Lingenfelter, a 30-year old tuning firm owned by John Lingenfelter, has released its tuning package for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Performance wise Lingenfelter’s tuning package starts off with a supercharged version of the Camaro SS’s 6.2L LS3 V8 making a total of 550-hp, 570-hp or 650-hp. Lingenfelter is also offering a package with a twin-turbo LS7 7.0L production up [...]
Around the same time last year, dealers were shown a new 4.4L V8 diesel engine that would finds its way under the hood of the Ford F-150. The engine was said to deliver 9 percent more power and 15 percent more torque when compared to a 5.4L V8 engine. It was said to provide 20 [...]
GM released a short statement today that it is “proceeding to the next step with respect to the sale of Saturn.” The automaker said that a number of potential buyers have surfaced and express interest in the brand and its retail network. GM said it will review the proposals from potential buyers and will look to secure [...]
Last week on April 30th, we were pretty busy focusing on the Chapter 11 filing by Chrysler that we didn’t bother doing our daily rounds of other auto manufacturer media sites. Nonetheless, today we came across Ford’s statement on Chrysler’s bankruptcy. The most significant line in the whole statement: “At this time, we do not [...]
Earlier last month we told you about a new supercar under development by the Spanish Formula 3 team GTA Motor. The group has finally unveiled the final creation known as the GTA Spano. The rear-wheel-drive GTA Spano is powered by 8.3L mid-mounted V10 engine making 780-hp with a peak torque of 678 lb-ft. 0 to 62 [...]
Insiders at Audi have confirmed that the North American market will be getting a sedan version of the new Audi A3 in early 2011. The sedan model will sit alongside the hatchback, sportback and the convertible variants. “We’ve taken a good look at what it will take to better establish the A3 in the US [...]
Fiat’s board of directors met Sunday and gave company CEO Sergio Marchionne the authorization to seek a potential majority stake in GM’s European operations including the purchase of Opel. “The Board also expressed its full support for the initiative to be undertaken over the next few weeks by its Chief Executive Officer, Sergio Marchionne, to [...]
Closing off a week full of Chrysler stories, it’s now time for our “This Week in Photos.” Check out photos of the new completed Aston Martin One-77, Ferrari 599XX, Bugatti Veyron Centenaire Special Editions, the 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe, 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, G-Power’s BMW M6 Hurricane CS and the 2009 Hennessey Performance Cadillac [...]
Currently, the beast in Mercedes-Benz’s high-performance stable is the 670-hp 2009 SL 65 AMG Black Series – and that’s only because McLaren and Mercedes-Benz have ended their SLR relationship. But come 2010, there will be a new king of the ring – the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Power comes from a 6.2L V8 making 563-hp with [...]
As if the 556-hp 6.2L V8 in the Cadillac CTS-V wasn’t powerful enough already, Hennessey has went ahead and created a more powerful version of the Caddy beast giving those looking for (if you will) a ZR1 Sedan. First in the lineup is the V600 package, which give the CTS-V a total of 610-hp allowing [...]
