Targeted to the young consumers (<30), GM wants to inspire as well as be inspried by this dynamic demographic group known as Millennial which represents 80 million American consumers who make up 40 percent of today's potential car-buying public.
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Chevrolet Code 130R and Tru 140S surprise concepts revealed in Detroit [videos]
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Japan , Videos , Toyota Toyota is out to draw parallels between the company’s new GT86 sports car and some of the legends of the automaker’s past. A new video depicting the new coupe’s development spends plenty of time with the GT86 on screen with the likes of the Toyota Sports 800 and even the AE86. Those are both fine sparring partners for a vehicle that prides itself on superior handling over outright brawn
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Video: Toyota GT86 spends time with its ancestors
After countless teasers and a barrage of leaks, Toyota has unveiled the 2012 GT 86. It is the long-awaited successor to models such as the Sports 800, 2000 GT and Celica.
Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Dodge , Racing It may be another year or two before the next-generation Dodge Viper comes rumbling in, all 8.7 liters of it. But even though there is no Viper currently on offer, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some V10 power to be had. If you’re a drag racer, anyway. The Chrysler Group’s performance catalog division Mopar has just announced the availability of a V10 crate engine designed for drag racers, and the figures are positively mind-blowing
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Official: Mopar announces 800-hp V10 crate engine at SEMA
Filed under: Hatchback , Tesla , Electric Tesla had a big weekend. Some 1,500 Model S hand-raisers and their +1s descended on the company’s recently acquired NUMMI plant in Fremont, CA to see where their $5,000 deposits have gone. The event, which served as both a product extravaganza and a subtle reassurance, sought to prove that the Model S is well on its way to production.
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First Ride: 2012 Tesla Model S Beta
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ford Who Could Possibly Replace Ford’s Golden CEO? Insiders say the jockeying for Mulally’s position has already begun. There was a time when some folks in Detroit were convinced Lee Iacocca’s last name was really an acronym for: I Am Chairman of Chrysler Corp. Always.
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Opinion: Stack of potential suitors line up at Ford for Life After Mulally