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Ford Racing has decided to slap a sticker onto the 2013 Ford Focus ST-R Racer. If you want to race your own front wheel drive turbocharged track car, you’ll have to fork over a staggering $98,995 for the car that meets the requirements of the Grand-AM ST class.

Based on the upcoming Focus ST street car, the car is also compatible with the World Challenge’s TC Class, Canadian Touring Car and will even be able to race in the Nurburgring 24 Hours. Unfortunately, we can’t tell the output of the car, but it could be anywhere between 250 and 300 hp.

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Kicherer Mercedes C63 AMG White Edition is based on the previous C-Class with the 6.2 liter naturally aspirated V8.

First, the performance of the powerful engine is boosted to 520PS (382 kW) and 620Nm (457 lb-ft) of torque, instead of factories 457PS (336 kW) and 600Nm (443 lb-ft). Originally, the C63 AMG accelerates to 100 km/h in just 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 250 km/h (electronically limited), but there is no data after the tuning.

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The Audi Q7 has received a new entry-level diesel version, in the ford of a new output level for the 3.0 TDI unit that delivers 204 hp instead of the usual 245 hp. The 3.0-liter V6 TDI unit comes with 204 hp between 3,200 and 4,400 rpm and with a peak torque of 450 Nm between 1,250 and 2,750 rpm.

Thus, the SUV needs 9.1 seconds to cover the 0 to 62 mph sprint and offers a top speed of 127 mph (205 km/h). As for the fuel efficiency, this sits at 39.2 UK mpg (7.2 l per 100 km or 32.6 US mpg), with the vehicle emitting 189 grams of CO2 per km.

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At first, it was the brochure shots and now, it’s an Armageddon of official photos of the brand-new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL that have spilled onto the internet ahead of the hardtop roadster model’s scheduled world premiere at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show in January.

Aside from the obvious when it comes to the boxier styling language, which is closely modeled after the smaller SLK, what we now about the new SL is that it is the first mainstream Mercedes model to feature an almost exclusively aluminum construction that make it some 140kg (308 pounds) lighter than the car it replaces.

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It took BMW 20 months from the presentation of the Concept Gran Coupe at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show in April of 2010 to present the production version of its foray into the premium four-door coupe segment., the all-new 6-Series Gran Coupe.

The new model is essentially a four-door version of the latest 6-Series Coupe and will allow the Bavarian automaker to compete head on with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS, Audi A7 Sportback and Porsche Panamera sports saloons.

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