Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG + the lighter side of CAR

Struggling to view this? Click here for online version.     Audi's hooligan A1 clubsport quattro Audi has taken one of its most powerful engines and squashed it into the front of its smallest car, the A1. The engine in question is the 2,5-litre five cylinder unit already doing service in the TT RS, and due in the upcoming RS3. The engineers have put their heads together to get a full 370 kW and 660 N.m from this turbocharged unit. These are figures we would normally associate with the V10-engined version of Audi's R8 supercar!     Ford engine plant up and running   Jaguar Land Rover opens Indian factory     Vehicle sales growth subdued   Nissan's Leaf at Pike's Peak           Aural delight Wilhelm Lutjeharms writes... [E-mail the author] Although we'll only we get our hands on the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster early next year, we can already imagine what that rorty 6,2-litre V8 will sound like when it spears down the freeway with its top down. The SLS AMG Roadster will make its début on the manufacturer's home turf at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Check out our gallery as well as the video that shows the Roadster in motion. On a lighter note, sit back and have a good old laugh at us. Yes, that's right; we – the editorial team of CAR – have compiled a blooper video with most of CAR's journalists making embarrassing gaffes in the production of our road test videos. Be sure not to miss our mid-year performance issue in which we pitch three hot hatches against one another and feature driving impressions of the Lamborghini Aventador and Ferrari's first four-wheel drive supercar, the FF. On the topic of performance, remember to participate in our Need for Speed competition to stand a chance to win a PC copy of its latest game, SHIFT 2 Unleashed. Don't forget to join us on Facebook and Twitter for competitions and regular updates, news and competitions.       Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster   Land Rover Freelander 2 Special Report   CAR bloopers The majority of the CAR team got into journalism with the printed magazine in mind. However, the modern media world requires ALL journalists to eventually end up in front of a camera. And the result isn't always pretty... SsangYong Korando Special Report     Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Audi A1 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro Peugeot 5008 CAR's Peter Palm attended the launch of this French manufacturer's latest people-mover. He even took a couple of kinds along, just to make sure that it is a proper MPV. Click this way to read about his driving experience over a stormy weekend in the Cape.   Chevrolet Aveo   Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster   Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este It is not often that R230 million worth of cars are auctioned in around two hours. This was the case at the recently held RM Auction in Italy which formed part of the exclusive Concorso d'Eleganza. Feast your eyes on some of the most expensive, and aesthetically superior, auctioned cars. BMW G 650 GS       Montagu photocall: BMW X6 Mike Fourie "Good or award-winning design does not necessarily mean something this is classically pretty." So, two years later, does that passage, quoted from CAR magazine's March 2009 issue, still ring true for the BMW X6?   Read more... MINI Me James Siddall The Mini (or the MINI if you will) and I go way back. I'm sure that's the case for an awful lot of readers. My first automotive memory, aged around three or four, is of Saturday morning excursions in my father's Austin Mini Estate.   Read more...

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