Archive | October, 2007
2007 SEMA Show: Pontiac Solstice SD-290 race concept

2007 SEMA Show: Pontiac Solstice SD-290 race concept

GM has revealed the new Pontiac Solstice SD-90 at the 2007 SEMA show here in Las Vegas. The Solstice SD-290 race concept that takes us back to the classic sports car design with its vintage design featuring a passenger cockpit tonneau cover and a driver windscreen. The Pontiac Solstice SD-290 race concept is powered by [...]

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2007 SEMA Show: Jay Leno shows C6RS Corvette powered by E85

2007 SEMA Show: Jay Leno shows C6RS Corvette powered by E85

Jay Leno has unveiled his latest crazy creation at the 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The new Chevrolet C6RS Corvette, which is inspired by the Z06, runs on E85 ethanol and is powered by a custom 8.2 liter all-aluminum small-block V8 engine that produces 600 horsepower. “The C6RS is the result of an idea [...]

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2007 SEMA Show: 50 Cent’s Pontiac G8 GT SEMA Edition

2007 SEMA Show: 50 Cent’s Pontiac G8 GT SEMA Edition

50 Cent has unveiled the new Pontiac G8 GT SEMA Edition at the 2007 SEMA Show today here in Las Vegas. The car is based on the Pontiac G8 that will hit dealerships in early 2008 as the first North American car built on GM’s new global rear-wheel-drive architecture. The Pontiac G8 GT SEMA Edition [...]

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2007 SEMA Show: 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS with 260hp

2007 SEMA Show: 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS with 260hp

GM has revealed the new 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS at the 2007 SEMA Show. The Chevrolet Cobalt SS will go on sales in the second quarter of 2008. Powered by a 2.0 liter Ecotec turbocharged and intercooled engine the Cobalt SS produces 260 horsepower with the ability to do 0-60 in 5.7 seconds. Along with its [...]

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Spy Shots: Lexus LF-A Spotted in UK

Spy Shots: Lexus LF-A Spotted in UK

Lexus is keeping the LF-A pretty top secret. Even though the car didn’t show up at the Tokyo Motor Show last wast week, spy photographers have still managed to catch the car in action and it’s looking closer and closer to the production model. Our friends at CarMagazine have managed to get the most updated [...]

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2007 SEMA Show Coverage: Live from Las Vegas

2007 SEMA Show Coverage: Live from Las Vegas

We are finally here in Las Vegas bringing you live coverage from the 2007 SEMA Show. Coverage will begin later today (Oct 29th) and will run through November 2nd. So make sure you keep checking back to this page for all the 2007 SEMA posts and galleries.

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Report: Infiniti to take on Lexus with hybrids in the U.S.

Report: Infiniti to take on Lexus with hybrids in the U.S.

Nissan will take on Toyota’s Lexus by offering hybrid powertrains in its Infiniti lineup within the next few years. According to Carlos Tavares, Nissan’s executive vice president for global product planning, Nissan will debut luxury hybrids first in the United States. Nissan’s hybrid powertrain is still in the developmental phase. Not to mention its only hybrid [...]

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Honda’s Prius rival coming in 2009

Honda’s Prius rival coming in 2009

As we told you last week, Honda is planning the world’s cheapest hybrid to go head-to-head with Toyota. Honda hopes to sell 200,000 units annually for its global hybrid, 100,000 of which are expected to come from North American sales. According to Honda’s COO Takanobu Ito, the car will hit the market in 2009 and [...]

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Audi Q5 SUV will be launched at LA Auto Show

Audi Q5 SUV will be launched at LA Auto Show

Company sources have told Automotive News that Audi will be bringing its baby SUV, the Audi Q5, to the LA Auto Show in November. Originally, we had expected the car to make its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March of 2008. The Audi Q5 is Audi’s second SUV and is based on [...]

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Production VW Space UP! coming to U.S. by 2010

Production VW Space UP! coming to U.S. by 2010

They said it at the arrival of the first Volkswagen Up! and now they are saying it again with the arrival of the second version of the concept car that debut at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show last week. Volkswagen executives are saying that the Volkswagen Space Up! concept car could be sold in the U.S. [...]

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