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Chevrolet Camaro SS by Baldwin Motion

Posted on 04.29.2011 16:00 by Simona Filed under: Chevrolet | coupe | Chevrolet Camaro | muscle cars | car tuning | Cars | Car Reviews | Chevrolet American tuner, Baldwin Motion, has announced one of the most impressive tuning upgrades for the new Chevrolet Camaro SS we have seen. It is appropriately called "Fantastic (...)

Ala. Mercedes plant to reopen Monday; Toyota plant still has no power

A Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Vance, Ala., that was damaged Wednesday by a massive tornado is scheduled to resume production Monday. The mile-wide tornado destroyed parts of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and caused minor damage to the Mercedez-Benz U.S.

N.C. Senate gives green light to making stock-car racing the official state sport:

North Carolina might join the ranks of states that have officially adopted a state sport. The state Senate on Thursday endorsed stock-car racing by a margin of 46-3.

Need For Speed gives an early peak at The Run

Filed under: Videos Need For Speed: The Run Debut Trailer - Click above to watch the video after the jump If you're getting bored of the racing games that are relegated to the track, the Need For Speed franchise is hoping to grab your attention with The Run. The new game, which doesn't hit stores until November 15, promises to mix hot rides with a healthy dose of drama. The premise is simple: The gamer will (...)

Toyota Says FT-86 Will Be Equipped With Subaru's 2.0 Liter Boxster Engine

Standard and Poor's to Ford: Here's what we're watching

Ford Motor Co. continues to steadily shovel away the mountain of debt it took on to pay for its restructuring. But a rating agency says that whacking debt isn't the only barrier to Ford's bonds moving out of the junk category.

Vaughn Gittin Jr. takes his 1969 RTR-X Mustang out to play

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Ford Vaughn Gittin Jr's 1969 RTR-X Mustang - Click above for high-res image gallery Formula Drift champ Vaughn Gittin Jr. unveiled his 1969 RTR-X Mustang at SEMA last year, and since then we've been hoping to see the car in action. We're sure Vaughn's been itching to get behind the wheel, as well, and he finally got the chance yesterday when he took the RTR-X out to Willow Springs Raceway for (...)

Royal bridesmaid, 3, is one unhappy camper

It was almost all smiles at the royal wedding Friday, but for one very unhappy bridesmaid. Grace van Cutsem — just three years old — seemed overwhelmed by the noise and the tumult when she and the other royals made an appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in front of a crowd estimated by police at roughly 1 million.

Casinos sense opening in online poker indictments

Las Vegas— The indictments that led to three major online poker companies shuttering U.S. operations have provided an opening for American casinos to cash in on an industry worth an untold billions of dollars.

GM SUVs probed by NHTSA after reports of stalling:

Federal regulators have opened a safety investigation of as many as 865,000 General Motors SUVs from 2005-07 model years after complaints that inaccurate fuel-gauge readings led to stalling and one accident.

Ford says Optional EcoBoost V-6 engine proves popular with F-150 buyers

Jaguar working on a new V6 engine for the XF sedan

Mercedes-Benz hooks DTM up with a new C63 AMG safety car

Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Safety, Mercedes-Benz, Racing 2011 DTM Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG safety car - Click above for high-res image gallery The DTM series and Mercedes-Benz have a long and beautiful history together. Particularly when it comes to the AMG-tuned C-Class. That's the car that the German automaker currently runs in the touring car series, and stands as the most successful in the series' history. Also, one of the most coveted models Mercedes AMG ever made (...)

2012 Chevrolet Corvette : full details [video]

Chevrolet has released full information about the staggering 2012 Corvette Centennial Edition. “We constantly strive to make the Corvette a better car on the road and the track,” commented Tadge Juechter, Corvette vehicle line director and chief engineer. “For 2012, the Corvette lineup achieves its highest performance, while at the same time being easier to drive and [...]

Court rejects move to stop Calif. clean car program

A federal appeals court today rejected a challenge to the government's decision to allow California to cut greenhouse gas emissions from new cars sold in the state. The U.S.