Ever since the bargain supercar Nissan GT-R had its ass handed to it on the Nurburgring by the Corvette ZR1 and again by the even better Dodge Viper ACR, anticipation for a lighter, faster Spec V version has been rampant. Now, it appears that official specifications have been leaked for the world to enjoy. How much faster is it? Not much unfortunately. Hit the jump for full details. (more…)
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Louie Edgi, a cancer patient currently residing in one of the horribly frigid areas of Norman Wells, Canada, has just won the Cash and Cars Lottery, which supports the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society. The prize? A Koenigsegg CCX supercar. The catch? Norman Wells is a remote town up in God’s Country with only one 12-kilometer dirt road. And that’s not even the worst part.
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Chrysler may be running around like a chicken without a head, but the craziest bird in the roost, the Dodge Viper, is out dancing in the fields. Even while companies worldwide prepare to ransack Chrysler, the Viper sales are unflinchingly continuing. Although Chrysler sales are reportedly down an amazing 32%, Dodge continues to produce and sell Vipers at a rate of 100 units per month. Not just that, but the Viper ACR – that $105k track-prepped super-snake – is all but completely sold out… not so much in spite of the poor economy, but because of it. Chrysler reports that with stock portfolios rapidly losing their value and dollar values plummeting, investors are seeing the Viper ACR as a good investment opportunity due to its potential discontinuation and therefore retaining a high resale value - all with smile inducing dividends, too.
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The honor of being the final round of the Formula 1 Grand Prix has been held in Brazil recently, But next year’s calendar shifts Brazil to the penultimate round, and puts the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi at their brand new track. F1 officials and some lucky drivers got a chance to see the track where next year’s championship will be decided, and as one might expect from something out of the Middle East, it’s got everything you could want and then some.
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Now that Lewis Hamilton has secured the Formula One championship, supercar fans around the world are asking when he’ll get his hands on that rare McLaren F1 LM. The incredibly valuable supercar – initially reported at $4 million but now apparently worth closer to 8 – was promised to the budding young driver if he won the title. However, the condition was that he win both the drivers title and, together with team-mate Heikki Kovalainen, lock up the constructors’ title for the team, as well. Although he won the drivers’ championship, the constructors’ crown went to arch-rivals Ferrari, but since McLaren chief Ron Dennis is such a good sport, he’s renegotiated the terms.
If Hamilton manages to repeat his title victory with a hat-trick – that is, take another two championships – he’ll get his hands on the bright orange supercar. That’s quite a challenge, but Dennis called it a “small price to pay for three world championships.” Indeed, but by then McLaren will have a whole slew of supercars on the market for Lewis to choose from. In the meantime, he’d better keep his head down and focus on the prize.
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When you bash the Benz into some unyielding object and the entire front left is a mangled mess, what do you do? Well, this guy recognizes that the right side of the car is still fine, so he can still keep going, of course!
What’s really impressive is the high speed this French hooligan manages to sustain here, but it appears that long-term road-worthiness may be compromised.
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Those lucky Italian state police have just received a factory customized Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 capable of a staggering 203 MPH to catch your ass anywhere you go. BUT, this Lambo isn’t only about speed; it’s also full of all kinds of high-tech police gadgets. An automatic number plate recognition system can track and send plate data in real-time to central control rooms, while a forward-looking camera is capable of data-logging GPS information to the video information and transmitting the live feed in real-time. That tiny trunk up front actually has a purpose as a first-response medical platform and refrigerated box for high-speed organ transport. Check out the complete details, some sweet gallery images and the full press release after the jump of this customized Lamborghini Gallardo.
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Nissan Motor Co. is recalling 200,000 2007-2008 cars and SUVs to address an electrical issue that may cause the passenger side airbag to not operate in an accident. The problem appears to mainly affect the Nissan Altima, but owners of the Infiniti EX35, G35 Sedan and G37, along with Nissan 350Z, Murano and Rogue may also receive notification of the problem.
Nissan’s explanation is a bit vague: Simply that an “electrical component” could cause an interruption in the airbag sensor signal, preventing the ‘bag from deploying.
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The WSJ reports today that Cerberus and GM are moving full-steam-ahead in their efforts to get a GM-Chrysler deal done by the end of October. What’s even more interesting though is news that Renault may have their hand in the cookie jar too, negotiating for one or more parts of Chrysler and leading to speculation the Auburn Hills, MI-based automaker could be divvied up among several companies: Basically the worst-case scenario envisioned when Cerberus Capital Management took over in 2007.
On top of that, David Faber of CNBC had a chance to sit down with ChryslerCo CEO, Bob “The Builder” Nardelli; while we haven’t had a chance to run through it in its entirety, hit the jump for the a full transcript of the CNBC interview with Nardelli.
So what’s Nardelli got to say about life, liberty and the pursuit of less losses for Cerberus? Here’s the full transcript of his exclusive interview with CNBC’s David Faber:
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