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REV TO THE LIMIT
The SLS AMG Coupé Black Series accelerates from zero to 60mph in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 315 km/h. The AMG 6.3-liter V8 engine has 631 hp makes the SLS AMG Coupé Black Series the most powerful AMG car to date. Taking away some 150 pounds of weight from the regular SLS AMG Coupe, also give the SLS Black the best power/weight ratio of any AMG to date. Add to the numbers the general view by most pundits that this is one of the best cars AMG has ever made and you have have something very special. What do you test this thing against on a track? Is there anything as crazy, extreme or just plain nuts? Yep, how about a 997 Porsche GT2 RS, which was the most hardcore offering from Porsche in recent years. With that, lets allow Jethro from EVO magazine take over, testing one of the 2013 EVO car of the year stars, the SLS Black against a tough competitor the GT2 RS. Who will win?
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Stop the Press. A UK Car Magazine Likes An American Sports Car.It is no secret that European and UK based car magazines have a bad relationship with American cars. Crude, poor handling, unecceptable quality are all the types of things they complaing about. But perhaps their biggest gripe is how American sports cars like the Corvetter handle on local roads. So when EVO’s Jethro Bovingdon took the new Corvette C7 Stingray for a drive in the UK, we for one were concerned it would be another American bashing session. Turns out is wasn't. He is very impressed with the C7 Stingray and loves the way it handles. Obviously, a few faults are picked, but nothing major is pointed out overall, so the C7 is definitely made to sound much better than the C6 it replaces. 2015 Porsche 911 Turbo S Review: Video Game Fast - XCARFor those Porsche fans who missed out on the Porsche 918 Spyder or need something slightly more civilized for day to day commuting, you should check out the Porsche 911 Turbo S. It is Porsche's top of the range daily driver and the new 2015 model in true 911 Turbo S style, takes things to the extreme. Make no mistakes about it, this is a mind-bogglingly fast car and more than any person could ever truly need. In the old days the Turbo was always an unweidly beast. The 911 Turbo celebrates its 40th birthday this year, so it's only natural that Stuttgart made a new one. In recent iterations (think 997 and 996 versions) have become relatively civilized performance cars, really leaving the GT3 to take up the hardcore Porsche duties. So is this new the 2015 Porsche 911 Turbo S a lunatic and proud of it or a subdued super-cruiser? XCAR has taken the time to review the Turbo S and they're view is that it is still a little nuts. Sure, the looks are still rather restrained compared to the older cars, but there's plenty to differentiate it from the everyday 991s. And, yes, then there's the comical speed of the thing, which in S form is 560 horses. Jethro takes the Jaguar XKR-S and the Mercedes SL63 AMG for a spin on the Bedford track for our next installment of Evo. The two performance convertibles make more than 1,000hp so this should be fun to watch. Powered by a 530hp 5.5-liter biturbo V8 engine, the SL 63 AMG does not feel quite at home on the racetrack. Its enormous amount of torque (590 lb-ft or 800 Nm) spins the rear wheels out of traction when throttle is applied, making neat, tidy laps a hard thing to accomplish. On the other hand, the Jaguar XKR-S feels completely different from the SL 63 AMG, as it has more body roll and struggles even more with traction. Powered by a 550hp 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine that produces 501 lb-ft (680Nm), the Jag loves oversteering at all times and feels heavier under braking than the Mercedes. Chris Harris Thrashes The Jaguar F-Type Coupe R On Road & Track. Spoiler Alert: He Loves It.3/27/2014 Review of the Jaguar F-Type Coupe R. 550hp on Street and TrackJaguar‘s new F-Type Coupe is gorgeous, easily the best looking car on sale right now. There has been a flurry of activity recently, from when we announced the launch to a video roundup just a few days ago, there is a lot of excitment for this R model. The reviews have been coming steadily and everybody is impressed by the package as a whole. Perhaps the most important review for us hooligans is the one by Chris Harris. His verdict in the video above, as per usual is full of drifting, tire smoke and general, English shenanigans. You know, the sort of things that Chris Harris from Drive excels at. Actually, relative to Harris' other reviews, this one is rather serious. There's a good recap of the F-Type on the road, with Harris referencing the car's "great bottom" and "amazing ass," quite frequently. Surprisingly, Harris says the more powerful F-Type R is just "incrementally" faster than the 495-horsepower F-Type V8 S Convertible. Overall, aside from some minor quibbles, Harris has nothing but praise for the newest cat. We've got the entire video available below. |
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