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Dodge Viper to get a Final Edition

Everything must come to an end and the end is now here for the Dodge Viper as we know it. Chrysler will run 50 of the 2010 Viper SRT10 Final Editions. It was a great run and the Viper will always be remembered as one Bad SOB. (P.S. Bring the Viper back in 2012!)

From the Detroit News:

Chrysler Group LLC is preparing to start production of yet another limited run. This time it is the 2010 Viper SRT10 Final Edition; 50 will be made, each with numbered dash plaques.

The Final Editions will be built in three body types: 20 coupes, 18 roadsters and 12 ACR (American Club Racer) models, all marked by a black center stripe traced in red and unique side sill badges and floor mats. Red accents continue inside, in the stitching, on gauges and the center stack.

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2012 Ford Explorer caught completely disrobed

There is a ton of anticipation over the new 2011 Ford Explorer. AutoBlog may have captured the closest thing to a naked pic of this new auto from Ford Motor Co. It looks a lot like an Edge as it surely shares many of the same lines and facia. I really can’t develop an opinion on the body with these partial shots but it doesn’t look very risky like the original Explorer America. Can’t wait to see the officially released photos.

From Autoblog.com:

It’s never good to be caught by the paparazzi in the buff. Unless, of course, that was your plan all along in order to get your C-list self some much-needed coverage in the various gossip rags. But we digress. Our intrepid spy photographers managed to snap off a giant series of photos of the hotly anticipated 2012 Ford Explorer completely uncovered, and that is a very, very good thing indeed.

For the first time ever, thanks to an unruly gust of wind, we get to see the first-ever unibody Explorer in all its glory. That looks to include a new take on the familiar in-your-face three-bar grille with newly perforated top and bottom rungs bisected by two thin chrome strips up front. Note, too, the mildly sculpted flanks that lead to the currently en vogue fastback-like sharply raked C-pillar. A closer look at the fascia reveals not-yet-completed projector headlamps ensconced in clear covers that angle well back into the fenders. Lookin’ good so far, we’d say.

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Revived Camaro surges past rival Mustang

This is fun to watch but where is the damn convertible Camaro? It will interesting to see what the new engines in the Stang’ will do for sales. I must say that the Mustang design has held up well over time as that will be the true test for the new Camaro!

From MSN.com:

One of the toughest — and longest-running — battles in the auto industry has taken an unusual twist in recent months. But the shoot-out at the pony car corral is anything but over.

Once given up for dead, Chevrolet’s reborn Camaro has, since mid-2009, become the top-seller in the so-called pony car segment, toppling arch rival Ford Mustang from its throne for the first time in nearly a quarter century. But the fight is far from over. While horsepower is certainly key to Mustang’s planned comeback, mileage rather than muscle may ultimately determine the winner in this battle.

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Renault-Nissan, Daimler alliance may see ‘billions’ in savings

This thing could actually work and it’s the kind of alliance Mr. Ghosn has been searching for in the past few years. Listen, Nissan has some of the hottest cars on the market with more on the way. Bring back the 280zx and it’s on baby!

From AutoNews.com:

TOKYO (Bloomberg News) — Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG expect to save “billions of euros” by sharing development costs as part of an equity-swap alliance, two people with direct knowledge of the talks said.

The automakers aim to sign an agreement that will include cross-shareholdings from 3 percent to 4 percent as early as Wednesday in Brussels, said the people, who declined to be identified as the discussions are private. They plan to share development costs for platforms and technologies including powertrains, the people said.

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Road Test: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3

Car and Driver takes the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 for a road test and guess what? They went really , really fast! It’s hard to compare these super fast machines to other vehicles because they are so fast and so expensive that you are paying for the experience. Just be careful….

The note on the windshield was damp with dew. It read: “Pure temptation!!”—Your anonymous neighbor

Such notes appear from time to time on my Porsche test cars. Everyone puts their own spin on the American dream. For Can, my not-so-anonymous Vietnamese neighbor, a red 911 has a starring role. Can was 16 when he first saw a red Porsche, from behind the concertina wire of a refugee-relocation camp in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

“My brother pointed it out. He said, ‘James Dean died in one of those.’ ”

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