GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » Road Tests http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:12:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Road Test: RUF Rt 12 S http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/06/road-test-ruf-rt-12-s/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/06/road-test-ruf-rt-12-s/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:46 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47802 The Pfaffenhausen-based German car builder RUF is synonymous with Porsche, one of the most iconic car brands in the automotive world and a starting point for many tuners and car specialists around the world. Two hours southeast of the brand’s Zuffenhausen birthplace, the headquarters of Alois Ruf’s company are based. Home to the finest and [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/31/road-test-mansory-porsche-panamera-turbo/feed/ 3 Road Test: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/23/road-test-2012-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/23/road-test-2012-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:55:41 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47811 German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has caused history to repeat itself with the release of the SLS AMG Coupe in 2009 and its Convertible sibling in 2011. The trend of releasing a convertible model based on their range-topping sports car continues with the brand new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. Finally, we got the chance to test [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/23/road-test-2012-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-roadster/feed/ 4 First Drive: 2012 Ferrari FF http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/18/first-drive-2012-ferrari-ff/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/18/first-drive-2012-ferrari-ff/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:14:35 +0000 Kaj http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48399 What happens when your Bentley is boring you, your Lamborghini isn’t practical enough and your Cayenne isn’t exclusive enough to take to a ski-resort? Well, you ask Ferrari if they can build something that can do all of those things! That’s the reason Ferrari builds the FF, because their customers simply asked for it. A [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/10/road-test-lamborghini-lp570-4-gallardo-performante/feed/ 1 First Drive: 2012 BMW F10M M5 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/04/first-drive-2012-bmw-f10m-m5/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/04/first-drive-2012-bmw-f10m-m5/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:14:51 +0000 Kaj http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47851 Coming right down to business: we had our first drive in the brand new 2012 BMW F10M M5 and it is really heavy! Where the first M5, in 1984, already weight around 1,550 kilos, this new M5 is 400 kilos heavier. It doesn’t only feel heavy when you’re driving it, but when you see it [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/27/road-test-wiesmann-gt-mf4-s/feed/ 0 Road Test: G-Power M5 Hurricane RS Touring http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/22/road-test-g-power-m5-hurricane-rs-touring/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/22/road-test-g-power-m5-hurricane-rs-touring/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:26:31 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47495 The G-Power M5 Hurricane RS Touring is the fastest street legal wagon in the world with a top speed of 360km/h. We went to the town of Autenzell in Bavaria, Germany to meet the creators of this amazing machine and find out what it is like to drive. Ever since G-Power was founded in 1983 [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/22/road-test-g-power-m5-hurricane-rs-touring/feed/ 0 Road Test: MTM A1 Nardo Edition http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/15/road-test-mtm-a1-nardo-edition/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/15/road-test-mtm-a1-nardo-edition/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:05:28 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47267 MTM surprised the world this year with their record breaking MTM A1 Nardo Edition. At the Nardo highspeed circuit in Southern-Italy it set a top speed record of an unbelievable 324km/h. MTM invited us to join them in Germany for two days and hit the road with the unique MTM A1 Nardo Edition. The first [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/14/first-impression-video-pagani-huayra/feed/ 4 Road Test Video: 2012 Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/13/road-test-video-lamborghini-lp700-4-aventador/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/13/road-test-video-lamborghini-lp700-4-aventador/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:26:19 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47225 Following our road test of the 2012 Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador we can show you this video of our test car, a Nero Aldebaran Aventador. The video includes some close-ups, drive-bys, revs, driving footage and flames shooting out of the exhaust pipes. For those of you who would like to read the complete road test of [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/13/road-test-video-lamborghini-lp700-4-aventador/feed/ 2 Road Test: 2012 Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/12/road-test-2012-lamborghini-lp700-4-aventador/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/12/road-test-2012-lamborghini-lp700-4-aventador/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:00:55 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=46566 It is a sunny afternoon in November and we are in Sant’Agata Bolognese. Parked in front of us, awaiting our arrival is the most anticipated supercar of 2011; the Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador. Dressed in Nero Aldebaran, the test car offered us our long-awaited chance to take the new Lamborghini supercar for a spin around the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/12/road-test-2012-lamborghini-lp700-4-aventador/feed/ 8 Road Test: Audi TT-RS with S Tronic http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/09/road-test-audi-tt-rs-with-s-tronic/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/09/road-test-audi-tt-rs-with-s-tronic/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:39:19 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=46569 The Audi TT-RS has been on our list of long term favorites. Two years ago we drove the stock version and a tuned model by German specialist MTM. It then proved to be capable of achieving a lot, adding to the highly desirable feeling it left us with. At that time only the six-speed manual [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/09/road-test-audi-tt-rs-with-s-tronic/feed/ 2 First Impression: Pagani Huayra http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/05/first-impression-pagani-huayra/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/05/first-impression-pagani-huayra/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:07:53 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=46567 Imagine the most elaborate craftsmanship, a blend of exclusive materials never seen before in the automotive sector mixed with the sharpest focus on the smallest detail. Then picture the passion of an Italian specialty automaker and the expertise of an Argentinean designer, previously employed by Lamborghini as a composite specialist. Combine all these ingredients and [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/05/first-impression-pagani-huayra/feed/ 2 Road Test: Wiesmann GT MF5 Second Generation http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/02/road-test-wiesmann-gt-mf5-second-generation/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/02/road-test-wiesmann-gt-mf5-second-generation/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:56:55 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=46571 Welcome back to the Wiesmann experience. After our road test in the Summer of 2010 we were amazed and stunned by the sheer driving experience of the Roadster MF5 with its V10 engine and ecstatic sound track. A super sports car with the agility of a ballerina, and a retro-styled gecko with the ability to [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/02/road-test-wiesmann-gt-mf5-second-generation/feed/ 4 Road Test: 2012 Nissan GT-R http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/24/road-test-2012-nissan-gt-r/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/24/road-test-2012-nissan-gt-r/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:26:42 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=45004 Godzilla received an upgrade! Just three years after the launch of the first Nissan GT-R, we were granted time with the 2012 model. It is not the first time we drive the Japanese sports car, but it is our first drive in the 2012 model. What changed? A lot, but very few of the changes [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/24/road-test-2012-nissan-gt-r/feed/ 2 Road Test: Audi RS4 vs Audi RS5 http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/22/road-test-audi-rs4-vs-audi-rs5/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/11/22/road-test-audi-rs4-vs-audi-rs5/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:43:30 +0000 Max http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=46327 Following the heritage of power saloons in the Audi lineup we got the chance to compare the most desirable four-wheel drive sports cars of the past six years. As direct ancestors and RS family members, you can speak of a comparison of two superlative generations; the Audi RS4 and the Audi RS5. But are these [...]

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