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They say that the Circuit of the Americas, located in Austin, Texas is a great example of a new grand prix track gone right. It has a number of stand-out features that combine to make it arguably the best of the new tracks that have been built by Formula 1’s in-house architect, Hermann Tilke. Hosting an interesting mix of corners and a genuinely challenging series of fast sweepers in the first part of the lap, Austin is a track where you need a good car, but the driver can also contribute to the lap time. So, says BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson, it is very hard to imagine anyone but Vettel winning – and if he does, he will break the record for consecutive wins in one season.

 

Source: BBC

 

Apart from landing a starring role in the upcoming movie, Need for Speed, the wide-body Ford Mustang is set to hit Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend as the official pace car of the NASCAR Sprint Cup’s Ford EcoBoost 400 series finale. Driving the car will be Ramon Rodriguez, one of the stars of the movie, which hits cinemas nationwide on March 14, 2014. The custom Mustang was created solely for the movie, although it also appears in the latest Need for Speed Rivals video game, and it features a wide-body kit along with 22-inch wheels, a supercharged V-8 engine and enlarged intakes up front. According to the Ford Motor Company, the car is capable of handling up to 900 horsepower.

 

Source: Motor Authority

 

Mercedes-Benz is set to retire its flagship sports car — the SLS — next year. That’s correct, the AMG-tuned Mercedes SLS will go out of production in July 2014, but the car that will take its place has been seen testing quite a few times and we know it as the Mercedes SLC. Some sources, however, suggest that the new car could be called the Mercedes GT instead. The new car will be assembled at Mercedes-Benz AMG at Afalterbach, Germany and will share the production line as its predecessor. According to Autocar, the Mercedes-Benz GT AMG is to be unveiled at the German Grand Prix next year and will go on sale in 2015.

 

Source: Top Speed

 

Rumor has it that Porsche is prepping a 911 to serve as an homage to that very machine, and it could arrive in 2015. The German automaker is said to be looking to produce a Speedster version of the current 991-series 911. This means it will be a true open-top motoring machine, with the possibility of an emergency-only roof covering. The rumor states that Porsche will build just 550 examples for the 2015 model year. This means Porsche may unveil the car by as early as January 2014.