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BMW M and Mercedes AMG each see huge sales spike in 2008

No one would argue that 2008 was anything but a miserable year for the auto industry worldwide. Even high end brands like Bentley, Porsche and Ferrari were feeling the pain. In spite of all that, there were a couple of bright spots in the high performance sector. Both Mercedes-Benz's AMG division and BMW's M GmbH saw big jumps in sales last year. Sales of AMG models hit their highest levels ever with deliveries of 24,200 cars worldwide. AMG received a big boost from the launch of the new generation C63 which we drove last fall. The C63 ... Read more →

Enter the Rumormill: Lexus developing lightweight, 429-hp IS-F/R Noah Joseph

FiveAxis Lexus IS-F at the 2007 LA Auto Show When Lexus set out to target the likes of the BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AMG with its spankin' new IS-F, they weren't kidding. The V8 super-sedan ...

Screw You, Top Gear! - Kenne Bell pumps up the GT500 Dan Roth

click the image above for the gallery Here's Top Gear's cure for their idiot dyno test that proved nothing. As much as we love Top Gear, their derision of the GT500 for producing a "mere" 447 ...

Give your hot rod the gift of... Zirconia Dan Roth

No ersatz diamonds here, but the Zirconia based coating from Zircotec in the UK will help your vehicle be more durable and powerful. The Zircotec ceramic coating was developed for the nuclear ...

Mercedes-Benz unleashes AMG sports package for E-Class John Neff

Everything new out of Mercedes-Benz doesn’t always reach our radar… that is until the acronym AMG enters the picture. Such is the case with the new generation E-Class. Announced at the ...

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Lexus considering high-performance driving school? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Time was when the notion of "Lexus performance" was measured in terms of panel gaps and service intervals. But as part of Toyota's plan to add driving emotion to the brand, the upscale marque is reportedly considering opening a series of high-performance driving schools... not unlike ...

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