Archive | January, 2009
2010 HPE700 Camaro: Hennessey drops LS9 Supercharged V8 into a Camaro

2010 HPE700 Camaro: Hennessey drops LS9 Supercharged V8 into a Camaro

“¢  Presenting the love child of the 2010 Camaro and 2009 Corvette ZR1. “¢  LS9 Supercharged V8 that makes 705-hp and 717 lb-ft of torque. “¢  15-inch carbon brakes from the Corvette ZR1. “¢  Base price starts at $109,500. As if the production 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS wasn’t already powerful and aggressive looking enough, Hennessey [...]

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GM unable to find buyers for Saab and Hummer

GM unable to find buyers for Saab and Hummer

According to sources familiar with the matter, General Motors is unable to find buyers for Saab. GM put Saab under strategic review last month as a part of its recovery plan submitted to Congress. Fritz Henderson, GM”s vice chairman and chief operating officer, previously said that GM is looking to sell Saab as soon as [...]

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Mitsubishi kills the Raider pickup

Mitsubishi kills the Raider pickup

Mitsubishi said it will kill the Raider pickup as it plans to overhaul its North American lineup with more fuel-efficient vehicles. The Japanese automakers saw its sales fall 24.6 percent last year. Chrysler LLC builds the Raider for Mitsubishi as a rebadged Dodge Dakota. Mitsubishi said it will not renew the contract with Chrysler when [...]

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Project Kahn’s subtle changes to the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe

Project Kahn’s subtle changes to the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe

Project Kahn has released their latest creation based on the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe. With subtle exterior modifications finished in Black Diamond and a full interior conversion, Project Kahn’s Phantom Drophead Coupe will turn heads wherever you go. Exterior modifications include clear side lights and Kahn’s Silver Mist 22-inch wheels. The 22-inch weels are also [...]

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Ronaldo crashes his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano near Manchester airport

Ronaldo crashes his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano near Manchester airport

Manchester United football player Christiano Ronaldo was involved in car crash earlier this morning in a tunnel on the A538 Altrincham Road near Manchester airport. Ronaldo lost control of his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. An eyewitness said that she saw Ronaldo speeding away and driving into the tunnel before lost control. His team member, goalkeeper [...]

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Saleen’s SMS Limited working on Challengers, Camaros, Hybrids and Electric-Vehicles

Saleen’s SMS Limited working on Challengers, Camaros, Hybrids and Electric-Vehicles

After selling Saleen and working for the American arm of a Chinese automaker, Steve Saleen is back with his new company known as SMS Limited. Saleen, known for offering high-performance Fords, will be venturing into other brands and vehicles with his new company. Located in Anaheim, California in a 150,000 square-foot facility, SMS Limited will be offering [...]

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Lotus Evora to get supercharged with 350-hp

Lotus Evora to get supercharged with 350-hp

The Lotus Evora was created to attract new and taller customers to the Lotus brand. Lotus say that the Evora can easily accommodate two 6ft 5in tall American males in the front seats. So far, the 2+2 sports coupe has been ordered by James Bond 007 actors Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan,  Jay Leno, Beyoncé, George Clooney, [...]

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Video: Ed Welburn gives Matt Lauer a sneak peek at the production Chevy Beat

Video: Ed Welburn gives Matt Lauer a sneak peek at the production Chevy Beat

It seems like General Motors likes to play games with its domestic market. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz told us earlier this year that the production version of the Chevy Beat minicar will not make it to the U.S. Later we heard rumors that the Beat will in fact be offered to the U.S. customers. We [...]

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Video: 2010 Buick LaCrosse in Action

Video: 2010 Buick LaCrosse in Action

Just last night GM released the details and images on the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. We now have a video of the 2010 LaCrosse in action and one of the Buick team giving us their take on the new mid-sized sedan. The new Buick LaCrosse will be unveiled next week at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show [...]

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Toyota talks to Japanese workers to take salary cuts

Toyota talks to Japanese workers to take salary cuts

Toyota announced today that it is in talks with its Japanese workers to cut salaries as it halts production to adjust inventories due to a decreasing global demand. Spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said that the size of the salary cuts is still undecided but she said talks are under way as Toyota decided to stop production [...]

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