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SEMA is known as the yearly outlet for most things automotive and extreme, but this year, Mopar is taking it over the top with 35 vehicles. Stars in the lineup include a 2011 RedLine Dodge Charger, a custom 2011 Dodge Durango, and a heavily modded 2010 Fiat 500 from Europe. The 2011 RedLine Dodge...

Here at SportsCarMonitor we don't spend a lot of time on two-wheeled modes of transport, but this one deserves some face time: the V8 Choppers C-Series, sporting classic chopper looks and powered by Chevrolet small-block V-8s. You may remember the Viper-powered bike shown off by Chrysler a few...

Over the next 12 months, Land Rover will launch an all-out offensive to get its new Range Rover Evoque front and center of the cool kids. Borrowing some marketing techniques from Land Rover's former parent company, Ford, as well as General Motors, the Evoque is being handed over to 30+ "global...

We've known for months now that Dodge would be dropping in a new 6.4-liter (392 cubic-inch) HEMI V-8 for the SRT8 range, but it just went official: the 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 will get 470 horsepower, 470 pound-feet of torque, and a special Inaugural Edition limited to just 1,492 cars. The...

When the Wiesmann MF5 went into production back in 2008, the world took notice, as the latest iteration of the potent and wildly styled coupe is definitely the sort of car that commands attention. Powered by the same 507 horsepower V-10 engine as the outgoing BMW M5, the Wiesmann MF5 is capable of...

The luxury makes tend to be the greatest innovators of technology in the automotive field, often pioneering the latest safety and comfort features in new cars. BMW has had its fair share of technology firsts and now the automaker is on track to carry on that tradition with a number of new features...

Chrysler is revamping its powertrain lineup with technology the automaker claims will help contribute to an overall fuel efficiency improvement of more than 25 percent during the 2010-2014 period. In fact, by 2014, more than 80 percent of Chrysler’s current powertrain lineup will have...

This past week Audi revealed it would be attending its first-ever Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) event, with a host of the luxury marque’s cars scheduled to go on show including a highly modified R8 Spyder from the guys at STaSIS Engineering. STaSIS is a motorsports and tuning...

Ford has issued a technical service bulletin for 2011 Mustangs, due to problems with the fuel pump and fuel gauge.These problems affect both the V-6 and GT models. In a nutshell, the problem involves false readings from the fuel gauge, which in some cases may have the reading drop from half-full to...

Apple-bottomed, hunch-backed, whatever you like to call them, the latest round of not-quite-hatchbacks from Germany's automakers, most notably the BMW 5-Series GT and Porsche Panamera, have taken root. But a new rumor out of the official BMW CCA magazine Roundel says the infestation may spread to...

Porsche is already planning a hybrid for every model range, and the 918 Spyder makes us hopeful that it'll be done in a manner that's not only green, but exciting as well. That makes the reports out of Europe this week that Porsche is considering a model between the 911 and 918 Spyder supercar all...

Alfa Romeo's Giulietta won't be coming to the U.S. in its native form, but it may be coming in Dodge garb--or at least a Fiat-derived Dodge version of the same platform will be. But we'll have to wait until the end of 2011 to see it. If you're not familiar with the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, it's a...

Walkinshaw Performance, the inimitable tuners of all things Holden, recently took the wraps off their WP Series II Supercar, a supercharged 617-horsepower monster. But Ford Performance Vehicles, the in-house tuning arm for Ford's Aussie division, has its own beast: the Falcon Boss 335 GT, which we...

Poor Adriana Lima. We mean that in the metaphorical sense, obviously. Lima is one of the top-earning supermodels in the world, outpaced only by such overachievers as the indominable Heidi Klum. Being poor isn't on Lima's to-do list. No, when we say "poor Adriana Lima" we mean, "that poor girl...

The newest track in Formula 1, the Korean International Circuit, might also be the worst--at least for the time being. Its construction ran right up to the last minute, and adjustments are still being made to pull off what could be one of the most important races of the season as the Driver's...

The first production 2011 Shelby GT350s began rolling off the line last week, and based on photos posted on Mustangs Daily, it appears that the first units to hit the streets have the Whipple-supercharged Ford Racing package. This version adds $7,000 to the car's cost, but as MD points out, Motor...

Former Top Gear Stig Ben Collins was recently in Colombia helping General Motors and Hennessey Performance celebrate the launch of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro in that country. Since a Hennessey dealer is the official GM importer for Colombia, it only made sense to invite the former Stig to show off...

We've already said that the 2011 Dodge Challenger will have a 305-horsepower V-6 engine. Now we know some more details. The Pentastar V-6 is Chrysler's newest V-6, and it is set to replace most of the current models' V-6s. In the case of the 2011 Challenger, the engine checks in at 3.6 liters. It's...

The new 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car that will make its debut early next year has been revealed and is ready to order now for any interested privateer teams or race track diehards. The new model is the latest edition of one of the best-selling race cars of all time, having been built in a...

The next iteration of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class is rumored to be U.S.-bound, and we already have a good idea of what it looks like, both inside and out, from spy shots during testing. But according to a new report out of the U.K., there's a whole new car hiding just beneath the surface. In fact...