On display at Automechanika Middle East is an unrivalled range of parts for motor vehicles, as well as components for the drive, chassis, body, electrics and electronic groups, equipment for vehicle service and repair, bodywork repair and painting, tyres, batteries and performance systems.
The event which has grown in stature over the years due to its extremely targeted and well-focused outlook, is increasingly significant in serving the needs of a high-growth market that spreads throughout the Middle East and stretches into Central Asia and North and East Africa. Its location in Dubai, which is the chief transport, logistics and re-export hub serving this wide region with total trade in automotive parts worth AED 29 billion in 2009, is another factor in the show’s rapidly increasing profile.
Automechanika Middle East 2010 has attracted participation from over 1,000 exhibi-tors and spreads over 30,000 sq. m in area.

9ff Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible 910 HP

This nice Porsche 911 Turbo could use some more traction. You can see that it tries to stay straight lined up until 80 mph. Too hard to a sport driving.

Our opinion is that it shouldn’t  have more than 750 bhp. Anyways, sweet sleeper Porsche. Enjoy

A report by Top Performance
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A quick look down the halls of the Makuhari Messe where the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon took place a few weeks ago. Despite the long recession and the absence of some top tuning houses, the show was as rich as ever and we’ve witnessed a record number of quality displays at the world’s most charismatic tuning show.
Enjoy!

The obvious question is whether this is real? Opinion is sharply divided. Some of us feel that sure, given the right conditions plus luck and one hell of a driver you very well could drive this car upside down. Others are screaming, “fake!” Still others are on the phone with in-the-dark Daimler PR folks trying to get a straight yes or no answer. All we know for sure is that, “marbles don’t need no downforce.”

The 2010 GMC Granite Concept pushes the perception of GMC in the marketplace. Learn about features such as the unique flip-and-fold seat concept and how the Granite demonstrates what the GMC brand could become. Share your thoughts on the Granite on thelab.gmblogs.com

Soooo, just how many thing could have gone wrong with this stunt. Or should we call it a stunt??? But all in all – He did it! Travis Pastrana, legend of both freestyle motocross and rally racing, jumps 269 feet in his rally car live on ESPN in Long Beach.

Then, of course, he back flipped into the harbor. We love you Travis. HAPPY NEW YEAR

Maserati becomes the first brand ever to host an event at the spanking new Yas Marina Formula 1 circuit in Abu Dhabi, and we’re among the first motoring hacks to belt Italy’s finest on the track. We get behind the wheel of the entire range, from the Quattroporte Sports GTS and GranTurismo S to the insane MC GT4 race car!

I stumble accross this set of videos, produced by Russian DragTimes.info. It represents a short cuts of Moscow Unlim 500+ (which I think represents excess of 500hp for competing cars). In this particular video, on a course of a 1km,  Audi RS6 Evotech and Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Evotech are battling it out. Take look who finishes first…
www.dragtimes.info

If this year’s edition of the SEMA Show is anything to go by, muscle cars are back, and in a big way for that matter. It’s well-known fact that this particular show sets the industry trends for coming year, and this time around, it’s was very obvious that the American vee-eight got their limelight spot back.
Read more in Issue 56 of Top Performance magazine…

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First visit to F1 Yas Marina Circuit, on 29th October 2009. Beautiful Track, with stunning scenery. All footage was shot with Canon 7D camera, and edited in Adobe After Affects CS3. Music by Dizzee Rascal – Holiday.
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