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Just watched this on the new motor trend youtube channel via the xbox on the big…

Just watched this on the new motor trend youtube channel via the xbox on the big screen and it looks fantastic. Congratulations to Angus MacKenzie and the whole +Motor Trend Magazine crew. They have truly succeeded in making the transition from old school print buff book to digital media #cars #motortrend

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Two of the top engineers in the US auto industry will both be retiring on April 1….

Two of the top engineers in the US auto industry will both be retiring on April 1. Ford announced this morning that group vice president for global product development Derrick Kuzak will be leaving after 34 years with the company. While CEO Alan Mulally has received much of the public credit for turning around Ford [...]

Daimler shows the world how not to build a luxury automotive brand!

Maybach was perhaps the epitome of everything that Jürgen E. Schrempp did wrong as the CEO of Daimler from 1995 until he was ousted in 2005. The whole thing is an example of hubris on wheels and based on the estimated €1 billion that Daimler spent to develop the cars and establish the retail network, [...]

Sales of hybrid vehicles reached an all-time high market share of 2.79% in 2009 before…

Sales of hybrid vehicles reached an all-time high market share of 2.79% in 2009 before falling to just 2.11% of all light duty vehicles sales last year. Based on that less than stellar market penetration would you consider this statement reasonable?

"Given America's insatiable, if not illogical, thirst for hybrids,"

Considering that aside from the [...]

I honestly wish I could say that this was a surprise, but frankly I'm surprised…

I honestly wish I could say that this was a surprise, but frankly I'm surprised that Fisker actually got as far as it did. The 125+ years of the auto industry is riddled with far more failed brands than successful ones and jumping in at the technological bleeding edge is a great way to be [...]

Audi R8 V10, Awesome engine, slick gearbox and refined enough to drive every day

Audi R8 V10, Awesome engine, slick gearbox and refined enough to drive every day

http://www.luxist.com/2009/11/17/review-2009-audi-r8-5-2-fsi-v10-an-everyday-supercar/

#audi #audir8

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The Audi R8 LMS would be a fantastic addition to the American Le Mans Series

I've been hoping that the R8 would make an appearance in the North America ever since it debuted two years ago. Until now the R8 LMS has only been available in GT3 class specification and there hasn't been a space for it in ALMS. While the ALMS GT Challenge class has been a success for [...]

2011 Ford Mustang GT with Ford Racing supercharger kit, 624-hp!

https://plus.google.com/u/0/114133424228405038490/posts/brw1drNjw3J #ford #mustang #supercharger

In album supercharged stang (8 photos)

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Of course the LS9 is not the only supercharged V8 out there

Ford Racing offers mighty supercharger kit 2011+ 5.0-liter Mustangs that produce up to 624 horsepower and over 500 lb-ft of torque. I was lucky enough to spend a few days with one of these monsters last year, and despite the enormous output, it's remarkably tractable on the street.

#mustang #ford #supercharger

Once an LS9 is completed and tested, it gets shipped to Bowling Green, KY to be installed…

Once an LS9 is completed and tested, it gets shipped to Bowling Green, KY to be installed into a Corvette ZR1 like the one I reviewed for Autoblog.

#chevy #chevrolet #ls9 #smallblock #corvette

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