Grand Cherokee SRT-8 Teaches X6M, Gemballa and 911 Turbo Who's Boss, Loses to Mustang GT500

In the never-ending battle for supremacy on the drag strip, a previous generation Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 went out to prove its worth against a mix of stock as well as modified SUVs and sports cars.

The Grand Cherokee SRT-8 itself featured a supercharged version of the regular model's Hemi V8 pushing down 700-horsepower.

Its rivals were a BMW X6M tuned by Hamann with 670-ponies, a Porsche Cayenne Turbo-based Gemballa GT600 with 600-horses lurking under its hood, a stock Ford Mustang GT500 rated at 612-horsepower and a tuned Porsche 911 Turbo with 580-horses.

To see how the fights went down, hop past the break to watch the video.

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Scoop: 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Does Away with Most of its Camouflage

Porsche is occasionally getting some flak for sticking with the same layout in the 911 for the past five decades. That’s not entirely true: while the engine has always been placed behind the rear axle, Zuffenhausen can boast that it rolls out more variations of its quintessential model than any other manufacturer.

One of them, considered the hardcore driver’s choice, is the GT3. Introduced in the 996 model in 1999, it has always come with a naturally aspirated flat-six based on the racing GT1 unit, a manual gearbox, sportier suspension and chassis setup and less amenities inside.

And one more thing; the GT3 would not tolerate fools behind its responsive steering wheel…

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Techart Debuts Styling Upgrades for 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S in Geneva

The 82nd Geneva International Auto Show welcomed the world premiere of German tuning firm Techart's first batch of styling goods for the new 2012 Porsche 911 series, which is also known by its codename '991'.

For a more individual look on the outside, Techart offers several parts including a two-piece front spoiler, aero-wings integrated into the front air inlets, side skirts, a rear apron that houses a diffuser and a racecar-like rear wing.

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Possibly the First 2012 Porsche 911 Crash

Unlike other more exotic and therefore rarer sports cars, due to the number of Porsche 911s sold around the world, there's not as much interest when one of them crashes. Unless of course, it's the first or one of the first of a new series like the 991.

The owner of this brand-new 2012 Porsche 911 coupe had the unfortunate experience of being the first we've heard of to be involved in an accident when he met a Volvo V50 in the Netherlands.

If you're interested, you'll find more pictures in the video that follows below the break.

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Porsche 911 GT3 RS Door Bursts Out Flying During Race

We're not saying it doesn't happen, but it's not that often you see a door coming off a car during a race without the vehicle coming in contact with another racer.

One such incident took place at last weekend's Losail International Race Days in Doha, which is Qatar's largest city, when race driver Rob Frijns bid farewell to the door of his Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

It looks amusing until the video switches to the dash-cam view of the driver following behind. As you can see, this could have easily turned very ugly…

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Rennslot event at Scale Reproductions in Louisville

From Russ at Scale Reproductions in Louisville, a fun event they recently held at the shop... a Rennslot event! Porsche slot cars as far as the eye can see... wonderful!

!HISTORIC! more than 250 Porsche only slotcars………and
…to all of our slot hobbyists who joined in the festivities…Brad, Keith, Kurt and Jenny, Noel, Pat and Coleen, Rob, Stu, Terry and Sue and Brian. YOU ROCK
And, all that I can personally ask is that you spread the word, I don’t think we’ve ever seen anything quite like this!!
Thank you,
Russ
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