GM has revealed a new roadster, dubbed the Breckland Beira. This stylish new car rides on GM’s Kappa platform, which is the foundation for cars like the Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky, and Opel GT. This car is powered by the venerable 400hp 6.0L LS2 V8.

Weighing in at just under 3,100lbs, the Beira’s power-to-weight ratio ensures stunning performance. Sub five second sprints to 62mph have been promised, as well as a governed top speed of 155mph.

An interesting fact, is that the Beira is designed to run on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) as well as gasoline. This gives the car a range of over 700 miles, as well as cutting down on emissions. The Beira sports a fully independent suspension that has been redesigned by Breckland with the assistance of KW Suspension. The newly redesigned suspension features updated springs, dampers, and bushings, also thicker anti-roll bars front and rear.

The Beira comes to a halt with the assistance of 12.8 brake rotors at all four corners with six piston calipers up front, and four piston calipers out back. The Beira will be available in both left, and right hand drive. They are expected to hit showroom floors in November of this year with a price tag of $108,000.

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 Thundering out of the Mercedes-AMG  plant in Affalterbach, Germany, the C63 AMG dominates the C-segment that has previously been led by the BMW M3. To go after the likes of the M3, RS 4, and Lexus IS F, would appear to be a very long and misguided shot, but Mercedes pulls it off and then some.

AMG’s of the past tended to be more of a tuner based car consisting of bolt on power after the fact. The C63 AMG is the first in its history that was conceived, engineered and built as an AMG. All about power and handling it is a true AMG in every way. The interior of the AMG gives a mix of luxury and style with a little bit of disappointment. Mercedes comes up a little short on the dash and interior pieces giving the C63 a little bit of a cheap feel. Ignite the potent 6.2 litre V-8 and you forget all about the short comings of the interior as you listen to the growl of the hand assembled power plant making 451 horsepower and 443 pound feet of torque. New in the C63 is the redesigned AMG Speedshift 7 speed automatic. Featuring paddle shift and full manual mode, you can cover the hop to 60 mph in just over 4 seconds and earth shattering 12.5 second quarter mile pass.

Don’t let the monster engine up front worry you about handling though. With 56/44 front/rear weight balance, AMG tuned suspension and AMG brakes that would be at home on a race car, the C63 handles just as well as some of its 2 door rivals. 18 inch AMG wheels and Pirelli z rated tires aid the handling and performance and keep the Mercedes gripping the corners with ease. One swift punch of the throttle coming out of a corner though and those 451 ponies will test the 255/35/18 Pirelli’s to there limit and provide an easy wheel spinning and tail drifting exit.

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