 The 2008 Pontiac G8 GT was introduced at the Chicago auto show, and
while it shares a new platform with the Chevrolet Camaro, it's still
very obviously a Pontiac,
though admittedly it's one with a low enough beltline that from inside
the view is spectacular, even though it's fairly subtle. We liked the understated approach from Pontiac in their new high-performance sedan.
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 While SUV reviews are not the usual content at V8TV, we have been seeking candidates to pull our enclosed car hauler around in comfort. The King Ranch certainly qualifies. There's a phrase they use in the Lone
Star State
to describe large things: Texas-sized. If ever any SUV lived up to that
description, it would be the Ford Expedition King Ranch, because not only does
it weigh a bit over 6100 pounds and easy to get insurance quotes, it also has a
cabin big enough to really be your mobile home on the range, or on the road.
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 The 2009 Dodge Challenger Family revealed at the 2008 New York Auto Show, unveiling the RT. Also includes the SRT-8.
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 In the world of automotive design and marketing, Ford's J Mays, (global vice president of design) has a proven track record with finding inspiration of the past. He was, after all, instrumental in the creation of Volkswagen's New Beetle a few years back, and he was also a force (along with Ford's chief designer Doug Gaffka) in the last Mustang Bullitt, the limited-run car that appeared in 2001, and sold just under 6,000 units. It should be no surprise, then, that for the 40th anniversary of the popular Steve McQueen tour de force, Mays is once again looking backward in order to push Ford forward with the recently released 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt.
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 During the L.A. Auto Show, Dodge unveiled its 2008 Viper SRT10 ACR (American Club Racer) – a street-legal racecar. The new Viper features an aluminum V-10 engine that produces 600-horsepower and 560 lb.-ft. of torque. To cut back on the car's weight, Dodge said potential buyers can opt for the "Hard Core" package, which eliminates the audio system, the underhood silencer pad, trunk carpeting and the tire inflator. The 2008 Viper SRT10 ACR is expected to rollout in the second quarter of 2008.
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 Chevrolet unveils the convertible companion to the 2009 Camaro concept, and we've got inside info from the team that designed this slick new ragtop.
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 The Chevy Trailblazer SS is MUCH more than a midsize SUV... it's got a Corvette heart beating under that hood, but it adds the ability to haul all your stuff around at the same time!
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 The Dodge Magnum SRT-8 looks like a wagon, hauls like a wagon, but drives like a high-performance sedan. The 420 horsepower 6.1 liter HEMI makes sure of that.
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 The Cadillac CTS-V is surprising. You wouldn't expect a 400 HP LS2 V8 and a 6-speed manual gearbox in a compact Caddy, but here it is. We dig it.
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 We thrash the 2006 Ford Mustang GT.
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 Yeah, it’s bad. The amazing part is that we drove this car for a whole week without going to jail!
Ford calls the 2007 Shelby GT500 the most powerful factory mustang ever built. And they’re right. The supercharged 5.4 liter V8 starts off as a Triton iron truck block, then the Ford engineers add a specially-machined set of 4-valve aluminum GT Supercar heads, a special cam, and a roots-type supercharger for a grand total of 500 horsepower. And it's a usable 500hp, with 480 foot-pounds of torque seemingly whenever you want it. Pick a gear, mat the throttle, and hang on.
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