Chrysler Asks Fan to Show Their Most Insanely Tuned Mopars in the Mopar Top Eliminator Competition

For the fifth year, Chrysler’s Mopar division is challenging owners of Chryslers, Dodges, and Plymouths of all vintages to produce highly modified masterpieces for its Top Eliminator competition. While “Top Eliminator” sounds like it could be a new, testosterone-laden trim level for the Grand Caravan, it’s actually a serious contest for the company: The most [...]

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Mazda Not Working on RX-9, Odds of a New RX-7 Are Slim But Real

Contrary to recent rumors claiming that Mazda is considering building a hybrid RX-9 sports car, which would marry a gasoline-fueled rotary engine to an electric-drive system borrowed from Toyota, we can confirm that the company has no plans for such a vehicle. In fact, the very future of the rotary engine at Mazda is in [...]

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Ram Begins Deliveries of 140 Plug-In Hybrid Pickups to Local Governments for Testing

This week, Yuma, Arizona, became the first of 12 U.S. cities to receive a fleet of Ram pickups that have been equipped with plug-in hybrid electric powertrains. The trucks are part of a three-year, $100m demonstration program sponsored by Chrysler and the U.S. Department of Energy. Each one of the 10 trucks arriving in Yuma?like [...]

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C7 Corvette, R8 GT Spyder, Weiner on Cars: Today's Car News

Two years and counting until there's a new Corvette--which means speculation season is in full gear with a twin-turbo V-8 rumor. [MotorAuthority] Distinctly true is this new Audi R8 GT Spyder, heading for a four-ringed showroom near you. [MotorAuthority] Down the fuel food chain, the lowly three-cylinder makes a comeback next year with Ford, but...


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2012 Volkswagen Passat pricing starts $7K below predecessor

Filling in specific details of the aggressive marketing strategy it originally outlined when the all-new 2012 Volkswagen Passat made its debut last January at the Detroit Auto Show, VW confirmed that the entry-level Passat S model will start at $20,765, nearly $7,200 less than the vehicle it replaces, when it goes on sale this fall.

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Confirmed: Next Porsche 911 to Launch with 7-Speed Manual Transmission (Yes, the Clutch-Pedal Kind)

More isn’t always better. We’ll agree in terms of power, but respectfully pass when we’re talking about weight. Transmission gears? We’re not sure. Some recent automatics have featured seven and eight forward ratios (and ZF has even announced a nine-speed auto), but the maximum for traditional clutch-and-lever manual transmissions has been six for some time. [...]

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Report: Fisker Karma delayed... again

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Fisker Karma at Monaco - Click above for high-res image

The Fisker Karma may have been driven for "a couple of laps" around the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix by Prince Albert of Monaco in late May, but that doesn't mean that it's going to hit dealerships in the U.S. anytime soon. In fact, word is the promised delivery date of the Karma plug-in has been pushed back again. Sort of.

According to Green Car Reports, Roger Ormisher, Director of Global Communications for Fisker Automotive, says that the "first dealer [demonstrator vehicles] and customer cars will arrive on these shores in July." Of course, that means the automaker will log zero sales in May and, as Ormisher told GCR, "probably not June either." Previously, Ormisher told AutoblogGreen that:

We will start shipping cars to retailers and importers in both U.S. and Europe to arrive during May/June and the first deposit holders will be in their cars in the June/July timeframe.

Let's hope this is the last of the Karma's already numerous delays.

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Fiat to Up Ownership of Chrysler to 52 Percent, Take Controlling Interest

Today, Fiat announced that it would be spending an additional $500 million to buy the last of the U.S. Treasury’s shares in Chrysler, which will give it a controlling 52-percent share in the Pentastar company. Just a week ago, Fiat pumped $1.3 billion into Chrysler, upping its stake from 30 to 46 percent of the [...]

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