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Shelby Creates A Turbo Package For The Ford Mustang

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:33:57 +0000

Shelby Automobiles has released a new turbo package for the 2007-2008 Shelby GT’s, as well as the 2005-2009 Ford Mustang GT models. These packages will work on the manual transmission models.The price will start at $21,599 and they do not include the car. The changes feature new turbochargers, for more power. “Though we’ve offered supercharged packages [...]

GM Has Been Accused Of Blackmail And Intimidation

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:19 +0000

Opel workers have complained that GM’s decision revolving around the German brand are not worthy. Opel workers feel that the brand will not be able to survive under the US ownership. GM has also been accused of “threats, blackmail and intimidation”, as Opel labor leader Klaus Franz said in a report. Officials have said that GM [...]

Fiat’s 500 Will Hit Selected Chrysler Dealerships In 2010

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:24:41 +0000

Chrysler are planning to sell all variants of the 500 hatchback in the US. These models include the normal hatch, the convertible and the Abarth variant. These models will be sold through Chrysler dealerships, where they will still be badged as Fiat models. Not all of the dealers will receive these models, as the mini car [...]

Ford’s Brand New Inflatable Seat Belt For Rear Passengers

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:03 +0000

Ford has developed a new set of seat belts for better safety. The new airbag seatbelts will combine traditional security, along with inflated power to provide an increased level of protection for all rear passengers the car. “Ford’s rear inflatable seat belt technology will enhance safety for rear-seat passengers of all ages, especially for young children [...]

Honda’s UK Built Civic 3-Door Will Go On Sale In Japan

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:17:06 +0000

The UK-produced Honda Civic Type 3-Door has started going on sale in the Japanese market. The Japanese market is the third country, after South African Australia, to receive the hatchback Honda. The 201-horsepower Honda Civic Type R hatch for 2010 will be the second car Japanese car since 2001 to find its way from Europe [...]

Ah, It’s Beautiful! Audi’s A5 Will Win A Design Award In 2010

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:27 +0000

The Audi A5 Coupe will soon win the 2010 Design Award of the Federal Republic. The award will come from the German Design Council as it was said to be, beautiful. Head of Design for the Volkswagen Group, Walter de Silva said, “The Audi A5 Coupé is the most beautiful car I’ve ever designed and [...]

Suzuki Releases Pricing On The US Spec Kizashi Sedan

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:05 +0000

Suzuki has revealed the pricing on their new 2010 Kizashi sedan. The Kizashi sedan will arrive in dealerships during the December month of 2009 and it will start with a price tag of $18,999. The automaker will introduce four different trim levels and they include the S base model, the SE, the GTS and the [...]

Chrysler Has Revealed Their New Logo

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:56:26 +0000

Chrysler has revealed their five year plan, along with their new logo. The CEO, Sergio Marchionne said that this will be a new Chrysler, and changes will still take place. While US based automaker is planning to revamp their entire fleet with new Fiat-based cars, they are also changing their badge. The new logo has been [...]

It Will — It Won’t: McLaren Says That The US MP4-12C Will Arrive On Time!

Dean — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:05 +0000

McLaren has said that the launch of their MP4-12C is indeed on schedule. These reports do feel as if they contradict previous news, but the company has said that they are in fact working on the problems with dealer networks. The main reason was said to be the problem with dealer networks, where they could not [...]

Video Of The BMW M3 GTS Special Edition

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:02:42 +0000

We recently revealed news on the 2011 BMW M3 GTS, which is the successor to the M3 CSL. The new M3 GTS is a track-based BMW with a road-legal approach. The limited edition will have a ton of weight saving measures, as well as more power and other spicy upgrades. Expect a lighter body weight, along [...]

Has The New 2011 Dodge Charger Just Been Teaser In An Official Doc?

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:59:55 +0000

Chrysler’s five year plan seemed to have revealed a bit of information on future of Dodge. These images were found, by Carscoop, and they appear to reveal the profile and instrument panel of the new 2011 Charger. The new rear-wheel-drive sedan should be released onto the market sometime next year. There is currently no information on [...]

Chrysler & Fiat’s 5 Year Plan — 2010 To 2014 Will See New Fiat Based Cars

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:52:21 +0000

The Chrysler Group LLC, along with Fiat, have presented the firms long term plan for the next five years. The plan was revolved around how Fiat would save the US automakers future, and how they will keep it from going down. There were many interesting points brought up in the conference, and this included the new [...]

General Motors Will Cut About 10,000 Opel Jobs

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:38:25 +0000

Despite the fact that General Motors are now looking to once again keep the Opel brand, the company will still have to cut jobs. While many complained about Magna International having to cut jobs, it seems that this is in fact inevitable. GM are expected to cut about 10,000 jobs in the Opel brand. “We had [...]

NHTSA And Toyota Disagree On The Floor Mat Problem

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:35 +0000

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has said that they declare war.. on Toyota. Well, not really war, but they said that the Japanese automaker was pretty inaccurate about the information which effects about 3.8 million vehicles. The NHTSA said that Toyota was wrong by saying that there are no defects in “in vehicles in [...]

SpeedART Will Use The Essen Motor Show To Unveil Their Porsche Panamera Tuning Kit

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:28 +0000

The Essen Motor Show will see the new SpeedART modified Porsche Panamera on show. The new PS9 package for the Panamera will include a load of new aerodynamic upgrades, along with a load of performance changes to better the standardized car. SpeedART offers a large turbocharger kit, along with a new sport exhaust system and a [...]

Avus Performance Creates The Black Arrow Audi A4 Avant

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:20:45 +0000

Avus Performance has lifted the covers off their new blacked out Audi A4 Avant. The new Avant Black Arrow is based on a 2.7-litre turbo diesel engine with a new Stage 1 ECU for an overall power output of 230-bhp with 357lb-ft of torque. While this tuning kit, in full black, was originally made the 2.7-litre [...]

VW Will Add The 2010 Jetta TDI Cup Street Edition To Their US Line Up

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:16:43 +0000

The American arm of Volkswagen has announced that they will create a Jetta TDI Cup “Street” Edition. This model will hit the American dealerships in January of 2010 where it will feature a Cup Edition Kit that includes a new front bumper, new side skirts and a rear valance which comes from the TDI Cup [...]

Chrysler Will Only Create Another 500 Dodge Vipers! Replacement Coming In 2012

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:09:07 +0000

Chrysler president, and CEO – Ralph Gilles has said that the company will only produce another 500 Dodge Vipers. After these 500 models have been created, the brand will then replace the Viper with a new car for 2012. The 2012 replacement will apparently be completely different to the old-school model as it will be built [...]

UFC Boss, Dana White Makes His Ferrari Bleed Green Blood

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:43:18 +0000

The big boss man from the UFC has kind of hurt his Ferrari. The customized Ferrari F430 changed dramatically in appearance after Dana White did something wrong. The Ferrari wasn’t just damaged cosmetically as the floor seems to be full of coolant. At the moment this is the only image, and news about this. [s:jalopnik]

Porsche Has Revealed Their Brand New Boxster Spyder

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:31:04 +0000

The first images and details on the new 2010 Porsche Boxster Spyder has been released. The new Boxster Spyder will arrive as a 2010 car, and it has been described as the “…purist form of the Porsche sports car – light, powerful, consistently open, and very efficient” Power will come from a 3.4-litre six-cylinder engine [...]