More than a year ago, Volkswagen agreed to take over Porsche after the sports car manufacturer saw its debt triple amid a failed takeover bid. Now, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn says that lawsuits in the United States and German tax issues have potentially prompted another delay.
“The legal proceedings may drag on for some time to come until a final decision is reached. For that reason, the planned merger could … Details
There are all sorts of crazed statistics about the new $3.1m Bugatti Veyron Super Sport with which you can fray the outer edges of your imagination. Quite apart from the fact that it boasts 198hp beyond that of the regular 987hp Veyron and can do 268mph, when the crankshaft of this car’s 8.0-liter W16 engine is rotating at precisely 6400rpm in seventh gear, it will quaff its way through a 100-liter tank of fuel in just under eight minutes.
The W16 quad-turbo engine also develops its maximum torque figure the entire time between 3,000 and 5,000rpm, so there is no torque “peak” as such. How much twisting power does it actually generate? … Details & Pictures
If You Thought the Old GT-R Was Impressive, Stand by To Think Again
Dirk Schoysman is one of those people whose appearance belies his profession. Tall, quietly spoken, gently humorous and perpetually affable, he looks like he should be employed in a thoroughly wholesome occupation. A veterinarian perhaps, or a charity worker. What he absolutely does not look like is the man who, in all probability, knows the Nürburgring Nordschleife better than anyone else alive or dead. When we met him he was about to complete his 19,000th lap of the most terrifying and challenging racetrack on earth, and as that lap measures close to 14 miles, that means he’s driven the distance from the earth to the moon on this track. If there is a better man to introduce me to the 2012 Nissan GT-R, I’ve not met him.
It’s hard to believe it was back in 2007 when the GT-R’s creator Kazutoshi Mizuno first … Details