2010
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Exactly one year ago Texas-based tuning firm Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) first announced plans for a highly modified 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that the company plans to launch very soon. Called the HPE700, the limited edition Camaro boasts a 724-horsepower output and joins other mega-power custom cars like the recently launched ‘Godzilla 700’ Nissan GT-R and a string of ‘Venom’ Dodge Vipers. The key to the HPE700's prowess is its supercharged LS9 heart transplant. As if the 638-horsepower the LS9 puts out in ZR1-trim weren't enough, in the HPE700 the force-fed...
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2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gets Cover Of Gran Turismo 5The long-awaited video game will feature the Gullwing Mercedes on its cover.
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Christina Aguilera's Audi Driver Knows Where The Bodies Are HiddenHi, Christina Aguilera: You know, back in college, we remember going platinum blond. The fumes were terrible. The bleach took forever. After it was over, our hair felt like bubble gum that had been left in a microwave. And we think -- nay, we know -- that we suffered some brain damage. Clearly, you...
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Mercedes-Benz Planning New Sports Car Based On SLS AMG PlatformThe Porsche 911 better look out because Mercedes-Benz is reportedly working on a new sports car based on a shortened version of the 2010 SLS AMG’s platform targeted directly at it. The new Mercedes-Benz sports car will copy the SLS AMG’s aluminum construction but will lose the funky gullwing...
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Report: Limited Edition Ferrari 599 GTO Is GoThe Ferrari 599 GTO is expected to make its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
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Nissan Announces Nismo Club Sports Package Custom For 2010 GT-RJanuary is usually dominated with news about the Detroit Auto Show but the month also plays host to the annual Tokyo Auto Salon, Japan’s equivalent to SEMA. This year’s event kicks off on the 15th of this month and will see Nissan unveil a total of nine exciting models. Nissan, together...
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The Cadillac CTS takes the luxury ranks over the best Europe and Japan have to offer.
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Report: Devon GTX Dies Along With Dodge ViperThe Devon GTX was based on the Dodge Viper.
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2010 Opel Meriva RevealedProduction of the new Opel Meriva will kick-off at a plant in Saragossa, Spain shortly after the model’s debut at March’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
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Video: Mika Salo Drives Supercharged Camaro SSThe custom car from Camaro Motorsport takes output up to 600 horsepower.
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Mopar Performance Appearance Package For 2010 Dodge ChallengerThe 2010 Dodge Challenger is now available with a "moparized" look.
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2010 Celebrity Car Predictions: Yep, We're Totally PsychicIs it just us, or did 2009 completely suck? The economy tanked, automakers went bankrupt, celebrities died left and right (and not even the good ones). Ugh, midnight cannot come fast enough. Since early this morning, our crack team of auto journalists/clairvoyants has been drinking tea -- mostly...
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We take a brief spin in the 2010 Lexus HS 250h
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Report: Ferrari Planning Mild Hybrid 599 For GenevaFerrari’s management has maintained that any reduction of CO2 levels will not come at the cost of performance.
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Job Opening: Driver/Personal Assistant to Christina AguileraDear Personal Assistant of Christina Aguilera (aka Xtina): We have heard that it sucks to be you. Not "you" as in "you, the personal assistant of Christina Aguilera (aka Xtina)", but "you" as in "you, the personal assistant of any former Disney spokeschild". We can only imagine what you must go...
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Tila Tequila Drives A BMW 335i Under The Influence (Of Crazy Pills)Pocket-sized bisexual famewhore Tila Tequila recently announced that she's carrying her brother's child and that she's marrying girlfriend Casey Johnson, who, as it turns out, is an alleged cat burglar and heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. Which means that this image of TT splayed...
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Aston Martin One-77 Supercar Reaches 220 MPH During TestingAs its name suggests, production is limited up to a maximum of 77 individually numbered examples, with deliveries expected to commence in mid-2010.
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Vandenbrink Design Working On Ferrari 599 Ecurie GTXVandenbrink Design sticks to original techniques during construction, from hand sketching all the designs to beating out the aluminum panels with a hammer.
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First deliveries will start in the second quarter of 2010 and pricing is estimated to be around $425,765.
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Chrysler Planning Lancia-Based Unveiling For Detroit Auto Show?The latest reports are unconfirmed, but the theory at least is sound.
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Gwen Stefani's Range Rover: Open To Anything, AnyoneSee Gwen Stefani. (Behind the link, that is.) See Gwen dressed like an almost-normal person.* See Gwen load a stroller into her tastefully understated Range Rover. Load, Gwen, load! See Gwen drive away. Drive, Gwen, drive! See Gwen's rear gate still open like a big-mouthed hollaback girl frozen in...
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Elin Nordegren: Loyal To Buick, But To Tiger? Not So Much.Elin Nordegren may have kicked Tiger Woods' philandering keester to the curb, but the couple's Buick Enclave remains tucked nice and cozy in her garage. And hell, with two growing kids to schlep around in the Florida heat, can you blame her? It's a good thing she scored that ride before Buick...
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GM Unveils 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Indianapolis 500 Pace CarThe Indy 500 has been the source of many special-edition GM cars over the years.
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Today In WTF Ads: Mazda REALLY Wants Israelis To Use CondomsCross-promotion is a common advertising tool. Just consider how often you've seen movies and fast-food joints team up on kids' meal toys, and you'll begin to get the picture. But although this Israeli ad by Saatchi & Saatchi Tel Aviv for the Mazda MX-5 might seem to be the product of a...
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