In this match, we see the previous generation Grand Cherokee SRT-8 that's powered by a Stroker 7.2-liter supercharged V8 engine competing against a completely stock Audi R8 V10 5.2 with 525-horses, a Switzer-prepped Nissan GT-R R850 with 850-ponies and a BMW X6M by Evotech with 620-horsepower.
Race through the break to watch the one mile runs.
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Among the many participants is Team Autogespot from Holland that will run in a rare Ferrari 599 GTO.
The limited edition Italian supercar, which is powered by a tweaked 6.0-liter V12 engine churning out 670-horses at 8,250 rpm and maximum torque of 620Nm (457 lb-ft) at 6,500 rpm, is dressed up in a rather awkward looking vinyl wrap with cart-postal-like automobile pictures.
Perhaps the lovely Dutch ladies posing next to it in the videos that follow after the break will succeed in deflecting your attention away from the wrap.
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However, the record-setting Impala, which has won 79 races in the last four years, will be retired. Chevrolet will instead race another nameplate based on a new production car that will join its line-up.
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There are various available packages with all sorts of events ranging from the pleasure-oriented 'Emotion' trips to special winter training courses in Sweden's Lapland region and even tours to race circuits such as the Nürburgring Nordschleife and the Hockenheim ring.
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Do we really need to tell you how it went down? Video follows past the break.
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Flash Engineering and Team Tidö will run the cars while the Saab Dealer Organisation will support their efforts. In addition, certain divisions of Saab that remain alive including Saab Parts, will also be involved in the racing program.
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This incident involved a previous generation Mitsubishi Lancer EVO and it took place during the recent Rally Orfű in Hungary.
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This time it's the crew over at British car magazine Autoexpress that had the chance to drive the 485-horsepower Juke-R.
However, instead of putting it through its paces alone on the south circuit at Bedford Autodrome they also brought along the car that inspired its creation, the 2012 Nissan GT-R (2013MY for North America) that is rated at 545-horses.
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The new Nissan DeltaWing is described as an experimental racecar and as such, will not be classified in the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours.
The Japanese carmaker is one of the leading partners of the DeltaWing project and will provide the engine that powers the prototype, a race-prepared 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine badged DIG-T (Direct Injection Gasoline – Turbocharged), which is expected to produce around 300-horsepower.
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Now, Audi Motorsport has revealed that the A5 DTM has been homologated and therefore, the car shown above is the one that will battle the M3 and the C-Class Coupe racers starting with this season's premiere at Hockenheimring on April 29.
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In the second official test of the year, which was held at Barcelona, Fernando Alonso posted the second fastest time at the end of the final day. This bodes well for the brand-new F2012 and the Scuderia’s chances of attaining its goals, right?
Well, the answer is “no”, at least according to the team’s technical director Pat Fry: “We are disappointed with the performance level seen at these tests and I think we have a lot of work ahead of us”, he said.
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In this configuration, the Brivido gains a full aero package that consists of new front and rear bumpers, a front lip spoiler, side skirts, a redesigned bonnet, a large rear wing, a race-spec rear diffuser that incorporates new exhaust pipes and deep-dish, lightweight alloy wheels.
All these upgrades come together through a new sumptuous paint job with the famed Martini Racing livery.
Italdesign doesn't mention any changes under the hood.
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Yet, the Hethel-based sports car maker has another world title to show for itself in a completely different form of racing: it won the 1982 World Rally Championship with the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus.
Confirming previous reports, Lotus is returning to special stages in partnership with the Italian team United Business, which won the 2011 title. It will enter the FIA European Rally Championship with the Exige R-GT painted in its iconic black and gold colors.
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Another option is to continue racing in another series. The German Touring Car Championship, or DTM, has become quite attractive lately, with the likes of Ralf Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard competing in the series.
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Named the R18 e-tron quattro, the four-wheel drive LMP1 racer combines a diesel engine, which has worked brilliantly for Audi in the past, with hybrid technology.
While the 510HP 3.7-liter V6 TDI diesel engine continues to drive the rear wheels like before, the R18 e-tron quattro also features a kinetic energy recovery system up front that captures energy during braking and feeds it to a flywheel accumulator.
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And even though Mitsubishi isn't ready to drop full details yet, something tells us that we won't be laughing at this special version of the i-MiEV, with which the Japanese automaker will enter the 2012 edition of the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on July 8, an even that is held annually in Colorado, USA.
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Remember to keep your eyes on the biker as well as the photographer on the lower corner. Video follows right after the jump.
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The pace car will assume its role in full police livery on top of a matte black finish combined with white accents for the body.
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