Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake & Mustang SR
Legendary tuner Shelby has revealed the Super Snake package for the 2010 Shelby GT500 in the United States.
Legendary tuner Shelby has revealed the Super Snake package for the 2010 Shelby GT500 in the United States.
The Handling GT Evoluzione (HGTE) package for the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is now officially available for order. The HGTE package is designed to deliver an “even sportier, more dynamic driving, to highlight the 599 GTB Fiorano’s positioning in the sports car segment,” whatever that means.
An agreement has been reached between the FIA and the FOTA teams to prevent a breakaway Formula One series.
Mercedes-Benz rarely has cars available for testing. But when they do, they are usually very generous with the amount of time we get to keep the car. Indeed, we got to keep this black 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLC 230 for nearly a week. What most don’t realise is that a longer test drive is enough to change our minds about a particular car. Most car companies here stupidly think that giving us cars for longer will expose more faults. On the contrary, we had negative preconceptions about the CLC since the day it was launched. But driving around in one for so many days restored our faith in Mercedes-Benz.
I usually do not post Top Gear videos, but they recently caused a lot of hype by revealing “The Stig” to be Michael Schumacher. Real or not, he did apparently drive the Ferrari FXX on the Top Gear test track in the same episode, and the result is astounding.
After qualifying at the head of the class, Sebastian Vettel readily launched his Red Bull RB5 into the lead of the 2009 British F1 Grand Prix. In a dominant drive that highlighted Red Bull Renault’s strength on high-speed circuits, Vettel pulled away from Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car by as much as a second per lap in a series of quick moves, and never looked even close to being challenged.
European tuner Edo Competition has unveiled a simple new styling and performance package for the new Ferrari California hard-top convertible.
American tuner Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) does not have the best of reputations in the United States, but whatever they do create is always noteworthy. Already busy developing a 705 hp version of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro with a modified Corvette ZR1 engine, which they plan to launch in early 2010, Hennessey is currently launching a simpler 562 hp Camaro, calling it the HPE550.
Hyundai has released the first image of its mildly-facelifted 2010 Santa Fe in South Korea, ahead of the crossover 4×4’s Korean launch in July. The reworked 2010 model features some modest cosmetic changes.
Mugen, Honda’s official aftermarket arm, already has their own hyper-tuned version of the Japanese-market Honda Civic Type-R sedan. Interestingly, Europe has its own version of the Civic Type-R, based on the all-show-no-go 3-door Euro-Civic hatchback with non-independent rear suspension. The European Civic Type-R is imported to Japan in limited numbers, and this was enough reason for Mugen to offer a body kit for it.