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• BMW M5 Nurburgring Taxi Revealed
• Vettel Triumphs In Valencia
• Bugatti Delivers Last Veyron 16.4

BMW M5 Nurburgring Taxi Revealed Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT 2012 BMW M5 Nürburgring taxi The German automaker is trying to promote the upcoming M5 through any ways possible and their latest advertising scheme is this M5 Nurburgring taxi which they've unveiled last week at the M Festival in Germany. Aside from the special livery, the car is just about the same as the one we'll be seeing on the streets in a couple of months. 2012 BMW M5 Nürburgring taxi As a reminder, the upcoming BMW M5 is powered by a V8 4.4-liter engine that churns out 552 hp (560 PS / 412 kW) and has a peak torque of 502 lb.-ft (680 Nm). This powerful engine is linked to a 7-speed, dual-clutch gearbox that allows the car to do the 0-62 mph sprint in only 4.4 seconds, 0-124 mph in 13 seconds, before reaching a top speed of 190 mph (305 km/h). Source: BMWBlog Post published on Rpmgo.com BMW M5 Nurburgring Taxi Revealed

Vettel Triumphs In Valencia Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:46 AM PDT Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel managed to grab his sixth victory of the season after a race that didn't raise any problems for the current world champion. Fernando Alonso from Ferrari grabbed second place after a close battle with Vettel's colleague, Mark Webber who came in third. Lewis Hamilton had a disappointing race and he finished in fourth place, followed by Ferrari's Felipe Massa. At one minute behind Vettel arrived Jenson Button in his McLaren Mercedes, followed by Nico Rosberg. Jaime Alguersuari had a great race, managing to arrive in 8th, ahead of Force India's Adrian Sutil and Renault's Nick Heidfeld. Michael Schumacher finished in a very disappointing 17th position, at more than one lap behind Vettel. The fastest lap of the race was achieved by Sebastian Vettel who managed to complete the 53rd lap of the Valencia GP in 1m 41.852s. Here are the complete results of the European Grand Prix: 1. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 57laps 1hr 39m 36.169s 2. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari +00m 10.8s 3. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +00m 27.2s 4. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +00m 46.1s 5. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +00m 51.7s 6. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes +01m 00.0s 7. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes +01m 38.0s 8. Jaime Alguersuari Spain Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap 9. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes +1 lap 10. Nick Heidfeld Germany Renault-Renault +1 lap 11. Sergio Perez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap 12. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Williams-Cosworth +1 lap 13. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap 14. Paul di Resta Britain Force India-Mercedes +1 lap 15. Vitaly Petrov Russia Renault-Renault +1 lap 16. Kamui Kobayashi Japan Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap 17. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes +1 lap 18. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Cosworth +1 lap 19. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Lotus-Renault +2 laps 20. Jarno Trulli Italy Lotus-Renault +2 laps 21. Timo Glock Germany Virgin-Cosworth +2 laps 22. Jerome d’Ambrosio Belgium Virgin-Cosworth +2 laps 23. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy HRT-Cosworth +3 laps 24. Narain Karthikeyan India HRT-Cosworth +3 laps After 8 races so far, the situation in the drivers’ championship looks like this: POSITION DRIVER TEAM POINTS 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 186 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 109 = Jenson Button Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 109 4 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 97 5 Fernando Alonso Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 87 6 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 42 7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 32 8 Vitaly Petrov Lotus Renault GP 31 9 Nick Heidfeld Lotus Renault GP 30 10 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 26 11 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber F1 Team 25 12 Adrian Sutil Force India F1 Team 10 13 Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 8 = Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 8 15 Rubens Barrichello AT&T Williams 4 16 Paul di Resta Force India F1 Team 2 = Sergio Perez Sauber F1 Team 2 18 Pastor Maldonado AT&T Williams 0 = Jarno Trulli Team Lotus 0 = Heikki Kovalainen Team Lotus 0 = Narain Karthikeyan Hispania Racing F1 Team 0 = Vitantonio Liuzzi Hispania Racing F1 Team 0 = Timo Glock Marussia Virgin Racing 0 = Jerome d’Ambrosio Marussia Virgin Racing 0   As far as the constructors’ championship standings, Red Bull has a very relaxing lead: POSITION TEAM POINTS 1 Red Bull Racing 295 2 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 203 3 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 131 4 Lotus Renault GP 61 5 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 58 6 Sauber F1 Team 27 7 Scuderia Toro Rosso 16 8 Force India F1 Team 12 9 AT&T Williams 4 10 Team Lotus 0 = Hispania Racing F1 Team 0 = Marussia Virgin Racing 0 Post published on Rpmgo.com Vettel Triumphs In Valencia

Bugatti Delivers Last Veyron 16.4 Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:00 PM PDT It was bound to happen sooner or later, Bugatti sold earlier this week the 300th and last Veyron 16.4 to a lucky guy in Europe. As a reminder, the supercar is powered by an incredible 16-cylinder, quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter engine that produces 987 hp (1,001 PS / 736 kW) and a peak torque of 922 lb.-ft (1,250 Nm). With such power available, the car can do the 0-62 mph sprint in only 2.5 seconds, before reaching a top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h). Bugatti will still continue to produce the Grand Sport version of the Veyron until all 150 units will be sold. Source: Bugatti via WCF Post published on Rpmgo.com Bugatti Delivers Last Veyron 16.4

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