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After preparing a Lamborghini Gallardo, the tuners at Underground Racing decided to take it to the Texas Mile event.Sadly the car crashed at 300km/h and got ruined but the great part is that the driver was not harmed thanks to the safety equipment on the car.
Here is the video with the actual crash. It is sad that such a great car ended in such a way but we trust that Underground racing will rise again and will prepare a better car next time
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The new Volkswagen Jetta has been presented by the officials. This version is 9mm longer than the old one and has two BlueMotion engines, a 1.2TSI and a 1.6TDI.
The engines on the new Volkswagen Jetta are as follows:
- 1.2l TSI 105Hp
- 1.4l TSI 122Hp
- 2.0l TSI 200Hp
- 1.6l TDI 105Hp
- 2.0l TDI 140Hp

The Jetta will be available with a manual transmission and a 7speed DSG.

Just like the Golf, the suspension of the Jetta has a multilink rear suspension with 4 arms.The US version has torsion bar rear suspension. Both versions, European and US, have electric steering.
In Europe the new Volkswagen Jetta will have 3 different versions: Trendline, Comfortline and Highline
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The first official test on a circuit by the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 was taken at the Lausitz in Germany. Enjoy this great video with this impressive piece of machine in action.
The car looks great and with a proper driver it will win the GT3 competition.Looking so great and with all the work put into the car it would be sad not to be a champion.
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Saab`s latest crossover has been presented by the officials. Called 9-4x, it was build based on the Saab 9-3 and will have a V6 engine with 265 and 300Hp. It will be equipped with a 7speed transmission that will get it to 100km/h in 9s.

Saab 9-4x Crossover will have a 3l engine(265Hp) and a 2.8l engine(300Hp and 400Nm of torque) this engine getting to 100km/h in 8.3s.
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Ford officials released a clip with the new ST. Unfortunately the inside isn`t presented in this video.But we expect it to have the same sport elements as the previous Focus did.
The new Ford Focus ST is powered by an Ecoboost engine that develops 250Hp all send to the front wheels.
For more details and images check out this Ford Focus ST 2010 page.
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A special edition of the RCZ Peugeot has been presented at Paris auto show, called Peugeot RCZ Asphalt the limited edition will have only 500 models.
If the fans were expecting special performance out of this car they will be a little disappointed because the car is equipped with a 1.6l 200Hp engine.

Characteristic elements for the RCZ Asphalt are the matte black paint and the 19″ alloy rims dressed with Continental tires. Inside the car was given numerous RCZ badges.
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During the Los Angeles Auto Show, this year, the new Volkswagen Eos will be presented. The model is based on the Golf 6 chassis and continues the visual lines of the latest VW.
The Eos has new headlights, a new grille, hood and front bumper. The headlight were equipped with LED daytime lights and the background was darkened.
The rear resembles the Golf a lot being modified just to fit with the lines of the car.
On the new Volkswagen Eos you`ll find petrol and diesel engines like:
- 1.4 TSI 122 HP
- 1.4 TSI 170 HP
- 2.0 TSI 210 HP (the engine on the VW Golf VI GTI)
- 2.0 TDI 140 HP

Inside Volkswagen mounted many gadgets like a color display, key-less start, the second generation of the Park Assist system and others. Of course the interior is a full leather one, this time a new type of leather called Cool Leather that reflects the sunlight and reduces the temperature of the seats when parked “in the sun”.
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Dodge officials revealed the first images of the new Charger. The model will be in the US dealerships later this year and in Europe next year. This is the second Dodge launched since it is owned by Fiat but they haven`t had the chance to place their marker on it because the model was still in development when they took over the Chrysler company.

Dodge Charger 2011 got a new front grille, a new bumper, redesigned sides and LED lights. On this new Charger the evacuation system stands out and the new headlights that make it look more aggressive. Inside a 3 spoke sport steering wheel was mounted and high quality materials.

Under the hood the new Charger will have either a Pentastar V6 3.6l engine either a V8 HEMI 5.7l. For now there aren`t any official details about the power of the engines but we know that it will be available in rear wheel drive and all wheel drive.
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