Chrysler today celebrated the production launch of one of the industry’s most highly anticipated vehicles — the all-new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8(R). Dodge Challenger is back in Chrysler’s line-up as a modern muscle car with a new SRT8 model. A full line-up will follow in the 2009 model-year. Consumer interest in the Dodge Challenger has been some of the highest seen at Chrysler.
The all-new Dodge Challenger is built at Chrysler’s Brampton Assembly Plant on the same assembly line as the Dodge Charger and the award-winning Chrysler 300.
The 2008 Challenger SRT8 is powered by a 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 engine that delivers 425 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque. The engine is mated to a five-speed automatic transmission with AutoStick. It makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in lest than 5 seconds and the 0-100-0 mph in under 17 seconds.
The U.S. MSRP for the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 starts at $37,995, including the $675 destination charge.
Its officially confirmed that a special edition of Alfa Romeo Brera is being produced for the UK market. Its creator, the British motorsport company, Prodrive, plans to show the modified car at the end of the month. During the last year Prodrive worked closely with Alfa Romeo, especially on the suspension and handling mods.
The new Alfa Romeo Brera “S” has been designed to build on the “existing model’s capabilities to deliver outstanding driver feedback and handling.” This will be a limited edition to only 500 cars and all of them will be differentiated by some exterior and interior details. Among other companies which worked with Prodrive there are names like Subaru and Aston Martin.
One of the most well-known tuners in Germany, Brabus, proposed a special work for the new Mercedes SL-Class. The biggest change represents the 730hp high performance engine of found also on the Brabus Rocket. The powerful engine inforces a five-speed automatic transmission and a special Brabus limited-slip differential. The package is completed with a new sports exhaust system, a special suspension kit and a high performance brake system. With all this added the SL can reach now 0-60mph(0-100km/h) in just 4 seconds flat and up to 124mph(200km/h) in 10.5 seconds with a top speed of 219mph.
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The body kit was aerodynamically-enhanced due to a very customized look completed by Brabus. The front bumper was replaced by the front apron and features LED daytime tunning lights and high beam and fog lights. The rocker panels have three entrance lights which illuminate the floor around the vehicle. The interior of the SL also receives the an increased level of luxury.
When Cadillac unveiled the CTS Coupe Concept at the Detroit Auto Show they announced a production version will also follow. And like the sedan version, there will also be a CTS-V Coupe version. And here are the first renderings!
Cadillac announced the the coupe will be powered by the current CTS engines as well as the 2.9-liter diesel V6 intended for use in Europe, so dropping in the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 from the CTS-V sedan shouldn’t be much of a stretch.
The CTS-V Coupe will make its debut in fall of 2009.
When he isn’t protecting Gotham City from various villains in the Batmobile as his alter ego, Batman, billionaire Bruce Wayne’s vehicle of choice is one of Lamborghini’s sexiest super sports car ever built, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. Bruce Wayne’s newest Lamborghini can be first seen prowling the streets in the movie’s new, extended theatrical trailer shown in theaters May 2, 2008, prior to "Iron Man."
The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Coupe is not Bruce Wayne’s first Lamborghini. The association with the marquee began in 2005 when Propaganda Global Entertainment Marketing, Lamborghini’s entertainment marketing firm for worldwide activities, brokered the deal for the Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster to make its on-screen debut in "Batman Begins." In the film, Bruce Wayne can be seen driving the Lamborghini supercar to an exclusive party with two beautiful models in the passenger seat.
The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Coupe appearing in "The Dark Knight" is powered by a 640 horsepower 12-cylinder engine and is capable of more than 211 mph.
The Dark Knight" is set to be released in theaters worldwide on July 18, 2008.
In a recent press release presenting April sales, Audi also reported that the the stock of Audi R8 cars is sold out for months to come. A very successful model on the US market is also the Audi Q7, who had become "Audi’s most successful model on the US market after the A4."
Audi sold more than 86,700 cars worldwide in the past month. While sales figures over the first four months rose by a total of 1.7 percent to around 338,000 cars, the rate of growth in April alone stood at 2.9 percent. The biggest drivers of the increase in sales were the Eastern European and Asia-Pacific markets.
Along with the Audi A4, which is in its seventh generation and is the brand’s most successful model, the new A5 model series is also making an important contribution to worldwide growth for Audi. One year after sales of the highly praised coupe were launched, sales – at 36,000 – have far exceeded the company’s expectations. This makes the A5 a fitting symbol of the success of Audi’s comprehensive product initiative, which the brand is employing to penetrate into new segments.
Tadge Juechter, Corvette ZR1 chief engineer announced that the ZR1 will go into production this summer and that it will be limited to only 200 units a year. He also announced the ZR1 will be "the most fuel-efficient 600-hp car you can buy in the world."
Bloggers queried Juechter about such concerns as whether the automaker has any plans to take on the World Speed Endurance Record as the 1990 ZR-1 did. "As you probably saw, we announced the top speed as 205 mph," responded Juechter. "The ZR1 has also been extremely durable in our testing, so the car certainly has the potential to take the World Speed Endurance Record. However, we are currently focused on a perfect launch and getting the ZR1 into production. We will talk about record attempts later."
Juechter added, "We expect to announce pricing in May, and all performance numbers will be run with production vehicles over the next two months."
The Ferrari F149 will debut this autumn at the Paris Motor Show. Until then here are the best shots of the car.
The F149 will be powered by a newly developed 4.7 liter engine with 480/500 bhp mated by a seven speed ultra quick gearbox. It will make the 0 - 100 km/h in less than four seconds, but the top speed will be kept under F430.
Sources say it will have all-new injection rails, new intakes, new cylinder heads and new valvetrains and will debut a type of throttle body never used before. Direct injection will bring an instant fuel-efficiency increase of between 5 and 8 percent, and an all-new gearbox will provide additional gains.
One of the best tuners in Japan and almost unknown on the American land is Arios. The Japanese tunercreated a tuning kit for the so-called „Godzilla” which contains a carbon fiber front lip spoiler, a custom nose cover in order to give the car a new look, a carbon fiber engine cover and some NACA duct covers also made out of super light carbon fiber.
With all these components the Nissan GT-R received a dramatic new look which you can’t see on all the roads. Asked about future plans, the guys from Arios Tuning confirmed the coming of a stylish rear spoiler.
According to some of us the Bmw 135i Coupe is the best competitor for the recently launched Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, but some of you folks would not agree with this test. As you know the Bmw is rear–wheel drive vehicle while the Japanese car has a high-tech AWD system. The engine of the Mitsubishi is a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine while the Bavarian coupe features a 3.0-liter straight-six developing 306 hp. Who will be the winner of this test? Watch the video and find out!
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