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Car & Driver Cover Clinic: Which Embargoed Shot of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Do You Want on their April Cover?

The buff boys over at the buff book named Car und Driver appear to be needing some crucial reader input on their April issue. They, or a duly-sworn representative, have taken it upon themselves to send out some versions of their cover to a small clinic group of readers to determine which shots should get the limelight of being an actual C&D cover. What's really funny to us is we remember overhearing a conversation involving Editor-in-Chief Csaba Csere at Narita Airport in the Northwest Worldclub waiting for our flight back from the Tokyo Auto Show. Csaba was loudly proclaiming how his publication is very careful with embargoed information, never — ever — letting outsiders have access to covers. We also remember hearing him say that other outlets (in the case being talked about, it was Motor Trend's accidental embargo breach on the Nissan GT-R) need to be more careful with covers that reveal sensitive information — and that Car & Driver doesn't ever run clinics or provide PR teams with covers that include embargoed information. Yes, well, we're assuming Csaba's going to have a little bit of egg on his face this morning. Because as you can see, there's two possible covers of Car & Driver's April issue — one above and one below the fold, each revealing the same thing — the new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 in it's full glory, and a 425 HP rating — well before the official unveil of the new muscle car at the Chicago Auto Show in two weeks. Oh yes, and the new Pontiac G8 GT will have a HP rating of 362. One more pic below the jump and of course, our gallery of spy photos below. UPDATE: AutoWeek's gone ahead and jimmied the door on the embargo, busting it even further open with some more embargoed press shots on the new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 — so we're going ahead and dropping the whole salvo as well in the gallery below.
UPDATE #2: We've got a great graphical look at the differences between the concept and production versions of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8.

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7:30 AM on Thu Jan 24 2008
5,363 views, 62 comments

Latest by Galaxie500: Wheels used to be good until the mechanic who wrote the Dirty Wheels column retired, and the pictures got biggger and the article shorter. more »

leaky

Leaked BMW Competitive Analysis Gives Peek at Diesel Options

Something fishy just leaked onto the Bimmer-centric site edBMW. It's a supposedly leaked document that compares the freshly unveiled BMW X6, Porsche Cayenne, and Range Rover Sport head to head, oh yeah, and also provides info on two diesel variants. The comparo makes it look like the new X6 is a gift from the acceleration gods, dutifully spanking both competitors (which strangely do not include the Audi Q7) in both acceleration and fuel consumption. We'll take that with a grain of salt and wait for independent testing first. It's that part about two different diesels that's interesting though.

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1:45 PM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,638 views, 14 comments

Latest by nikpayn: Powertrain - Schmowertrain its the weight differential that gives the BMW the advantage. more »

industry news

Purported Audi Internal Product Release Schedule Leaks on to Internet, Reveals Underpowered Audi TT-S

A number of Audi fan forums across the internet have a spreadsheet showing up that purportedly shows a list of each and every product launch in Germany for 2008 (high-res shot here). Included in the spreadsheet are such noted notables as the Q5 and Q7 V12 TDI at the end of the third quarter, the Audi TT-S listed in the second quarter and the A4 Avant is listed with a spring 2008 reveal. But, what's most interesting is the power number revealed by the document for the Audi TT-S. More »

7:45 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Ray Wert
2,108 views, 10 comments

Latest by EuropaBambaataa: @nirad: Wasn't the Q5 always supposed to be an "A3 Allroad"? If so, than it was always transverse. Think Golf platform here. more »

leaky

Kia Mesa Teaser Shots Find Way To Web

With the US release expected by the beginning of 2008, it's no wonder these first official shots of the Kia Mesa SUV were able to be teased out from the vice-like grip of their Korean overlords. After taking a quick glance at them, we're struck with the awful similarity it seems to have to the KCD-II Mesa concept we saw at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show. Seriously, it looks like it's even coming complete with gaping overbite. [via Hyundai Exchange]

2:30 PM on Tue Jul 24 2007
By Ray Wert
918 views, 5 comments

Latest by cgarison: Talk about stealing from part bins. THe grill looks like it is from the new Subaru Tribeca and the headlights resemble those on the Tahoe/Avalanche more »

over the back fence

Holden To Announce LS7-Powered HSV Commodore?

