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Report: Hurst Returns to Silver and Black Colors With Series 4 Supercharged Hurst/Hemi Challenger
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With the debut of its Series 4 Supercharged Challenger at the Woodward Dream Cruise, Hurst Performance decided to bring back the company’s classic silver and black color combo. The limited edition silver and black cars come with a metallic red Hard-Drive pistol grip Hurst shifter, 20-inch one-piece Hurst wheels and a custom Hurst/Katzkin interior with…
Report: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Revealed in Spy Photos
Ahead of its official debut, we now know what the 2011 Hyundai Sonata will look like, thanks to a selection of spy photos taken during the car’s pre-release photo shoot. On the image above we get a great idea of what the new front fascia of the Sonata will look like, and we also get…
Report: 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Returns to U.S.
Volkswagen showcased the 2010 Golf TDI at this year’s New York Auto Show but since then the German automaker has been quiet about actually bringing the fuel-efficient diesel back to the U.S. Now it appears that decision has been made as Volkswagen U.S.A. has now put up live pages on its website giving full details…
Report: Chrysler Deputy CEO Jim Press to Leave By Year’s End
Chrysler’s deputy CEO Jim Press is planning to quit his post before the year’s end, reports the Wall Street Journal. Press took the helm of Chrysler in 2007 when Cerberus Capital Management took a controlling share in the company. He moved to the position after a lengthy 37-year career at Toyota Motor Corp. When Chrysler…
Report: Cash for Clunkers Program Ends Monday
Car owners hoping to take advantage of the “cash for clunkers” incentive program will have to do it by this Monday (Aug. 21) at 8 p.m., as the Obama Administration shuts down the popular program. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), offering incentives for trade-ins, should have enough funding…
Report: New Porsche Boss Expects to Double Sales in Four Years
Porsche’s new CEO, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, has declared that he expects Porsche to double its annual sales in the next four years. Winterkorn, who also chairs Germany’s largest automaker Volkswagen, has bold ambitions to expand Porsche’s market share by increasing sales units to 150,000 annually. While the Cayenne SUV helped Porsche to almost double in…
Report: Tesla Releases New Dynamic Photos of Upcoming Model S in Action
California-based Tesla Motors has just released a new selection of dynamic photos of its upcoming Model S electric luxury sedan. With a range of 300 miles on pure electric power and a 0-60 mph time of 5.6 seconds, the new Model S will provide a more functional alternative to the original Tesla Roadster which only…
Rumor: Lamborghini Reventón Roadster Headed to Frankfurt
With rumors abounding that Lamborghini has already held a private unveiling for the Reventón Roadster at its factory in Sant’Agata, the official public debut is expected at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month. The drop-top Reventón is rumored to be made in even more limited numbers than the coupe, with just 10 versions being built….
Report: Second Generation Scion tC May Get 2.7-Liter 4-Cylinder With 200-hp
The Scion brand is all about being youthful, modern and relevant. But apparently no one told that to the tC. Once a rival to Honda’s Civic Coupe, the tC has outlived its stay with (so far) a six year production cycle. As the brand’s flagship it has even been surpassed by the edgy xB. In…
Report: Honda Teases 2010 Accord Crosstour
It’s official, Honda will debut the 2010 Accord Crosstour on September 1st and it will have… wheels and… tires. OK, so Honda’s teaser image isn’t much to go on, but knowing these sorts of manufacturer images, it was either this or some abstract of a headlight or door crease. Besides, spy photos of the upcoming…
Report: Gemballa Releases 750 Horsepower ‘Mistrale’ Porsche Panamera
In true Gemballa fashion, the German Porsche tuner has just released details of its extreme ‘Mistrale’ transformation for the new 2010 Porsche Panamera. Taking hints from the classic 911 design as well as from the company’s own Mirage GT (a modified Carrera GT), the Mistrale features a new front bumper with a gaping front air…
Report: Next BMW 5 Series Getting Two Hybrid Engines, Including a Hybrid Diesel
The next generation BMW 5 Series will be offered with not just one, but two hybrid powertrains. According to the BMWBlog’s company insiders, the two hybrids will follow two very different paths, with one using a similar setup to the ActiveHybrid 7 Series and the other following in the footsteps of the X6 ActiveHybrid, but…
Breaking: German Prosecutors Raid Porsche Offices Over Possible “Market Manipulation”
Earlier today German federal prosecutors raided Porsche’s offices in Stuttgart in search of documents that would reveal illegal business practices. The raid stems from Porsche’s failed takeover attempt of Volkswagen, with the prosecutors office alleging, “a breach of public disclosure requirements and market manipulation.” In a statement released by Porsche the German sports car maker…
Report: Radical SR8LM Demolishes Nürburgring Record With 6:48 Lap Time
Forget the Nissan GT-R, the Corvette ZR1 and the Dodge Viper ACR, the big boys are now battling it out at the Nürburgring. Just yesterday we reported that the Gumpert Apollo Speed has set a new track record of 7:11.57, beating the Dodge Viper ACR’s time of 7:22. Technically speaking, however, the Radical SR8, driven…
Report: Chrysler Drops Lifetime Powertrain Warranty
According to a report from the Pentastar nuts over at AllPar, Chrysler will be dropping its lifetime powertrain warranty on almost all of its vehicles. But it’s not all bad news. Back when Chrysler introduced the seemingly too-good-to-be-true warranty it didn’t overly publicize the fact that it wasn’t transferable. As a result, plenty of second…
Report: 2010 Porsche GT3 RS, Must See Video
As though the photos and specs weren’t enough to get us salivating, now Porsche has released two videos of its barely street-legal GT3 RS. For 2010 this motorsports-derived masterpiece gets a larger engine with more power, a wider front track, a reduced curb weight and increase downforce. Thanks to an increased displacement from 3.6 to…
Report: Cash-for-Clunkers Out of Cash Again
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has asked the U.S. government to suspend the Cash-for-Clunkers program immediately as it believes the $3 billion in earmarked funds have already been used up. NADA Chairman John McEleney told Automotive News that based on a survey of its dealers it believes the $3 billion in funding could be…
Breaking: GM Kills Buick Plug-In Hybrid Crossover Just Weeks After New Model Announced
In a shocking turn of events, General Motors has decided to cancel its plans to build a Buick PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) crossover just weeks after announcing plans to build the new model. According to Buick communications boss Michelle Bunker the idea was not well received by, well, anyone and so GM has decided…
Report: First Bentley Mulsanne Sells at Auction for $500,000
When Bentley unveiled its new Mulsanne flagship at the Pebble Beach Cncours d’Elegance, CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen announced that the very same car (chassis #1) would then be auctioned off to the highest bidder at the Gooding & Co. auction. No doubt valued at a quarter of a million dollars, the newest Bentley went for just…
Report: Hyundai Canada Launches Its Own Cash-for-Clunkers Program
In the absence of any real movement by the Canadian government to establish a cash-for-clunkers program like the one that is currently boosting auto sales in the U.S., Hyundai Canada has just announced its own incentive program to get older, less-environmentally responsible cars off the road and get you into a Hyundai. Currently through the…
Report: Gumpert Apollo Sets New Nürburgring Record
German supercar builder Gumpert has just set a new Nürburgring lap record for street-legal production cars with its Apollo Speed model. The car was driven by Florian Gruber to a time of 7:11.57, demolishing the current record of 7:22.1 set by the Dodge Viper ACR. German car magazine Sport-Auto was there to witness the record…
Breaking: Porsche Unveils 2010 GT3 RS With 450 Horsepower
Porsche has just released info on a mid-cycle refresh of it’s barely street legal GT3 RS. New for 2010 is a larger engine with more power, a wider front track, a reduced curb weight and increase downforce. When combined the GT3 RS gets even better and continues to be a motorsports-derived masterpiece. Thanks to an…
Report: Hyundai Tops Ford as World’s Fourth Largest Automaker
No doubt you’ve heard a lot over the past several months about how Ford is bucking the global economic downturn and finding ways to succeed. It may surprise you then to learn that Hyundai (including its Kia brand) has succeeded in selling more cars in the first half of 2009 than Ford, which makes Kia…
Report: General Motors Adds Shifts to Meet Rising Demand
In a sign that the Cash-for-Clunkers program is working and that car sales are finally starting to turn a corner, General Motors has announced that it is increasing production and adding overtime shifts at several plants. Shifts will be added at GM’s CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada and at the Lordstown, Ohio plant. The…
