Written by: Erick Ayapana [G+] on February 6 2013 3:20 PM How does the recent 2014 Audi R8 V10 Plus sound when it’s speeding during the forest Watch the video below to determine; we’re guessing you’ll like what you hear. The short clip encompasses a red R8 V10 Plus showing off its revised and sexy sheetmetal in conjunction with its sweet-sounding V-10 that puts out 550 hp and 391 lb-ft of torque (the background music is tolerable). The video also points out a couple of key features of the variety- topping R8, like its all-LED headlights, lightweight chassis, and trick sequential rear turn signals. Most significantly, the video mentions the R8’s new gearbox, a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic that senior features editor Jonny Lieberman recently sampled and located...

Remember that 991-series Porsche 911 Turbo we spotted testing in Sweden last week Well that wasn’t the prototype we caught testing – we also managed to snap a number of pictures within the deep freeze near the Arctic Circle of an updated Opel Astra sedan, a car that’s mechanically on the topic of the Buick Verano. Snapped by senior features editor Jonny Lieberman, these images show what looks to be a mildly updated Astra sedan. Upfront, the Astra four-door a rather different grille than other Astra sedans and the waterfall grille we get at the Buick Verano, with a far larger badge, but an otherwise identical design. The revised grille could belong to a Vauxhall version of the Astra sedan, considering the Opel version is a brand new model. Though...