Our mates over at Wheels magazine have some news for the followers of power-upgrades in Aussie muscle cars. The Australian buff book claims the Special Vehicles unit of Holden is bringing a 7.0-liter LS7-powered supercar to Sydney's Australian International Motor Show in October. There's no word yet on a name, but Wheels posits that HSV
"...could dust off the unused 427 moniker, or maybe the GTS-R badges from the 2004 concept race car. Our bet is for a combination of the two and the car to wear GTS-R 427 badging..."
All we're betting is if this news is true it greatly heightens the possibilities for dropping that 500 HP-plus LS7 engine into the 2009 Chevy Camaro, the Commodore's Zeta-platformed cousin. And don't even get us speculatin' on an LS7-powered Camino SS for 2011. – Ray Wert More »

9:30 AM on Tue Jun 26 2007
By Ray Wert
1,857 views, 7 comments

Latest by Maymar - now with 37% less anonymity: With all the Herculean cars coming out, I can't help but be afraid that it's gonna be 1970 all over again, and we're creeping up on another gas crisis. Unless it kills the resale of everything awesome. more »

over the back fence

The 725 HP Shelby GT500 Super Snake Can Be Yours For Just $72,000!

According to the folks at the site who always have the scoop on the next evolution of the Mustang, you'll have to fork over some serious dough to make your GT500 slither. They've somehow managed to get pricing from the folks at Shelby on the Super Snake GT500 package that we've been told is capable of making your standard every-day 500 HP GT500 into a pony-car with (reportedly) over 725 HP, making it the highest horsepower street-legal warranty-carrying Mustang ever. The folks at Shelby will take your $45,000 GT500 and for just $27,995, they'll boost the engine performance via a Shelby supercharger upgrade, a Borla cat-back exhaust system and a cold air intake and then they'll work on the handling a bit by dropping in a Shelby/Eibach coil over suspension to lower the 'stang a little over an inch-and-a-half and then by adding Shelby/Eibach sway bars to reduce the body roll. In addition to some Pirelli P-Zero Nero 255/35ZR20 front and 275/35ZR20 rear tires, Shelby will pretty up the exterior by slapping on some carbon fiber, a KR-like Super Snake hood and some super striping and badging, then call it a day. We're even told they'll throw in some satin door lock knobs and some Shelby floor mats at no extra charge, but we're pretty sure they'll charge you if you ask for a Cobra-Kai karate gi to wear out on the road while driving your "Snake." Photo gallery of the Super Snake look-alike "King of the Road" below and full details on what else you'll get below the jump. – Ray Wert More »

8:30 AM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By Ray Wert
78,903 views, 38 comments

Latest by n/a: Great car, but help me out. My son has a 67 vintage racing Camaro (set up similar to the old Donahue TransAm). It would kill this Mustang around a circuit and stay with it in the quarter mile more »

sally, slow that mustang down

Details Leak Out On Bullitt Edition Mustang's Unimpressive Horsepower

Well, from what we've seen of the next variant Mustang from FoMoCo from the time spent at the "Showcase of the Future" event at the end of last year, it's certainly going to look like a hot little green stallion (obvs not the same as the one above). Unfortunately, as the horse whisperers over at Mustang Evolution found out, the horsepower's nothing for Steve McQueen to write home about. We're talking 312 colts under the hood of that pony. That means if Mustang Evolution's numbers are correct, if we were to reenact the chase scene at the end of Bullitt with McQueen driving the new Bullitt edition versus a new Dodge Charger with the 5.7-liter Hemi engine (much less the SRT8's big 6.1-liter), the scene should still have ended differently than it did in the movie — the Charger was and still is a much more powerful vehicle. Of course we're probably missing some extra "umph" generated by the sheer manliness of McQueen that allowed him to handily beat the baddies in the Charger but we're still not exactly clear on what the exact conversion is between manliness and horsepower. Full details on the leaked information below the jump. – Ray Wert More »

11:45 AM on Tue May 15 2007
By Ray Wert
3,305 views, 34 comments

Latest by TRUEBLUE'STANG: I would like to know one thing...WHY DOES IT COME IN BLACK?!?! It is blasphemy! more »

super ford hybrid potential

Over The Back Fence: Ford Fusion Hybrid To Debut At LA Auto Show?

A source at FoMoCo tells us they plan to rock down to electric-gas avenue in the near-term future. Although we knew there'd be a 2009 model of a certain razor-bladed sedan with some kind of charge to it, we didn't know any more details other than that. Until today. Our source, who for the moment we'll call "Electric Throat", tells us that Ford plans to introduce a Ford Fusion hybrid at either the LA or Detroit Auto Show but they're "pushing hard for LA." Makes sense to us — all the better to get the attention of the left coast folks. We don't have much more than that — but whatevs, it's a slow news day. – Ray Wert More »

7:00 PM on Thu May 10 2007
By Ray Wert
3,502 views, 10 comments

Latest by Tomsk: @SwatLax: Maybe they could do a special trim level/appearance package and call it the Fusion Hybrid Mutt...SUPER 3x redundancy POTENTIAL! more »

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Saab To Build STI Fightin' 9-3

