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Report: Heffner Performance Completes Twin-Turbo Audi R8

The team at Heffner Performance have finally completed their initial Stage 1 twin-turbo package for the Audi R8. Running on pump gas and using just 6 psi of boost, the two turbochargers boost output from the 4.2-liter V8 engine from 353 rwhp to 536 rwhp, a gain of over 50 percent. A more powerful 100...

Filed under: Exotics Featured Articles German Modified Euro
Tags: Exotics, german cars, heffner performance, modified audi, Modified Euro, modified exotics, modified r8, twin-turbo audi r8

By Colum Wood Nov 17 2009

Report: Watch Out Mercedes E63 Estate, Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon Confirmed

Say you’re shopping for a new car but you have to pretty strict requirements: you need plenty of cargo room, and the ability to hit 60 mph in about 4 seconds. Cadillac has just the car for you! According to a recent report in Car& Driver, GM product boss Bob Lutz has confirmed that the...

Filed under: American Cadillac Featured Articles Luxury Cars Sidebar Wagons
Tags: american cars, Cadillac, cts-v sport wagon, domesti cars, Luxury Cars, Wagons

By Colum Wood Nov 17 2009

Report: GM Product Boss Says Turbocharged Camaro a Possibility

When asked if a turbocharged version of the Camaro might make it to market, GM product boss Bob Lutz said, “perhaps.” The immediate response to this is to get all excited and start saving up your pennies for the car. Then again, Lutz may have used the “perhaps” word in the same way parents do...

Filed under: American Chevrolet Featured Articles
Tags: american cars, bob lutz, Chevrolet, chevrolet camaro, chevy, domestic cars

By Colum Wood Nov 17 2009

Report: Mercedes Launches Lease-Only ML450 Hybrid

Mercedes has just announced announced the ML450 Hybrid 4MATIC model is ready for purchase… sort of. The first complete product to use the two-mode hybrid system built by the joint General Motors, Daimler, BMW and Chrysler hybrid technology group will only be offered as a lease. The ML450 Hybrid will be made available for either...

Filed under: Crossovers Featured Articles German Hybrids Luxury Cars Mercedes-Benz SUVs
Tags: Crossovers, german cars, hybrid cars, Hybrids, Luxury Cars, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz, SUVs

By Colum Wood Nov 16 2009

Report: Next Impalla Will be Front-Drive With a Hybrid Option

Despite continued rumors to the contrary, the next iteration of the Chevrolet Impala will not be rear-wheel drive. In an interview with InsideLine, GM’s product boss Bob Lutz, definitively stated that the car will put power to the front wheels. Lutz would only give vague details about the car, which is probably all he has,...

Filed under: American Chevrolet Featured Articles Hybrids Sedans
Tags: 2014 chevrolet impala, american cars, bob lutz, cadillac xts hybrid, Chevrolet, chevrolet impala hybrid, chevy, domestic cars, hybrid cars, Hybrids, Sedans

By Colum Wood Nov 16 2009

Report: Titan Will Live On Without Chrysler, Says Nissan CEO

Somehow Nissan will bring a successor to the Titan pickup truck to market, although it’s not known how or when. In an interview with InsideLine, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said that the Titan will remain. “”Titan will have a replacement,” he said. “We are staying in the large pickup truck market.” The next Titan was...

Filed under: Featured Articles Japanese Nissan Trucks
Tags: carlos ghosn, japanese cars, Nissan, titan, Trucks

By Colum Wood Nov 16 2009

Report: Mercedes Dumps McLaren, Buys Brawn

As rumored, Mercedes-Benz has decided to part ways with McLaren after 15 years as partners in Formula 1, opting instead to buy a majority stake in the Brawn GP team. The new team, named Mercedes Grand Prix, will run in the 2010 F1 season, keeping much of the Brawn team, including team principal Ross Brawn....

Filed under: Featured Articles Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz
Tags: Brawn GP, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, f1, Formula 1, formula one, McLaren, Mercedes, mercedes grand prix, Mercedes-Benz, Motorsports, Norbert Haug, ross brawn

By Colum Wood Nov 16 2009

Report: Finalists Chosen in Chevy Volt Color Contest

After 13,000 entries, Chevy has narrowed it down to three finalists in its Volt Color Contest. Among them are Devin McQuarrie of San Jose, CA, with the name EV-ergreen; Dave Thomas of Sanford, FL, with the name Viridian Joule; and Matthew Valbuena of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, with environMINT. Chevy is now asking the public...

Filed under: American Chevrolet Featured Articles Hybrids
Tags: american cars, Chevrolet, chevy, Dave Thomas, Devin McQuarrie, domestic cars, environMINT, EV-ergreen, hybrid cars, Hybrids, Matthew Valbuena, phevs, plug-in hybrids, Viridian Joule, volt, volt color contest

By Colum Wood Nov 16 2009

Report: Subaru’s FT-86 Sports Car to Be Bigger, Heavier and More Powerful

The Subaru version of the FT-86 will be larger, heavier and more powerful than its Toyota cousin. According to a recent report in Japan’s Best Car magazine (and brought to us by the team at 7Tune), the Subaru-branded Toyobaru will receive the 216A chassis code, rather than the 086A badge that the Toyota will get....

Filed under: Featured Articles Japanese Sidebar Sports Cars Subaru
Tags: 216a, ft-86, japanese cars, Sports Cars, Subaru, subaru 216a, toyobaru

By Colum Wood Nov 16 2009

Report: Buick Regal GS May Get As Much as 335-hp

Plans for a high-performance version of the newly-launched 2011 Buick Regal appear to be solidifying, with the horsepower output now rising to a lofty 335-hp! During the launch of the 2011 Regal last week, the folks at Car & Driver sat down with GM product boss Bob Lutz, who spoke about the possibility of a...