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2009 Corvette Competition Sport Package Revealed Non-ZR1 Corvette owners can improve the track appeal of their cars by opting for the 2009 Corvette Competition Sport Package, which adds stripes and other unique trim and can be combined with the Z51 Performance Package. 01.20.2009 10:31 PM ... view Video: Nissan GT-R on Snow-Covered Nurburgring Nordschlieife Combine a Nissan GT-R, a set of Blizzaks and the Nurburgring's Nordschleife, and what do you get? Some entertaining winter video. 01.20.2009 10:01 PM ... view AC Schnitzer Announces Limited Slip Differential for BMW 1-, 3-Series and MINI An after-market limited slip differential is now available from tuner AC Schnitzer. The LSD can be fitted into BMW 1 and 3 Series models, and in MINI cars. 01.20.2009 9:31 PM ... view Mitsubishi Online Car Game - Win a three day ice racing trip to Finland Mitsubishi has announced a new online game where contestants can attempt to qualify to win a three-day ice-racing holiday in Finland. 01.20.2009 9:01 PM ... view 2010 Ford Taurus SHO Spied Naked Although Ford wasn't expected to unveil the new Taurus SHO until the Chicago Auto Show next month, a few undisguised pictures have made their way to the internet. 01.20.2009 8:31 PM ... view Toyota Announces Founder's Grandson as New President Facing their first loss in 71 years, Toyota has decided to make a change at the top. Akio Toyoda will take over as the new company president in June. 01.20.2009 8:01 PM ... view BMW M3 Touring Imaginatively Rendered with Supercharged V8 Engine If BMW had built a Touring (wagon) version of the M3 it may have looked something like this rendered artist's impression. 01.20.2009 7:31 PM ... view Cadillac CTS-V Priced at £56,495 ($80K) in UK UK prices have been announced for the Cadillac CTS-V. The most powerful production Cadillac ever makes its UK debut in February and will retail for a minimum of £56,495 OTR. 01.20.2009 7:01 PM ... view Six-River Racing Announce Self Build Sonic7, Rocket & V-Storm Cars Three different cars for different tastes are offered to potential buyers for self-building by Six-River Racing. 01.20.2009 6:31 PM ... view NASA Lunar Rover to Appear in U.S. Inaugural Parade NASA will parade the Small Pressurized Lunar Rover prototype moon vehicle that runs on specially engineered Michelin wheels during the inauguration of Barack Obama. 01.20.2009 6:16 PM ... view WCF Readers Vote Audi A7 Sportback, Audi R8 V10 Stars of 2009 NAIAS You voted, we listened. WCF readers picked the Audi R8 V10 and the Audi A7 Sportback as the Best Production Car and Best Concept Car of the 2009 NAIAS. 01.20.2009 6:01 PM ... view BMW Sauber F1.09 Unveiled While rain lashed the teams testing in Portugal, the morning weather at Valencia in Spain was fine for the presentation and debut lap in the hands of Robert Kubica. 01.20.2009 5:31 PM ... view Buick Blackhawk goes for $475,000 at auction GM cleared out some of their classic cars at the Barrett Jackson auto auction last week. Some of their biggest sales included the one-of-a-kind Buick Blackhawk, which sold for $475,000. Meanwhile. the first production Ford Thunderbird took in $600,000. 01.20.2009 5:01 PM ... view Piquet hopes for fair Renault treatment Nelson Piquet says he is expecting to be treated equally by the Renault team in 2009, despite the fact his teammate remains the former double world champion Fernando Alonso. 01.20.2009 4:31 PM ... view Honda spending led to F1 exit - chiefs Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, two of F1's most senior figures, have issued critical appraisals of Honda's recent approach to the sport. 01.20.2009 4:01 PM ... view Renault, Williams, undecided over KERS At the Portimao test circuit on Monday, the controversial new energy-reuse technology KERS remained close to the lips of formula one chiefs. 01.20.2009 3:31 PM ... view GM may not meet loan conditions GM having trouble convincing bondholders to swap debt for equity. A condition of its government bailout was to reduce unsecured debt held by bondholders by two-thirds. GM has 27.5 billion dollars in bondholder debt on its books. 01.20.2009 3:01 PM ... view NYC to Receive MINI E Car Fleet for Viability Study 10 MINI Es will go to the city as part of a feasibility study by BMW Group. The automaker is conducting a one-year study of how the MINI E operates in real-world conditions. Vehicles will also go to other cities and private customers as part of the study. 01.20.2009 2:31 PM ... view Fiat Chrysler Merger Officially Confirmed - 35% initial stake Fiat will receive equity in Chrysler in exchange for investments in retooling a Chrysler plant to make Fiat models for the US market. Fiat will take a 35 percent equity stake in Chrysler by the middle of the year with the option to raise it to 55 percent. 01.20.2009 1:55 PM ... view New Ferrari F60 'illegal' - report Ferrari's newly launched 2009 single seater, the F60, has been declared "illegal" by a specialist German motoring publication. 01.20.2009 12:44 AM ... view Volvo Skipping Tokyo Motor Show Too Swedish automaker follows parent company Ford and pulls out of the Tokyo motor show. But organizers say the show will go on and the major Japanese automakers, including Mazda which is part owned by Ford, will be participating. 01.20.2009 12:14 AM ... view Chrysler Financial also gets bailout loan to the tune of 1.5 billion Chrysler desperately needs funding for its financial arm and has gotten the first 100 million dollars from the US treasury. Chrysler Financial issued just 3,800 car loans last month compared to 50,000 for December of 2007. 01.19.2009 11:44 PM ... view

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