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vs. Jeremy Clarkson tested the Audi R8 against the mighty Porsche 911 GT3. Clarkson enlisted the help of Sabine Schmitz and the Stig in order to get some real drivers behind the wheel, and to keep the cars on the track. And as usual, weight is the enemy. Click here to book a ride with Sabine on the Ring .

Watch as Best Motoring International brings us the test we've been waiting for, the mighty 911 turbo vs the brand new gt-r. First the Nissan GT-R is introduced (video 1), then each car goes up against the Tsukuba circuit in a time attack (video 2). The actual 3 lap race is video 3. Nissan GT-R vs Porsche 911 Turbo part 1 Nissan GT-R vs Porsche 911 Turbo part 2 Nissan GT-R vs Porsche 911 Turbo part 3 Skyline GT-R R35 Porsche 911 Turbo Base Price $69,850 $126,200 Engine Twin Turbo 3.8 liter V6 Twin Turbo 3.6 liter flat 6 Horsepower 480 hp @ 6400 rpm 480 hp @ 6000 rpm Torque 430 ft-lbs. @ 3200 rpm 460 ft-lbs. @ 1950 rpm Weight 3850 lbs 3494 lbs Tsukuba Time Attack 1:01:940 1:04:118

The Stelvio Pass is located 130mi (200km) from Monza, Italy or 100mi (162km) from Innsbruck, Switzerland. Click on the blue place marker and get directions to heaven. Here is the Top Gear crew driving an Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24(James May), Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera(Jeremy Clarkson), and the Porsche 997 GT3 RS(Richard Hammond) on the quest for the best driving road in the world. The Stelvio Pass footage starts at 4:09 on the 1st video and continues until the end on the 2nd video. This road should be on everyones must drive list. View Larger Map

A couple of prototype Porsche Panameras caught in the wild, winter testing in Germany. This will be Porsche's first sedan set to be released in 2010. It's hard to tell if they will have AWD.

Specs: $300,000 3.8L 6 Cylinder Twin Turbo 700 hp 656 ft-lb torque 224 mph?

So it's the old cars vs bikes argument. Well it's not really a race but 3 awesome vehicles playing around on the public road in Germany. I'm not sure which year Yamaha R1 it is, but lets assume it's the latest one MY2007. So it's the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, Porsche Carrera GT, and the Yamaha R1 vs the public road. Here are the stats for each of the vehicles in the video: Veyron 16.4 Carrera GT Yamaha R1 Horsepower 1001 605 175 Weight 4162 lbs 3042 lbs 384 lbs Top Speed 253 mph 205 mph 176 mph 0-60 mph 2.5 s 3.5 s 3.0 s MSRP $1,200,000 $440,000 $11,299

Vicky Butler Henderson of Fifth Gear reviews the Porsche 997 GT3. RWD FTMFW!