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VIDEO: Production spec Lexus LF-A opens the taps outside the 'Ring
The Lexus LF-A supercar has been a long time coming and Toyota has finally confirmed (in an ambiguous press release) that the production version is headed to the Tokyo Motor Show next month. The LF-A (or LF-L) is a lock for production and rumors have the Japanese supercar going on sale in the UK as early as this month. Lending more credence to its imminent arrival: a new video of the LF-A leaving a gas station outside the Nurburgring. Joining a pre-production camo-clad mule is a white LF-A cloaked in a minimal amount of detail obscuring ... Read more →
VIDEO: Ford Focus RS falls short of record with 8:26 Nürburgring lap time Noah Joseph
Point to point, the Ford Focus RS is touted as the fastest vehicle the company has ever made. It reportedly lapped Ford's Lommel test track in Belgium, where we had the chance to sample the ...
Hockenheim vs. Nürburgring: Nobody wants the German Grand Prix next year? Noah Joseph
The right to host a Formula One grand prix in Germany was once a hot commodity. Both Hockenheim and the Nürburgring wanted it, and for years, both got it, with the former's event billed as the ...
Nissan sets up shop at Nürburgring, christens new store with limited-edition 370Z Chris Paukert
With as much time as Nissan's engineers have been spending on the Nürburgring as of late, you'd think that they would've had the foresight to set up a permanent shop on the grounds of the ...
Sebastian Vettel gets his own little corner of the Nürburgring Noah Joseph
You know you've made it when they name a turn after you at the Nürburgring. Sebastian Vettel is only turning 22 this summer, yet he's already racked up an impressive collection of citations: not ...
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VIDEO: Dodge Viper GT3 and Porsche GT3 battle at the 'Ring 6 months ago on Autoblog
The Nurburgring demands respect, and the Viper GT3 and Porsche GT3 are world-class race cars that demand that you get the Hell out of their way. Put the two together, and you've got a winning formula. Watching cars drive around the track shouldn't be this much fun. But the race-ready Viper and ...
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 runs the 'Ring in 7:40, reps still claim Nissan GT-R is slower 7 months ago on Autoblog
The 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 is unquestionably bad-ass. Its naturally aspirated 3.8-liter flat-six provides 435 hp from behind the driver's seat, and its track-tuned chassis can dance with the world's most nimble supercars. The free-wheeling product of Stuttgart has been undergoing testing at the ...
Natural Born Winner: VW returns to the 'Ring with Scirocco GT24-CNG 7 months ago on Autoblog
Phase 1: Dominate your class in endurance racing. Phase 2: Continue to dominate your class in endurance racing, only this time do it without gasoline. That seems to be the game plan with the Volkswagen Group's racing programs, so after winning at Le Mans five times with the gasoline-powered Audi ...
Drivers Republic attempts to answer which is faster on the 'Ring, GT2 or GT-R? 12 months ago on Autoblog
The Nissan GT-R set the 'Ring on fire back in April with a single lap of 7:29. That news didn't go over well in Germany, where team Porsche insinuated that Nissan cheated by using a non-standard GT-R to achieve the supersonic time. Porsche even took a bone-stock GT-R to the 'Ring and its chief test ...
Ferrari sets up shop at the Nrburgring 1 year ago on Autoblog
The Nürburgring has become an absolute Mecca for automotive enthusiasts and racing fans across Europe and around the world. Setting new 'Ring records has become a vaunted pursuit, and any automaker worth its bolts brings its latest sportscar prototypes to test there. Among those marques is ...
VIDEO: Porsche engine runs the 'Ring, virtually 1 year ago on Autoblog
Thanks to media outlets like YouTube and Autoblog, a good lap time in on the Nurburgring will get you plenty of positive press. The grueling track has become the yardstick by which any performance vehicle is measured, and if you can post a record time, people want to know about it. The engineering ...
Honda CEO demands NSX be faster around 'Ring than GT-R 1 year ago on Autoblog
By now we've all seen the spy shots showing Acura's NSX revival bombing around the Nürburgring in Germany. There's a reason those drivers are pushing their prototype hard enough to get air through the turns. Inside Line is reporting the Honda CEO Takeo Fukui wants his NSX to toast both the ...
