche 911 GT3. The re-engineered interior, finished in Leather, Alcantara and high gloss paintwork, houses a 2,100 watts sound system driven by a Magnat Black Core 5 channel amplifier, and exiting through Magnat Selection series loud speakers, 1″ textile tweeters and a down-firing 10″ subwoofer.

Power upgrades come courtesy of Wimmer, consisting of a remapped ECU, and modified exhaust system – including racing cats, the RS step 3 Package gives the GT3 462 hp and a top speed of 317 km/h (197 m/h).

[Source: Magnat Audio]

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Here’s a cool video featuring Tommy Milner’s lap of the Nordschleife, in his BMW Z4 GT3 race car. The footage was shot as Milner practices for this weekend’s 24-hour race at the legendary Nürburgring. (more…)

Visitors attending this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will get an extra treat from Audi Tradition, after confirming that not one – but two Auto Union Silver Arrow cars will be present at the legendary event.

The cars’ drivers are pretty special too, with former F1 star Hans-Joachim Stuck there to pilot the car his father drove in his last race for Auto Union – an authentic replica of the 1939 Auto Union Type D twin-supercharger beast. Also in attendance will be Pink Floyd drummer, and former 24 Hours of Le Mans competitor, Nick Mason. A firm believer that cars – no matter how valuable – are meant to be driven, Mason will be in the Auto Union Type C in which took the European championship back in 1936, in the hands of Bernd Rosemeyer.

Triple Le Mans winning driver Marco Werner will be thrilling fans with something a little more modern – the R10 TDI; the car credited with making Audi the first brand to succeed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – with a diesel-engined car.

[Source: Audi Motorsport]