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If you’ve ever driven your manual transmission car for long periods of time in stop-and-go traffic, you know how tiring it can be with all the shifting and clutch work. Imagine how a rally driver feels after a long race.

YouTuber Marchettino spent some time at Italy’s famous Autodromo Nazionale Monza track, and let his microphone pick up the lovely roars of supercars from the Audi R8 ro the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 to a Pagani Huayra as they sped down a straight and then later through a tunnel.

Part of Dodge and Mopar’s tribute to the 1968 “Scat Pack Club“, the Dart’s Scat Package is a combination of sporty exterior styling, along with performance upgrades to the stock Dart GT, and its 2.4 liter Tigershark engine.

Take a ride along with driver David Higgins and co-pilot Craig Drew as the speed through the woods of Pennsylvania for the  2012 Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally in their rallified Subaru WRX STI. The picture-in-picture view provides a unique look on not only what it’s like to drive a rally car at breakneck speeds, but the skills required of both driver and navigator.

This ultra lightweight track day car is also street legal (at least when it’s not raining or snowing). Powered by a either a 240hp or 285hp Ford EcoBoost 2-liter engine, and weighing just 1598 pounds, the VUHL 05 is capable of hitting 60 in just 3.7

Dodge has not attached the “Shaker” moniker to any of its vehicles since the early 1970s, but has unveiled a new Challenger model for the 2014 model year that recalls the Challengers of that era. The 2014 Dodge Challenger R/T Shaker features the signature “Shaker” satin black hood with a large air scoop.

/DRIVE’s Chris Harris takes the outlandishly expensive Jag XKR-S GT out for a drive and learns just what $174,000+ buys you. Despite the fact that Jaguar’s in-house performance team didn’t do anything to the stock engine, the aerodynamic and chassis upgrades are more than enough to boost this ride from an elegant touring sportster to a true track day monster.

Hennessey is known for upgrading just about every American sports car they can get their hands on, so it’s no surprise that they’ve taken the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray and boosted its stock capabilities. The HPE500 upgrade jumps output from 460hp and 465 lb.ft.

The Toyota Supra is a legendary street racer, and many can’t wait for Toyota to bring back this classic – perhaps with bits of the Scion FR-S driving the next-gen model. But for now, we’ll have to be satisfied with the Supras already on the road.

Offering what could be Lexus’ most impressive sport styling to date, the RC luxury coupe line offers dynamic, sweeping body lines in a two-door form factor. We also think it sports the best use of Lexus’ spindle grill design to date.

Combining the size and styling of Mercedes’ best sedans with the heart of a crazed cheetah, the E63 AMG S-Model is a true connoisseur’s vehicle. To get you moving down the road, the car is powered by a massive 5.5-liter

For this promo clip for ARMYTRIX exhaust systems, gearhead Shmee150 captured this awesome collection of exotic cars worth well into the millions as they head onto the track for the Sports Car Club of China in Zhuhai, China.

BMW has redesigned and rebadged their previous M3 coupes and convertibles to carry the new 4-series name. As we’ve come to expect with the BMW M Series, they look fantastic. BMW originally tagged this coupe as a concept car, but for all intents and purposes it looks ready for production.

The futuristic BMW i8 moves from concept to production for 2015. This carbon fiber plug-in hybrid weighs just 3285 lbs., and is powered by a 231hp turbo three, and a 96kw electric motor, for a total 362hp.