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2010 Detroit Auto Show: Sports Cars

2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet

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2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet

Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off its all-new 2011 E-Class Cabriolet, and will bring the new ragtop to the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. The car is the replacement for the open-top CLK and is the fourth addition to the expanding E-Class family, joining the Sedan, Coupe and high-performance E63 AMG variants. Going up against the BMW 3-Series, Audi A5, Infiniti G37 and Lexus IS C, the new 2011 E-Class Cabriolet comes with a raft of new technologies to keep its occupants both safe and comfortable. The list includes cool new features like AIRCAP and AIRSCARF, which are designed to keep occupants comfortable whenever the car’s soft-top roof is down--whatever the season--by reducing turbulence and blowing warm air.

2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

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2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

The 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe is out, after a Los Angeles auto show debut. Now the high-performance CTS-V version is due. Coming in as a 2011 model as well, the new CTS-V Coupe will pack the same 556 hp and 551 pound-feet of torque supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 found in the regular CTS-V Sedan. That could be joined by a CTS-V Wagon, if GM's Bob Lutz gets his way. If not, don't expect a convertible: the Coupe's architecture just doesn't permit that kind of flexibility. We have live images of the CTS-V Coupe from Detroit right here.

2011 Ford Mustang GT

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2011 Ford Mustang

At the 2009 L.A. Show, we brought you word of the 2011 Mustang's new V-6 engine, a 3.7-liter Duratec V-6 with 315 horsepower. For Detroit, the 2011 Mustang returns to the hallmark V-8 displacement of the recent past. Yep, in shorthand, the 5.0 Mustang is back. Vanilla Ice be praised, it'll turn in 412 horsepower--only 14 hp or so less than the Chevrolet Camaro SS. Check out the live photos here.

Camaro Convertible

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2012 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

We all know the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible is due to go on sale in the second quarter of 2011, which is still a significant length of time away we’re sure most of you would agree. However, if you’re already having trouble waiting, Chevrolet will offer some solace by showing the new drop-top in full production trim at next month’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show.

2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is

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2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is

BMW is adding an upgraded Z4 to its lineup, but it's not calling the new car an M model. With 335 hp, though, it's as close as BMW may come in the current Z4. According to BMW it will sprint from a standstill to 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds and easily reach an electronically controlled top speed of 155 mph.

Boss 302R Mustang

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2011 Ford Mustang BOSS 302R Race Package

Forty years after its namesake became a road racing legend, the BOSS name will return to race tracks all around the country strapped to a new 5.0-liter V-8 engine. In honor of the 40th anniversary of Parnelli Jones’ 1970 Trans-Am championship in a Mustang BOSS 302 prepared by Bud Moore Engineering, Ford Racing is introducing the new 2011 Ford Mustang BOSS 302R, a factory-built race car ready for track days and road racing in a number of Grand-Am, SCCA and NASA classes.

Revenge Verde supercar teaser

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Revenge Designs Verde Supercar

You may recall that at last year’s Detroit Auto Show, America’s Revenge Designs, a tuner of GM products turned niche auto manufacturer, unveiled its GTM-R supercar based on the Factory Five GTM platform. For this year’s Detroit event, Revenge Designs is set to unveil a brand new supercar called the Verde.