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Mercedes SLS AMG gullwing order guide revealed; includes optional $10,000 paint!
Filed under: Car Buying , Spy Photos , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Supercars , Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG dealer order guide - Click above to view While we patiently await our turn to drive Mercedes-Benz's upcoming SLS AMG gullwing wundercar , we have a new way to occupy our time: the dealership ordering guide. Thanks to an anonymous tipster, we have the full document for your perusal, which includes all relevant details and estimated option prices for spec'ing out an SLS of your very own. The guide doesn't provide us with many new images of the 563-horsepower production coupe, but we do see the options list and associated pricing, including lots of interesting tidbits like the model's available colors (including special $10,000 "ALU-BEAM liquid metal" paint); performance options including $12,000 carbon-ceramic brakes and a modestly priced $1,500 sport suspension kit; along with interior niceties on the order of various seat leathers, an $11k extended carbon fiber kit, a $6,400 Bang & Olufsen stereo upgrade, and so on.
Continue reading...Abt gives a boost to the 2010 VW Golf, GTI
14. July 2009
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Filed under: Aftermarket , Tuners , Economy , Hybrids/Alternative , Sports/GTs , Hatchbacks , Volkswagen Abt Volkswagen GTI MkVI - Click above for high-res image gallery The sixth-generation Golf and GTI will soon arrive for 2010, and already, Abt Sportline - the largest Volkswagen tuner in the world - has released a variety of aftermarket parts for each. Starting with the new exterior, Abt adds a new front fascia and grill, side skirts, and rear fascia and spoiler. Wheel options come in 18- or 19-inch sizes, with or without sport rubber.
Continue reading...Hot or Not? 2010 Chevy Camaro RS with factory accessories [w/POLL]
13. July 2009
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Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Chevrolet 2010 Chevy Camaro RS with factory accessories - Click above for high-res image gallery Let's pull back the curtain a little bit, shall we? Sometimes, when we're picking up or dropping off a vehicle to review, we see other vehicles that are in the press fleet.
Continue reading...Delphi develops MagneRide engine mounts for Porsche 911 GT3
11. July 2009
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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Sports/GTs , Tech , Porsche Delphi MagneRide Engine Mounts - Click above for high-res image gallery The same magneto rheological damping technology that allows Chevrolet , Cadillac and Ferrari to control 500-plus horsepower in a car that's comfortable to drive on city streets will soon make its way to the engine bay of the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3. In this latest application, Delphi's engineers have made it possible to fine-tune the way engine mounts react to the various situations presented when driving a car. For instance, these MagneRide engine mounts can automatically adjust their stiffness when the engine is initially started or when the transmission is shifted into Drive or Park
Continue reading...Techco unleashes 600 horsepower Corvette supercharger system
11. July 2009
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Filed under: Aftermarket , Sports/GTs , Chevrolet Techco Supercharged Corvette - Click above for a high-res image gallery If you haven't heard much about Techco, you soon will. The Anaheim-based aftermarket company launched a bevy of performance products for the Chrysler LX platform and Ford Mustang earlier this year, and recently stuffed its reverse-revolution twin-screw supercharger system underneath the hood of a brand new C6 Corvette
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17. July 2009
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