Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Superchargers, twin turbos, body kits and handling upgrades - all this and more is on the Lingenfelter docket for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS. Ranging in power from 550hp to 800hp, the tuned 'Maros... -
Ford's image improves by staying above the fray, says studyIt wasn't so long ago that people were deriding Ford for mortgaging the Blue Oval itself, key investors were dumping shares into the open market and the company was forced to sell off its stake in Mazda. But now a study is saying things have turned around, with Ford's image improving in relation to...
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Foreign car dealer's association angry with Obama's 'buy American' messageToyota, Nissan and Honda all build cars in the U.S. General Motors, Chrysler and Ford all build cars in Mexico and Canada in addition to within the U.S. It's hard to know which car is built where as a consumer, and the American International Automobile Dealer's Association (AIADA) is upset over...
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Radical Updates SR3, Adds RS Badge After Win At Rockingham SpeedwayHardcore motorsport fans are no doubt familiar with Radical Sportscars, makers of the legendary Nordschleife record-holding SR8. But they also make a range of cars for the track-day enthusiast, including one of their most popular cars, the SR3. This week the SR3 gets a new name to match its...
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Avus Performance RS6 pushes output to 700hp, stirs up racial tensionIt's common for a tuner car to cause controversy over its looks - some are downright hideous, after all - but it's rare for one to raise eyebrows over political issues. That's just what happened to the Avus Performance RS6, however, which was unfortunately released with a mis-translated title of...
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Chrysler and Fiat finally form global strategic allianceBankruptcy is the word of the day for Chrysler, but 'merger' will soon be replacing it. The whole bankruptcy process is being pushed forward quickly to eliminate the remaining obstacles between Chrysler's viability and the Fiat merger. President Obama's speech today reflected this path, confirming...
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Few drivers in the history of Formula 1 are as highly regarded as Ayrton Senna, who despite a life cut tragically short, still managed to capture three F1 world championships. Now a movie documenting... -
BMW AMULETT project brings new level of communication to road safetyMarrying high-tech with road safety has been one of the primary goals of the automotive industry for the past several decades, often with very good results. The latest step forward by BMW promises to take the idea to a new level, equipping pedestrians and others with transponders that alert passing...
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More details on Nissan's compact electric car, due in U.S. by late 2010Promises about electric vehicles are a dime a dozen, and so far no one - not even Tesla - has managed to deliver a real daily-driving production car in volume. That didn't stop Nissan's product planning director Mark Perry from confirming a 2010 U.S. launch for a five-seat electric car back in...
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Switzer and Freedom Autosport team up to take Nissan GT-R on One Lap of AmericaCross-country rally races are the stuff of American legend - and if you dig back further, cross-continental rallies like the Mille Miglia or Panamericana have been favorites around the world almost since the birth of the car. So the 2009 TireRack Cannonball OneLap of America taps into a tradition...
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Report: UAW will get 55% stake in ChryslerIn a hugely positive step for Chrysler, the carmaker announced on Monday that it had reached a deal with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, while also agreeing to revised labor terms with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. With just a few days left before the April 30 deadline for...
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Build your own: Porsche launches configurator for PanameraCall it a blessing or call it blashpemy, Porsche's four-door Panamera is here to stay. And despite an odd angle here and there, it has a certain charm about it. If you're a believer, or even if you're in doubt, Porsche has launched a new Panamera Configurator that lets you see what you can do to...
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Leipzig, 2004: the Porsche Carrera GT, born out of a racing program but built for the street, begins a production run that will total just 1,270 units and last only two years. Little did the world... -
Porsche-Nissan 'Ring battle goes another round: 2010 GT3 down to 7:40 unofficialLaying claim to the title of the fastest run around the Nurburgring's Nordschleife is one of the most coveted titles among the performance elite carmakers. The latest development from Germany has Porsche claiming a 7 minute 40 second unofficial time during an open test day at the hands of the...
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Morgan Unveils Special Aero SuperSports For Centenary Celebration At Villa d'EsteMorgan's combination of classic styling and modern materials, equipment and engineering is polarizing, but it's hard not to like the company's latest creation, the Aero SuperSports. Created to celebrate 100 continuous years of family-owned Morgan manufacture, the SuperSports will make its public...
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Gemballa takes wraps off Porsche Cayenne Turbo-based Tornado 750 GTSThe high-performance SUV is something of an oxymoron at first blush, but anyone that's taken the wheel of a Porsche Cayenne Turbo or Mercedes Benz ML-Class AMG knows it's possible. Gemballa takes the concept to the next level, dropping over 550lb (250kg) from the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and boosting...
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Mercedes celebrates 100th anniversary of trademark with special-edition CL 500A whole range of 100-year celebrations have been going on in the automotive industry as the giants that started this four-wheeled industry reach their century marks. Today Mercedes Benz celebrates the 100th birthday of its iconic three-pointed star and Benz emblems with the release of a...
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Obama's task force orders GM to convert all of its debt to equityThe U.S. government may soon become a substantial shareholder in General Motors if a new plan to convert all of GM's debt to equity goes forward. On Friday, President Obama's task force on the industry ordered GM to prepare a plan to convert all of its debt - about $48 billion in total - to equity...
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World Rally Championship racing won't see a Subaru factory team this year, but the 37th ADAC Zurich 24 Hour Race - a 24-hour race at the Nurburgring - will. The 200-car field will include a... -
Lotus and Harman partner for sound system that makes quieter V8s, noisier hybridsAlthough the relative silence of hybrid vehicles has made them the choice of TV gangsters for drive-by shootings, the rest of the world is less than enamored with the difficulty involved in hearing one coming - especially when trying to cross the street. Lotus' response to the problem: engineer a...
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MML Sports unveils Mitsubishi Evo X Group N rally carRally racing has taken some of the hardest hits of all of the major motorsports during the ongoing economic and automotive downturn, but being down doesn't mean being out. MML Sports today unveiled their Group N Mitsubishi Evolution X rally car, to campaign for the World Rally Championship...
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GM recalls nearly 1.5 million cars for engine fire issueAs if General Motors' problems weren't already complex enough, the company has now issued a recall on 1,497,516 cars from model years between 1997 and 2003 to fix an issue that could potentially cause an engine fire. The fix, however, is surprisingly simple. The problem is an odd one: under hard...
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Docherty: Pontiac decision may have to wait until next yearAs General Motors prepares for its June 1 bankruptcy-or-viability deadline, the decision on what to do with Pontiac is sitting on the back burner. In fact, dealers may have to wait until next year to find out what the General has in store. Or so says Susan Docherty, vice president of GM's...
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Mazda's ex-head of design goes to RenaultIn the seemingly never-ending merry-go-round of the automotive design world, the latest update is Laurens van den Acker's arrival at Renault. Last month van den Acker resigned from his post at the head of Mazda's design operations, but did not reveal his plans for the future. Now van den Acker will...
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