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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Let's go racing! The Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway is under way! What do you want to see happen during today's race? Follow the action with Live Leaderboard: http://social.nascar.com/U8e

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Kubica leaves hospital 11 weeks after crash

Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica has left the hospital 11 weeks after suffering severe injuries during a rally crash.

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Nicky Hayden interview after the Jerez GP

	Nicky Hayden interview after the Jerez GP Nicky Hayden looks back on Sunday´s GRAN PREMIO bwin DE ESPAÑA	From: MotoGP Views: 5378 87 ratings
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Maserati GranTurismo MC

Maserati unveiled the GranTurismo MC Stradale at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, but the company is now bringing the North American version of the car to the New York Auto Show. It’s not exactly the street-legal machine found with the Stradale nameplate, though. This is the Maserati Corse (MC) which means we have a racing setup with no hopes to take it out on the streets. Eliminate the Stradale wording, add a new transmission and two rear seats, and you get a car that will only be sold on the US and Canadian market, strictly for track use.

The new GranTurismo MC will be the fastest production car Maserati has ever sold in the US market. It is powered by a 4.7-liter all-alloy V8 engine that delivers 443 HP at 7000rpm and and a peak torque of 376 lbs-ft at 4750rpm. This translates into enough power to sprint the car from 0 to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds and hit a top speed of 185 mph. The MC version comes with a automatic gearbox instead of the Race Shift transmission that was used for the Stradale version.

Hit the jump to read more about the 2012 Maserati GranTurismo MC.

Maserati GranTurismo MC originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 22 April 2011 19:00 EST.

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Buckler safe driving campaign starts at Jerez

This season?s Buckler Forum 0,0 for Responsible Driving in MotoGP began with the first gathering at the Gran Premio bwin de Espa�a at Jerez.

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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 to start at $55,675*

Filed under: Car Buying, Convertible, Performance, Mercedes-Benz

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK - Click above for high-res image gallery

The Mercedes-Benz SLK roadster has received a substantial makeover for 2012, with reworked powertrains and more masculine sheetmetal. The SLK350's new 3.5-liter V6 helps back up that fresh dose of manliness with 302 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque, thanks to the addition of direct injection. Having driven the roadster, we found the upgrades help make the car more entertaining to drive, and now we can put a price tag on these refinements.

Mercedes-Benz has announced that the 2012 SLK350 will start at $55,675 (*including $875 in destination charges). That's a $1,500 increase over the 2011 model - a fair shake considering the updates. For comparison's sake, the folding hardtop SLK350 carries an MSRP that's $4,800 more than the Audi TTS Roadster and $950 more than the BMW Z4 sDrive35i. It does, however, continue to price out lower than the similarly powered Porsche Boxster S, which starts at $58,600. The SLK350 goes on sale on June 1.

If $55,675 is too rich or too powerful for your blood, you can opt to wait until February for the SLK250. Unfortunately, Mercedes hasn't announced pricing for the SLK250, but we do know that it will feature a 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 201 horsepower and 229 lb-ft of torque. Now, about that AMG...

Gallery: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK