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2010 Camaro with Retro 1969 SS Fascia Spotted at Carlisle Show

Posted: 13 May 2010 07:12 PM PDT

Weird: Check; True: Check; Freaky: mmm... well, we'll let you be the judge of that. This custom 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was snagged at the Carlisle Performance & Style show last weekend by Cardomain member Matt. What caught our attention is of course the muscle car's custom fascia that's inspired by the first-generation Camaro of the late 1960s...


Chrysler LLC Recalling Over 40,000 Cars to Fix Ignition Switch

Posted: 13 May 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Today's recall comes from the Chrysler LLC group that is calling in 40,131 vehicles over a glitch with the ignition switch. The Detroit automaker said that the recall includes certain 2010 model year Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Charger, Jeep Commander and Grand Cherokee, and Dodge Ram vehicles. According to Chrysler, in some of these...


Bummer... Rally Driver Crashes After Spectator Moons Him [with Video]

Posted: 13 May 2010 04:53 PM PDT

A cheeky spectator, known only by the color and shape of his buttocks, is said to be responsible for rally driver Mark Tapper's crash at this past weekend's Rally New Zealand. As you can for yourselves in the video after the jump, the Auckland rally driver lost control of his Mitsubishi Lancer EVO racer when an unknown individual flashed his...


Vorsteiner Releases V6E Kit for Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

Posted: 13 May 2010 04:13 PM PDT

Vorsteiner has a new aero kit for the latest AMG E63, and it's called the V6E. The body kit consists of a front lip spoiler, trunk spoiler, and diffuser all made of carbon fiber. Also part of the package are Vorsteiner's forged V-308 rims, which have an interesting claim to fame if you take Vorsteiner at their word: they're "the most concave...


VIDEO: To the Track! BMW M3 GTS 450HP Launched

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:02 PM PDT

The very fast, very orange, very track-tastic M3 GTS officially drops in July. After VAT, it'll cost you €136,850 and change in Germany. The most powerful BMW M3 ever built for public consumption packs a 450 horsepower (331 kW) V8 stroked to 4.4 liters that's backed by a 7-Speed BMW M-DCT. For all the high-tech mumbo-jumbo (such as what makes...


Dodge Fan Renders 2012 Durango SUV from Official Sketches

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:09 PM PDT

couple of months ago we broke the story on the official patent drawings of the next Dodge Durango SUV (see here), or whatever else Chrysler LLC bosses decide to name it. Andrew Currie from the 'Cheersandgears' forums took a couple of these sketches and rendered them to offer us a more realistic view of Dodge's full-size SUV. The Durango's...


The Girls of the 2010 Wörthersee GTI-Fest

Posted: 13 May 2010 01:01 PM PDT

From what we gather, most of you seem to enjoy photos of young ladies posing in front of cars, so we assembled a gallery of some of these "booth babes" to give you a taste of what the brands of the VW Group had in store for those that attended this year's edition of the Wörthersee GTI festival in Austria. Follow the jump to check out the photos,...


Shane Baxley Renders the Aebulle, the Hyundai Future-Cycle

Posted: 13 May 2010 11:48 AM PDT

How would everyone feel if Hyundai built a Matrix-meets-Akira lightcycle? If you have eyes and can see this, then the answer should be "Pretty darn good". Called the Aebulle - Korean for "cocoon" - designer Shane Baxley says the magnesium-framed trike was inspired by the cocoon of the European Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io, for all you...


Skoda: Powertrain Updates for 2011MY Octavia, Yeti and Superb

Posted: 13 May 2010 11:11 AM PDT

European market Skoda models Yeti, Octavia and Superb will be getting powertrain updates for the 2011 model year starting from the end of this month. In detail: The engine portfolio for the Yeti crossover has been extended with the VW Group's 122HP 1.4-liter TSI petrol unit combined with manual transmission and front-wheel drive (FWD), as well...


Marussia F2 Crossover Makes its Debut in Moscow

Posted: 13 May 2010 10:29 AM PDT

The Marussia F2 was recently unveiled in Moscow, and boy does it have some lofty goals. With the blocky, zig-zaggy F2, Marussia wants to move beyond the supercar crowd and target well-to-do individuals and fleet services alike. Sadly, it seems to just be a mock-up (no actual stats were provided). Forget the love-it or hate-it design; the F2 has...


Toyota to Decrease Japanese Production Capacity 20% by 2015

Posted: 13 May 2010 10:09 AM PDT

Toyota is planning to cut Japanese production over the next five years by approximately 700,000 units (from 3.9 to 3.2 million) or close to 20% and move it into countries that would provide significantly cheaper labor, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Japanese automaker will begin by closing down a production line at its Takaoka plant...


Wörthersee Show: VW Golf GTI Excessive Study Could Spawn Sport Package [First Photos]

Posted: 13 May 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Volkswagen is testing the waters with its new Golf GTI Excessive study that was revealed today at this year's edition of the annual GTI-Meet at Wörthersee. Making its debut alongside the limited production Golf GTI Adidas special (see here), the GTI Excessive features a series of motorsport-inspired add-on parts that the German firm says could...


FEV's LiiON Fiat 500 gets Rotarized

Posted: 13 May 2010 08:23 AM PDT

At the Vienna Motor Symposium, what's billed as "one of the world's most important power train events", German volt-heads FEV brought an electric 500 with a Wankel range-extending engine (the setup is called LiiON Drive). The rotary engine is mounted in place of the fuel tank, which has shrunk to 12 liters / 3.2 gallons. It gives the little city...


VW Golf GTI Adidas Special Unveiled, Goes on Sale in the U.S., Europe and Australia

Posted: 13 May 2010 07:48 AM PDT

This week's VW Group fest at Wörthersee saw the world premiere of the special edition Golf GTI Adidas, which will first launch in Europe at the beginning of June and shortly thereafter in Australia and the USA in both three- and five-door versions. So what's the deal with the sports-apparel maker? Well, according to VW, the car brings together...


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