Carbon Fiber Sedan? Yes, Please!

2012 BMW M3 CRT

Many Top Gear fans have heard Clarkson pester about saying that if there's one car that you must have in your sports car garage, it's the BMW M3, whether it be the coupe or the sedan, and I agree with him. BMW think so too, but have always tried to spice the car up to make it appealing to other people with specials such as the Competition Coupe, the Frozen Gray, the Frozen Black, the Carbon Edition, the Tiger Edition, and the GTS. And now, it seems we'll be adding one more to the list as BMW have just pulled the covers off the M3 CRT (Carbon Racing Technologies). Think of it as the M3 GTS, but with 5 seats instead of 2, carbon fiber accents, racing bucket seats, and no fire extinguisher. Also, while the M3 GTS is a day-in-day-out all track screamer, the M3 CRT is a day-in-day-out all track family screamer with navigation, a premium stereo system, and iPod connectivity. Even though it includes these heavy units, the sedan has done much shedding of weight with lightweight brakes, carbon fiber seats, carbon fiber hood, 19-inch lightweight alloy wheels, and a lightweight titanium muffler. But, even though it's all light and dainty, the aggressiveness and brilliance of the M3 still exists with it's brilliant chassis and suspension. It's even added a carbon fiber front splitter and rear aero spoiler. Heck, it's given itself a more powerful 4.4-liter 450 horsepower V8 engine, which has been mated with BMW's new and improved 7-speed Dual-Clutch gearbox, as seen on the new M5. Because of this, it will do 0 to 60 in, say 4.4 seconds and hit a limited top speed of 155 MPH. You want one? That's good, cuz only 67 will be made, and seeing that M3 has become quite a popular car, you better get in line fast. And as for the U.S., there's no word on whether this beast will make it to our shores, but it mostly won't due to safety regulations.

Hardcore Droptop

2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder

At long last, Audi's hardcore droptop has been unveiled. Say hello to the 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder. It's like the regular 5.2 FSI Spyder, just much, much darker. As you can see, the car gets some wild carbonization all-round, from the front splitter, bumper-side airflows, interior trim, rear spoiler, and rear diffuser. Even the rear LED Taillights have received their own dark extensions. If you thought the 5.2 FSI Spyder was cool, you'll want to ditch that for this. Why? Well it's much lighter than the regular Spyder with loads of carbon fiber and lightweight material used to make this car, shedding about 85 kilograms (187 lbs.)  of weight. Under the hood, the car gets an upgraded 5.2-liter FSI V10 engine producing 560 horsepower. Because of this, 0 to 60 is achieved in 3.8 seconds and it will do 197 MPH with either the roof up or down. This is sort of weak though because the most powerful non-turbo V8 convertible in the world, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, has 3 more horses and will do that same speed without any weight reduction. But anyway, the car itself looks quite stunning. Like the GT Coupe, Audi plan to only make 333 GT Spyders. No word on how many the U.S. will get or what the car itself will cost over here. In Germany, it's good for €207,800, which is about $300,748 if your calculations are correct. So, if this car is intriguing to you, you might as well save your money now!

Untamed

2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento (Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit)

So, Armed & Dangerous came out yesterday and already people are having a blast playing cops & robbers all over Seacrest County. Well, to make things more exciting, Lamborghini have brought in three of their renowned cars to Seacrest in order to see what the racers and cops think of them. There's the classic Countach, the legendary Diablo, and this: the Sesto Elemento, which is no longer a concept car. Yes! You can actually buy this car for about $3 Million. But, why pay that much to drive the car in real life than pay just $6.99 to drift with the car in Seacrest County while outrunning cops. And it's not like the cops are left out either.

2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Interceptor

The car features the same 570 horsepower 5.2-liter V10 engine that you get in the Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera. But, the entire car, including the chassis, is made out of carbon fiber, bringing the weight to just 1 ton (1,000 kg). Because of this, 0 to 60 is done in a staggering 2.5 seconds on its way to a top speed of 217 MPH. You can already guess what tier this car belongs in. Be sure to drive this car along with the other bulls in the Lamborghini Untamed DLC, which will be released March 1.