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VIDEO: Jay Leno gets to ride in the new McLaren MP4-12C

Jay ran a couple of laps in a prototype car while he was at the Top Gear Test Track. A camo-covered McLaren MP4-12C prototype. After the jump you can view a video of Leno ride along in the new McLaren supercar, wax poetic about the 12C’s power, its handling and its totally bespoke construction.

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Honda enters SuperGT with their NSX replacement, the HSV-10 GT

HSV-10 GT is built to the 2010 GT500 regulations, the new front/mid-engine racer from Honda is packing a 500+ hp, 3.4-liter V8 and sending power through the same Ricardo sequential manual gearbox fitted to the 2010 SuperGT cars from Nissan and Toyota. Underneath all that glorious carbon fiber is the same chassis Honda’s been working on (originally as an NSX replacement) for the last two years. The SuperGT season opener is scheduled for March 20 and 21 of 2010

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VIDEO: Clarkson test drives the Noble M600

With curb weight of 2,810 pounds, a row-your-own six-speed manual and 650 horsepower and 618 pound-feet of torque on tap from its Volvo-sourced, twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8, the M600 is a purist breath of fresh air in an era of tech-laden, heavyweight supercars. But stats (0-60 in three seconds, top speed of 225 mph) only tells half the tale.

Video after the break >>

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Audi e-tron electric drive puts out 3,319 lb ft?!?

Audi is standing by it’s claim that the e-tron elective drive supercar has 4,500 Nm (3,319.03 lb ft) of torque. The guys over at Automotive Magazine didn’t believe that claim, so they did some of their own calculations and came up with 252 lb-ft. Now that’s a huge discrepancy, no matter how you look at it. The main difference is how Audi measure the torque output. The astronomical 3,319 is the torque as measured at the wheels after being geared down and multiplied. So, why the disparity between the actual torque of the motors and the figure espoused by Audi to the motoring press?

Well, besides the obvious answer that 3,319 lb-ft at the wheels sounds much more impressive, Audi’s engineers apparently thought the larger number was more indicative of the actual feeling of all the push generated by the four electric motors when accelerating from a dead stop, as the maximum torque figure is achieved right from zero RPM.

No matter what the torque is, the concept, based on the current R8, looks absolutely fantastic. Let’s hope we’ll actually see it hit production in the new few years.

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Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta revealed, second from Special Projects program

We all remember the hoopla a few years ago when kajillionaire James Glickenhaus revealed he had been working with Ferrari on an updated version of the famous P3/4 race car from the sixties. What resulted was the Ferrari P4/5 one-off. Glickenhaus was $4 million lighter, but that seems like money well spent judging by all the attention he received, not to mention the fact he owns a 1-of-1 Ferrari.

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Cargraphic brings Airlift system to Audi R8

The Audi R8 is undoubtedly awesome. It is also undoubtedly low, as in to the ground. Not low enough to prevent you from getting around, but you pay close attention anytime the word “driveway” comes up. Cargraphic has engineered an airlift system to address the issue that can raise the car 72 mm (2.8 inches) in 15 seconds. The best part about it is that it doesn’t alter the dynamic performance of the car’s suspension.

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