Apr 16, 2010

A team created by the association of the Belgian Marc VDS Racing and the Canadian Multimatic, today presented his Ford Mustang prepared for the 2010 season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The Belgian team, for those not familiar, is the same row two Ford GT in the FIA GT1 World, and have experience with the Blue Oval in motorsport and particularly of touring cars. Among other things, the team also debuted this year in the newly Moto2, lining up on the track the two Suter Hector Faubel and Scott Redding. Finally returning to our muscle car ready to challenge the cream of European sports, the Mustang GT3 you are already helping to do tests on the test track that Ford has in Bedfordshire, UK. Welcome on our side and good luck, great...

Apr 15, 2010

The 2011 version of the Ford Mustang has a V6 engine 305hp and comes with a number of technical inspired improvements. At the aesthetic level, the model remains unchanged. The Mustang remains one of the most widely recognized, respected, and desired nameplates in the automobile business. It may be retro inspired, but the Mustang is a thoroughly a modern car. Ford has released the first official images and data related to the latest version of the Ford Mustang (model year 2011) presented in world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Differences from the current Ford Mustang is nearly zero at the aesthetic level, the great changes taking place under the hood and under body. The main novelty is represented by the appearance of a 3.7-liter V6 Duratec engine that...

Chevrolet offers the Camaro as a Pace Car replica of this year’s Indianapolis 500 race. The limited Special Edition is based on the SS and the top model offers some additional extras such as 20-inch aluminum wheels and of course a special coating. The strong of a 400-hp 6.2-liter V8-powered engine – Chevrolet Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Limited Edition white rally stripes and an engine cover in Inferno Orange and has particularly high quality floor mats. The Indianapolis-Emblem of 2010 can be found on the front fenders to the doors and into the headrests of the front seats. Shifting in a 6-speed automatic. Up to 200 copies will offer over its 187-selling Chevrolet dealer. The price is 41 950 U.S. dollars (the equivalent of about 37 000 euros). This is the fourth pace car replica of Chevrolet for 1969, 1982 and 1993. ...

Apr 8, 2010

The globalization started by Ford with the Fiesta model and the new generation of Focus will be followed by one of the sacred monsters: the famous american muscle car Ford Mustang. Ford plans to build a future Mustang that has the same shape everywhere, the difference will be the engine. The Mustang for Europe’s will have a diesel engine, strategy chosen to attract European customers for the U.S. model. According to preliminary data, the main contender should be wide Mustang 3.0 liter V6 diesel engine which we find on Jaguar XF and XJ at this moment. This engine develops 270 hp and 600 Nm, and gives a bigger performance while consuming less than a V6 or V8 on petrol. Mustang‘s arrival in Europe would not be a surprise, Chevrolet announced two months ago that will launch the new Camaro on the old continent in the year 2011. It remains to be seen if a diesel Mustang will not be able to eclipse sales of the Camaro that will be available exclusively on...

Mar 1, 2010

550 hp and 688 Nm to push the Modern American Pony Car The Special Vehicle Team from the house, Ford has improved the Ford Shelby GT 500th – more power, less weight. The 2011 model promises even more performance. The new engine is an evolution of the engine from the Ford GT. The new 5.4-liter aluminum V8 is a forcibly ventilated Supercharger and brings it up so 550 hp and 688 Nm. In addition the engine is around 50 kg lighter than its predecessor model, thus ensuring a better power to weight ratio, lower fuel consumption higher acceleration, etc. Easier to make: traditional Hot Rodders. Caroll Shelby GT500 to the new cut “weight to increase the performance is a tradition at Hot Rodder, even if it’s not as sexy as increased performance, or incorporate larger brakes!” First Shelby without fuel tax eaters. The 2011 Shelby GT500 combines performance and fuel economy, why is the first modern Shelby Mustang GT500, has been proven by the EPA without the so-called fuel tax-eaters...

Feb 28, 2010

The ‘Cuda AAR-10 is based on top of a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, and keeps the basic lines that made the Barracuda one of the most sought after muscle cars of the era intact. It was designed by Reuben Zammit of Racer X Design, with the help of David J. Meyer who brought the insight on the history of the ‘Cuda. Styling: It is all about mixing the old with the new. The body styling only concentrates on small subtle changes to keep the car’s elegant lines intact. Saying that, there are a lot of changes that are not so obvious at first glance. That is what takes this apart from other modified Plymouths. Side: The C-pillars have been sharpened together with a thicker roof line giving the car a more modern look. The side exhausts that were a trademark on the original 1970 AAR ‘Cuda are now a smooth part of the body. The side stripes are a new mixture of the hockey stripe and the AAR ’Cuda originals. The wheels are a custom design for the car. All these changes together with other...