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55 AUDI R8 GT3
Audi develops race version of the R8 - R Sixteen
For the first time, Audi Sport will offer a raceing sports car specifically developed for customer use in the form of the powerful 500 hp plus GT3 version of the Audi R8 which will be available from autumn 2009. The logistics and factory space required for the AUDI AG customer program will be created over the next few months in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm and Gyr.
 30 2008 Wiesmann GT MF5
Pure Dynamism
This sports car for the purist, with its classic design and state-of-the-art technology, sets a new all-time high standard for the already impressive performance of Wiesmann sports cars. Equipped with a high-revving BMW V10 delivering 507 hp, it completes the sprint from a standstill to 60mph in just 3.9 seconds. With a sensational power-to-rate ratio of 2.7 kg/hp and a top speed of 192 mph, this Coupe plays for top honors in the premier league for sports cars. Exclusive driving enjoyment is guaranteed with the Wiesmann GT MF5!
54 Pininfarina Hyperion
The car as an artistic expression
Pininfarina presents the Hyperion, a one-off custom-built car derived from the Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe which made its world debut at the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach, America’s most important competition for historical classic and one-off cars and a prestigious annual event. The car is named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology, to underline its architectural and figurative power.
 60 2008 IFR ASPID
Utterly Unique
Award-winning Spanish automotive design and technology company IFR Automotive has revealed a wealth of weight, fuel and CO2 saving technical innovations running throughout the chassis, suspension, brakes and electrical systems of its new Aspid luxury sportscar making its world debut at the British International Motor Show.
 72 PEUGEOT RC CONCEPT
Environmental efficiency combined with motoring passion
The “RC…”, which its full name will be revealed at the Paris Motor Show, is a concept car born from the passion and expertise of Peugeot’s stylists and engineers. This “GT” coupe is the missing link between the RC concept cars revealed in 2002 and the 908 RC, one of the stars of the 2006 Paris Motor Show. It is a real laboratory of future ideas, bringing together numerous stylistic, engineering and technological ideas in a single vehicle.
34 Audi ABT Q5
New Performance
When the engineers and designers with ABT Sports line intend to tune an SUV, you can be sure that the result will be an extraordinary vehicle. That has been the case with the Touareg, AS7 and Tiguan - and that will be continued with the new ABT Q5. The elegant crossover vehicle is by concept a premium model in the category of compact SUVs, but 'such a wonderful car always spurs us to create something really special," says Hans-Jrgen Abt.
 92 Triumph Rocket III Touring
You can go your own way!
Purring through Bandera County, Texas, with signs for Dude ranches and various horse ranches alongside the road, there is time to clear my mind as the vast vista slowly rises and falls before me. With the distant horizon blurred through my sunglasses the way the world distorts in a heat haze, lone trees and buildings transform into cowboys, and wagons rolling west in search of gold. As an Englishman in a foreign land, the highly untypical motorcycle beneath me pulling these incredible scenes across the handlebars is the perfect platform to explore this wild, rugged, American land.
 86 GRAND-AM WEEKEND
The Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park
It was Oh-So-Hot – track temperatures hit 120 degrees – but equally as beautiful, at the 2.3-mile, 16-turn “Augusta-Like” road course, quickly cementing its reputation as one of the best in the world. Although the track is but a few years old, the crowd is already exceeding 55,000 for the three-day Grand-Am weekend, punctuated with quality entertainment for the luxury-lifestyle car enthusiast. And that brought Makes & Models Magazine and its video crew.
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