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Chevrolet begins taking orders on the Volt
  Announces attractive lease deal
  • Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price starts  at $41,000 ($33,500 net of full federal income tax credit, which ranges from $0 to $7,500); Lease payment on a 36-month lease at MSRP as low as $350 per month with $2,500 due at lease signing including security deposit
  • OnStar provides unprecedented connectivity through Volt mobile app; five years of OnStar (Directions and Connections)service standard
  • Volt’s eight-year/100,000-mile battery pack warranty provides added peace of mind
  • Volt can be your primary car; approximately 340 miles of total range provides freedom to drive wherever, whenever
  • Electric Leak Shock - the Battery SLS!
      Mercedes to put another nail in the gas engine coffin
    Images of the electric-powered Mercedes-Benz SLS leak onto the internet just as expected.  Known as the Mercedes SLS AMG E-cell concept, the car sheds its standard SLS AMG’s 571HP 6.3-liter V8 petrol engine to make place for four electric motors placed near the wheels effectively making it a four-wheel drive model. the E-cell can sprint from 0-62 mph in a claimed 4.0 sec.
    Porsche Has Hybrid-Mania
      by Scott Morris
    Porsche unveiled the 918 Spyder concept car at the Geneva Auto Show in March. Since then, the buzz on this car has been virtually non-stop. It gives hybrid cars an entirely new image, with performance that rivals any supercar in the world, and fuel economy and emissions that would make a Prius jealous. Now, wealthy sports car owners don't have to drive a contradiction.
    599 GTO - The fastest Ferrari ever
      Based on the 599XX, the advanced experimental track car
    Ferrari's new extreme V12 berlinetta, the 599 GTO, delivers a lap time of just 1 minute and 24 seconds at Fiorano, making it the fastest road-going model in Ferrari's history. This limited edition special series of just 599 is the new pinnacle of Prancing Horse sportiness and has benefited to an enormous degree from technological transfers from the track. Many of the cutting-edge solutions sported by the 599 GTO are also the product of the 599XX.
    Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon
      Show Car Debuts At The New York Auto Show
    Cadillac today unveiled the CTS-V Sport Wagon show car, foreshadowing the next addition to its V-Series performance line. It combines the performance and luxury of the landmark CTS-V Sport Sedan with the dramatic design of the CTS Sport Wagon.  The exterior is finished in Midnight Silver, first seen on the Cadillac Sixteen Concept, and accented by lustrous Liquid Silver-finished wheels and a black chrome finish.
    New 2010 Porsche Boxster Spyder
      Light, powerful, open-roofed, and very efficient
    A lightweight version of the mid-engined Porsche Boxster roadster, the Spyder represents the true, purist form of the Porsche sports car – light, powerful, open-roofed, and very efficient. This is precisely the formula already applied in creating the most successful road-going sports and racing cars throughout the history of Porsche, ranging from the legendary 550 Spyder of the 1950s to the RS Spyder Le Mans Prototype race car so successful in motorsport today.
    GM EN-V Concept: A Vision for Future Urban Mobility
      We have seen the future, and it is electric
    By 2030, urban areas will be home to more than 60 percent of the world’s 8 billion people.  This will put tremendous pressure on a public infrastructure that is already struggling to meet the growing demand for transportation and basic services.  General Motors and its strategic partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group (SAIC), share a common vision for addressing the need for personal mobility through a radical change in personal urban transportation.  They are exploring several solutions for tomorrow’s drivers.  Among the most promising is a new vehicle form called EN-V.
    2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition
      Taking track-to-street technology to a new level
    When the 2006 Corvette Z06 was introduced, it represented the closest connection to the Corvette race cars ever. The 2009 Corvette ZR1 closed the gap between racing and production even further. This year, Corvette continues its tradition of track-to-street technology transfer with the 2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition.
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    Porsche Makes a GT3R Hybrid!
      by Scott Morris
    The 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of LeMans, the Rolex 24...endurance racing prizes that task the endurance of man and machine.  Porsche executives have continually stated that a hybrid Porsche sports car was a long shot.

    Well, it is here...
    The New 2011 BMW 3 Series Coupe and Convertible
      BMW has announced substantial enhancements to the 2011 3 Series
    BMW has announced substantial enhancements to the 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible, including outstanding style updates for 328i and 335i models and a new engine for 335i models. The 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible models will go on sale in Spring 2010.  Fundamentally unchanged are each car’s essential attributes of rear-wheel drive (xDrive is available on the Coupe), near-perfect 50-50 weight distribution, remarkably precise steering, and skillfully engineered suspension.
    2010 Camaro Synergy Special Edition
      The New Green Machine
    Hot and cool exterior colors are a part of Chevy Camaro history. Now the 2010 model is getting its own. Chevrolet today debuts the Camaro Synergy Special Edition with pricing starting at $26,790. Synergy will be produced in limited quantities from February to May.  Synergy Green continues a long tradition of dramatic Camaro colors.
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