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First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG [w/video]

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Filed under: Performance , SUV , Mercedes-Benz , First Drives How The World’s Most Powerful Sport Utility Vehicle Fails At Being Absurd Twenty years ago, sport utility vehicles were trucks. They had big, heavy frames, solid axles and low-range four-wheel drive. At best, they would accelerate to 60 miles per hour in under nine seconds and top out just over 100 mph. “Handling” simply meant that they could keep all four wheels firmly planted while circling an onramp

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First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG [w/video]

Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: Galpin Widebody Mustang nets $160,000 for charity

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Ford The time has come for the custom widebody Mustang from Galpin Auto Sports to find a new owner. Built by Galpin for industrial company SPX, this specially built Mustang features a hand-built body that widens the car by an incredible nine inches highlighted by PPG Candy Apple Red paint. Under the hood is a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 producing over 700 horsepower, and it has also been fitted with forged three-piece wheels, a custom suede interior, upgraded exhaust system and more. Whether it was the look and sound of the car or whether bidders were simply feeling generous, this attention-grabbing pony car nabbed a final bid of $160,000, all of which will be donated to benefit the St

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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: Galpin Widebody Mustang nets $160,000 for charity

Official: Roush announces new performance product line for the Ford F-150

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Performance , Truck , Ford We normally associate with Roush Performance with the Ford Mustang , as we’ve tested several examples over the year from the race-ready 427R Trak Pak to the current 540 horsepower RS3 . The Michigan tuner is now looking to expand, though, and has recently introduced a new line of performance products aimed at another segment of the Ford product line, the F-150 . The F-150′s new powertrains are the main focus of Roush’s product blitz, with supercharger systems available for both the 5.0-liter and 6.2-liter V8s.

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Official: Roush announces new performance product line for the Ford F-150

Sportec tunes the Audi RS3

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Looking tastefully restrained, the model has a stainless steel sports exhaust system, an adjustable coilover suspension and 20-inch alloy wheels that cover high-performance Movit brakes.

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Sportec tunes the Audi RS3

Official: 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth priced from $22,000*

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Filed under: Car Buying , Performance , Hatchback , Fiat Fiat has announced that the 2012 500 Abarth will be priced from $22,000, *not including destination charges. That’s a healthy jump from the tiny Italian’s $15,500 base MSRP and higher still than the open-air 500C that starts at $19,500. For all that extra lira, buyers get Fiat’s turbocharged 1.4-liter MultiAir engine producing 160 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque.

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Official: 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth priced from $22,000*

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG The SLS AMG is the first Mercedes designed in-house by AMG, and it uses the well-known 6.2-liter V-8 from Mercedes’ tuning division for propulsion. The SLS AMG is the first Mercedes designed in-house by AMG, and it uses the well-known 6.2-liter V-8 from Mercedes’ tuning division for propulsion. The coupe’s gull-wing doors hark back to the 300SL, but the SLS replaces the more recent SLR. That car, produced in a joint venture with McLaren, cost nearly $500,000–or more than twice as much as the SLS–and didn’t drive nearly as well.

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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG