If Chuck Norris is the ultimate human being, apparently the new Nissan GT-R is the ultimate automobile. At least that’s what we’ve gathered after reading a list of shocking GT-R facts including:

“The Government is testing a new hypersonic spy plane in the Nevada desert…spies have reported seeing a black GTR with cardboard wings…

“Examination of Laguna Seca Photos Shows Tow Cable Between GT-R And Pursuing 997 Turbo: “My Fastest Lap Ever” Says Porsche Driver”

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We’ve already brough you the images on the Aston Martin Racing Green and Infa Red, and today we bring you the last batch of images of the sexy DBS in Lightning Silver.

So what’s your favorite color for the 510 horsepower DBS? Have your say in the comments section below. Don’t be scared; go ahead voice your opinion!

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According to a report by a local newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the new privately owned Chrysler LLC will lose about $1 billion in 2007.

According to The Daily News article, Chrysler’s vice president of North American sales, Steven Landry, told a group of business students in St. Mary’s University that Chrysler will make $64 billion in revenue this year but will spend $65 billion.

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Over the last year and a half that eGMCarTech has been around, we’ve had the pleasure of meeting some very influential and wonderful individuals in the automotive blogging industry. We were introduced to Jalopnik’s Mike Spinelli by our friend Kenny Herman of Fast Lane Daily at the 2007 SEMA Show in Vegas. In the one meeting (and about 4 email exchanges) that we’ve had with Spinelli, the man has been nothing but kind to reply to our requests.

Spinelli will remain as an Editor at Large at Jalopnik while the Editor in Chief position will be handed to another greatness in the automotive blogging industry, Ray Wert.

We wish you the best of luck in anything you venture into next. Hope to see you around.

Source: Jalopnik

Yes, we know we hardly post on Citroen news, but we thought we’d try a little something different, and interesting, today. Citroen is showing off their new Citroen Nemo Concept at the 2007 Bologna Motor Show, a car which Citroen says ” illustrates the astonishing closeness between the Citroen Nemo and its clown fish homonym.”

The Citroen Nemo concept is nothing more than a design study which expresses ‘fun looks, bright colors and unrestrained humor.”

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Rome’s Chief of parking & traffic, Giovanni Catanzaro was reported by a local newspaper for parking his car in no parking and tow away zones. How did he expect to get away with it? Simple, he put an expired handicapped permit belonging to an 86-year old women on his Alfa Romeo Brera because officials don’t normally tow away vehicles belonging to the disabled for obvious reasons. 

While G-Cat’s taste in cars is good, his actions are in rather poor taste and apparently Rome’s Mayor saw it that way too.  For his efforts, the Chief recieved an all-expense paid trip to the unemployment line.

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Ever heard that saying, ‘don’t work yourself to death’? Well neither have we, but apparently it’s a rather large and growing problem in Japan, it even has a name: ‘karoshi.’ The government first recognized this issue in 1987 and it has grown ever since, hitting 147 deaths in the past year. 

A middle-management Toyota Worker in charge of quality control at the Toyota City plan, Kenichi Uchino collapsed and died at work in February of 2002 at the age of only 30 after putting in large amounts of overtime in the monthes preceeding his untimely death. Kenichi’s wife, Hiroko Uchino, had filed suit after being rejected for compensation by the Labor Ministry office. The Nagoya District Court, today, ordered the office to reverse that decision and pay compensation to Hiroko.

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In a very short-story-like press release, Edo Competition tells us about their adventure of taking their modified Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640 around the Nardo track in Italy. Officially called the Edo Competition LP 640 Versione Nardo, the car develops a total of 663 horsepower from a 6.5 liter V12.

To extract 663 horsepower, Edo Competition did some ECU recalibration, added new high flow air filters and high performance catalytic converters. That allowed Edo Competition to hit a top speed of 214mph, the fastest any Lamborghini has ever gone before.

But Edo is not done yet. The tuner company says that their goal with the LP640 is to hit 700 horsepower, allowing them a top speed 224 mph and above.

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Our writer Kap starting writing this post at the beginning of this week but it was just hanging out there in the “to be published section.” We have no idea why (we can’t ask him because he’s probably sleeping), but here it is.

Car and Driver’s January issue is now hitting news stands and mailboxes complete with its annual ten best list. On the list was the BMW 3-series, Chevrolet Corvette & Malibu, Honda Accord & Fit, Cadillac CTS and others.  Some are repeats, and some are new.

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We just brought you all the info and images on the Audi A3 Cabriolet and now we bring you the video of the baby convertible Audi in action.

Besides the two boring TDI engines, the Audi A3 Cabriolet comes in to gasoline (or TFSI) engines that include a 1.8 liter TFSI produces 160 horsepower and a 2.0 liter TFSI that produces 200. The 2.0 liter TFSI has the ability to go from 0-62 in 7.3 seconds with a top speed of 143 mph.

There is no word yet if Audi will bring the car to the U.S., but cross those fingers since it should be a good BMW 1-Series Convertible competitor.

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Audi has officially unveiled their brand new Audi A3 Cabriolet, making its sale debut in Germany in February 2008. Before you guys on the stateside get all excited, there is no word whether Audi will bring the A3 Cabriolet here to the U.S., but all we can do is cross our fingers.

The Audi A3 Cabriolet comes in four engine variants including two TDI and two gasoline. The 1.9 TDI 4-cylinder engine produces 105 horsepower taking 12.3 seconds to get from 0-62. The 2.0 TDI engine produces 140 horsepower and takes 9.9 seconds to get from 0-62.

The new 1.8 liter TFSI produces 160 horsepower while the 2.0 liter TFSI produces 200 giving it the ability to go from 0-62 in 7.3 seconds with a top speed of 143 mph.

S-tronic is available on engines that produce 140 horsepower and upwards. There are also two fully automatic modes available, D for Drive (standard) and S for Sport.

Click through for the full press release for more informations as well as whole bunch of images.

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As a tuner company, you must have a lot of courage to modify a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadtser, a car that is probably perfect in every sense. But Mercedes tuner BRABUS believes they have made the car even sportier with their customization program.

Performance wise, BRABUS increased horsepower by 24 on the 5.5 liter Supercharged engine. WIth a total of 650 horsepower the new BRABUS Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadtser does 0-62 mph in just 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 209 mph. BRABUS further improved acceleration by adding a special clutch-type limited-slip differential.

BRABUS designers added a new front spoiler and a nre rear diffuser, both made out of carbon fiber. THe BRABUS SLR Roadster rides on Monoblock VI 20-inch wheels fitted with Pirelli and YOKOMAMA tires.

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About a month ago Nissan released an exterior sketch of their upcoming concept that will be revealed in Detroit in January ‘08. The Nissan FORUM Concept, which Nissan says is the next-generation of family transportation, offers sliding doors and no B-pillars.

Today Nissan gives us a look at what the interior of the car will look like. Remember to join us in January for live coverage of the Detroit Auto Show.

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