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2010 Nissan GT-R Trims Nürburgring Time To 7:26.7

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The 2010 Nissan GT-R is back on the Nordschleife, this time shedding two seconds to reach an impressive 7:26.7, almost besting the Corvette ZR1's 7:26.4. What could have prompted them to release this information today?

Coincidentally, Porsche announced yesterday a revised 'ring time of 7:40.0 in their 2010 Porsche 911 GT3. Not this again. Ze Germans continue to claim the Nissan is unable to run a time better than 7:54, so we imagine this conversation ain't over. Thanks to Chuck for the tip!

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Genesis Coupe Makes Birthday Card For Mustang, Then Slaps It

Ray Wert — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:01 EDT

Hyundai's dropped this video of the Genesis Coupe snarkily wishing the Ford Mustang ahead of this weekend's 45th Birthday celebration down in Alabama. Look, they even got it a cake! Isn't that adorable?

Ford Loves New Chevy "Man Step" Commercial

Ray Wert — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

According to PickupTrucks, Ford apparently loves the above new Chevy commercial where spokesman Howie Long makes fun of a Ford owner's "man step" on the new 2009 Ford F-150.

GM's calling out the competition pretty aggressively in a new commercial for the Chevy Silverado. In the 30-second spot, GM's Howie Long mocks the new F-150's tailgate step and an uncoordinated owner who's tied down a new birdhouse in the back of his new blue-oval pickup.

Long, after tossing bags of concrete into the back of his Silverado, tells the guy, "Hey buddy, you left your little, uh, 'man step' down."

Ford's response appeared to be one of thanks. Here's Ford truck marketing manager Doug Scott:

I hope they keep running the spot because they're doing a great job advertising that feature for us.Thirty-two percent of the 2009 F-150s we've sold have that tailgate step. We're doing really well with it, and we're really happy they're running that ad because it's proven to be a popular feature."

We bet Scott's got a man-step too.

But it wasn't just Ford that Chevy's got in their bowtie-wearing sights — Long also takes a swipe at the new 2009 Dodge Ram. Check out that ad over at PickupTrucks.com. [via PickupTrucks]