Following along the lines of the Corvette ZR1 and Shelby Gt500KR. Dodge decided to offer the first 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 to be sold to the public at the Barrett Jackson collector auction. And 100% of the proceeds going to charity. The winning bidder can spec out the car to their liking with options...
Barrett Jackson 08: 1969 Dodge Charger "Bo's General Lee"
In a stunt so cool that not even George Barris could steal the thunder of. John Schneider a.k.a Bo Duke from the Dukes of Hazzard rolled his personal General Lee 1969 Dodge Charger on to the block of Barrett Jackson. With two blasts of dixie from the General's air horns Bo Climbed out(through the window)...
Barrett Jackson 08: 2009 Corvette ZR1 $1,000,000!
This just in. The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 serial #1. The First customer retailable car has just sold for $1,000,000 to Mr. David Ressler. Not only will he get the first ZR1, but his car will also be the only one sold in LeMans Blue. As part of the package he has the choice to watch the car be built...
Detroit 2008: VW Passat CC
Move over Mercedes, there's a new kid on the block......again. Volkswagen is going to give it another go with the luxury car market with the new up scale Passat CC. inspired by the lines of the Mercedes Benz CLS, which is also this car's chief competitor.Styling is distinctly Volkswagen, with a nice...
Detroit 2008: Audi R8 V12 TDI
The Audi R8 has been receiving lots of press and just as many awards recently. And it gets our vote for sexiest car ever built. It's hard to believe that Audi could find a way to top their super car. But they did find a way. Behold the R8 V12 TDI. Yes TDI as in Diesel. Audi took a page from their American...
U.S. VW Factory? "Ja. Ve Vill Do Zis"
It's official. Volkswagen will have another go at making cars in the United States. Execs from VW have recently been saying that they might consider looking into the idea of a new plant. And the answer has finally came back as "Ja. We will do this". The current plan is be making cars here by 2011....
Detroit 2008: Dodge Rampede the 2009 Ram Intro
We reported several weeks about Chrysler's plans for the Ram introduction. It involved the herding of a stampede of cattle in front of Cobo Hall using the redesigned 2009 Dodge Ram. Chrysler and the City of Detroit kept very quiet about what was going to happen. But it happened. And only Chrysler could...
Detroit 2008: 2009 Mazda RX8
We have already been treated to views of the 09 RX8 already at the Tokyo Auto Salon as the RX8 RS. Mazda revealed the official 2009 RX8 in Detroit at NAIAS today.Not much has changed as the RX8 is due for replacement soon. So a minor face lift and some mechanical upgrades were made for 09. Horsepower...
Detroit 2008: 2009 Subaru Forester
We have been seeing some spy and leaked photos of the third generation 2009 Subaru Forester from Japan for the last few weeks. Though they were always of the home market Japanese version. The U.S. version has finally been unveiled at NAIAS.For the U.S. customers will have a choice between a naturally...
Hot product 2008: Pump Top TV
Now everyone can agree that pumping gas can be a pretty boring thing to do. Especially when it's cold. What do you get to do? You can't talk on a cell phone at many stations. So you stand around and look at the other cars, maybe even talk to someone. Now you can watch TV from the comfort of your gas...
Leaked: 2008 Audi TT-S official looking photos
We have been hearing rumors of a tuned Audi TT to be hitting showrooms soon named the TT-S. Though Audi hasn't said much about it other than a few specs. They did say they were going to be bringing some special cars to the North American International Auto Show, and we assumed that the TT-S would be...
Detroit 2008: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
The Cadillac CTS-V was one of our favorite Caddies to roll out of the General in a long time. A few of us here at AAM had a chance to get up close and personal with the original CTS-V totally by chance before Cadillac even announced that they were developing the car. It pays to live and travel around...
Formula One News: Ferrari & Mercedes 2008 cars, Hamilton resigns with McLaren
It has been a busy week in Formula One news. The teams are beginning to show off their cars for the 2008 season, and just about all the drivers have been signed. To help celebrate Lewis Hamilton's 23rd birthday and contract signing with McLaren. Mercedes Benz has given Hamilton his 2008 ride. Behold...
General Motors Cancels $4.1 Billion line of credit
In the early part of last year. General Motors took out $4.1 Billion dollars in a line of credit through various banks. All of this of course was to be used in case of emergency. 2007 proved to be a very lucrative year for the General. The new CTS and Malibu are flying off dealer lots all over the...
2008 Dakar Rally Cancelled
Unfortunately Al-Qaeda has struck another blow at automotive enthusiasts. Attacks on French tourists in Mauritania on December 28th 2007 has caused A.S.O. race officials, along with the French Government to cancel this years rally.This marks the first time that the Dakar has been cancelled since the...
It's official. It's Tata for Jag and Rover
There were many speculations and leaks that Indian car maker Tata Motors was the front runner to purchase Jaguar and Range Rover. Both Tata and Ford denied that this was case and that an announcement would be made after the new year. So here is the official word from Ford. Tata is the favorite to purchase...
Own the ultimate of all the muscle cars!
What we have found here for sale may be one of the most significant muscle cars to come up for sale in a long time. This is the first 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang offered to the public. Now it isn't the first one to roll off the line. Ford still owns that one, after buying it back in the 70s. This car is...
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