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2011 Dodge Charger Teased in Official Document?

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 11:04 PM PST

While reading the Chrysler Group's five-year product plan (see details here) on the Dodge brand's future model line-up, we found these two photos that appear to be depicting the profile and the instrument panel of the new 2011 Charger rear-wheel drive sedan that will be launched onto the market sometime next year. We don't yet have...

SpeedART to Unveil Porsche Panamera-Based PS9-650 at Essen Motor Show

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 09:36 PM PST

The Essen Motor Show, which runs from November 28 to December 6 and is best described as Europe's answer to SEMA, will see Porsche tuning shop, SpeedART, revealing its take on the Panamera. The PS9 package for the German sports saloon ups the ante with numerous aero add-ons and a bevy of performance upgrades. The tuner offers a power kit with...

Stealthy Audi A4 Avant Black Arrow by AVUS Performance

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 09:04 PM PST

Continuing its love affair with blacked-out Audis, German tuning boutique Avus Performance swiped the covers off its latest pumped up model, the A4 Avant Black Arrow. The car displayed here is equipped with a 2.7-liter turbo diesel engine that has been enhanced with a Stage 1 ECU upgrade boosting output from 190bhp and 295 lb/ft of torque to...

Video Teaser of the New Hardcore BMW M3 GTS

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 07:56 PM PST

BMW's M division unwrapped a more hardcore roadgoing version of the M3 Coupe called the GTS today, and this is the first video of the car that will go on sale next year. There's no action footage available yet as the video teaser is limited to a speedy presentation of the new M3 GTS inside and out, but we do get a sample of the upgraded V8's...

Chrysler and Fiat Group Reveal 2010-2014 Product Plan, Many U.S. Models to be Based on Fiat Platforms

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 05:52 PM PST

Today, the Chrysler Group LLC and it's Italian parent company partner Fiat presented the firm's long-awaited five-year business plan that's supposed to show how Fiat will turn the U.S. automaker's fate around and save the company from going down. Many interesting thing were said and shown at the eight-hour long press conference including...

Honda Shows Off Accord CrossTour Accessorized with Factory Parts at SEMA

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 04:02 PM PST

Even though the 2009 SEMA Show is still under way, we can't wait for next year's event to see how the tuning industry and Honda will react to the new 2010 Accord CrossTour. But for now, we'll have to do with this factory accessorized version of the Japanese automakers much criticized for its looks, crossover model. Among other parts, the SEMA show...

BMW Accessories Quiz: How Can a Duffel Bag that's Priced $68 Online end up Costing $112 at the Counter?

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 03:02 PM PST

Yes, you read correctly: if you buy a small duffel bag from BMW's online shop, which by the way, points to your nearest dealer, and have it delivered to your home, it will cost you $68 (plus taxes and delivery fee), but if you decide to pay (...) a visit to your local dealership, the same exact gift may cost you much more - up to 63.4 per cent...

SEMA Show Debut for Subaru's Bling-Bling Legacy VIP Concept

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 02:20 PM PST

The SEMA Show was never about subtle or elegant tuning projects but we reckon that Subaru kinda overdid it with its Legacy 2.5GT VIP concept car. A mishmash of body parts from the Japanese domestic market (JDM), and custom-made / SPT accessories, the Legacy 2.5GT VIP is one of those creations that can spark a feisty conversation over its looks on...

The Return of the Bandit: '70s Pontiac Trans Am Conversion of the 2010 Camaro comes to SEMA

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 01:31 PM PST

The team over at Trans Am Depot showed off a revised version of their Pontiac conversion of the 2010 Chevy Camaro at this week's SEMA Show. Compared to the original Phoenix T/A that was revealed earlier this year (see photos after the jump), the new model features some stylistic upgrades such as the reworked graphics, a new front fascia with quad...

SEMA 2009: HPP Builds Dodge Challenger Daytona Concept

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 11:41 AM PST

Back in the late 1960's, Dodge developed the Charger Daytona race car to compete in NASCAR but to comply with the rules, they also had to build at least 500 copies to sell to the public and thus was born the Charger Daytona, the most outrageous musclecar of the time. Taking a step back into the good old days, the guys over at Heide Performance...

2011 BMW M3 GTS: New Hardcore Version with 450HP 4.4-Liter V8 and Almost 200kg / 440 lbs Lighter!

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:26 AM PST

This is it; the BMW M3 that we've all been waiting for after the demise of the E46 M3 CSL. The hardest ever production M3 that gets the GTS moniker is a track-focused yet completely road-legal, limited edition model and it comes with many weight saving measures, more power from a larger capacity V8 engine and lots of juicy upgrades that you...

SEMA 2009: Scion xB Retro-Flavored Pickup Concept

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 09:10 AM PST

While the standard Scion xB isn't even close to being the coolest toaster compact hatch in the market, the same can't be said about this retro-flavored pickup conversion of the economy car that made its debut at SEMA. Designed by Brandon Leung, the project vehicle harkens back to the classic pickup trucks of the 50s. Extended bed aside, the xB...

MR Car Design Blacks Out and Powers Up VW Scirocco to 370HP

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 07:04 AM PST

Adding to the many tuning proposals available for VW's Scirocco is a new specially modified version of the coupe called 'Black Rocco' that was developed by German firm MR Car Design. Wrapped in a matte black vinyl, the Black Rocco features a full bodykit from Rieger that consists of a front apron, side skirts and a rear apron with an integrated...

Unique Ferrari 599 China Fetches €1.2 Million in Beijing Auction

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 06:26 AM PST

The single special Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano China Limited Edition designed by artist Lu Hao was auctioned off to an anonymous bidder from Shanghai at the Red Gate Gallery in Beijing on Tuesday for €1.2 million, or approx US$1.75 million at today's exchange rates. Based on a limited version of the 599 for the Chinese market, this one-of-a-kind...
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