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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Pics Aplenty: 2009 Corvette Z06 gets new color and wheels Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Corvette Z06Yes, it's a slow news day, as many Fridays are. But who's going to complain about looking at new high-res photos of the 2009 Chevy Corvette Z06? Sure, it's not the ZR1, but it's still a damn fine car and for 2009 is getting a few tweaks that might be noteworthy to some. The first that's immediately evident is the Cyber Gray Metallic paint color, which is also joined by Blade Silver Metallic. With the deletion of Machine Sliver Metallic, the Z06... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:16:21 Article Views Rating: 122 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Alfa Romeo 3.2 V6 Fortunately, such nonsense has yet to filter through to Alfa Romeo's design studios! Here, the only brief for a new car is to make it sexy, fast and desirable. The all-new Brera, which replaces the much-loved but ageing GTV, is an Alfa from the old school. Due to hit the UK next April, the powerhouse coupe will top the firm's restructured line-up. Two engines will be available from launch: a base 2.2-litre four-cylinder unit and a range-topping 3.2-litre V6, which is linked to a new hi-tech... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-09 06:42:07 Article Views Rating: 470 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ex-Grand Prix racer perfects tire Automakers and their suppliers like to talk about the technology transfer from the racetrack to the roadway. Usually, the transfer is about hardware or software. But in the case of Bridgestone's new Potenza RE 760 Sport ultra-high-performance summer tire, the transfer was personal, and personnel. Former Grand Prix racer Stefano Modena he raced in the U.S. Grand Prix on the streets of downtown Detroit in 1987 works as a tire tester for Bridgestone in Italy, where the Japanese tire maker has one of its... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-08 08:27:25 Article Views Rating: 166 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > U.S. Alfa Romeo production could start as early as 2010 The CEO of Italian carmaker Fiat, Sergio Marchionne, has revealed that a decision on U.S. production and re-launch plans for the Alfa Romeo brand could be made within six months and that negotiations are already taking place with companies in North America. However, a 2009 U.S. launch for Alfa Romeo is looking unlikely, with late 2010 or even early 2011 the likely date. According to the Wall Street Journal, Marchionne stated that’s open to negotiations with everybody and that Alfa Romeo “must begin... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-29 04:22:48 Article Views Rating: 304 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ugur Sahin Design GT-S Passionata design study Coachbuilding has become a precarious business of late, with industry stalwarts like Pininfarina and Bertone having weathered some difficult situations. Perhaps that’s what makes Ugur Sahin Design’s work so impressive, although the cars the firm envisions - and in some cases, produces - are certainly responsible as well. The latest creation from Ugur Sahin Design USD is the GT-S Passionata, based on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and modeled on the grand tourers of the 1960s. But it’s no... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-29 04:22:26 Article Views Rating: 102 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Daniel Craig crashes Aston DBS into marble quarry But this time - it wasn’t an accident like the last two times. Shooting for the upcoming 007, Daniel Craig and the crew were working on a car chase scene in Carrara, Italy in which Craig is chased by a bunch of Alfa Romeo’s and crashes the DBS into a marble quarry. The action sequence will last for 15 minutes and is expected to roll right before the credits.Well let’s just be glad they’re not plunging into lakes anymore. Quantum of Solace is expected to hit theaters in November of 2008.Mr. Owl -... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-28 08:53:50 Article Views Rating: 158 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Pics Aplenty: Prodrive-tuned Alfa Romeo Brera S Click above for high-res gallery of the Alfa Brera S We didn't need another reason to want an Alfa Romeo Brera, nor another excuse to ogle its breathtaking lines. But then Prodrive comes along, with all its racing and rallying know-how, and gave us the Brera S. The toughened-up version addresses some of the gorgeous coupe's performance shortfalls and makes us cry "it's not fair", because it isn't. A car so beautiful and now, thanks to David Richards and Company, so dynamically improved, should be ours... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-28 08:53:43 Article Views Rating: 280 Main > Car Makers News > Bond > Enough is Enough: Bond crashes Aston DBS into wall Despite a couple of disastrous and debilitating setbacks, filming of the next Bond flick, the Quantum of Solace, is back, with production continuing in the mountains of Carrara, Italy. Unfortunately, these newest shots from the set are further proof that the writers and producers have absolutely no regard for the hotness that is the Aston Martin DBS. To their credit, the death of the DBS was deliberate, as 007 is chased through a rock quarry by a handful of villains piloting Alfa Romeos. The 15-minute... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-28 08:53:37 Article Views Rating: 319 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs DETROIT -- Luxury brands once again dominated an annual U.S. automobile quality survey by a California research company, but total quality dropped for the first time in four years, the company said. BMW led all brands in the results released today by San Diego-based Strategic Vision Inc ., followed closely by Hummer, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Infiniti, Lexus, Land Rover, Cadillac, Lincoln and Volkswagen. Volkswagen AG , which includes Audi, led all corporations with a total quality index score of 892 out of... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-28 08:53:32 Article Views Rating: 128 Main > Car Makers News > Aston Martin > Aston Martin DBS crashed for new James Bond movie One Aston Martin DBS used for filming in the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, has already ended up at the bottom of an Italian lake, and now a second car has been crashed into a quarry. Unlike the first incident, which was actually an accident caused by poor weather conditions, the latest crash was scripted as the final climax of the new movie’s car chase. The simulated crash took place in the mountains of Carrara in Italy and required that the car fly into a marble quarry after being... Full article... 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