„The Top Gear crew chose Abu Dhabi as the location for its supercar shootout. With an arid climate that sees practically no rain or freezing-and-thawing cycles, the roads in Abu Dhabi are long, straight and, most importantly, free of pot holes. Richard Hammond chooses to pilot the Bug and The Stig takes the centrally located wheel of the F1. We won't spoil the results except to say that this is the most real and nail-biting competition that we've seen on Top Gear in a long time.“

(via autoblog)

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„The New 2009 Mercedes McLaren SLR is named after Sir Stirling Moss for his legendary win at the 1955 Mille Miglia, the vehicle boasts a rap-sheet of impressive credentials such as the the 650 hp V8 powerplant from the SLR 722 edition from which 0-62 will take a 3.5 seconds and can reach a top speed of 217 mph (350km/h0). They will start producing the SLR in June ‘09, right after the end of the current SLR’s production. Unfortunately, the vehicle will be limited to 75 worldwide, AND, if that wasn’t exclusive enough, the vehicle will be made available only to current SLR owners for $1.5M (€750,000)“

(via trendland)

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