– The R8 has always been a bargain among mid-engined supercars, but it’s never had competitive power. That’s no longer the case, although its naturally aspirated torque curve peaks well below those of the turbocharged Ferrari and McLaren. – – – – – – Audi-R8 V-10 Plus – – Ferrari-488GTB – – Lamborghini-Huracán – – McLaren-650S – – – Base Price: – – $190,000 – – $250,000 – – $240,000
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-The Range Rover Sport SVR is not the world’s fastest SUV. Nope, it’s the second-quickest—and that’s if you share the belief of much of the auto industry that a lap of a rarely raced German circuit remains the ultimate arbiter of performance. Land Rover says the SVR can lap the Nürburgring Nordschliefe in 8:14—putting it in a league with pretty serious sports cars from a decade ago—but that’s a yawning
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– What It Is: The most powerful iteration of the next C-class coupe, the Mercedes-AMG C63. It will be strongly differentiated from the non-AMG versions—perhaps even more so than our renderings suggest. Powered by a twin-turbo V-8, the C63 will share less than half of its sheetmetal with the workaday coupes. Look for wide fenders, quadruple exhaust pipes, and vertical air outlets at the back. Stylistically, the closest thing to
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– Employee turnover is a big problem for car dealerships, and when a shop finds a quality employee, it’s good business to give that employee a reason to stick around. That’s why Fiat Chrysler has partnered with for-profit Strayer University to offer free, “no-cost, no-debt” college courses to U.S. dealership employees. – Fiat Chrysler says that roughly half of its sales force departs in any given year. That’s a huge number,
– It’s been a rough road for Fisker Automotive, and a rough road for owners of its Fisker Karma as well. After producing a couple thousand copies of its Karma plug-in hybrid sedan, the company went bankrupt in late 2013. It was bought out of bankruptcy in February 2014 by Chinese auto-parts maker Wanxiang, which is trying to relaunch the company. As part of that effort, dubbed New Fisker (thenewfisker.com),
– If the Ferrari 250GT California Spider is one of the rarest and most attractive cars ever built, then it’s of little surprise that they regularly command eight-figure money when making auction block appearances. – Just a few months ago, we saw a ’61 SWB (short wheelbase) model fetch nearly $20 million in Paris, and there’s no doubt that RM Auctions is hoping to sell this thrice-restored 1961 250GT SWB
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