Swiss automaker Rinspeed has released some pictures and details on their upcoming UC? electric car.
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Car of the Year Nominees: Part 3
Here’s the next batch of Car of the Year nominees. Executive Car of the Year and Supercar of the Year are up.
SRT tuned Dodge Journey may be on the way
An Autoblog reader spotted a Dodge Journey R/T the other day, which appeared to be tuned by Chrysler Group’s in-house tuner SRT.
Ferrari will allow Schumacher to leave
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has said that he will let Schumacher leave to Mercedes-Benz GP if he chooses to do so.
Alfa Romeo Kamal spotted, possibly heading for production
An employee at one of Fiat’s R&D plants has captured photos of what looks like a modified version of the Alfa Romeo Kamal concept car.
Special Edition Alfa Romeo Brera Released
Alfa Romeo has teamed with fashion specialists Italia Independent to create a special edition Brera.
On the outside, it gets a titanium paint shade, 18″ turbine style wheels, red-brake calipers and an aluminum fuel cap.
The inside gets some changes as well. There are carbon fibre bits everywhere, along with black leather and red stitching, as well as some Italia Independent logos.
As for the underpinnings, the car is available with either a 2.2L four-cylinder engine developing 185hp or a 3.2L V6 putting out 260hp. You can choose between FWD and AWD as well.
Only 900 units will be made, and they will be sold in Europe, Japan and Australia. Pricing starts at about 41,000 USD for the 2.2 and 57,000 USD for the 3.2.
This looks interesting, but I’m not too sure about that paintjob, looks a bit odd on the pictures.
Source: Autoblog
Dodge Rolls Out Another Viper Special Edition
As promised, Dodge has rolled out another special edition of the Viper. It’s called the SRT10 ACR-X, and it gets its own racing series.
Ferrari Reveals One-off P540 Superfast Aperta
After giving us the gorgeous P4/5 one-off a few years ago, Ferrari’s special programme (The kind of thing that sucks up your wallet but builds a car just for you) has now spawned this thing. It’s called the P540 Superfast Aperta and it makes no sense to me. I just know the ‘Superfast’ bit sounds really good. This car has been built for an American client and it took Ferrari 14 months to get it finished. It’s based on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano only that it has been strengthened as the roof has been chopped off. The so-called American client is Edward Walson who thought that a one-off Ferrari is a sensible gift for Christmas, for himself. The performance is still there mainly due to the Enzo engine present in the 599 as well. It has 620 hp and 608 nm of torque but the most important thing is the new body style the car has received.
Source: Autoblog
VW buys 19.9% of Suzuki, announces new partnership
Volkswagen, now the biggest car producer in the world, is set to start a new partnership with the guys from Suzuki.
Jeep Grand Cherokee Recall
Jeep is recalling 2,990 Grand Cherokees, model year 2010, due to an issue with the passenger-side airbag. It may not deploy properly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
No incidents of injury or death due to this problem have been recorded, but testing shows it is possible.
To fix this, dealers will be fitting a new top cover for the instrument panel. If you own a 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee, call your local dealership and arrange to get the fix installed. Try not to use your car until the fix is installed.
Source: Inside Line