June 20 2009
New Sloting Plus tires!
From Jacques at Sloting Plus:
According to sources close to Autoblog , Ford will be updating the current 3′5 V6 engine in the Mustang to a 3′7 liter V7 that produces 273 horsepower with port fuel injection’ The new engine is expected to hit the 2011 model year, so see it under the hood sometime in the fall of 2010′
June 19 2009
UAW sends Girsky to GM’s board
Judging from the mail I get, union ownership of General Motors stock may be the only thing most business readers dislike more than government ownership. The common refrain is that pricey union contracts helped get GM into this mess. Letting the United Auto Workers own part of the company will just bring the same largesse to labor back into the picture, the critics say.
June 19 2009
New SCX C2 set-Porsche and Ferrari
The new SCX C2 analog set comes with the silver Ferrari 360 and the UPS livery Porsche 911.
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June 18 2009
Purchase of Volvo by China’s Geely Premature
For a few days now, reports have come out of China that automaker Geely has struck a deal to acquire Swedish automaker Volvo from Ford Motor Co.
June 17 2009
New Slot It Nissan 390
The new Slot It Nissan R390 GT1 Long Tail.
June 17 2009
2011 Plymouth Road Runner
@digg@ Famous concept artist Michael Leonhard, came up with what seems to be the return of the Plymouth Road Runner’ If the information and renderings are true, we could see the birth of the Road Runner back on the road by 2011′ Chrysler LLC have not released any details about the car yet’
June 17 2009
Gurney, Fogarty seek Rolex history at Mid-Ohio
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 16, 2009) — Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty seek to make Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 history in Saturday’s EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The co-drivers of the No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Riley are seeking to become the first Rolex Series drivers to win the same class in the same event in three consecutive years.
June 16 2009
1968 Camaro VS 2010 Camaro, Who Wins?
@digg@ These two muscle car enthusiasts decided to race one another on a bridge which may not be the smartest thing to do, but hey it looks like fun’ The video is of a 1968 Chevy Camaro RS/SS versus a 2010 Camaro with the same options packages from both generations’ Find out who wins in the video’ Source: YouTube
June 16 2009
Saab finds a buyer
General Motors found a buyer for its long-struggling Saab business to Koenigsegg Group AB, a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automobile AB, a Swedish producer of super-exclusive sports cars. The performance carmaker won the bidding with the deal expected to close in the third quarter. GM, Koenigsegg and the European Investment Bank will provide funding for new models.