I must say, it is very difficult to sit here and blog while I stare at the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS parked outside. Nonetheless, the show must go on and we must update you on all the automotive news out there. As we do everyday, it is time for some Miscellaneous findings from around the web along with some updates on our 2010 Camaro SS drive.

2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS test-drive updates: I decided to take a bunch of pictures with a digital SLR to give you guys some high-res photos of our Camaro SS test-vehicle. As you can see, we’ve gotten really comfortable with the car and have added our ESCORT radar-detector and my nephew’s Recaro car-seat. Make sure you guys ask me all the questions you want - I’ll be answering as many questions as I can.  GMfan87 - we will definitely get you pictures of some tires getting lit up on the final review.

Wife crashes into husband’s new Corvette Z06 with her Hyundai Genesis: A member of GenesisOwners, who owns a Hyundai Genesis sedan, picked up a brand new Corvette Z06 with her husband. Unfortunately the couple ended up getting into an accident with each other causing over $26,000 worth of damage ($16,000 worth of damages to the Genesis and $10,000 to the Corvette Z06). - GenesisOwners (via Jalopnik)

- By: Omar Rana

The next-generation Chevrolet Camaro Z28 won’t arrive until 2011 - some time after the convertible Camaro makes its debut. That will give the 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 some time to eat up some of the high-performance muscle car segment. However, if you can’t wait until ’some time after 2011,’ Hennessey is offering its HPE550 performance package for the Camaro that takes output up to 562-hp (the Camaro Z28 is rumored to get the 556-hp 6.2L LSA V8 supercharged engine from the Cadillac CTS-V).

The folks at Inside Line happened to have the new 2010 Shelby GT500 and Hennessey’s HPE550 on hand at the same time and decided to put the two high-performance muscle cars head-to-head.

You can check out a video of their test after the jump.

At first there was doubt whether or not BMW will build a 3-Series Gran Turismo, following in the footsteps of the BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo. However, it is now been confirmed that a 3-Series GT model will be moving forward and will sit between the 3-Series lineup and the X1.

“We haven’t cancelled the crossover of the 3-Series, as it is considered a volume builder with which we can earn good money,” BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said.

The BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo will be heavily inspired by the 5-Series Gran Turismo and will feature the same split tailgate, roomy interior and raised driving position.

Engine choices are likely to be taken from the rest of the BMW 3-Series lineup.

2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo:

Bentley has been very secretive about its upcoming model, known only as the ‘New Grand Bentley.’ The company has released only one teaser along with a bunch of useless videos that show us the landscape around Bentley’s Crewe headquarters.

Thanks to UK’s CAR Magazine, we now have the first official scoop on the Bentley Arnage replacement. The spy shot you’re seeing above was reportedly smuggled out of the company’s Crewe headquarters weeks ahead of the car’s unveiling at the Pebble Beach Concours in August.

It is still a mystery as to what Bentley will call the model, but sources say that the ‘Grand’ name is the leading candidate.

We’ll have more for you eventually.

The all-new Grand Bentley:

- By: Stephen Calogera

Source: CAR

Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive (BAIC) has reportedly submitted a bid to buy a stake in General Motors’ Opel brand. The move challenges Canadian auto parts supplier Magna’s bid, which has reportedly been on the rocks as of recent. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, that BAIC submitted an indicative, non-binding offer for Opel and would make a binding offer by mid-July.

Magna International, the frontrunner to buy Opel, hopes to have an approved business plan for Opel on July 7, sources said.

The creators of the Lightning GT electric-sports cars are planning three additional models, reports AuotCar. The Lightning GT is scheduled to go into production early next year with a starting price-tag of around £120,000 ($196,014 USD).

The 700 horsepower Lightning GT EV is capable of traveling 250 miles with only 10 minutes of charging. 0 to 60 mph comes in just 4 seconds with a top speed of 130 mph.

In an interview with AutoCar, Chairman of the Lightning Car Company Ian Sanderson said that: “We have deposits, and we’re pushing ahead with our plans. “It’s our intention that it is the first of a number of models. A limo-sized model is planned, as we think a high-end chauffer-driven car with electric power would work well for executives travelling around cities.”

Yesterday, we saw the official unveiling of the 2011 BMW X1, which will be coming here to the United States in early 2011. The U.S. is expected to get only the gasoline variant, known as the X1 xDrive28i. Power comes from a 3.0 straight-six gasoline engine making 258-hp and 228 lb-ft of torque. 0 to 62 mph comes in 6.8 seconds with a top speed of 127 mph. Fuel-economy is estimated at 25 mpg.

BMW has just released two videos - one showing the 2011 X1 in action and one showing the interior of the compact SUV.

Click here for more info on the 2011 BMW X1.

Follow the jump to see the videos.

2011 BMW X1:

Last month, we heard reports that Nissan is working on a special-edition yellow Nurburgring edition 370Z. Turns out that Nissan 370Z Yellow has nothing to do with the Nurburgring and everything to do with the European GT4 series.

Along with an Ultimate Yellow paint job, the 370Z gets design cues inspired by the European GT4 series (we don’t see them either), 19-inch RAYS forged alloys and along the flanks - special 370Z graphics. There have been no power upgrades to the 330-hp V6 engine allowing the 370Z to get from 0 to 62 in 5.3 seconds.

Sales begin in September with prices ranging from £31,650 ($51,724 USD) for the manual model and £33,050 ($54,012 USD) for the automatic.

Make the jump for the press release and the high-res image gallery.

2010 Nissan 370Z Yellow Edition:

Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat SpA’s CEO Sergio Marchionne recently said that the new partnership between the two companies will bring back the Alfa Romeo brand to North America to compete against luxury European cars. The new CEO is hard at work at his Chrysler Group LLC office, sharing details on his vision to use Fiat models as the basis of future vehicles branded as Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep.

According to AutoCar, Dodge models could be rebadged in Europe as Alfa Romeo cars. Marchionne says he sees the two brands sharing the same core identity and he aims to have a strategy in place on what to do with the two brands by the end of the month.

Sources say that one proposal Marchionne has in mind is selling all Dodge models as Alfa Romeos in Europe, and all Alfa Romeo models as Dodge models in the United States.

McLaren Chairman Ron Dennis recently announced plans for a new facility that will build a “range of high-performance, high-technology sports cars.” The McLaren Production Center (MPC), will be capable of building 20 McLaren sports cars per day while creating 800 new jobs.

McLaren said that the MPC will release its first “high performance and highly efficient sports car” in early 2011. That schedule points to the release of the much talked about 500-hp P11 (codename) that is currently being tested in Woking.

UK publication AutoCar has now found the biggest hint that McLaren may incorporate hybrid technology on future supercar models, although it is to early to speculate that the P11 may carry any sort of hybrid system.