2009 Dodge Viper ACR

The Dodge Viper ACR is one American muscle car you do not want to run into on the famed "ring" track in Germany.

The engine bay is full of 600 horses just waiting to be untapped and not to mention street legal racing tires for your drive to the track. Yes you can drive this car on public roads, it should be illegal though with the punishing amount of horsepower the Dodge Viper ACR has. Total track heads would opt for the Hardcore Package which deletes radio, speakers, amplifier, hood pad, and tire inflator. This would let the engine bay and tire squealing provide the symphony of destruction from the power under the hood.

Now just how does all this power stand up on stand up at the Ring? Check out its record setting time in the above video.

The ACR package adds just about $12,000 dollars over the $85,000 sticker price on the Dodge Viper.

New 700HP Mercedes Super Car

There have been rumors for quite some time of a McLaren/Mercedes-Benz split from building high-end road cars.In fact, after the ambitious but not-very-successful Mercedes SLR McLaren, shared plans for a smaller (and more affordable) super-sports model were abandoned.
Instead, Mercedes’ DTM partner—HWA—has been chosen to develop and build the baby SLR. This new SLC will be based on the next-generation SL (code-named R231, scheduled for 2011), a front/mid-engine car with rear-wheel drive, in contrast to earlier speculation of a smaller mid-engine Mercedes-McLaren. A show car is under construction and will be displayed at Geneva next spring.

2009 Glamour cars - Bentley GTC Speed

With its 600bhp-plus W12, the Conti does 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds, hits 200mph and costs over $100,000.

Available : April 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Porsche GT3 RS

Next to get the latest 911 tweaks are the GT3 and GT3 RS. Power stays at 415bhp from the 3.6-litre flat-six.

Available : November 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Aston Martin is building what could be its greatest model yet – a hardcore Vantage. The standard car’s 4.3-litre V8 is set to be replaced by the 6.0 V12 used by the DB9 and DBS, with power upgraded to a huge 550bhp. But the $150,000 pricetag will leave buyers shaken and stirred!

Available : May 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Maserati GT roadster

The GranTurismo was crying out to be made into a soft-top. It’s set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, with power from the Coupé’s V8. A price tag of at least $85,000 is expected.

Available : March 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Aston Martin One-77

The third new Aston due in 2009 will be the wildest yet. It offers a 700bhp V12 and a carbon fibre body, plus huge scope for personalisation – and costs $1.2million.

Available : December 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport

The world’s fastest car is about to get even more exclusive! Two special Bugattis were launched in 2008 – but in 2009, the firm will cause a stir with the new targa-topped Grand Sport. The first example has been sold at auction... for 1 million.

Available : March 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Audi R8 V10

A 528bhp V10 R8 will appear before the TDI. It covers 0-60mph in 3.9 seconds, hits 196mph and does a similar 20.6mpg to the regular V8. Prices start from $99,575.

Available : August 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Audi R8 TDI

When we drove it in April, the R8 TDI blew us away with its 500bhp V12 engine’s huge 1,000Nm torque output. A 0-62mph sprint time of 4.2 seconds and 200mph top speed ensure it will outperform the V8 version of the Audi. With a price of around $100,000, it’s not cheap, but it’s certainly spectacular.

Available : September 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Lambo Gallardo Spyder

Drop-top version of fantastic LP560-4 has roof that folds in 20 seconds. It has a 552bhp V10, which provides 0-62mph in four seconds – that’s only three-tenths down on the coupé.

Available : April 2009

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The four-door Rapide is ready to break the mould. It’s based on the DB9, and is a real looker. Power comes from the DBS’s V12, and engineers are trying to generate more torque. A price of around $150,000 places the Rapide above its Maserati Quattroporte and Porsche Panamera rivals, but below Lamborghini’s Estoque.

Available : November 2009

2009 Glamour cars - Rolls Royce RR4

Aston Martin is building what could be its greatest model yet – a hardcore Vantage. The standard car’s 4.3-liter V8 is set to be replaced by the 6.0 V12 used by the DB9 and DBS, with power upgraded to a huge 550bhp. Anybody who forks out the $150,000 to buy one though will definitely be shaken and stirred!

Available : May 2009

Chevrolet Volt – the Plug-In Electric Car

Technically speaking, the car would be a hybrid. But unlike current models such as Toyota’s Prius, it would be propelled entirely by its electric motor, rather than alternating between electric and gas motors. This “series” hybrid design (as opposed to “parallel” technology) would give the Volt a range of about 960 kilometres if you were to drive on one battery charge and a single filling of its 45-litre gas tank. But since its batteries could be recharged between trips, the need to draw on its gasoline generator would be greatly reduced. Over the course of its life, the car would average about 60 kilometres a litre, depending on the length of trips between plug-in battery recharges - a level that would leave today’s gas-electric hybrids eating dust. Or, as Lutz put it at NAIAS, most Americans live within 30 kilometres of work; given the range of the Volt on its battery alone, “you might never burn a drop of gas.”