The true Scandinavian black metal fans over at SaabScene got themselves a couple of leaked images of the soon to be refreshed 9-3. That doesn't really interest us too much, as it brings a FWD-knife to the 3-series led RWD-gunfight. Though we do remember Mr. Dan Neil telling us that the 9-3 is one of his favorite cars. So what do we know? However, what does excite us is what the elite experts at Motor Authority are saying; the new 9-3 will get a Haldex AWD system and a 300 hp turbo V6. Saab, we didn't know you had it in you. Plus, now that the Volvo Rs are no more, hoons will still have a Swedish-ish option. And yes, you can get the good stuff in the SportCombi. Go hot wagons, go! – Jonny Lieberman More »

4:00 PM on Wed May 9 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
2,997 views, 22 comments

Latest by RogueS4: I might warm up to her... after a few drinks. more »

over the back fence

Super Snake: Shelby To Create Bigger 'Stang With Longer Fangs and 725 Hp?

Maybe not having the Ford GT's giving FoMoCo a bit of an empty stable complex. It's the only reason we can come up with for this ever-expanding need to expand the Mustang's horsepower and speed. Not that we mind, we're just trying to figure out the reasons why. Maybe there's no need to determine a why when it comes to numbers that we're told reach 725 hp. That's right, you heard me correctly. We're pleased to introduce you to what we're hearing are the newest performance packages from Mustang, the Super Snake. The folks over at MustangsUnleashed have the scoop on what they're claiming is Shelby's next performance package extension for the GT500, and we've got what they think is the press release from Carroll's little shop below in addition to our own shot above of the very KR-like Mustang (which we've included a gallery of below) that we're told it'll look like. – Ray Wert More »

11:30 AM on Mon Apr 30 2007
By Ray Wert
62,292 views, 26 comments

Latest by n/a: i love that so much that i would sell my soul to the devil just to own one when they come out!!!!!!!! more »

new york auto show

New York Auto Show: Hackers Went After Subaru Website For Hot Impreza Action?

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new york auto show

New York Auto Show: Secret Ford Car Not A Ford; World Car Of The Year Winner?

Ok, so we're pretty certain that car we snapped shots of earlier (and have reproduced above) under cover is neither a Ford or a Flex. But what is it? Well, since it was sitting in the "Special Events Hall" at the Javits Center — one would think it's there for some other event. The only other event that's on the schedule in the Special hall is the World Car Of The Year (WCOTY) breakfast tomorrow morning. Our guess is that vehicle under cover is the winner — but here's a question — who's the winner? The nominees are below the jump — and your guesses, of course, will be in the comments. So let's break this bad boy open to the world before the WCOTY tomorrow. Damn the man! More »

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1:36 PM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By Ray Wert
2,503 views, 26 comments

Latest by LivewireNemesis: i want to apologize for the over abundance of comments from yours truly on this thread. none of my posts were showing so i got a little worried. posted a few times. so. sorry to be a post-whore. more »

news

SHO Me The Twin Force, Baby! Rumors Of Performance Taurus Tease The Interwebs

FoMoCo forums are all atwitter with people claiming to have the inside skinny on the possibility of a Super High Performance version of the Ford's newly renamed Taurus. So what have we heard thrown over the back fence from Dearborn? Well, we're getting tios that a high-performance model of the Taurus is undergoing testing in Dearborn. We've also heard, and I dunno how much stock I'll put in this one, but it is from one of our reliable sources, that
"mills with both TwinForce and Yamaha are being tested...the only thing I'm worried about is that it may not reach production...more of a feasibility test, but we shall see."
But on top of our own sources, Blue II over on BlueOvalForums, a member who's called almost all of FoMoCo's most recent bold moves is now claiming:
"Not sure if this is Mulally news but Taurus will get the Twin Force engine. Not sure if it will be called SHO though."
The Twin Force, as everyone remembers, is the new 3.5-liter V6 twin-turbo direct injection engine debuting in the Lincoln MKR concept. The Twin Force delivers 415 horsepower and 400 foot-pounds of torque - comparable to and better than some V8's. We don't know how much, if any, of this is true, but as a reminder of what could be, we've reprinted the 2009 SHO Concept pictures from BringBackTheSHO below. – Ray Wert More »

1:00 PM on Thu Mar 22 2007
By Ray Wert
5,774 views, 14 comments

Latest by Nightwing: I could possibly this myself in one of these someday. more »

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The Corvette SS Production Mule Spy Photos Were So Precise, Even Germans Dig Them!

