Posts Tagged ‘nardo test track’

Naughty Pics Aplenty: Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Click to view the Agent Provocateur MINI Clubman in hi-res At first glance, we couldn't help but wish we had had one of these when we were in high school. But on second thought, a pink-accented MINI might not have been the babe-magnet Agent Provocateur would have us believe. At least, not for any gi......

Driver puts faith in GPS, shears off top of charter bus on bridge

Friday, April 18th, 2008
As of today, we're taking bets to see how long it will take before people realize that "GPS" does not stand for "Auto Pilot." The latest "But the GPS told me to..." story is brought to you by a charter bus driver in Seattle. Piloting a coach through the Washington Arboretum -- as the GPS instructed ......

Greek booty strikes again in Chevy Matiz commercial (NSFW)

Friday, March 28th, 2008
Oh dear. It seems the marketing team for Chevrolet in Greece has just one thing on its collective mind, and suffice it to say, it's not the Matiz. Granted, the girls in these ads we've been seeing on the 'net lately are infinitely more enticing than the budget hatchback, but still... enough is enoug......

Top Secret’s V12 Supra heading to Nardo for top speed run

Sunday, December 9th, 2007
There have been a fair number of tuners that have made the trek to the Nardo test track in Italy to see if their modified rides could break an illustrious top speed. The MTM Bimoto TT comes to mind, as does AC Schnitzer's GP3.10 3-series, Edo Competition's Lamborghini LP640 and 9ff's insane GT9. Ano......

Brabus builds its own Exelero, hits 205 mph at Nardo

Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Click on the images to view in high-speed and high-resolution Remember the Maybach Exelero? The ultra-premium marque from Merceceds-Benz built it almost two years ago as a high-speed test vehicle based on its Maybach 57 luxury sedan, but unfortunately never offered production versions to the public.......

More on the 9ff GT9 and its Veyron-beating record attempt

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
It's been a few months since we've heard anything out of the 9ff camp regarding its attempt to unseat the Bugatti Veyron's top speed record. Thankfully, the German Car Blog was able to translate an article from Bild.de that reveals a bit more about the 900 HP, slicker-than-snot road rocket.Only 20 c......

VIDEO: Record breaking Brabus Rocket

Sunday, October 15th, 2006
Back in June, we told you about the Brabus Rocket and the tuner's goal of creating the world's fastest sedan. Then, earlier this week, we reported that the Rocket beat it's own record while hooning around the Nardo test track.Since mere words can't do such a vehicle justice, we've procured a few vid......

H&R bringing 24k gold springs, 216mph A4 to Essen Motor Show

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
Click to enlargeThe Essen Motor Show is Europe's big tuner showcase, and like SEMA, it seems that companies trout out the bling to wow the masses. Take H&R, for example. The makers of suspension equipment will be showing off their -- we aren't making this up -- 24-karat gold-covered springs at ......

H&R bringing 24k gold springs, 216mph A4 to Essen Motor Show

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
Click to enlargeThe Essen Motor Show is Europe's big tuner showcase, and like SEMA, it seems that companies trout out the bling to wow the masses. Take H&R, for example. The makers of suspension equipment will be showing off their -- we aren't making this up -- 24-karat gold-covered springs at ......

Koenigsegg CCR topples world speed record

Wednesday, May 4th, 2005
The 1993 McLaren F1 held the record for the world's fastest production automobile for 12 years (232.5mph ). It's replacement, 9ff's Porsche GT2, lasted just over a month (241.1).  On Monday, legendary driver Loris Bicocchi pushed a Swedish-made Koenigsegg CCR to 242.42mph at Ital......