Monthly Archives: April 2014

Road & Track’s Seven Favorite AMG 6.3 V8 Benzes

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Going out on a low note isn't such a bad thing. Especially when that note is as low and sonorous as that played by the hand-built V8 of the Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.3 vehicles. Yes, 2014 is the end of an era. The 6.2-liter M156 and M159 units will soon go the way of the dodo, but don't worry; twin-turbo 5.5L engines have started taking their spots, and the similarly blown 4.0L mill for the next-generation C63 should prove to be a worthy successor. Perhaps in the future those eight-bangers will make a list as revered as the one after the jump.

Supercar Shootout Semi-Finals! Carrera GT vs McLaren F1

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 UPDATE - Round Thirteen Winner: Porsche 918! Welcome to the 6SpeedOnline Supercar Shootout. Ah yes… April? Well, we’ve nearly come to the end of the tournament. This round, this semi-final, will determine the Porsche 918′s challenger. Since I’m a rebel and I believe “March Madness” should extend into April (madness!), the last round will run for a full [...]

A few C7 Captain America Shots to hold you over until this Weekend

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The 2014 Corvette Stingray driven by Scarlett Johansson who plays the Black Widow in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", will likely spark a lot more 'Vette fans into buying tickets to the film when it hits U.S. theaters this weekend. To help you rev up even more for the second installment of the superhero franchise, we thought we'd share a few photos we stumbled upon of the C7 on set ­in Washington D.C.