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Cheap Speed: 400-500 HP From the Showroom Floor

Cheap Speed: 400-500 HP From the Showroom Floor

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400 500 HP From the Showroom Floor
We love fast cars at Motor Trend HQ. Although there’s no such thing as a cheap, fast, reliable car in the aftermarket, we decided to see what it might cost to get, say, 400-500 hp from a showroom floor. We capped the price criteria at $100,000 (but we didn’t go that high) and set a horsepower goal of 400-500 hp as measured by the automakers. Here are 15 of the least expensive ways to get your speed fix without turning wrenches and voiding warranties.
The 2016 Audi S6 retails for $70,900, but its twin-turbo, 4.0-liter V-8 pumps out plenty of power: 450 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. The Audi S6 isn't much of a looker, but it's got a nicely appointed interior, which is as great on the open road as it is ripping up your favorite back road.
Although $66,490 might sound like a lot for a Jeep, the 2016 Grand Cherokee SRT with its 475-hp, 6.4-liter V-8 that twists out 470 lb-ft of torque is quite the steal when you survey the super SUV segment.
The 2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 is the Teutonic torque titan of this list: Its twin-turbo, 4.0-liter V-8 makes 469 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque. The $66,175 price tag reflects not only its power but also one of the best interiors in the business.
The legendary German driving machine has had its status challenged as of late, but on the hp-per-dollar scale the 2016 BMW M3 still delivers: 425 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque come on in a surge from the twin-turbocharged, 3.0-liter I-6 found under the hood. The price: $64,495 for the M3 (four-door) but a little more, $66,695, for the M4 (two-door).
Google says anti-piracy effort has delivered $2bn

Google says anti-piracy effort has delivered $2bn

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Google said Wednesday its efforts to fight online piracy have yielded $2 billion paid out to copyright holders whose content is shown on its YouTube platform.
The US online giant, updating its anti-piracy efforts, said its system has been generating income for copyright holders when content is posted to YouTube.
At the same time, Google is also offering “more convenient, legitimate alternatives” that allow consumers to buy music, films and other content, according to a statement.
We take protecting creativity online seriously, and we’re doing more to help battle copyright-infringing activity than ever before,” said a blog post from senior policy counsel Katie Oyama.
Google and YouTube have been using a system called ContentID, where a copyright holder can notify the company if its music or other content is being shown on YouTube.
The copyright owners have an option to remove the content or leave it up and reap advertising revenue from it, and 95 percent of music owners choose the latter option, according to Google.
“Half of the music industry’s YouTube revenue comes from fan content claimed via Content ID,” Oyama said.
Another part of the effort to combat online piracy, Oyama said, is filtering search results.
“Thanks to the efforts of Google’s engineers, the vast majority of media-related queries that users submit every day return results that include only links to legitimate sites,” she said.
Google is also cutting out sites specializing in piracy from its advertising network.
“Rogue sites that specialize in online piracy are commercial ventures, which means that one effective way to combat them is to cut off their money supply,” Oyama said.
“As a global leader in online advertising, Google is committed to rooting out and ejecting rogue sites from our advertising services. Since 2012, Google has blacklisted more than 91,000 sites.”
She added that Google has paid out some $10 billion to creators for content purchased on Google Play and YouTube.
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