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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Customized Scythe a cut above | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ever wish you could climb inside one of those radical Hot Wheels toys and drive it down the road? That's what the folks at Galpin Auto Sports of Van Nuys, Calif., had in mind when they created the Scythe. If the Galpin name sounds familiar, it's part of the family of a large West Coast Ford dealership and the "official garage" for MTV's Pimp My Ride. "With Scythe, we set out to showcase all of our unique fabrication abilities here at GAS," said auto sports president Beau Boeckmann. "From the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:28 Article Views Rating: 86 Main > Car Makers News > Lamborghini > Reiter Engineering makes the Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT Racecar street-legal Reiter Engineering, the German racing and engineering company, has unwrapped a street-going version of its Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT racecar. Reiter Engineering is the factory-supported entry for the Lamborghini team in the FIA GT Championships, and is famous for its design of lightweight racing variants of Lamborghini supercars such as the Murcielago, Gallardo and Diablo.Showcased at the Essen Motor Show, the street-going Murcielago R-GT highlights a number of revisions including a fresh carbon-fiber... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-15 07:23:49 Article Views Rating: 889 Main > Car Makers News > Bentley > Renntech presents new ECU software for the Bentley Continental and Flying Sport GT Speed With the addition of an ECU software for the Bentley Continental and Flying Spur GT Speed versions, RENNTech has made some alterations to its Bentley product offerings. The latest ECU improvement heightened horsepower from the factory Speed GT’s 600 hp to 640 hp and a top torque of around 575 lb-ft. RENNTech’s Bentley Speed ECU flash sells for $5800 or €4,400.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-12 06:46:13 Article Views Rating: 227 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Howes: Crisis could end up a plus for Ford | The Detroit News | detnews.com The New York Post last week graced its smackdown of Detroit's automakers with a picture of the Three Stooges standing around a collapsed jalopy. It didn't bother to say which stooge represented which company, but I will -- Ford Motor Co. is Moe, arguably the sharpest of the bunch. Or so the Dearborn automaker is trying to appear. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. and his CEO, Alan Mulally, are balancing fine distinctions in their public statements with calculated efforts to distance Ford from the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-11 06:59:26 Article Views Rating: 239 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Howes: Crisis could end up a plus for Ford | The Detroit News | detnews.com The New York Post last week graced its smackdown of Detroit's automakers with a picture of the Three Stooges standing around a collapsed jalopy. It didn't bother to say which stooge represented which company, but I will -- Ford Motor Co. is Moe, arguably the sharpest of the bunch. Or so the Dearborn automaker is trying to appear. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. and his CEO, Alan Mulally, are balancing fine distinctions in their public statements with calculated efforts to distance Ford from the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-11 06:58:57 Article Views Rating: 111 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > 2009 Nissan GT-R Facelift with 485PS and Suspension Upgrades Only a year after the GT-R's market launch in Japan and less than six months after its U.S. introduction and Nissan has proceeded to the sportscar's first major round of changes which include a power increase, suspension upgrades and new colors. The most significant improvement concerns the GT-R's hand-built 3.8-litre V6 twin-turbo engine which has gained 5PS thanks to some fine tuning of its electronics, taking power output to 485PS, while torque remains unchanged at 588Nm.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-09 06:02:20 Article Views Rating: 169 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Spy Shots: Noble M600 caught in Arizona The Noble M600 has been caught undergoing testing at the Firebird Raceway in Arizona. The M600 was joined on track with the Noble benchmark vehicle, which is the Porsche Carrera GT.The new images show us what the 600+hp twin-turbo V8 supercar will look like. [source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:20:27 Article Views Rating: 96 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ward's Auto declares Ten Best Engines of 2009 Ward's Auto has released its annual list of Ten Best Engines for the new year, and our first assessment is that it's just as interesting for what isn't present as for what is. First of all, let's get the official list out of the way: Audi AG: 2.0L TFSI turbocharged DOHC I-4 A4 Avant BMW AG: 3.0L turbocharged DOHC I-6 135i Coupe BMW AG: 3.0L DOHC I-6 Turbodiesel 335d Chrysler LLC: 5.7L Hemi OHV V-8 Dodge Ram/Challenger R/T Ford Motor Co.: 2.5L DOHC I-4 HEV Escape Hybrid General Motors Corp.: 3.6L DOHC... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:20:00 Article Views Rating: 71 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Spread some automotive joy | The Detroit News | detnews.com Everyone knows a gearhead, that special someone who reads Chilton manuals for fun or who has a name for his or her car. With Thanksgiving past us and Christmas season quickly approaching, we at Drive have come up with a few gift ideas for the person you know who just needs some more automotive stuff. Some are pricey. Some aren't. But all of it is fun. Here are our choices for the 2008 Christmas gift guide. RidemakerzVery few gifts can make the list two years in a row. But none is more deserving than... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:19:54 Article Views Rating: 58 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Consider residual value when buying car | The Detroit News | detnews.com Consumers out shopping for a new vehicle should be commended for helping to restart the faltering U.S. economy. They should also be armed with the best information available to help them make a savvy choice in the showroom. While selling points like design and performance are easily discerned, a less sexy but still very important sales consideration is residual value. Negotiating a favorable price is just part of the financial equation in a new vehicle purchase. Even more critical from an accounting... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:19:54 Article Views Rating: 51 |
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