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New Ford Focus ST Hits it Off with a VW Scirocco R on a Hill Climb
The conversation in this video may sound Greek to you, but that’s only because…it is Greek. Apart from an exorbitant debt, which may or may not kick started the Eurozone crisis that's knocking even on Germany's door, the Mediterranean country has quite a lot of mountains, too. Its new car market may have sunk near the bottom of the Marianas Trench and fast cars are naturally not a priority for a large part of the population, but this doesn’t mean that car nuts or motoring journalists have vanished from the country.
Local publication Drive has taken advantage of one of those mountain passes to stage a hill climb fight between a pair of front-wheel drive hot hatches powered by 2.0-liter turbocharged engines separated by just 15HP.
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Watch Peugeot 208 T16 Rally Car Climb Mount Etna
The legendary video of Ari Vatanen’s 1988 record-breaking run at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in a Peugeot 405 T16 will forever remain imprinted in racing fans’ minds. Peugeot Sport has no doubt taken inspiration from the “Climb Danceâ€...
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Driver Tumbles Down The Mountain At 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
No one really needs to tell you the dangers of participating in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb but if you insist, here's proof from a terrifying accident that was captured on film during this weekend's race. Rookie Pikes Peak driver...
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Rhys Millen Sets New World Record At Pikes Peak In A Hyundai Genesis Coupe Racer
Not only did Rhys Millen take the overall victory at the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this past Sunday driving a specially prepared Hyundai Genesis Coupe racecar, but with an ascent time of 9:46.164, he also set a new world record. For the...
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Watch A High-powered Buggy Flip Over During A Hill Climb
Sure, it's not to everyone's taste, but there's something primitively cool about a bare-bone racing buggy being pushed to its limits on a hill climb. Naturally, as with any other kind of motorsports, accidents do happen but at least no one...
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Video: Nissan Leaf Climbs The Pikes Peak
Last month, Nobuhiro “Monster†Tajima broke his own record at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with a sub 10 minutes time in a 910-horsepower modified Suzuki SX4 racecar. Now, Nissan’s first all-electric car, the LEAF, has tackled the 156...
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