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In a normal world, a would have seemed inevitable for the Camaro.Thelabislegendary, emotional and instantly connotes the image of big American muscle. For GM, it would have allowed the Camaro to promote head auto with Ford's Mustang ,Automobilemagazine reports. A would also command a hefty premium for a job that really wouldn't require much more than shoehorning a supercharged LSA engine, the same one found in the Cadillac automobile, into a Camaro.General Motors ordered all the videos created in conjunction with itThey came. They saw. They were conquered. That pretty much sums up a thrilling Pikes Peak International Hillclimb for as Suzuki's legendary Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima took overall victory yet again, fending off a formidable paddock of rivals, while difficult weather conditions dictated that the mythical ten minute mark as well as Monster's own 10:15 personal best remained untouched.
This year the Suzuki team replaced its existing automobile bodied challenger in with a purpose built SX4 packing a liter with a massive horsepower on tap. But among those eager to strip the Japanese champions of their domination were two time World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm driving a specially prepared Ford Fiesta and an hp Ford RS Along with all the other pretenders to the crown, they were fed a heaping dose of humble pie by the Monster. Meanwhile drift champ Rhys Millen took the auto class victory in his Hyundai Genesis, pledging to return to the peak in the top spec Unlimited class in an effort to reclaim the title which Monster took from his father Rod Millen, whose record stood from through auto when Suzuki bested the time. The books were just closed on this year's run up the mountain, but the competition's already heating up for next year.To some casual observers, Ferrari and Lamborghini may seem like peas in a pod: exotic Italian supercars with aggressive styling and superlative performance capabilities. But how they arrive at that point is far from similar. While Ferraris are bred from racing technology, Lamborghini, for the most part, doesn't compete in motor sports. For that, they've got Reiter Engineering. The German motorsport garage has decades of experience turning Lamborghini's road cars into racing cars, and not with an immodest level of success. Especially in the GT3 racing class, where Reiter prepped Lambos have taken titles and continue to lead championships around the world. The latest Reiter GT3 car is now emerging from the development phase and the order books are open. Based on the Gallardo auto mobile the Reiter LP560 is a lightweight road course rocket. The liter has been revised to specifications, while lightweight aluminum chassis components draped in carbon fiber bodywork keeps weight down to just pounds. Downforce has been optimized, shift times have been halved and weight distribution has been balanced. But one of the most intriguing elements of the design is that it can be easily upgraded to compete in the higher level GT2 class, giving privateer teams a wider variety of titles to contest. Reiter will sell your team a turn-key spec model for euros automobile and upgrade it to spec for another Details in the press release after the jump.
s recent Chevrolet Gay Day at the Movies promotion be removed from You Tube today after the footage was revealed on Drive On.The video was not appropriate and not in good taste, said GM spokesman Dave Barthmuss. He said executives decided the batch of vignettes was not the way we wanted to represent the brand to the general public. Even though the footage had been up for weeks to hype the June movie screening and that he had seen Twitter messages about it, Barthmuss said he hadn't looked This remake of the luxury brand's sporty but not very utilitarian utility vehMeet the new saber tooth tiger of the roads, the toothy grin of the Lincoln MKT crossover due to appear in showrooms this year. Test Drive's James R. Healey has carried years of frustration over big, ugly grilles. Finally we unburden him, but tell us if you disagreeicle tries to hide its facial busyness. Look hard; it's there. See those wavy lines in the background? Enough to make you seasick. at the videos until today. Even if the look weren't an overwrought attempt to evoke the big and ugly Lincoln grilles of the 1940s, '50s and auto its sheer size alone would qualify this grille for a podium finish in a Worst Looking Grille in the Galaxy contest. Which we might just start to suitably punish in public the folks who inflict these things on us. If you think this is bad, look at some of the othersWhat's with the all the black indentations? Looks The grille on the original Really Big Tundra was bad enough, like a jowly dog, but the tweaks show that stylists couldn't tell if they were coming or going. Not just horizontal bars, oh no, but flanking nostrils and a full across eyebrow slot. like the front of the car was blasted by a police shotgun. Anti smooth. Negative cool factor. The video featured two go go boys washing a Camaro in yellow underwear with the word CAMARO across the bottom. Even though it was pulled from YouTube, some of the footage can still be seen at another video site, Bing.com. Click on this link and then right click your mouse on the image to hear some of the models' banter and possibly see some of the moving images.
The problem is that offering a new American muscle car when youre a just revived company now 60% owned by U.S. taxpayers isn't all that politically correct. American muscle may come in the form of the 304-horsepower auto engine that powers the Camaro, not the V-8s of yore, reports Automobile. AutoLutz says the automaker isn't out of performance, but what makes a hot car may have to be redefined. I think the Camaro is probably a very good model for the future of the highmn performance car in America Lutz tells Automobile. Also The Solstice coupe with the liter turbo engine is another good expression of the future of the high-performance car, which is smaller, lighter, more fuel-efficient, and probably with lower displacement.