December 28th, 2009

The 2011 Ford Mustang GT arrives with an all-new advanced 5.0-liter V-8 engine, developed by a passionate cadre of enthusiastic engineers who rallied around the common goal of delivering more than 400 horsepower.
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Posted in Ford | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
December 10th, 2009

Dodge today pulled the cover off the newest special-edition model of the 2010 Viper SRT10 lineup. The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X is a turn-key, non-street legal race car that is slated to make its on-track debut in the summer of 2010.
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Posted in Chrysler, Dodge, Dreamcars | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
December 6th, 2009

The last examples of the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss are currently being built, bringing the active era of the SLR super sports car from Mercedes-Benz and McLaren to an end. In 2004, with the swing-wing Coupé, Mercedes-Benz and McLaren jointly set out to continue the story of the legendary SLR racing sports cars of the 1950s.
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Posted in Dreamcars, Mercedes-Benz | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
December 3rd, 2009

Chevrolet announced today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show that the Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be available late next year in California - the nation's largest new-car market - with other lead markets to be named later.
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Posted in General Motors | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
December 2nd, 2009

To celebrate the final production year of the current generation Dodge Viper SRT10, Dodge plans to deliver a vehicle lineup like no other since the introduction of the iconic American sports car in 1992.
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Posted in Dodge, Dreamcars | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
November 30th, 2009

Red is supposed to be the standard colour of warning. US car specialists GeigerCars.de from Munich have turned this established wisdom on its head, presenting their hottest shot with eye-catching bright green paintwork. The Ford GT "Geiger HP 790" is the third star after the Dodge Challenger SRT-8 (569 HP) and the Corvette Z06 Bi-Turbo (890 HP).
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Posted in Dreamcars, Ford | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
November 29th, 2009

The driver assistance systems offered for the first time in the context of BMW ConnectedDrive include a Parking Assistant, Surround View, collision warning with application of the brakes in conjunction with Active Cruise Control plus Stop & Go, and a new Speed Limit Device. Further features also available are Lane Change Warning, Lane Departure Warning, Speed Limit Info, a Head-Up Display, BMW Night Vision with detection of individual persons, and a back-up camera.
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Posted in BMW Group | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
November 25th, 2009

The Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team from Chrysler Group LLC arrived at Laguna Seca raceway today on a mission - to recapture the production car lap record at the world-renowned road course in Monterey, Calif.
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Posted in Dodge | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
November 19th, 2009
The American taxpayer has put up $12,200 for every General Motors vehicle sold through the beginning of 2011, and $7,600 for every Chrysler vehicle sold as well, according to a new report issued by the 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU).
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Posted in Car-Industry | Posted by Markus Burgdorf
November 19th, 2009

The 563-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar, the fuel-sipping E350 BlueTEC and the fuel-cell-powered F-Cell will be making their North American debuts at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, open to the public December 4-13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Mercedes-Benz will also launch its first hybrid SUV -- the ML450 HYBRID -- as well as the impressive SPLITVIEW dual-content viewing technology.
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Posted in Dreamcars, Mercedes-Benz | Posted by Markus Burgdorf