Not one to toot our own horns — wait, who are we kidding, of course we are — but it looks like Der Spiegel wants a piece of us today. The highly precise newspaper from Deutschland dropped us some link-love in today's edition on the Corvette "Esh - Esh" (or Blue Devil, or whatever) that we ran a few weeks back. While we appreciate the German Spiegel-love, we realized they were just pointing readers to our main page — and since we don't have the powertrain mule pics up on the main page at the moment, we decided to make it easier for our cross-Continental friends to find them. For instance, just click through the picture gallery below or through the related links for the story in case you're coming here late.– Ray Wert More »

Spy Photos

4:56 PM on Sat Mar 17 2007
By Ray Wert
6,039 views, 10 comments

Latest by Ray Wert: @Miscellanea: Nobody's as cool as the Hass. more »

spy photos

Breaking! Police Report From The Great Million Dollar Corvette SS Mule Photo Caper!

Yeah, we couldn't come up with anything better to call it either (feel free to drop your suggestions in the comments below and we'll potentially use the best one). It looks like our breathless buddy Josh Oliver breathlessly procured a copy of the police report in — whatever we're calling this thing. So what can we glean from the document? Well, the car was on the loading dock at Central States Trucking Company and it's a
"2007 Chevrolet Corvette prototype, red in color, no vin. no license plate. Vehicle was shipped to Germany on 02-20-2007. The vehicle is valued at one million dollars."
In addition, we've also learned
"at this time it appears that [REDACTED] will be fired from his job and possible civil action will be taken."
Oopsie. Check out the rest over on Josh's breathless General Motorgasm of a site via the link below. Also, feel free to check back through our gallery demonstrating ways to get caught taking pictures of a million dollar Corvette SS prototype on it's way to Germany. – Ray Wert More »

Spy Photos

1:40 PM on Fri Feb 23 2007
By Ray Wert
10,911 views, 25 comments

Latest by Ray Wert: @jonnylieberman: Free...your minds. Foc-us. more »

spy photos

We're Not Yet In Jail: More Speculation On The Corvette SS Spy Photos, Corvette C7

OK, so the spy photographer who snapped those pictures of the Corvette powertrain mule and posted them all over the internet is NOT in jail, and our sources at the General now confirm they've taken no legal action "themselves" against anyone. The General also hasn't pushed for anyone to take down their photos — which is good, because as you can see in the photogallery below, we weren't planning on pulling them down any time soon. But since speculation is what the name of the game is about on this whole Super-Duper (blue) devil of a Corvette — we figure we should be spending some time speculatin' about the next gen of the 'vette — the 7th. Motor Authority is claiming that in this next issue of MotorTrend magazine (which we've not confirmed as we've not yet received), they've got an exclusive interview with GM's veep of global product development Jim Queen, who they're claiming says:
"the next-generation C7 Corvette will retain a naturally aspirated V8 engine but will develop up to 700hp in flagship form. Also, rumors of an AWD version are said to be false..."
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Spy Photos

11:45 AM on Fri Feb 23 2007
By Ray Wert
7,472 views, 7 comments

Latest by [da krazy kid]: this is the definition of magnificance (next to my 69 Stingray and the 09 ZR1) more »

spy photos

Spy Photos: I Am The Corvette SS Powertrain Mule

Why yes, that is the new Corvette SS (or whatever) powertrain being mule-tested at — well, we'll just let the guy who just lost his job by posting these on a forum explain where they are from:
"lufthansa cargo in michigan. we got a redz06 and a regular orangec6. the z06 has some black tarp on the hood and the fenders, i cant tell if its a centr. supercharger its to dark outside...ok its gotta be supercharged i just saw a intercooler."
Yup, full gallery below — just 'cause we love ya...a lot. – Ray Wert More »

Spy Photos

8:02 PM on Wed Feb 21 2007
By Ray Wert
56,556 views, 22 comments

Latest by Hub: WHEN are those guys gonna get some class with their engine-art? Can you see a plumber's nightmare like that under that clear hood on the Ferrari ? I am also waiting for the day when they FINALLY quit screwing around and more »

chicago auto show

Road And Track Gets An "Exclusive," Dumps Pontiac G8 Press Shots On The Web

GM can't seem to get its pants up fast enough to let these embargo breaks from the dastardly internet auto buff mags from leaking out. The General's issued some strong words in the past that they're interested in making sure the playing field's level for all competitors, yet for some reason the big books seem to be getting the big breaks. But hey, who knew Road & Track even had a website? More teeny-tiny buy-my-mag-now website buff mag pics from Road & Track's "exclusive" after the break. Don't they just make ya wanna run out a buy a copy right quick? If they don't, fear not, we'll have them here for free shortly. – Ray Wert More »

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5:40 PM on Tue Feb 6 2007
By Ray Wert
349 views, 43 comments

Latest by squablow: If the new Pontiac Paresienne Grand Safari wagon comes with Vista Cruiser-esque domed roof panels and a chrome luggage rack, I want the first two. Make both of mine pea green with the V8 and a stick. Even if more »

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