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Old 06-20-2012, 09:24 AM   #1
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Default First Drive: AMS Alpha 12 GT-R [w/video]

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How About a Spin in the World's Quickest Street-Legal Automobile?



Horsepower is highly addictive. As automotive enthusiasts, we crave it insatiably.

Each time we place ourselves behind the wheel of a vehicle, a brief moment arrives when we wish for just a little more potency. Whether driving a 138-horsepower Kia Rio or a 638-horsepower Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, there is always an instant when the initial rush begins to slow and we ache for just a little bit more.

But what if it were possible to have too much power? What if there were a vehicle that satisfied our desire so completely, to the point where we were overwhelmed (think along the lines of sweet-tooth Augustus Gloop swimming in Willy Wonka's river of chocolate)? Would we finally stop thirsting for more?

To solve the riddle, we tracked down the fiendish Alpha 12 GT-R by AMS Performance. It is not just the quickest accelerating street-legal car that Autoblog has ever driven. With a quarter-mile time of 8.975 seconds at 169.49 miles per hour, it is likely the quickest street-legal production vehicle on the planet.Continue reading AMS Alpha 12 GT-R [w/video]
AMS Alpha 12 GT-R [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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