GM/Ford Maked The Power Of Destruction - TOP 10 Auto News Today

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GM/Ford Maked The Power Of Destruction - TOP 10 Auto News Today

Posted Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 by autos

TOP 10 - Cobra Venom

GM/Ford - Cobra

GM/Ford Merger - TOP 10 Auto News Today in Loqu.com these stunning images show what the brutish successor to the AC/Shelby Cobra could look like. Named the Cobra Venom, this elegantly styled sportscar will include a Ford V8, and is a celebration of all things Anglo-American.

[ source : autoexpress ]

TOP 9 - Ferrari California's fast-action retractable hard-top

GM/Ford - Ferrari

If you're on Ferrari's mailing list for the new California, you might have seen a new email in your inbox today with a link to another chapter (literally) opening up on the vehicle's dedicated website. Today's installment leads to a video of the California's trick folding hard-top – another first for Ferrari (if you don't count the innovative one-piece mechanism designed by Fioravanti for the limited-production 575-based Superamerica). Thanks to a mechanism that moves multiple segments in unison, the hard-top can be deployed or retracted in only 15 seconds – faster than the soft-top on any convertible ever to roar out of the gates at Maranello.

[ source : ferraricalifornia.com ]

TOP 8 - Lambo Reventon exhaust gets plasma-sprayed ceramic coating

GM/Ford - Reventon

coating specialist Zirotec, which will be supplying its Diamond Black coating to the exhaust system on the Reventon. The material was developed for nuclear reactors, and uses zirconia-based ceramics to insulate extreme heat. The coating is plasma-sprayed to the exhaust tubing in order to protect the composite bodywork, and gives the tailpipes a unique black finish. The material is also used in racing cars and on the Koenigsegg CCX.

[ source : autoblog ]

TOP 7 - RENNtech PKG2 boosts SLR 722 to 740hp

GM/Ford - SLR

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren may be on its way out, but that doesn't mean there can't be more horsepower extracted from the supercar. The original had 617hp. Then came the SLR 722, which despite its name had 650 horses underhood. The 722's American importer, RENNtech, addressed the perception gap with its first package, boosting output to an eponymous 722hp. Never satisfied to leave well enough alone, RENNtech has now released its second package for the SLR 722 that further boosts power to 740 thanks to a revised ECU and a freer-flowing exhaust system.

[ source : renntechmercedes.com ]

TOP 6 - Alfa CEO wants an 8C GTA

GM/Ford - Alfa CEO

The 8C Competizione is Alfa Romeo’s pride and joy. With only 500 units to be produced of the 8C Coupe and Spider each, the car is the most special-edition model from the Italian automaker. Well now CEO Luca de Meo wants an even more special-edition version of the 8C Competizione, limiting production to only a hundred units.

[ source : egmcartech.com ]

TOP 5 - Ford to market F-150 as a work truck

GM/Ford - Ford

That's the challenge leaders at Ford Motor Co. are faced with in launching the company's best-selling product -- the iconic F-150 -- as the market moves faster than ever away from large trucks toward affordable, fuel-efficient cars.

[ source : freep.com ]

TOP 4 - Ford Ranger to avoid the axe in '09

GM/Ford - Ranger

With record gasoline prices undermining sales of its full-size pickups, Ford Motor Co. is considering extending the life of its elderly Ford Ranger compact pickup for another two years, according to people familiar with the company's plan.

That would be good news for workers at Ford's Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minn. The factory is slated to close next year when production of the Ranger is scheduled to end.

Under the plan now being weighed by Ford, the Ranger would stay in production until 2011 when a new global version is ready. That truck will be produced overseas.

[ source : detnews ]

TOP 3 - 5-door Land Rover LRX rumored

GM/Ford - Land Rover

It’s not yet clear whether the three- and five-door versions of the LRX will be launched simultaneously in 2011. It’s more likely that the five-door variant will arrive six months after the three-door, allowing Land Rover to take the fight to fashionable urban cars like the Mini Clubman.

[ source : autocar ]

TOP 2 - R8 V10 spied again at Audi's quattro GmbH

GM/Ford - Audi

Ever since the Audi R8 strutted onto the scene there have been rumors and later the first sightings of the V10 powered version. Finally the R8 V10 is nearing production status after some initial fears that the project may just be cut altogether due to heat problems.

[ source : worldcarfans ]

TOP 1 - A GM-Ford Combo?

GM/Ford - Combo

How desperate are Detroit's carmakers getting? At a few recent meetings, General Motors (GM) executives have mused aloud about the prospects of a merger with rival Ford Motor (F), BusinessWeek has learned. But the idea went no further than some internal banter, according to sources briefed on one of the meetings. The prevailing view among GM executives in the discussion is that it would be a huge distraction at a time when management needs to focus on a turnaround. Plus, Ford has many similar problems.