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“The ZL1 delivers more horsepower than a Ferrari 458, more torque than an Aston Martin DB9 V12, and a better power-to-weight ratio than a Porsche 911 Carrera GTS.” — Camaro Chief engineer, Al Oppenheiser.

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Audi is all set to take the wraps off their latest range of “S” versions of their underwhelming cars at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show. 

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An all-new European Honda Civic is on its way with spy shots and official teaser photos circulating on the internet. But emission restrictions have already ceased sales of the current stock Type-R across most of Europe this year. So keeping in line with the current trend of launching limited editions of limited editions, Mugen and Honda have upped the ante by launching a 2.2-litre version of the existing Civic Type-R Mugen.

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Renault has revealed the latest limited-edition variation of their Megane Renaultsport 250 series, dubbed the Monaco Grand Prix. The Megane RS250 Monaco GP shall be individually numbered and will debut in over a dozen markets worldwide, starting from Australia with 50 units. 

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Some daft people say American action movies are unrealistic. Obviously they’ve never lived in America long enough. Check out this news footage of a car chase in Texas. Well, less car and more truck. There are all the obligatory speeding-police-cars scenes, a cop-shooting-while-hanging-out-of-car-window scene, a cop-shooting-while-running scene, many explosions-with-stuff-falling-all-over-the-road scenes and even the school-bus-in-danger scene. Who says movies are fake?

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We love the new Charger. Add a black and white paint job with flashing red and blue lights, and it makes us go weak in the knees. That is exactly what Mopar has done with its 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit police car ready to chase down the 2011 Ford Police Interceptor that we saw last year.

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Hyundai has redesigned their i30 hatchback, bringing it in line with their “fluidic sculpture” design philosophy. The 2012 Hyundai i30 is all set to be revealed at the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

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The last time a premium brand like Jaguar tried to go affordable a decade ago, we got a Mondeo-based oddball in the form of the X-type saloon. With the word “affordable” back in fashion, Jaguar is touting the C-X16 as a rear-wheel-drive two-seater coupe that you can actually afford that is to go head on with the affordable Porsche Cayman which, when we checked last time, wasn’t so affordable.

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This prototype Mercedes-Benz was caught refuelling at a petrol station in Dubai. Mercedes-Benz prototypes have become a common fixture on roads in the UAE for hot-weather testing, which is probably a good thing considering how “well” European cars fair in the Middle East climate.

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The Porsche Cayman R does not need to exist. It is merely a stripped-down Cayman S with 10 extra horses and tighter suspension. Maybe we need to correct ourselves — the Cayman R does not need to exist as a car that the general public can buy. What Porsche should do is slap on some stickers and sell it only as a professional track race-car.

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