After tonns of rumours, spyshots and articles Ferrari finally confirmed what we all expeced, they are working on a new model named the Ferrari Grand Tourer. The Italians have created a special site for the new model at www.ferrarigtcountdown.com and that before the official unveiling at the Paris Motor Show in September…What’s new aswell, is the V6 that will take place under the hood. Prices will start around € 110,000 ($ 170,300 - £ 87,150) and around 4,000 units will be produced each year.

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With Mercedes and McLaren devorcing next year, the end of the production of the SLR announced and lot’s of rumours around a new super Mercedes, it’s more than likely that McLaren on itself will come forward with a new car. Mclaren has been very secretive around the project, codenamde P11, which will be in the showrooms by March 2010 as a coupé and about 2 years later as a spyder version.

The new mid-engined car will directly compete with the Ferrari F430 although the McLaren will be lighter and more compact. Power is said to come close to 550 bhp produced by a V8 engine, which will be produced in England.

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It was kind of expected, but Porsche denied it untill the last moment. Well, let’s say untill the moment it firstly got caught on a camera. When we see the pictures it’s clear that Porsche wants to built an SUV to compete with the upcoming Audi Q5 and the Mercedes-Benz GLK. Question are, will Porsche also offer smaller engine SUV’s? And when will they officially announce it? What is for sure, is that this baby Cayenne will be a hit on the market. A name isn’t confirmed yet, but what we got sofar is, Porsche Roxster. Most likely it will not be called that way but we have to start somewhere.

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It’s about a week ago we got the news that the Nissan GT-R was doing record-laps on the famous Nürburgring and knowing the Nissan GT-R is almost sold out in some countries, it’s no surprise that tuners get their hands on the supercar. First one to report about is Arios, a Japanese Tuner, that kept modifications subtle with a new carbon-fibre body kit comprising of a front lip spoiler, nose and engine covers and sidestep side skits

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Knowing the BMW M5 is not as strong as it’s direct competitor from Stuttgart, the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, it’s no surprise that the first rumours about a facelift arrived this week. The new M5 will have the same 5.5 liter V10 but after a review on the turbo’s and use of direct-injection the V10 should have an output of 550 bhp, or even more!

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The Swiss watch producer IWC Schaffhausen created togeter with Mercedes Benz the 200 units limeted SL63 AMG IWC Edition. As nice extra you get a watch, type Grosser Ingenieur, for free. You can read the press release for all details…!

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The new roadster features an eye-catching designo magno Kashmir white finish as well as an AMG Exterior Carbon package with a matte surface. In keeping with the exterior appearance, the vehicle’s interior is fitted with Carbon matte trim as well as Tobago Brown nappa leather upholstery that creates additional visual and tactile highlights.

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Corvette ZR1 chief engineer Tadge Juechter recently told the automotive world the Corvette ZR1 will be produced in a limited number of 2 000 units to be revealed over the entire world. He also said that the ZR1 will be on of the most fuel-efficient 600 bhp supercars out there, but before we believe that we wait for official testing figures on the fuel-consumption. The ZR1 has only backwheel traction for the simple reason that four wheel drive would have created “too much mass”. Last but not least, Juechter promissed, that the exclusive ZR1 parts won’t be available on other Corvettes. That’s a good thing for it’s exclusivity but not for the current ZO6 owners. Anyway, driving a car wherefrom 2 000 pieces are made, is that still that exclusive…?

We know Vauxhall is not a car brand where we report about a lot but when telling you it has 431 bhp, it’s worth some attention. The Vauxhall VXR8 runns on a 6.2 liter LS3 V8-engine from GM origine. With this refreshed engine is the sprint from 0 to 62 mph (100 kmh) covered in only 4.9 seconds. Because Vauxhall is the English version of European’s Opel we will not officially see any Vauxhall VXR8 running on our streets.

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With the BMW 6-series becoming a frequent sight on our roads, we can understand some owners want to look it a bit different. Lot’s of options are available for this and that’s probably why Prior Design decided to create another package for the 6-series. The kit exists of a refreshed rear-bumper including a new diffuser and 4 exhaust pipes, a redesigned frontbumper and side skirts. Engine details aren’t released yet, but we expect to see some chip-tuning there!

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This stunning supercar is not an all-day view and probably one of the nicest creations this year! The Blastolene B-702 is a handmade supercar with a aluminium body-kit, glass grill and several wooden parts. Under the hood is a giant V12 from GMC origine with an output of 880 Nm of torque together with 810 bhp. Total weight is only 2,000 kg and the car is 6 meter (20 feet) long. Only one of these will be made and that one is yet sold for $ 475,000 (€ 290,800 - £ 228,000)…

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Since TVR is in Russian hands and nothing new has come up the last years, old TVR CEO, Al Melling, is working on his own supercar based on the idea of having a giant V8 for an affordable price. The result is a sportive and light two-seater but with a big engine. To be precise, he planted a 5.7 liter V8 under the hood delivering 450 bhp. To give the future owners a maximum of driving pleasure the full traction is derived to the backwheels, just in case you wake up and want to drift a bit…

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It’s not yet a full week after seeing the first beautifull pictures on the brand new Mercedes-Benz SL tuned by Brabus, and yet the first competitor in has arrived. German tuner Carlsson took a SL 500 Convertible in their shop and created something that almost beats the Mercedes-Benz CL 63 AMG. Under the name CK50, Carlsson lifts an output of 436 bhp and 600 Nm of torque. This power let’s the SL sprint from 0 to 62 mph (100 kmh) in just 5.1 seconds and hitting a topspeed of 183 mph (293 kmh).

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