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Gumball 2012: daily report 4

May 25, 2012, 10:28 AM Finally! Today we finally could pick up the car again and this is why we had to get up early. Time to drive to Manhattan Motors in our Cadillac Escalade to pick up the Ferrari 599 GTO. We had to hurry because the cars also had to be stickered today.

Gumball 3000: Team 86 spotted in New York City

May 24, 2012, 8:00 PM Yesterday, New York City was going crazy. When more and more cars arrived, the Gumball 3000 madness started. During the day we already saw some participants including Team 86 that will participate this year with a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722.

Crashed: Cadillac CTS-V Coupé

May 24, 2012, 5:59 PM 564 bhp in a coupe, the Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series doesn't even have so much power. It isn't always easy to control 564 bhp and that is proved by this spot. ErikG_NL spotted a Cadillac CTS-V Coupe in Dubai. That is already a pretty rare car, but to spot this car crashed makes this spot even more special.

Event: pedal to the metal on an airfield

May 24, 2012, 4:00 PM Recently, a spectacular trackday on an airfield was organized in Germany. There were not only cars like a Porsche 997 Carrera S present on this event. There were also supercars like the Ferrari Enzo Ferrari and the Lamborghini LP700-4. This private event was the perfect opportunity for the owners to let themselves go and not risking a ticket. Photographer Philipp Lücke was there and made the following pictures.

Spyspot: Mercedes-Benz GL 63 AMG

May 24, 2012, 3:05 PM The section on Autogespot with spyspots sometimes contains spots that are new for the whole car world. That is exactly what we wanted to achieve, to attract the scoops to our website. AMG seems to be sure that they will produce an AMG version of the GL-class. This means you can launch yourself with this typical American SUV to 100 km/h in about five seconds. Recently, this new AMG has been spotted in Stuttgart!

Daredevil: with your Ferrari F40 to the Nürburgring

May 24, 2012, 2:03 PM Courage, a lot of courage. That is what the owner of the upcoming Ferrari F40 has. It is probably the most spotted F40 on the website. Each summer this copy is spotted a few times. The place where this car feels comfortable but where you don’t expect to see it, is the Nordschleife. With your rare and expensive Ferrari F40 cruising the Nürburgring is not something all F40-owners would think of. Whether the owner has done this as well is unknown to us, but the fact that he travels to the ring with this hardcore supercar is already great!

Amazing creation: Estatura GXX Limited Edition

May 24, 2012, 11:59 AM The company German Special Customs wants to get some attention inside the tuning world. After the G-class they also tuned the Aventador LP700-4. With their Estatura GXX Limited Edition they will try to take over some customers of Oakley Design and Mansory. But will this work?

Gumball 2012: Daily report 3

May 24, 2012, 10:33 AM Almost three days in New York already. Yesterday evening we had a little pre meet of Gumball 3000 participants. Last days were relatively quiet regarding to supercars and only some Gumballers already made it to New York City. In comparison with earlier days today was a crazy day and most of the participants and their cars arrived today.

Spotted: beautiful blue colour on a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren!

May 24, 2012, 9:00 AM The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is one of the most famous supercars from the last decade. Even nowadays this car looks very modern despite the car is in production since 2004. With its 626 bhp and 780 Nm of torque, you have a car of which you don’t have to be ashamed. What stands out on this SLR McLaren is the fact that it is often spotted in a very boring colour. Black and grey are the most common colours in our database. But sometimes we see something special, like this car which was recently spotted in Abu Dhabi.

Movie: Team Storm Troopers does a burn-out in New York City

May 23, 2012, 10:48 PM Today, most of the Gumball 3000 teams arrived. Just like Team Storm Troopers who were already driving through New York City. As you can see in this following movie, the Gumball 3000 will be spectacular! Making each other crazy and then leaving with a nice burn-out! We will see what crazy things the following week will bring us!