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VW Scirocco 2014 update for Geneva Motor Show

The Volkswagen Scirocco is set to get a new look and extra power at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The restyled ’Rocco arrives 40 years after the original made its debut in Geneva back in 1974, and brings with it extra performance and improved efficiency.   New look for 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco The update to the Scirocco’s appearance is subtle but distinct, giving the car a flatter-looking nose and an increasingly Golf-like rear end.

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport speed record cancelled by Guinness

The title of the world’s fastest car held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has been removed from the Guinness World Records. But, nearly three years on from when the Veyron Super Sport achieved its world record run of 267.81mph, Guinness World Records have decided that it’s invalid. It seems the heirs to the McWhirter twins have discovered the Veyron Super Sport Bugatti used for their record setting run wasn’t a standard production car, but that Bugatti had removed its speed limiter.

Pace cadets: At AMG academy, students take their finals with their right feet

Mercedes-Benz USA launched the AMG Challenge in 2002, a program touted as "a chance to experience the thrill of driving the newest Mercedes AMGs on some of America's best racetracks." This year, MBUSA abandoned the Challenge in favor of the AMG Driving Academy, a multistage driver-development program pioneered by AMG in Europe. The difference? According to Greg Clark, AMG manager, "the Challenge was more about the cars, while the Academy is more about the driver." Having participated in both the Challenge and now the Academy, we'd say that difference is subtle, at least as it applies to the one-day program.