High performance stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show ...

This morning, the biennial Internationale Automobil Ausstellung (IAA) or Frankfurt Motor Show kicked off with the first of two press days. While sensible electric cars are the big theme at the show, we singled out five of the high performance cars that were also revealed in Frankfurt.
The most potent of all is the highly anticipated Mercedes-AMG Project One, which features a sophisticated hybrid drivetrain good for over 1,000 hp. Almost literally a Formula 1 car for the road, it features a derivative of the successful F1 team's V6 turbo engine complete with its electric turbo. In addition to this power unit driving the rear wheels, the hypercar boasts a further pair of electric motors that power the front axle. Priced at around $2.5 million, the Project One is set to face a familiar rival in the Red Bull Racing developed Aston Martin Valkyrie.
Where most manufacturers go high tech, Porsche and Audi also recognised the demand for more analog cars with the launch of the 911 GT3 Touring Package and the R8 V10 RWS respectively. The former is, to all intents and purposes, the production version of the limited 911 R, while the latter is a rear-wheel drive only version of the R8.
Audi used the IAA to reveal the latest generation RS 4 Avant. It is powered by a 450 hp version of the familiar twin-turbo V6 engine and boasts an exterior package reminiscent of the very first high performance estates built by the German manufacturer.
As part of the launch of the new Discovery, Land Rover revealed the mighty SVX version, which packs a 510 bhp supercharged V8 punch.

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