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America’s Iconic Motors claims to have built a new roadster weighs just 2,200 pounds and has eight tenths the torsional rigidity of a typical F1 car. The new roadster is the Iconic GTR, which made its official debut at last weekend’s Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and is now set to enter production. According to the official specs the car also features an F1-derived suspension system and is capable of reaching speeds of more than 200mph. With a 6.9L all aluminum V8 engine sending more than 800hp to the rear wheels and a power-to-weight ratio of 2.75lb/hp the car should reach...
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GM exec: Chinese cars won't be very cheapThe prospect of China flooding Western markets with half-price autos is overrated and is unlikely to happen says GM Holden’s new boss Chris Gubbey. The former Shanghai GM vice-president said that increased costs required to improve quality, safety and equipment levels of Chinese built cars...
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Callaway C16 Speedster to debut at 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Corvette specialist Callaway is set to unveil its latest C16 Speedster flagship at next month’s Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the third model in the C16 lineup joining the coupe and cabrio. The unique roadster features a 700hp supercharged 6.2L V8 engine, and a chopped roof with only a...
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Volkswagen updating its logo
Volkswagen will be updating its ‘VW’ logo for the launch of the new Golf Mark VI, following the wishes of CEO Martin Winterkorn to make the badge more prominent. It won’t be a complete redesign. Instead the logo will grow in size compared with the current one and protrude further...
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VW launches new Golf GT Sport
Volkswagen is replacing the existing Golf Sport and GT models with a single all-new model – the Golf GT Sport. The latest addition gets several unique features and is equipped with extra equipment over the models it replaces. An all-new darkened grille section has been revised to match the...
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China designed Buick Riviera concept
Buick unveiled its new Riviera concept today at the Shanghai Auto Show, a futuristic looking vehicle designed with input from both General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC). The concept was penned by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) in China and is said to...
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With the amount of testing BMW is doing on the next-generation M3, we’ve got no doubt it’ll be a truly epic car. Prototype test mules have been running around for almost a year now, and there’s still apparently almost a year to go before the production version hits the streets. BMW is expected to launch the V8-powered sports car at the Paris Motor Show next year. Also caught testing was the coupe variant in white, which looks very aggressive with the large alloy wheels. A M3 convertible has always been on the cards despite selling only half as well as its coupe sibling...