Bridge to Gantry blogger banned from the 'Ring 1 year ago on Autoblog
Drivers can fly through the Nürburgring Nordshcleife at tremendous rates of speed, risking life and limb to shave a second or two off a lap time. But apparently if you let the rear wheels slip a bit while coming into a turn, you're a drifter just begging for a pink slip. Bridge to Gantry ...
VIDEO: Cadillac CTS-V takes to the 'Ring, pummels into submission 1 year ago on Autoblog
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac CTS-V at the 'Ring. GM is pretty pleased with the Cadillac CTS-V's 7:59.32 run around the Nurburgring, and the crew on the ground had the foresight to strap a few video cameras to the supercharged sedan to capture every second of John Heinricy's ...
VIDEO: Confirmed! Veritas testing at the Nurburgring 1 year ago on Autoblog
Watson, the mystery's been solved. After Chris spied a sinuous silver shape on his iPhone and a couple of readers sent us shots from the Nurburgring web cam, we now have video of the Veritas RS3 sitting at the starting gate, ready to do... something on the infamous Nordschleife. The blokes from the ...
Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd's Nick Mason takes to the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog
Picture this – you're screaming around the Nurburgring in a not-insubstantial Rolls Royce Phantom, hammer down, stereo on, trying to complete a circuit of the 14-mile course before the woofers go still. Driving on the 'Ring certainly requires concentration, but for a drummer, sometimes you've ...
VIDEO: Audi RS6 Avant drifting round the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog
The details surrounding the Audi RS6 are out, but that doesn't mean that testing has ended. The RS6 has been sighted donning heavy camo all over the free world, and after the jump we have video of a virtually undisguised RS6 Avant doing a powerslide at a bend of the famed Nürburgring ...
Faster than getting a coffee at Starbucks: GT2 laps the 'Ring in 7:32 2 years ago on Autoblog
click above image for gallery From its 530 hp, low curb weight of 3,179lbs, and 204 mph top speed, the 2008 Porsche GT2 is a supercar in every sense of the word. Heck, even its €189,496 sticker places Porsche's most potent 911 in the land of the F430 and the Gallardo. Where the Ferrari and the ...
Spy Video: Mitsubishi Evo X in motion 2 years ago on Autoblog
Before the folks over at Mitsubishi drop their crown jewel Evo X on an eager public, many road-hours of testing have to be logged in the souped-up Lancer. Besides the fact that the Evo X is arguably Mitsubishi's most recognizable car, there is plenty of new technology that needs to be perfected ...
VIDEO: The General teases us with video of the 08 CTS on the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog
The 2008 Cadillac CTS is in the home-stretch right now, as it's only a few months away from production. Anticipation for what could be one of the best Cadillacs ever has been steadily rising since its unveiling last January in Detroit, and the forthcoming CTS-V has made its way onto Autoblog quite ...
Bucharest Ring race track circles Romanian Parliament 2 years ago on Autoblog
Getting around Capitol Hill in Washington, DC can be a tricky venture, but getting around the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, has gotten considerably easier. Not because the local politics are any less entangled, but because the Romanian legislature is being surrounded by a race track. ...
The M3's V8 put through its paces, and your speakers 2 years ago on Autoblog
Our friends abroad were able to procure a duo of audio samples that give the full aural range of the new V8 powering BMW's upcoming M3. The two tracks, which are available here through the PistonHeads website, include one sample of all eight cylinders working their way to crescendo and on to a ...
Spy Shots: 2008 Nissan Skyline GT-R on the Ring 3 years ago on Autoblog
While we already showed you shots of the 2008 Nissan Skyline that hit the web yesterday, some more came across the wire showing the Japanese super coupe running the Nürburgring in Germany and, well, do we really need an excuse to show you more pics of this car? I can't speak for the rest of the ...
The Tire Ring - may you never tire of one another 3 years ago on Autoblog
We've seen automotive inspired jewelry before. Bracelets that look like chains, shift gate earrings, even piston-shaped pendants. But for all you gear heads out there who might be heading down the aisle soon, we offer a suggestion for a way to personalize your commitment to your betrothed, while ...
Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg
Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.
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