Geneva 09': Aston Martin One-77 Details Revealed in Technical Showcase

Aston Martin is going to officially unveil the One-77 at the Geneva Motor Show. The One-77 is a showcase of Aston Martin style and performance.

The One-77 is powered by a 7.3L naturally-aspirated V12 engine with upwards of 700 horsepower. The engine is mated to a six-speed transmission that is controlled via column mounted paddle shifters. It also features Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires (255/35 ZR20 front, 335/30 ZR20 rear) that were developed specifically for the One-77.

Aston Martin expects a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds and a top speed over 200 mph.

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Fiat 500 May Make it to the U.S. in 2010...Thanks to Chrysler

This week Chrysler and Fiat announced a partnership that involves Fiat buying 35 percent of the U.S. automaker, which will give both automakers access to each other product lines and markets. The good news for Chrysler is that the automaker now has access to a whole new line of fuel-efficient small cars. According to Motor Trend the first fruit of the new partnership will be the Fiat 500.

Motor Trend editor Todd Lassa claims that the Fiat 500 is being fast tracked to U.S. showrooms within the next 18 months. The Fiat 500 would be sold in Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep showrooms.

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2010 BMW Z4 Exposed on a Movie Set

Test mules of the 2010 BMW Z4 have been caught testing around the world many times, but now we have our first look at the new Z4.

The new Z4 borrows styling elements from the new 2009 3 Series and 7 Series. It's also expected that the Z4 will also feature a retractable hardtop. Too bad that guy is in the middle of the shot or we could have seen more. The Z4 shown here is apparently in a BMW dealership during the filming of a new Michael Douglas movie.

Stay tuned...

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BMW X1 Concept Unveiled Before its Official Unveiling in Paris

BMW is going to officially unveil the BMW X1 concept at the Paris Motor Show this week, but we have the first few official photos now of the concept.

The X1 concept is supposed to hint at the production version of the X1 that will be launched next year and judging by past BMW concepts the production model is expected to look close to this. Next year the BMW X1 will be produced at BMW’s Leipzig plant in Germany. BMW is targeting 100,000 units per year. The X1 is expected to be powered by a range of 4cyl and 6cyl gas and diesel engines.

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More Photos of the All-New 2009 VW Golf...Finally

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Yesterday Jerry York made some statements about the fact that Ford should sell its Volvo and Mercury brands. Well today Ford has released an official statement that Volvo is not for sale and that the automaker continues to invest in Mercury.

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Supermodel gets speeding ticket in Porsche Carrera GT

I originally saw this car being driven HARD by its sexy owner downtown during 2008 Montreal Formula 1. On the way out of Montreal Sunday night (heat stroked, hungover and in need of rehab) we came across the same Porsche Carrera GT with the same supermodel driver behind the wheel freshly pulled over by the MONTREAL POLICE!!!

While the police were off in there little cruiser, the driver noticed some people she knew on the street and invited them over to talk while the cop wrote up her speeding ticket.

She didn’t seem overly impressed with the situation and wasn’t excited that I was in her face with my camera, even though I assured her I was only interested in photographing her “ex-husbands” car

The cop told me that she was doing 69km/h in a 50km/h zone (19km/h over). I can pretty much guarantee you that this ticket was reduced and that she was most likely doing well over 100km/h on that long stretch of road where they had a speed trap setup.

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Mercedes-Benz Unveils AMG Safety Cars for 2008 Formula 1 Season

At the recent 2008 Geneva Auto Show, Mercedes unveiled the 2 AMG models to be used as safety cars for the upcoming F1 season. This is the 8th generation of safety car since 1996 when AMG started being the official F1 supplier.

Two different cars are used, each with a distinct purpose. One is usually a coupe that sits (idling the whole time, with driver Bernd Maylander inside in full race gear, air conditioning blasting) on the side of the race track waiting to storm out anytime there is a yellow flag and all the race cars have to be speed-limited and coast around behind it for a couple of laps. The other car is a station wagon that drives behind the cars for lap 1, and comes out like an ambulance when there is a severe crash.

This year, instead of a traditional coupe, the safety car is based on a convertible - an AMG SL63 replaces the CLK 63 used in 2006-07. This SL is a good 480 lbs lighter, thanks to a fixed roof and generous helpings of carbon fiber. Other significant upgrades include big carbon ceramic brakes, better cooling, a roll bar, racing seats, four-point harnesses, as well as redesigned front and rear fascias.

The medical car is a C63 AMG Estate, kitted with a bunch of sophisticated emergency safety equipment. It is always occupied by the same driver, and co-driver (both physicians) for every race. There are 2 additional medical personnel that ride in the back.

Both cars feature the venerable 6.2L AMG V8 - the SL coupe with 525 horsepower, and
the wagon with 457 hp. Both cars also feature dash mounted tv screens, so occupants can watch the race closely (without commercials) while parked trackside.

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