The mystery of Top Gear's visit to the States has been solved, with the trio bringing a Porsche 911 GT3, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, and Ferrari 458 Italia to Virginia International Raceway. Pictures below. Update: more pics, info.

Top Gear UK's invading the US again. Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond were spotted filming along North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Ferrari 458 Italia, and Porsche 911 GT3. (H/t to the_stig's_american_cousin!) [MotownMuscle]

Crashing a Porsche 911 GT3 RS is very bad. Crashing one into a fuel pump and not having the whole thing blow up is very bad and very lucky. Unless it was a BP protest. Then, it failed miserably.

A "grid girl" passes out on the hood of Dutch driver Ronald van de Laar's Porsche 911 GT3 race car before the start of a race. Ever the gentleman, van de Laar screams at the crew to check his car.

Porsche knows its customers are mostly overpaid, insecure idiots willing to fork over as much as they're asked. "Uhh... yeah, $1,700 for a lithium-ion starter battery sounds right." Even better, you'll still need a lead-acid battery for winter. [MotorAuthority]

The main goal for the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R isn't more performance, it's drivability and "easier" handling, two thing the GT3 Cup S it replaces wasn't known for. Also, it's got a ginormous rear wing.

When the Porsche 911 GT3 RS debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show, it looked every bit the obnoxious track-day racer. Apparently it can turn a wheel too, posting a scorching 7:33 time around the Nürburgring. Still no GT-R 7:26.7.

Cars in space need not be capsules puttering away via cold fusion. Especially if your location in space is as terran as it gets: Mars.

The 2010 Nissan GT-R is back on the Nordschleife, this time shedding two seconds to reach an impressive 7:26.7, almost besting the Corvette ZR1's 7:26.4. What could have prompted them to release this information today?

The 2010 Porche 911 GT3 just hit the floor at the New York Auto Show and it's a sexy red 435 HP missile of leather and fury, priced from $112,200.

The 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 has been revealed ahead of the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. With a base price of $112,200, one would expect it to deliver some walloping technology. It doesn't appear to disappoint.